Masters in May Day 2
2019-05-04 – 2019-05-05 · Bancroft, WI · 📍 Vista Royal Campground · State championship
Reps: WILLIAM GAGE · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: B-S BBQ OUTLAWS (704.5716) · 40 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 QUE U
Entries
40
4 judged meats
Top score
704.5716
Winning margin
17.2228
GC over RC
Field average
660.83
median 660.17
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.8688 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
673.0288
10th place overall
Field spread
91.6572
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 25%
beats 75% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
23%
of the 40 teams with a home region came from outside WI
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.81 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1512
avg power rating going in · stronger than 17% of contests
Storylines
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 17.2228 points — a wider margin than 98% of championships in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS took the Grand Championship home to CO.
🧹 A hat-trick of category wins
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS won Chicken, Pork, Brisket — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 5–6: HOGLINE and IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: SMOKIN EGGHEADS and LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY tied on 175.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: SHIGGIN & GRINNIN and SMOKE INFUSION tied on 173.1200 — 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 | 177.7144 | 171.9772 | 169.6800 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0116 | 173.1428 | 172.5600 |
| Pork | 177.1544 | 171.9656 | 169.7144 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 171.4400 | 170.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
40 entries · top 704.5716 · median 660.1714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 2 | QUE U | |
| 3 | HOGLINE | |
| 4 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 5 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 7 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 8 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 10 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 11 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 12 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 13 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 14 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 16 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 17 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 18 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 19 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 20 | SMOKIN EGGHEADS | |
| 21 | CHEFS GONE GRILLIN | |
| 22 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 23 | BIG HORNED BBQ | |
| 24 | BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ | |
| 25 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 26 | RED LINE BBQ | |
| 27 | Smokey Woods | |
| 28 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 29 | FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ | |
| 30 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 31 | DEAD MONEY BBQ | |
| 32 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 33 | BAR-B-QUE | |
| 34 | PURPLE SHADOW | |
| 35 | On Q BBQ | |
| 36 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 37 | 337 BBQ | |
| 38 | SMOKIN CHEESE HEADS | |
| 39 | LETTUCE SMOKE | |
| 40 | MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM |
Chicken
40 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.8514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 2 | QUE U | |
| 3 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 4 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 5 | HOGLINE | |
| 6 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 7 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 8 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 9 | DEAD MONEY BBQ | |
| 10 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 11 | CHEFS GONE GRILLIN | |
| 12 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 13 | BIG HORNED BBQ | |
| 14 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 15 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 16 | SMOKIN CHEESE HEADS | |
| 17 | Smokey Woods | |
| 18 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 19 | BAR-B-QUE | |
| 20 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 21 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 22 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 23 | SMOKIN EGGHEADS | |
| 24 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 25 | 337 BBQ | |
| 26 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 27 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 28 | RED LINE BBQ | |
| 29 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 30 | FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ | |
| 31 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 32 | BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ | |
| 33 | LETTUCE SMOKE | |
| 34 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 35 | PURPLE SHADOW | |
| 36 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 37 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 38 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 39 | MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM | |
| 40 | On Q BBQ |
Pork Ribs
40 entries · top 176.0116 · median 166.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN EGGHEADS | |
| 4 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 5 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 6 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 7 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 8 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 9 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 10 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 11 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 12 | HOGLINE | |
| 13 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 14 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 15 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 16 | RED LINE BBQ | |
| 17 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 18 | BIG HORNED BBQ | |
| 19 | QUE U | |
| 20 | BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ | |
| 21 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 22 | Smokey Woods | |
| 23 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 24 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 25 | CHEFS GONE GRILLIN | |
| 26 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 27 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 28 | 337 BBQ | |
| 29 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 30 | On Q BBQ | |
| 31 | LETTUCE SMOKE | |
| 32 | PURPLE SHADOW | |
| 33 | FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ | |
| 34 | SMOKIN CHEESE HEADS | |
| 35 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 36 | DEAD MONEY BBQ | |
| 37 | BAR-B-QUE | |
| 38 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 39 | MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM | |
| 40 | Littles BBQ Co |
Pork
40 entries · top 177.1544 · median 166.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 2 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 3 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 4 | QUE U | |
| 5 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 6 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 8 | HOGLINE | |
| 9 | BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ | |
| 10 | On Q BBQ | |
| 11 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 12 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 13 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 14 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 15 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 16 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 17 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 18 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 19 | BIG HORNED BBQ | |
| 20 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 21 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 22 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 23 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokey Woods | |
| 25 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 26 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 27 | 337 BBQ | |
| 28 | PURPLE SHADOW | |
| 29 | RED LINE BBQ | |
| 30 | BAR-B-QUE | |
| 31 | CHEFS GONE GRILLIN | |
| 32 | FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ | |
| 33 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 34 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 35 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 36 | LETTUCE SMOKE | |
| 37 | SMOKIN EGGHEADS | |
| 38 | MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM | |
| 39 | DEAD MONEY BBQ | |
| 40 | SMOKIN CHEESE HEADS |
Brisket
40 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.5602
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 2 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 3 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 4 | QUE U | |
| 5 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 6 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 7 | HOGLINE | |
| 8 | DEAD MONEY BBQ | |
| 9 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 10 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 11 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 12 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 13 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 14 | On Q BBQ | |
| 15 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 16 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 17 | FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ | |
| 18 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 19 | CHEFS GONE GRILLIN | |
| 20 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 21 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 22 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 23 | SMOKIN EGGHEADS | |
| 24 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 25 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN CHEESE HEADS | |
| 27 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 28 | BAR-B-QUE | |
| 29 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 30 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 31 | PURPLE SHADOW | |
| 32 | MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM | |
| 33 | BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ | |
| 34 | RED LINE BBQ | |
| 35 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 36 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 37 | BIG HORNED BBQ | |
| 38 | Smokey Woods | |
| 39 | LETTUCE SMOKE | |
| 40 | 337 BBQ |