*East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival

2018-08-24 – 2018-08-25 · Paola, KS · 📍 Park Square

Grand Champion: DIRT ROAD BBQ (690.7996) · 67 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 GETTIN' BASTED

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DIRT ROAD BBQ

690.7996 · Master Series — Overall

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GETTIN' BASTED

689.0512 · Master Series — Overall

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GETTIN' SAUCED

687.4172 · Master Series — Overall

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.

477.06 median 653.02 690.80 🏆

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

Chicken 177.70
Pork Ribs 176.57
Pork 180.00 🔥
Brisket 180.00 🔥

131.38 180.00

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2022 — this edition picked out.

Entries

4 judged meats · 1 ancillary

Top score

690.7996

Winning margin

1.7484

GC over RC

Field average

640.76

477.06690.80

median 653.02 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Happy Grillmore (Brisket), GETTIN' SAUCED (Pork)

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

1.1544 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

677.6684

477.06690.80

10th place overall

Field spread

213.7364

winner to last place

Most consistent

DIRT ROAD BBQ

avg finish 9.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 2.8572 pts — GETTIN' SAUCED

How hot was the win?

Top 68%

beats 32% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

58%

33 of 57 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.68 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1557

avg power rating going in · stronger than 44% of contests

Top-rated in the field

GETTIN' BASTED

rated 1972 pre-contest

Storylines (7 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.

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

DIRT ROAD BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 10th
Pork Ribs 16th
Pork 2nd
Brisket 10th

A dynasty in the making

2× wins at this contest

2 of 8 tracked editions

BIG WIGS BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 8 tracked editions.

2013
2015

A knife fight at the top

4.5712 points across the top five

First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.5712 points.

1st DIRT ROAD BBQ
2nd GETTIN' BASTED
3rd GETTIN' SAUCED
4th PORKERSTARS
5th BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 13 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 3–4: GETTIN' BASTED and AMERICAN FIRE BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: AMERICAN FIRE BBQ and BIG WIGS BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: HIGH i QUE and BEAUX HAWG BBQ tied on 176.5716 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 3–4 · tie
Chicken 4–5 · tie
Pork Ribs 1–2 · tie
Pork 3–4 · tie

Back to defend

4 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BIG WIGS BBQ (won 2013, 2015), DEAD LAST BBQ (won 2014), B & C SMOKERS (won 2016), SLAPS BBQ (won 2017).

BIG WIGS BBQ · 2013, 2015
DEAD LAST BBQ · 2014
B & C SMOKERS · 2016
SLAPS BBQ · 2017

One of the big ones

67 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 95% of the 5,410 contests in the data

67 teams made this a bigger field than 95% of every contest tracked.

A perfect score on the table

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

Happy Grillmore · Brisket
GETTIN' SAUCED · Pork

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)

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
2013-08-23	Paola, KS	Paola, KS	68	681.1200	BIG WIGS BBQ	SWEET PETE'S SMOKIN' HOT MEAT
2014-08-22	Paola, KS	Paola, KS 66071	69	685.7372	DEAD LAST BBQ	SMOKIN' R'S 2.0
2015-08-28	Paola, KS	Paola, KS 66071	65	682.2860	BIG WIGS BBQ	SMOKIN' R'S
2016-08-26	Paola, KS	Park Square	61	690.8228	B & C SMOKERS	SMOKIN' R'S
2017-08-25	Paola, KS	Park Square	57	703.3712	SLAPS BBQ	JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0
2018-08-24 ← this one	Paola, KS	Park Square	67	690.7996	DIRT ROAD BBQ	GETTIN' BASTED
2019-08-23	Paola, KS	Town Square	66	696.4912	Man Meat BBQ	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ
2022-08-26	Paola, KS	Town Square	45	705.1428	FERGOLICIOUS BBQ	HIGH i QUE

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	177.7028	175.4056	170.8456
Pork Ribs	176.5716	175.4172	172.0232
Pork	180.0000	176.5600	174.2628
Brisket	180.0000	176.0000	172.0000

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

67 entries · top 690.7996 · median 653.0172

#	Team	Score
1	DIRT ROAD BBQ	690.7996
2	GETTIN' BASTED	689.0512
3	GETTIN' SAUCED	687.4172
4	PORKERSTARS	686.8344
5	BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	686.2284
6	SMOKE RINGERS	685.0628
7	Finger Leikam Good	684.4912
8	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	682.7656
9	PORK PULLERS	679.9772
10	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	677.6684
11	PARTS R SMOKIN	676.4800
12	SLAPS BBQ	673.0172
13	BIG WIGS BBQ	670.7200
14	Smokin in the Ozarks	670.1484
15	BORDER WAR BBQ	669.6456
16	HIGH i QUE	668.4572
17	BLACK EYE BBQ	667.8744
18	B & C SMOKERS	667.3256
19	HOUSE'S BAR-B-QUE	666.2172
20	JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0	666.1712
21	STUCK PIGS BBQ	666.1140
22	ABS OF SQUEAL	665.6228
23	Big Bang BBQ	665.0168
24	BURNT BUTTS-N-BUNS	663.2684
25	Happy Grillmore	662.2172
26	BIG AL AND THE BOYS BARBECUE	659.9204
27	SMOKEY AND THE BRISKET	659.9088
28	FUNNY FARM BBQ	658.7888
29	SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ	658.7772
30	BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS	658.7312
31	SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD	658.2064
32	BEAUX HAWG BBQ	656.9944
33	SMOKIN' R'S 2.0	655.9656
34	DEAD LAST BBQ	653.0172
35	LIL' SUMPIN BBQ	652.4800
36	3 PIGS SMOKIN	651.7824
37	Wildhouse BBQ	650.1944
38	MISSOURI TEAM HOLY SMOKE	648.0000
39	GREEN APPLE Q	643.8400
40	Bewildered BBQ	642.7084
41	DOUBLE STACK BBQ	638.6628
42	KNIGHTS OF THE HOLY GRILL	638.1376
43	Royal Smoke	637.6348
44	Swing'n Meats BBQ	630.6856
45	RESERVOIR HOGS	629.1544
46	Beer Belly BBQ	629.0052
47	GRISWOLD GRILLERS	627.2916
48	Good Ole Boys & Gals	627.2684
49	BUBBA AND THE BOYS BARBEQUE	624.5028
50	PORK 'N MINDY	620.4916
51	SMOKIN ASS BBQ	620.3888
52	DUNN UP BBQ	619.8396
53	BROWN STREET BBQ	617.5432
54	Passn' The Pigskin	616.4688
55	PORK FICTION	615.8284
56	Motivated Smokers BBQ	607.8632
57	ROLLING COALS BBQ - KS	607.8060
58	PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ	607.2340
59	BACKWOODS HOGBREATH QUE	601.5088
60	Big C BBQ	597.1084
61	Two Fat Guys Burning Meat	590.0804
62	PORKY BUTTS DRIVE ME NUTS	587.9660
63	big wood	574.6400
64	Making BBQ Great Again	567.2004
65	Bone Pile BBQ	548.3656
66	CHASE BROTHERS BBQ	493.5888
67	A BBQ Team - KS	477.0632

