A razor-thin finish
0.0688
points between champion and reserve
Closer than 95% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0688 points — closer than 95% of every championship in the data.
- RAZORRACKS
- BUTCHER BBQ
Canadian County CASA's All Fired Up for Kids BBQ
Jul 27–28, 2018 · El Reno, OK · 📍 Lake El Reno
RAZORRACKS won Grand Champion at the Canadian County CASA's All Fired Up for Kids BBQ on July 27, 2018 in El Reno, OK at Lake El Reno, scoring 691.9888 in a field of 23 teams. BUTCHER BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.9200. Category winners: Chicken — BUFFALO'S BBQ (177.7144); Pork Ribs — RAZORRACKS (173.1428); Pork — RAZORRACKS (178.2972); Brisket — THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ (177.7028).
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
558.65
median 671.90
691.99 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.71
- Pork Ribs 173.14
- Pork 178.30
- Brisket 177.70
123.35
178.30
Entries
23
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
691.9888
Winning margin
0.0688
GC over RC
Field average
657.78
558.65691.99
median 671.90 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
0.5828 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
673.0744
558.65691.99
10th place overall
Field spread
133.3368
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 64%
beats 36% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.86 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,637
avg power rating going in · stronger than 93% of contests
Storylines (6 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
An upset on the books
31-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 69 times in 100
RAZORRACKS came in rated below the field's top team, THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1786
- top seed 1928
A stacked field
1637
average power rating going in
Stronger than 93% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1637 power rating going in — stronger than 93% of every contest tracked.
- top seed THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ (1928)
- 23 rated teams
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 13 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 2–3: SUPER SWINE and FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: 4 LEGS UP BBQ and THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ and BOLO BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
- Pork 2–3 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
RAZORRACKS won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
RAZORRACKS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 15th.
- Chicken 15th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 2nd
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 171.4400 | 169.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.1428 | 172.5600 | 169.1428 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 173.1544 | 170.8344 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 170.8344 | 166.8344 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
23 entries · top 691.9888 · median 671.8976
Chicken
23 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.9656
Pork Ribs
23 entries · top 173.1428 · median 163.9772
Pork
23 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.9656
Brisket
23 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.5372
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Master Series — Kid'S Que (10-15)
5 entries · top 160.0228 · median 149.7372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gage Howser & Ryker Collier--Dead Bird BBQ | |
| 2 | Cole Kennedy--Cole's Cookin | |
| 3 | Samantha Sword--QT-que | |
| 4 | Kitelyn Higgins--Lil' Poke K | |
| 5 | Emery Anderson & Cooper Anderson--Anderson's Angel |
Master Series — Kid'S Que (5-9)
5 entries · top 152.6288 · median 151.4628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peyton Higgins--Lil' Poke P | |
| 2 | Addie Sword--The Barbecue Kid--Baste On Baste Off | |
| 3 | Jayden Stoddard--Iron Wheel Cookers | |
| 4 | Colson Hayes--Next Gen Smokers | |
| 5 | Timothy Hollowell--Hollow-Q |