A new contest record
692.4800
highest overall ever cooked here
692.4800 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 689.0628 T-MAC SMOKIN set in 2018.
- old record 689.0628
- set 2018 by T-MAC SMOKIN
7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) 2018
Aug 24–25, 2018 · Washington Island, WI
T-MAC SMOKIN won Grand Champion at the 7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) on August 24, 2018 in Washington Island, WI, scoring 692.4800 in a field of 27 teams. IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 684.4688. Category winners: Chicken — BIG CITY BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW (174.8916); Pork — Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse (174.2744); Brisket — SHIGGIN & GRINNIN (175.4172). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by T-MAC SMOKIN.
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.
599.76
median 660.46
692.48 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.86
- Pork Ribs 174.89
- Pork 174.27
- Brisket 175.42
145.05
178.86
Entries
27
4 judged meats
Top score
692.4800
Winning margin
8.0112
GC over RC
Field average
655.83
599.76692.48
median 660.46 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
3.4284 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
673.0172
599.76692.48
10th place overall
Field spread
92.7200
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 64%
beats 36% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
100%
26 of 26 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.74 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,623
avg power rating going in · stronger than 89% of contests
Storylines (9 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
19-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 81 times in 100
T-MAC SMOKIN came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1799
- top seed 2051
Back-to-back
2 in a row
editions of this contest
T-MAC SMOKIN won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
- 2018
- 2018
Won without a category win
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
T-MAC SMOKIN won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 5th
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 4th
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 2 tracked editions
T-MAC SMOKIN has won this contest 2 times across its 2 tracked editions.
- 2018
- 2018
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 4–5: SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN and T-MAC SMOKIN tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: 270 SMOKERS and SMOKE INFUSION tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: CHEFS GONE GRILLIN and FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ tied on 168.5372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
A contest record in chicken
178.8572
best chicken ever cooked here
BIG CITY BBQ turned in 178.8572 in chicken — past the 177.1544 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 177.1544
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: T-MAC SMOKIN (won 2018).
- T-MAC SMOKIN · 2018
They keep coming back
100%
of last edition’s field returned
26 of 26 teams from 2018-08-23 came back
26 of the 26 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2018 | Washington Island, WI | Washington Island | 26 | 689.0628 | T-MAC SMOKIN | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| Aug 24, 2018 ← this one | Washington Island, WI | Washington Island | 27 | 692.4800 | T-MAC SMOKIN | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 170.8344 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8916 | 168.5372 | 167.4060 |
| Pork | 174.2744 | 169.6800 | 166.2516 |
| Brisket | 175.4172 | 171.9888 | 169.6684 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
27 entries · top 692.4800 · median 660.4572
Chicken
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.8460
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 174.8916 · median 166.2516
Pork
27 entries · top 174.2744 · median 164.5372
Brisket
27 entries · top 175.4172 · median 162.7884