A new contest record
695.9656
highest overall ever cooked here
695.9656 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 689.0856 THE TWISTED TAIL set in 2018.
- old record 689.0856
- set 2018 by THE TWISTED TAIL
Q for a Cause 2019
Apr 26–27, 2019 · Papillion, NE · 📍 Werner Park · State championship
Reps: Michael Eberle, Troy Youngblood · Prize money: $10,000
LUCKY'S Q won Grand Champion at the Q for a Cause on April 26, 2019 in Papillion, NE at Werner Park, scoring 695.9656 in a field of 32 teams. KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 692.5140. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS (177.7028); Pork Ribs — HELPING U BBQ (175.4172); Pork — HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION (177.7144); Brisket — LUCKY'S Q (180.0000). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by THE TWISTED TAIL.
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.
604.34
median 670.77
695.97 🏆
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 175.42
- Pork 177.71
- Brisket 180 🔥
139.37
180
Entries
32
4 judged meats
Top score
695.9656
Winning margin
3.4516
GC over RC
Field average
666.81
604.34695.97
median 670.77 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4056 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
684.4912
604.34695.97
10th place overall
Field spread
91.6228
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,000
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 50%
beats 50% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
49%
20 of 41 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.79 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,626
avg power rating going in · stronger than 90% 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.
A stacked field
1626
average power rating going in
Stronger than 90% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1626 power rating going in — stronger than 90% of every contest tracked.
- top seed LUCKY'S Q (1944)
- 32 rated teams
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: HOGLINE and LUCKY'S Q tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: SMOKE IN THE EYE and CITY SLICKERS BBQ tied on 174.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: FARMHOUSE FIRESTARTERS and LUCKY'S Q tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
LUCKY'S Q took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 20th.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 6th
- Pork 20th
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in pork
177.7144
best pork ever cooked here
HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION turned in 177.7144 in pork — past the 176.5716 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 176.5716
- across 1 past editions
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- LUCKY'S Q · Brisket
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2018 | Papillion, NE | Werner Park,12356 Ballpark Way | 41 | 689.0856 | THE TWISTED TAIL | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| Apr 26, 2019 ← this one | Papillion, NE | Werner Park | 32 | 695.9656 | LUCKY'S Q | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.2972 | 172 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 172 | 170.2744 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 174.2628 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.8456 | 172 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
32 entries · top 695.9656 · median 670.7716
Chicken
32 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.2628
Pork Ribs
32 entries · top 175.4172 · median 167.6858
Pork
32 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.4000
Brisket
32 entries · top 180 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180