Humble BBQ Cook Off
2021-01-29 – 2021-01-30 · Humble, TX
Reps: RALPH WILLIAMS, TERRI MCKINNON
Grand Champion: Chicken Fried BBQ (679.3140) · 113 teams
Entries
113
4 categories
Top score
679.3140
Winning margin
0.5144
GC over RC
Field average
593.25
median 607.90
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
1.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
668.5484
what a walk cost here
Field spread
514.7768
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 69%
beats 31% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1515
avg power rating going in · stronger than 20% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5144 points — closer than 94% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
CHICKEN FRIED BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🃏 An upset on the books
CHICKEN FRIED BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-31 | Humble, TX | 117 | 693.1544 | B-S BBQ Outlaw |
| 2021-01-29 ← this one | Humble, TX | 113 | 679.3140 | Chicken Fried BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
113 entries · top 180.0000 · median 152.5484 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
108 entries · top 175.4400 · median 154.5542
Master Series — Overall
113 entries · top 679.3140 · median 607.8976
Master Series — Pork
106 entries · top 180.0000 · median 154.5484 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
110 entries · top 177.7372 · median 155.6800