Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character
2019-05-03 – 2019-05-04 · St. Joseph, MO · 📍 3003 Frederick Av · State championship
Reps: KIM COLLIER, MARK COLLIER
Grand Champion: Gettin' Basted (685.0284) · 39 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PARROTHEAD SMOKERS
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5028 points — closer than 94% of every championship in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 6–7: Bullets and Butts BBQ and WHEN PIGS DIE tied on 171.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: DROP THE MIKE and WABASH BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS edged WEEKEND BUM BBQ by 0.0112.
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 175.4172 | 169.7144 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5944 | 171.9772 | 170.2628 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 173.1200 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 177.7372 | 173.1200 | 169.6684 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
39 entries · top 685.0284 · median 666.1140
Chicken
39 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.7028
Pork Ribs
39 entries · top 176.5944 · median 165.0740
Pork
39 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.8344
Brisket
39 entries · top 177.7372 · median 166.8344