3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
2021-03-19 – 2021-03-20 · Olathe, KS · State championship
Reps: FORREST BRUCE, LARRY HADLEY, PEG ROGERS
Grand Champion: The Boys in Que (702.2628) · 70 teams
Entries
70
4 categories
Top score
702.2628
Winning margin
5.1888
GC over RC
Field average
664.31
median 669.38
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
691.3828
what a walk cost here
Field spread
121.3600
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 26%
beats 74% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1545
avg power rating going in · stronger than 51% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
The Boys in Que took the Grand Championship home to MO.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
The Boys in Que came in rated below the field's top team, MAN MEAT BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
70 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.5428 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
70 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.9828
Master Series — Overall
70 entries · top 702.2628 · median 669.3830
Master Series — Pork
70 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
70 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.2744 · 🔥 perfect 180