Chicken

67 entries · top 177.7028 · median 160.5144

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKE RINGERS	177.7028
2	PORKERSTARS	176.5600
3	GETTIN' BASTED	175.4056
4	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	175.4056
5	BIG WIGS BBQ	175.4056
6	BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS	173.7028
7	Swing'n Meats BBQ	173.1200
8	PORK PULLERS	171.9884
9	BURNT BUTTS-N-BUNS	171.9656
10	DIRT ROAD BBQ	170.8456
11	Smokin in the Ozarks	170.8228
12	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	170.2628
13	ABS OF SQUEAL	169.6800
14	Wildhouse BBQ	167.4400
15	B & C SMOKERS	167.4056
16	HOUSE'S BAR-B-QUE	167.3828
17	GETTIN' SAUCED	167.3828
18	STUCK PIGS BBQ	166.8228
19	PARTS R SMOKIN	165.6800
20	Good Ole Boys & Gals	165.6800
21	SMOKIN' R'S 2.0	165.1428
22	BORDER WAR BBQ	165.1200
23	Finger Leikam Good	165.1084
24	Big Bang BBQ	165.0856
25	HIGH i QUE	164.5372
26	BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	163.3828
27	FUNNY FARM BBQ	162.8572
28	SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ	162.8344
29	Royal Smoke	162.8344
30	LIL' SUMPIN BBQ	162.8228
31	SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD	161.1316
32	JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0	160.5256
33	PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ	160.5256
34	CHASE BROTHERS BBQ	160.5144
35	BLACK EYE BBQ	160.5028
36	SMOKIN ASS BBQ	159.9772
37	SLAPS BBQ	159.9428
38	BIG AL AND THE BOYS BARBECUE	159.3828
39	KNIGHTS OF THE HOLY GRILL	159.3716
40	SMOKEY AND THE BRISKET	157.6800
41	ROLLING COALS BBQ - KS	157.6572
42	Beer Belly BBQ	157.1312
43	Happy Grillmore	157.1200
44	PORK FICTION	157.1084
45	MISSOURI TEAM HOLY SMOKE	156.6172
46	BUBBA AND THE BOYS BARBEQUE	156.5712
47	DUNN UP BBQ	156.5484
48	A BBQ Team - KS	156.5144
49	BROWN STREET BBQ	155.3828
50	RESERVOIR HOGS	154.8916
51	Bewildered BBQ	154.2744
52	Motivated Smokers BBQ	154.2632
53	3 PIGS SMOKIN	154.2056
54	BACKWOODS HOGBREATH QUE	153.6916
55	DEAD LAST BBQ	153.6572
56	Two Fat Guys Burning Meat	152.5944
57	BEAUX HAWG BBQ	152.5144
58	PORKY BUTTS DRIVE ME NUTS	150.2516
59	GRISWOLD GRILLERS	150.2400
60	GREEN APPLE Q	150.2056
61	PORK 'N MINDY	147.9772
62	DOUBLE STACK BBQ	146.7772
63	big wood	145.6572
64	Making BBQ Great Again	143.9772
65	Big C BBQ	142.2744
66	Passn' The Pigskin	139.9200
67	Bone Pile BBQ	137.6228

Pork Ribs

67 entries · top 176.5716 · median 163.9656

#	Team	Score
1	HIGH i QUE	176.5716
2	BEAUX HAWG BBQ	176.5716
3	SMOKE RINGERS	176.5600
4	GETTIN' SAUCED	176.0344
5	DOUBLE STACK BBQ	175.4172
6	Smokin in the Ozarks	174.2628
7	PORKERSTARS	173.1544
8	BORDER WAR BBQ	173.1200
9	JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0	172.5600
10	B & C SMOKERS	172.0232
11	HOUSE'S BAR-B-QUE	172.0116
12	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	172.0000
13	Finger Leikam Good	171.9772
14	PARTS R SMOKIN	171.4400
15	SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ	171.4172
16	DIRT ROAD BBQ	170.8112
17	SMOKIN' R'S 2.0	170.2972
18	BIG WIGS BBQ	170.2744
19	BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	170.2628
20	SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD	169.6916
21	ABS OF SQUEAL	169.1316
22	BLACK EYE BBQ	168.5372
23	DEAD LAST BBQ	168.0116
24	GREEN APPLE Q	167.4172
25	GETTIN' BASTED	167.4056
26	KNIGHTS OF THE HOLY GRILL	166.8460
27	GRISWOLD GRILLERS	166.8344
28	MISSOURI TEAM HOLY SMOKE	166.8228
29	PORK PULLERS	166.2744
30	BURNT BUTTS-N-BUNS	166.2628
31	Big Bang BBQ	165.7256
32	STUCK PIGS BBQ	165.0972
33	A BBQ Team - KS	163.9888
34	BUBBA AND THE BOYS BARBEQUE	163.9656
35	Beer Belly BBQ	163.9428
36	Passn' The Pigskin	163.4172
37	SLAPS BBQ	163.3944
38	SMOKEY AND THE BRISKET	163.3944
39	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	163.3828
40	LIL' SUMPIN BBQ	162.8572
41	Motivated Smokers BBQ	162.8456
42	RESERVOIR HOGS	162.2628
43	PORK FICTION	162.2516
44	BACKWOODS HOGBREATH QUE	161.7028
45	FUNNY FARM BBQ	161.7028
46	CHASE BROTHERS BBQ	161.6688
47	Bewildered BBQ	161.0856
48	Wildhouse BBQ	160.5488
49	BIG AL AND THE BOYS BARBECUE	159.4288
50	Happy Grillmore	159.3944
51	BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS	158.8112
52	Royal Smoke	158.2400
53	Swing'n Meats BBQ	158.2400
54	DUNN UP BBQ	156.5484
55	SMOKIN ASS BBQ	155.9544
56	PORK 'N MINDY	155.3828
57	BROWN STREET BBQ	153.0860
58	ROLLING COALS BBQ - KS	151.9660
59	3 PIGS SMOKIN	151.9084
60	Big C BBQ	150.2856
61	big wood	147.9772
62	Good Ole Boys & Gals	147.9656
63	Making BBQ Great Again	147.3832
64	PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ	143.9428
65	Two Fat Guys Burning Meat	141.6116
66	PORKY BUTTS DRIVE ME NUTS	139.4400
67	Bone Pile BBQ	135.3828

