A new contest record
698.2400
highest overall ever cooked here
698.2400 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 319.3944 2with 2without set in 2017.
- old record 319.3944
- set 2017 by 2with 2without
Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off 2018
Aug 24–25, 2018 · Kanab, UT
BAD BOYZ BBQ won Grand Champion at the Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off on August 24, 2018 in Kanab, UT, scoring 698.2400 in a field of 13 teams. SHIG NINJA BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 696.5256. Category winners: Chicken — BAD BOYZ BBQ (178.2972); Pork Ribs — THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ (174.2744); Pork — SHIG NINJA BBQ (178.2972); Brisket — BAD BOYZ BBQ (177.1428). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by 2with 2without; the next was held in 2019.
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.
606.90
median 662.77
698.24 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.30
- Pork Ribs 174.27
- Pork 178.30
- Brisket 177.14
143.42
178.30
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2019 — this edition picked out.
Entries
13
4 judged meats
Top score
698.2400
Winning margin
1.7144
GC over RC
Field average
661.20
606.90698.24
median 662.77 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
5.1772 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
642.7884
606.90698.24
10th place overall
Field spread
91.3372
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 41%
beats 59% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.85 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,566
avg power rating going in · stronger than 51% of contests
Storylines (5 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 4 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: YOUR BEHIND BBQ and VEGAS GRILLBILLIES tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ and MOODSWING BBQ tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ edged Stevo's BBQ by 0.0116.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Pork Ribs 1–2 · tie
- Pork 3–4 · 0.0116
- Chicken 8–9 · 0.0456
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
BAD BOYZ BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
BAD BOYZ BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 5th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 5th
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in pork ribs
174.2744
best pork ribs ever cooked here
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ turned in 174.2744 in pork ribs — past the 154.3088 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 154.3088
- across 1 past editions
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 25, 2017 | Kanab, UT | Main Street | 7 | 319.3944 | 2with 2without | LUNEY-Q BBQ |
| Aug 24, 2018 ← this one | Kanab, UT | Kanab, UT 84741 | 13 | 698.2400 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | SHIG NINJA BBQ |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Kanab, UT | Marybeth Kuntz | 18 | 699.4400 | CowTippin'BBQ | SHIG NINJA BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 173.1200 | 160.5828 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2744 | 167.3828 | 161.6916 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 170.2628 | 160.5484 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 170.2628 | 157.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
13 entries · top 698.2400 · median 662.7660
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 2 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 3 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 4 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 5 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 6 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 7 | MOODSWING BBQ | |
| 8 | Stevo's BBQ | |
| 9 | LUNEY-Q BBQ | |
| 10 | LA RICA BBQ | |
| 11 | HIGH VOLTAGE BBQ - UT | |
| 12 | State Farm Kanab | |
| 13 | Matty's BBQ |
Chicken
13 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 2 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 3 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 4 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 5 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 6 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 7 | MOODSWING BBQ | |
| 8 | LA RICA BBQ | |
| 9 | LUNEY-Q BBQ | |
| 10 | Matty's BBQ | |
| 11 | Stevo's BBQ | |
| 12 | HIGH VOLTAGE BBQ - UT | |
| 13 | State Farm Kanab |
Pork Ribs
13 entries · top 174.2744 · median 164.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 2 | MOODSWING BBQ | |
| 3 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 4 | Stevo's BBQ | |
| 5 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 6 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 7 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 8 | State Farm Kanab | |
| 9 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 10 | HIGH VOLTAGE BBQ - UT | |
| 11 | LA RICA BBQ | |
| 12 | LUNEY-Q BBQ | |
| 13 | Matty's BBQ |
Pork
13 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 2 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 3 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 4 | Stevo's BBQ | |
| 5 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 6 | LA RICA BBQ | |
| 7 | MOODSWING BBQ | |
| 8 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 9 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 10 | LUNEY-Q BBQ | |
| 11 | HIGH VOLTAGE BBQ - UT | |
| 12 | Matty's BBQ | |
| 13 | State Farm Kanab |
Brisket
13 entries · top 177.1428 · median 164.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 2 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 3 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 4 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 5 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 6 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 7 | LUNEY-Q BBQ | |
| 8 | HIGH VOLTAGE BBQ - UT | |
| 9 | State Farm Kanab | |
| 10 | Stevo's BBQ | |
| 11 | LA RICA BBQ | |
| 12 | MOODSWING BBQ | |
| 13 | Matty's BBQ |