Summer Daze BBQ Classic
2019-08-23 – 2019-08-25 · Niagara Falls, ON · CANADA · 📍 2277 Dorchester RD
Reps: CRAIG MAIDENS, HEATHER MAIDENS · Prize money: $3,900.00
Grand Champion: SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS (680.5488) · 23 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BEHIND BBQ
Entries
23
4 judged meats
Top score
680.5488
Winning margin
1.7488
GC over RC
Field average
632.32
median 642.78
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.8916 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
649.0284
10th place overall
Field spread
253.7488
winner to last place
Prize money
$3,900.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 95%
beats 5% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
39%
of the 23 teams with a home region came from outside ON
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.32 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1502
avg power rating going in · stronger than 6% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS took the Grand Championship home to PA.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork places 4–5: SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS edged WALLY BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 2–3: SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ edged MEAN MOE'S BBQ by 0.0228. Chicken places 7–8: SIBLING RIVALRY edged SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS by 0.0228.
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 | 173.1428 | 168.6172 | 163.4516 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 169.1084 | 160.5256 |
| Pork | 169.1544 | 166.2628 | 162.2744 |
| Brisket | 175.4400 | 168.5600 | 161.1772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
23 entries · top 680.5488 · median 642.7772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 2 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 3 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 4 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 5 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 6 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 7 | SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ | |
| 8 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 9 | BURNING COAL BBQ | |
| 10 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 11 | Q+BREW | |
| 12 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 13 | AUBRY'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 14 | LET YOUR MEAT SHINE THROUGH BAR-B-QUE | |
| 15 | GOONS BBQ | |
| 16 | HASHTAG BBQ | |
| 17 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 18 | MCLAY BROTHERS | |
| 19 | 905 Smoke Kings | |
| 20 | WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS | |
| 21 | BBQ BLOKES | |
| 22 | Baby Boomers Smokin" BBQ Grub | |
| 23 | Steeltown Smokers |
Chicken
22 entries · top 173.1428 · median 163.4116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 2 | SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ | |
| 3 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 4 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 5 | GOONS BBQ | |
| 6 | LET YOUR MEAT SHINE THROUGH BAR-B-QUE | |
| 7 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 8 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 9 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 10 | 905 Smoke Kings | |
| 11 | MCLAY BROTHERS | |
| 12 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 13 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 14 | AUBRY'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 15 | BBQ BLOKES | |
| 16 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 17 | Q+BREW | |
| 18 | HASHTAG BBQ | |
| 19 | Baby Boomers Smokin" BBQ Grub | |
| 20 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 21 | WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS | |
| 22 | BURNING COAL BBQ |
Pork Ribs
23 entries · top 175.4400 · median 159.3600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 2 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 3 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 4 | BURNING COAL BBQ | |
| 5 | Q+BREW | |
| 6 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 7 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 8 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 10 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 11 | SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ | |
| 12 | LET YOUR MEAT SHINE THROUGH BAR-B-QUE | |
| 13 | WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS | |
| 14 | GOONS BBQ | |
| 15 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 16 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 17 | BBQ BLOKES | |
| 18 | MCLAY BROTHERS | |
| 19 | Steeltown Smokers | |
| 20 | Baby Boomers Smokin" BBQ Grub | |
| 21 | AUBRY'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 22 | HASHTAG BBQ | |
| 23 | 905 Smoke Kings |
Pork
23 entries · top 169.1544 · median 161.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 3 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 4 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 5 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 6 | AUBRY'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 7 | HASHTAG BBQ | |
| 8 | SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ | |
| 9 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 10 | Q+BREW | |
| 11 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 12 | GOONS BBQ | |
| 13 | LET YOUR MEAT SHINE THROUGH BAR-B-QUE | |
| 14 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 15 | 905 Smoke Kings | |
| 16 | BURNING COAL BBQ | |
| 17 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 18 | BBQ BLOKES | |
| 19 | MCLAY BROTHERS | |
| 20 | WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS | |
| 21 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 22 | Steeltown Smokers | |
| 23 | Baby Boomers Smokin" BBQ Grub |
Brisket
23 entries · top 175.4400 · median 159.4284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 3 | BURNING COAL BBQ | |
| 4 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 5 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 6 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 7 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 8 | AUBRY'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 9 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 10 | SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ | |
| 11 | WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS | |
| 12 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 13 | MCLAY BROTHERS | |
| 14 | Q+BREW | |
| 15 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 16 | 905 Smoke Kings | |
| 17 | HASHTAG BBQ | |
| 18 | BBQ BLOKES | |
| 19 | GOONS BBQ | |
| 20 | LET YOUR MEAT SHINE THROUGH BAR-B-QUE | |
| 21 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 22 | Baby Boomers Smokin" BBQ Grub | |
| 23 | Steeltown Smokers |