A new contest record
701.6916
highest overall ever cooked here
701.6916 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 693.6796 Rooters-n-Tooters set in 2020.
- old record 693.6796
- set 2020 by Rooters-n-Tooters
Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) 2020
Jun 20–21, 2020 · Franklin, IN
Reps: Becky Druetzler, Dave Druetzler · Prize money: $6,000
ONE2BBQ won Grand Champion at the Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) on June 20, 2020 in Franklin, IN, scoring 701.6916 in a field of 63 teams. BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.2744. Category winners: Chicken — HOT COLE'S BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — BLUE CHIP BBQ (175.4172); Pork — ONE2BBQ (178.2972); Brisket — Heavy Smoke BBQ (178.8572). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2020 edition was won by Rooters-n-Tooters.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
615.14
median 670.22
701.69 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.86
- Pork Ribs 175.42
- Pork 178.30
- Brisket 178.86
147.39
178.86
Entries
63
4 judged meats
Top score
701.6916
Winning margin
15.4172
GC over RC
Field average
668.80
615.14701.69
median 670.22 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.7144 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
681.6344
615.14701.69
10th place overall
Field spread
86.5488
winner to last place
Prize money
$6,000
on the line
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 26%
beats 74% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
86%
59 of 69 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.47 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,640
avg power rating going in · stronger than 93% of contests
Storylines (8 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
A statement win
15.4172
points clear of the field
Wider than 96% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The champion won by 15.4172 points — a wider margin than 96% of championships in the data.
A stacked field
1640
average power rating going in
Stronger than 93% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1640 power rating going in — stronger than 93% of every contest tracked.
- top seed BOOMERANG BBQ (1983)
- 63 rated teams
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 16 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 2–3: A-1 TAX SERVICE INC and TRIPLE H BBQ tied on 177.1544 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: CONVICTED PIGS BBQ and SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS tied on 175.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. and SI2 BBQ tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
ONE2BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 14th.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 14th
A contest record in chicken
178.8572
best chicken ever cooked here
HOT COLE'S BBQ turned in 178.8572 in chicken — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 177.7028
- across 1 past editions
One of the big ones
63
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 93% of the 5,482 contests in the data
63 teams — bigger than 93% of the 5,482 contests in the data.
They keep coming back
86%
of last edition’s field returned
59 of 69 teams from 2020-06-19 came back
59 of the 69 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2020 | Franklin, IN | Franklin, IN | 69 | 693.6796 | Rooters-n-Tooters | HOT COLE'S BBQ |
| Jun 20, 2020 ← this one | Franklin, IN | Franklin, IN | 63 | 701.6916 | One2BBQ | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 175.4400 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 173.7028 | 170.8344 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 176 | 172.5600 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 174.2856 | 174.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
63 entries · top 701.6916 · median 670.2172
Chicken
63 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1888
Pork Ribs
63 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.6800
Pork
63 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.5256
Brisket
63 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3828