Pork

67 entries · top 180.0000 · median 162.8000 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	GETTIN' SAUCED	180.0000 🔥
2	DIRT ROAD BBQ	177.1428
3	PARTS R SMOKIN	176.5600
4	SLAPS BBQ	176.5600
5	Big Bang BBQ	176.5600
6	BIG AL AND THE BOYS BARBECUE	176.0000
7	GETTIN' BASTED	175.4172
8	SMOKEY AND THE BRISKET	174.2972
9	FUNNY FARM BBQ	174.2744
10	Finger Leikam Good	174.2628
11	BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	174.2628
12	BEAUX HAWG BBQ	174.2628
13	BORDER WAR BBQ	173.1428
14	MISSOURI TEAM HOLY SMOKE	173.1428
15	DEAD LAST BBQ	171.9772
16	CHASE BROTHERS BBQ	171.4056
17	JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0	170.2628
18	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	169.7600
19	LIL' SUMPIN BBQ	169.6800
20	3 PIGS SMOKIN	169.6684
21	BLACK EYE BBQ	168.5716
22	PORK PULLERS	167.4172
23	Swing'n Meats BBQ	167.4056
24	BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS	167.4056
25	PORK 'N MINDY	165.7144
26	Happy Grillmore	165.7028
27	SMOKE RINGERS	164.5372
28	STUCK PIGS BBQ	164.5256
29	DOUBLE STACK BBQ	163.9884
30	SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ	163.9656
31	HOUSE'S BAR-B-QUE	162.8572
32	BUBBA AND THE BOYS BARBEQUE	162.8572
33	ABS OF SQUEAL	162.8456
34	KNIGHTS OF THE HOLY GRILL	162.8000
35	BIG WIGS BBQ	162.8000
36	GREEN APPLE Q	162.2744
37	SMOKIN' R'S 2.0	162.2628
38	Good Ole Boys & Gals	162.2400
39	HIGH i QUE	161.6800
40	Bewildered BBQ	161.6800
41	DUNN UP BBQ	161.1084
42	BURNT BUTTS-N-BUNS	161.0856
43	Passn' The Pigskin	160.0460
44	PORKERSTARS	159.9428
45	B & C SMOKERS	159.9312
46	RESERVOIR HOGS	158.8800
47	SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD	158.8116
48	Smokin in the Ozarks	158.2400
49	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	158.2056
50	A BBQ Team - KS	156.5600
51	BROWN STREET BBQ	155.4172
52	Big C BBQ	155.4056
53	Wildhouse BBQ	154.7884
54	PORK FICTION	154.2168
55	SMOKIN ASS BBQ	153.6344
56	Beer Belly BBQ	152.5484
57	GRISWOLD GRILLERS	151.9544
58	ROLLING COALS BBQ - KS	150.8228
59	Royal Smoke	150.2860
60	PORKY BUTTS DRIVE ME NUTS	149.1544
61	Two Fat Guys Burning Meat	147.9200
62	BACKWOODS HOGBREATH QUE	147.3600
63	PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ	145.6684
64	Bone Pile BBQ	143.9772
65	Motivated Smokers BBQ	141.0972
66	Making BBQ Great Again	139.8856
67	big wood	137.6228

