Black Silo Winery
2020-06-19 – 2020-06-20 · Trenton, MO · 📍 4030 E 10th st. · State championship
Reps: PHIL MORROW PHB, ROSEMARY MORROW · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Slaps BBQ (697.0972) · 31 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BOOM CHICKA COW COW
Entries
31
4 judged meats
Top score
697.0972
Winning margin
1.1200
GC over RC
Field average
673.45
median 675.97
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
682.2056
10th place overall
Field spread
61.3148
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 63%
beats 37% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
58%
of the 31 teams with a home region came from outside MO
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.63 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1565
avg power rating going in · stronger than 70% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1200 points — closer than 82% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
SLAPS BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🧹 A double category winner
MAN MEAT BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 8–9: ALL FORKED UP FOR Q and AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW and Last Minute BBQ tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: HIGH i QUE and SLAPS BBQ tied on 178.2972 — 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 | 176.5600 | 175.4056 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 175.4400 | 171.4172 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 176.5600 | 173.1544 |
| Brisket | 176.0000 | 173.1200 | 171.4056 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
31 entries · top 697.0972 · median 675.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 2 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 3 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 4 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 5 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 6 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 7 | SMOKIN DOUBLE R BBQ | |
| 8 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 9 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 10 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 11 | Last Minute BBQ | |
| 12 | Happy Grillmore - KS | |
| 13 | Land Locked BBQ | |
| 14 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 15 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 16 | DRUM DADDY BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 18 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 19 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 20 | BYO GRILL | |
| 21 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 22 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 23 | The Boys in Que | |
| 24 | DROP THE MIKE | |
| 25 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 26 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | |
| 27 | S&S BBQ | |
| 28 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 29 | Old Outlaw | |
| 30 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 31 | RIBS N BIBS |
Chicken
31 entries · top 176.5600 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 3 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 4 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 5 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 6 | SMOKIN DOUBLE R BBQ | |
| 7 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 8 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 9 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 10 | Last Minute BBQ | |
| 11 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 12 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 13 | Land Locked BBQ | |
| 14 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 15 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 16 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 17 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 18 | BYO GRILL | |
| 19 | DROP THE MIKE | |
| 20 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 21 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 22 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 23 | Happy Grillmore - KS | |
| 24 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 25 | DRUM DADDY BBQ | |
| 26 | The Boys in Que | |
| 27 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | |
| 28 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 29 | Old Outlaw | |
| 30 | S&S BBQ | |
| 31 | RIBS N BIBS |
Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DRUM DADDY BBQ | |
| 2 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 3 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 4 | Happy Grillmore - KS | |
| 5 | SMOKIN DOUBLE R BBQ | |
| 6 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 7 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 8 | BYO GRILL | |
| 9 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 10 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 11 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 12 | Last Minute BBQ | |
| 13 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | |
| 14 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 15 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 16 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 17 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 18 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 19 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 20 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 21 | Land Locked BBQ | |
| 22 | The Boys in Que | |
| 23 | DROP THE MIKE | |
| 24 | S&S BBQ | |
| 25 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 26 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 27 | Old Outlaw | |
| 28 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 29 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 30 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 31 | RIBS N BIBS |
Pork
31 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 2 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 3 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 4 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 5 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 6 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 7 | BYO GRILL | |
| 8 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 9 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 10 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 11 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 12 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 13 | The Boys in Que | |
| 14 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 15 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 16 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 17 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 18 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 19 | DRUM DADDY BBQ | |
| 20 | Land Locked BBQ | |
| 21 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 22 | S&S BBQ | |
| 23 | Happy Grillmore - KS | |
| 24 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 25 | SMOKIN DOUBLE R BBQ | |
| 26 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | |
| 27 | Last Minute BBQ | |
| 28 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 29 | DROP THE MIKE | |
| 30 | Old Outlaw | |
| 31 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
Brisket
31 entries · top 176.0000 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | Last Minute BBQ | |
| 3 | Land Locked BBQ | |
| 4 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 5 | Happy Grillmore - KS | |
| 6 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 7 | S&S BBQ | |
| 8 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 9 | DROP THE MIKE | |
| 10 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 11 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 12 | SMOKIN DOUBLE R BBQ | |
| 13 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 14 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 15 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 16 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 17 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 18 | The Boys in Que | |
| 19 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 20 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | |
| 21 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 22 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 23 | DRUM DADDY BBQ | |
| 24 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 25 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 26 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 27 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 28 | Old Outlaw | |
| 29 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 30 | BYO GRILL | |
| 31 | Cities Edge BBQ |