Harvest On the Fire At the Winery
2020-07-10 – 2020-07-11 · Marshall, IL · State championship
Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, CHARLIE BRINZA, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $8,350.00
Grand Champion: Big Boots BBQ (694.2056) · 53 teams
Entries
53
4 categories
Top score
694.2056
Winning margin
5.1428
GC over RC
Field average
663.45
median 671.89
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
683.3256
what a walk cost here
Field spread
111.6344
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,350.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 52%
beats 48% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1555
avg power rating going in · stronger than 61% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Big Boots BBQ took the Grand Championship home to MO.
🃏 An upset on the books
Big Boots BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, iBQ'n, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-10 ← this one | Marshall, IL | 53 | 694.2056 | Big Boots BBQ |
| 2021-07-09 | Marshall, IL | 38 | 693.6800 | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
53 entries · top 177.1428 · median 168.5256
Master Series — Chicken
53 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.9772
Master Series — Overall
53 entries · top 694.2056 · median 671.8856
Master Series — Pork
53 entries · top 176.0000 · median 167.3828
Master Series — Pork Ribs
53 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.2976