Masters In May Day 1
2019-05-03 – 2019-05-04 · Bancroft, WI · 📍 Vista Royal Campground · State championship
Reps: DEBRA GAGE, WILLIAM GAGE · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: HOGLINE BBQ (698.1940) · 42 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BOOMERANG BBQ
Entries
42
4 judged meats
Top score
698.1940
Winning margin
5.6796
GC over RC
Field average
656.78
median 664.41
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
675.9544
10th place overall
Field spread
182.2624
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,000.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 59%
beats 41% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
21%
of the 42 teams with a home region came from outside WI
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.57 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1511
avg power rating going in · stronger than 15% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Hogline BBQ took the Grand Championship home to MN.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 6–7: CHEFS GONE GRILLIN and SHIGGIN & GRINNIN tied on 173.7372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: SHIGGIN & GRINNIN and LUCKY'S Q tied on 173.7372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN and HOGLINE tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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 | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 168.5256 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 174.2628 | 172.0000 |
| Pork | 178.3200 | 174.2744 | 172.5484 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 177.1544 | 170.8456 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
42 entries · top 698.1940 · median 664.4112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOGLINE | |
| 2 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 3 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 4 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 5 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 7 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 8 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 9 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 10 | QUE U | |
| 11 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 12 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 13 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 14 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 15 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 16 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 17 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 18 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 19 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 20 | CHEFS GONE GRILLIN | |
| 21 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 22 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 23 | BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ | |
| 24 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 25 | Smokey Woods | |
| 26 | SMOKIN EGGHEADS | |
| 27 | PIT SNIPE BBQ | |
| 28 | BIG HORNED BBQ | |
| 29 | DEAD MONEY BBQ | |
| 30 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 31 | PURPLE SHADOW | |
| 32 | On Q BBQ | |
| 33 | 10-76 SMOKE | |
| 34 | FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ | |
| 35 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 36 | BURNITA BAR-B-QUE | |
| 37 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 38 | BAR-B-QUE | |
| 39 | MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM | |
| 40 | SMOKIN CHEESE HEADS | |
| 41 | RED LINE BBQ | |
| 42 | LETTUCE SMOKE |
Chicken
42 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.9542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 2 | PIT SNIPE BBQ | |
| 3 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 4 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 5 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 7 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 8 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 9 | CHEFS GONE GRILLIN | |
| 10 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 11 | HOGLINE | |
| 12 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 13 | QUE U | |
| 14 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 15 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 17 | LETTUCE SMOKE | |
| 18 | On Q BBQ | |
| 19 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 20 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 21 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 22 | BAR-B-QUE | |
| 23 | FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ | |
| 24 | DEAD MONEY BBQ | |
| 25 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 26 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 27 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 28 | BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ | |
| 29 | Smokey Woods | |
| 30 | BIG HORNED BBQ | |
| 31 | PURPLE SHADOW | |
| 32 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 33 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 34 | 10-76 SMOKE | |
| 35 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 36 | BURNITA BAR-B-QUE | |
| 37 | SMOKIN EGGHEADS | |
| 38 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 39 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 40 | RED LINE BBQ | |
| 41 | MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM | |
| 42 | SMOKIN CHEESE HEADS |
Pork Ribs
42 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.5486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 2 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 3 | HOGLINE | |
| 4 | BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ | |
| 5 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 6 | CHEFS GONE GRILLIN | |
| 7 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 8 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 9 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 11 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 12 | QUE U | |
| 13 | SMOKIN EGGHEADS | |
| 14 | On Q BBQ | |
| 15 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 16 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 17 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 18 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 19 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 20 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 21 | LETTUCE SMOKE | |
| 22 | 10-76 SMOKE | |
| 23 | Smokey Woods | |
| 24 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 25 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 26 | PIT SNIPE BBQ | |
| 27 | PURPLE SHADOW | |
| 28 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 29 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 30 | BIG HORNED BBQ | |
| 31 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 32 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 33 | DEAD MONEY BBQ | |
| 34 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 35 | FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ | |
| 36 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 37 | BURNITA BAR-B-QUE | |
| 38 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 39 | BAR-B-QUE | |
| 40 | MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM | |
| 41 | RED LINE BBQ | |
| 42 | SMOKIN CHEESE HEADS |
Pork
42 entries · top 178.3200 · median 166.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 2 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 3 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 4 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 5 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 7 | HOGLINE | |
| 8 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 9 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 10 | BIG HORNED BBQ | |
| 11 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 12 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 13 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 14 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 15 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 16 | SMOKIN EGGHEADS | |
| 17 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 18 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 19 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 20 | Smokey Woods | |
| 21 | BURNITA BAR-B-QUE | |
| 22 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 23 | PIT SNIPE BBQ | |
| 24 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 25 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 26 | BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ | |
| 27 | DEAD MONEY BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 29 | CHEFS GONE GRILLIN | |
| 30 | LETTUCE SMOKE | |
| 31 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 32 | 10-76 SMOKE | |
| 33 | RED LINE BBQ | |
| 34 | QUE U | |
| 35 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 36 | On Q BBQ | |
| 37 | PURPLE SHADOW | |
| 38 | FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ | |
| 39 | MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM | |
| 40 | BAR-B-QUE | |
| 41 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 42 | SMOKIN CHEESE HEADS |
Brisket
42 entries · top 180.0000 · median 163.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOGLINE | |
| 2 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 3 | QUE U | |
| 4 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 5 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN CHEESE HEADS | |
| 7 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 8 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 10 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 11 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 12 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 13 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 14 | PURPLE SHADOW | |
| 15 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 16 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 17 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 18 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 19 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 20 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 21 | MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM | |
| 22 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 23 | Smokey Woods | |
| 24 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 25 | FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ | |
| 26 | DEAD MONEY BBQ | |
| 27 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 28 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 29 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 30 | SMOKIN EGGHEADS | |
| 31 | CHEFS GONE GRILLIN | |
| 32 | BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ | |
| 33 | 10-76 SMOKE | |
| 34 | BIG HORNED BBQ | |
| 35 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 36 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 37 | BURNITA BAR-B-QUE | |
| 38 | BAR-B-QUE | |
| 39 | On Q BBQ | |
| 40 | PIT SNIPE BBQ | |
| 41 | RED LINE BBQ | |
| 42 | LETTUCE SMOKE |