Route 66 BBQ & Steak Showdown
2019-08-09 – 2019-08-10 · Springfiled, MO · State championship
Reps: DONNA YOUNG, ED YOUNG · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: BYO Grill (694.2400) · 25 teams
Entries
25
8 categories
Top score
694.2400
Winning margin
2.8684
GC over RC
Field average
654.91
median 660.49
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.1544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
674.2292
what a walk cost here
Field spread
126.3196
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 52%
beats 48% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1520
avg power rating going in · stronger than 25% of contests
Storylines
🃏 An upset on the books
BYO GRILL came in rated below the field's top team, 4 LEGS UP BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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 — Cabo wabo
11 entries · top 177.2000 · median 152.5944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Nation | |
| 2 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 3 | Bottomland BBQ | |
| 4 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 5 | Hogzilla | |
| 6 | Bud & Bones | |
| 7 | YELLOW JACKET BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 9 | Chris Ball | |
| 10 | A Good Rub BBQ | |
| 11 | AM & PM SMOKERS |
Kids-Q — Kids-q 11-15
2 entries · top 176.5600 · median 173.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah Steele | |
| 2 | Duane Thompson |
Kids-Q — Kids-q 5-10
5 entries · top 174.2972 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayva Mondragon | |
| 2 | Alice Turner | |
| 3 | Nicci Davis | |
| 4 | Myla Dukewits | |
| 5 | Sloan Bohannon |
Master Series — Brisket
25 entries · top 175.4172 · median 167.3712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | Z-QUE | |
| 4 | A Good Rub BBQ | |
| 5 | BYO GRILL | |
| 6 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 7 | Baby Boy BBQ | |
| 8 | FIRE FAMILY BBQ/NOT SO SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 9 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 10 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 11 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 13 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 14 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 15 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 16 | Hogzilla | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 18 | YELLOW JACKET BBQ | |
| 19 | AM & PM SMOKERS | |
| 20 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 21 | Environmental Works | |
| 22 | BBQ Mo Fos | |
| 23 | Double Wide Barbeque | |
| 24 | D & H BBQ | |
| 25 | MO Big Red BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYO GRILL | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | A Good Rub BBQ | |
| 4 | Z-QUE | |
| 5 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 6 | BBQ Mo Fos | |
| 7 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 8 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 9 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 10 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 11 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 12 | AM & PM SMOKERS | |
| 13 | Hogzilla | |
| 14 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 16 | Double Wide Barbeque | |
| 17 | YELLOW JACKET BBQ | |
| 18 | FIRE FAMILY BBQ/NOT SO SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 19 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 20 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 21 | Baby Boy BBQ | |
| 22 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 23 | Environmental Works | |
| 24 | MO Big Red BBQ | |
| 25 | D & H BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
25 entries · top 694.2400 · median 660.4916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYO GRILL | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 5 | Z-QUE | |
| 6 | A Good Rub BBQ | |
| 7 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 8 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 9 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 10 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 12 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 13 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 14 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 15 | Hogzilla | |
| 16 | FIRE FAMILY BBQ/NOT SO SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 17 | Baby Boy BBQ | |
| 18 | YELLOW JACKET BBQ | |
| 19 | AM & PM SMOKERS | |
| 20 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 21 | Environmental Works | |
| 22 | BBQ Mo Fos | |
| 23 | D & H BBQ | |
| 24 | Double Wide Barbeque | |
| 25 | MO Big Red BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
25 entries · top 176.0000 · median 164.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 2 | BYO GRILL | |
| 3 | Hogzilla | |
| 4 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 5 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 6 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 7 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 8 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 9 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 10 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 11 | YELLOW JACKET BBQ | |
| 12 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 14 | A Good Rub BBQ | |
| 15 | Baby Boy BBQ | |
| 16 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 17 | AM & PM SMOKERS | |
| 18 | Z-QUE | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 20 | FIRE FAMILY BBQ/NOT SO SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 21 | D & H BBQ | |
| 22 | BBQ Mo Fos | |
| 23 | Environmental Works | |
| 24 | MO Big Red BBQ | |
| 25 | Double Wide Barbeque |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 173.7144 · median 165.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 2 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 3 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 4 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 6 | Z-QUE | |
| 7 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 8 | FIRE FAMILY BBQ/NOT SO SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 9 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 10 | A Good Rub BBQ | |
| 11 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 12 | BYO GRILL | |
| 13 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 14 | Environmental Works | |
| 15 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 16 | D & H BBQ | |
| 17 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 18 | Baby Boy BBQ | |
| 19 | YELLOW JACKET BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 21 | Hogzilla | |
| 22 | AM & PM SMOKERS | |
| 23 | Double Wide Barbeque | |
| 24 | BBQ Mo Fos | |
| 25 | MO Big Red BBQ |