Brisket

65 entries · top 180.0000 · median 159.9544 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Happy Grillmore	180.0000 🔥
2	BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	178.3200
3	PORKERSTARS	177.1772
4	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	177.1544
5	3 PIGS SMOKIN	176.0000
6	PORK PULLERS	174.2972
7	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	174.2628
8	Finger Leikam Good	173.1428
9	SLAPS BBQ	173.1200
10	DIRT ROAD BBQ	172.0000
11	GETTIN' BASTED	170.8228
12	BLACK EYE BBQ	170.2628
13	STUCK PIGS BBQ	169.6684
14	SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD	168.5716
15	B & C SMOKERS	167.9656
16	Wildhouse BBQ	167.4172
17	Smokin in the Ozarks	166.8228
18	Royal Smoke	166.2744
19	SMOKE RINGERS	166.2628
20	HIGH i QUE	165.6684
21	Bewildered BBQ	165.6684
22	BIG AL AND THE BOYS BARBECUE	165.1088
23	SMOKEY AND THE BRISKET	164.5372
24	GETTIN' SAUCED	164.0000
25	HOUSE'S BAR-B-QUE	163.9656
26	ABS OF SQUEAL	163.9656
27	BURNT BUTTS-N-BUNS	163.9544
28	GREEN APPLE Q	163.9428
29	JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0	162.8228
30	PARTS R SMOKIN	162.8000
31	BIG WIGS BBQ	162.2400
32	SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ	160.5600
33	FUNNY FARM BBQ	159.9544
34	DEAD LAST BBQ	159.3712
35	BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS	158.8116
36	SMOKIN' R'S 2.0	158.2628
37	GRISWOLD GRILLERS	158.2628
38	BORDER WAR BBQ	158.2628
39	Big Bang BBQ	157.6456
40	LIL' SUMPIN BBQ	157.1200
41	PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ	157.0972
42	Beer Belly BBQ	155.3828
43	BROWN STREET BBQ	153.6572
44	BEAUX HAWG BBQ	153.6456
45	RESERVOIR HOGS	153.1200
46	Passn' The Pigskin	153.0856
47	DOUBLE STACK BBQ	152.4800
48	MISSOURI TEAM HOLY SMOKE	151.4172
49	PORK 'N MINDY	151.4172
50	Good Ole Boys & Gals	151.3828
51	SMOKIN ASS BBQ	150.8228
52	Motivated Smokers BBQ	149.6572
53	Big C BBQ	149.1428
54	KNIGHTS OF THE HOLY GRILL	149.1200
55	PORKY BUTTS DRIVE ME NUTS	149.1200
56	Two Fat Guys Burning Meat	147.9544
57	ROLLING COALS BBQ - KS	147.3600
58	DUNN UP BBQ	145.6344
59	big wood	143.3828
60	PORK FICTION	142.2516
61	BUBBA AND THE BOYS BARBEQUE	141.1088
62	BACKWOODS HOGBREATH QUE	138.7544
63	Making BBQ Great Again	135.9544
64	Swing'n Meats BBQ	131.9200
65	Bone Pile BBQ	131.3828

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 — Sausage

34 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5256

#	Team	Score
1	Royal Smoke	177.7144
2	PORK 'N MINDY	177.1428
3	BROWN STREET BBQ	176.5828
4	BEAUX HAWG BBQ	176.5600
5	Good Ole Boys & Gals	176.5600
6	DOUBLE STACK BBQ	175.4400
7	PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ	175.4172
8	FUNNY FARM BBQ	174.8572
9	Passn' The Pigskin	173.7372
10	PORKY BUTTS DRIVE ME NUTS	172.0572
11	Finger Leikam Good	171.4056
12	PORK FICTION	170.8228
13	Backwoods Hog Breath Sausage	169.7600
14	Making BBQ Great Again	169.2000
15	Beer Belly BBQ	169.1428
16	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	168.5600
17	ROLLING COALS BBQ - KS	168.5372
18	SMOKIN' R'S 2.0	168.5140
19	ABS OF SQUEAL	167.4056
20	RESERVOIR HOGS	166.8912
21	B & C SMOKERS	166.8572
22	SMOKIN ASS BBQ	165.7256
23	Big Bang BBQ	165.6912
24	Motivated Smokers BBQ	165.6684
25	BACKWOODS HOGBREATH QUE	164.5828
26	Happy Grillmore	163.9656
27	Big C BBQ	162.8456
28	Bewildered BBQ	161.1084
29	BURNT BUTTS-N-BUNS	160.5488
30	DUNN UP BBQ	160.0000
31	KNIGHTS OF THE HOLY GRILL	158.2284
32	GRISWOLD GRILLERS	158.2284
33	CHASE BROTHERS BBQ	157.0976
34	SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ	154.7656

*East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Winning score by edition

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Came back for more

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (7 found in this contest's numbers)

Won without a category win

A dynasty in the making

A knife fight at the top

Photo finishes

Back to defend

One of the big ones

A perfect score on the table

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 →

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket

Ancillary categories

Master Series — Sausage