VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits
2019-04-05 – 2019-04-06 · Overland Park, KS · State championship
Prize money: $4,000.00
Grand Champion: Man Meat BBQ (697.6800) · 53 teams
Entries
53
5 categories
Top score
697.6800
Winning margin
0.0344
GC over RC
Field average
650.06
median 664.50
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
681.5768
what a walk cost here
Field spread
257.8404
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,000.00
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 42%
beats 58% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1503
avg power rating going in · stronger than 6% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0344 points — closer than 95% of every championship in the data.
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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Sausage
18 entries · top 178.3200 · median 166.8228
Master Series — Brisket
53 entries · top 177.1428 · median 163.9656
Master Series — Chicken
52 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.6972
Master Series — Overall
53 entries · top 697.6800 · median 664.5028
Master Series — Pork
53 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.2400
Master Series — Pork Ribs
53 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180