A rookie on the podium
2nd
at their first tracked contest
Mad Horse BBQ finished 2nd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off - One Meat Rib Contest
Jul 16, 2021 · Worthington, MN · 📍 Nobles County Fairgrounds
Reps: Dena Milhous, Ron Milhous
Full results from the KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off - One Meat Rib Contest 2021, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on July 16, 2021 in Worthington, MN at Nobles County Fairgrounds. Mad Horse BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — Ash Kickin' BBQ (176.5600).
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
162.26
median 169.42
176.56 🏆
Entries
10
1 judged meat
Top score
176.5600
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
170.06
162.26176.56
Pork Ribs · median 169.42 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
6.8456 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
162.2628
162.26176.56
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
14.2972
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 64%
beats 36% of 5786 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines (2 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 2 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 1–2: Ash Kickin' BBQ and Mad Horse BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS edged LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY by 0.0456.
- Pork Ribs 1–2 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0456
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 169.7144 | 162.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
10 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.4230
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 2 | Mad Horse BBQ | |
| 3 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 5 | SPITFIRE | |
| 6 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 7 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 8 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 9 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 10 | BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER |