GOBS Que (DAY 1)
2021-08-13 – 2021-08-14 · Arlington, NE · State championship
Reps: DENA MILHOUS, RON MILHOUS · Prize money: $3,200.00
Grand Champion: Porky Butts BBQ (699.9660) · 26 teams
Entries
26
7 categories
Top score
309.7716
Winning margin
13.7604
GC over RC
Field average
281.61
median 275.11
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Brisket
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Field spread
48.6060
winner to last place
Prize money
$3,200.00
on the line
Double threats
11
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 98%
beats 2% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1557
avg power rating going in · stronger than 63% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
PORKY BUTTS BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
PORKY BUTTS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SLAPS BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-09 | Arlington, NE | 29 | 696.0000 | Spitfire |
| 2021-08-13 ← this one | Arlington, NE | 26 | 699.9660 | Porky Butts BBQ |
| 2021-08-14 | Arlington, NE | 25 | 698.8228 | IOWA'S Smokey D's BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
6 entries · top 156.0344 · median 140.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZIP Q | |
| 2 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 3 | MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | Good Grefe! | |
| 5 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 6 | SMOKIN FINE MAKIN SWINE |
Backyard Series — Overall
6 entries · top 309.7716 · median 275.1144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZIP Q | |
| 2 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 3 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 4 | MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | Good Grefe! | |
| 6 | SMOKIN FINE MAKIN SWINE |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
6 entries · top 153.7372 · median 138.5714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZIP Q | |
| 2 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 3 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 4 | SMOKIN FINE MAKIN SWINE | |
| 5 | Good Grefe! | |
| 6 | MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM |
Master Series — Brisket
26 entries · top 173.1200 · median 167.6856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 3 | 2FishQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 5 | SPITFIRE | |
| 6 | HOG HAMMER BBQ | |
| 7 | Ambition Que | |
| 8 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 10 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 11 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 12 | SMOKIN K | |
| 13 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 14 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 15 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 16 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 17 | BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER | |
| 18 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 19 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 20 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 21 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 22 | GRILLIN' GRINDES | |
| 23 | S.O.L. BBQ | |
| 24 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKE ON ARRIVAL | |
| 26 | ELWOOD BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.2572 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 4 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 5 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 6 | SPITFIRE | |
| 7 | HOG HAMMER BBQ | |
| 8 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN K | |
| 10 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 11 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 13 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 14 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 15 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 16 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 17 | GRILLIN' GRINDES | |
| 18 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 19 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 20 | Ambition Que | |
| 21 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 22 | BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER | |
| 23 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 24 | S.O.L. BBQ | |
| 25 | 2FishQ | |
| 26 | SMOKE ON ARRIVAL |
Master Series — Overall
26 entries · top 699.9660 · median 671.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 2 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 3 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 4 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 5 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 6 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 7 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 8 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 9 | HOG HAMMER BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 11 | Ambition Que | |
| 12 | SMOKIN K | |
| 13 | SPITFIRE | |
| 14 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 15 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 16 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 17 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 18 | S.O.L. BBQ | |
| 19 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 20 | 2FishQ | |
| 21 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 22 | BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER | |
| 23 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 24 | GRILLIN' GRINDES | |
| 25 | SMOKE ON ARRIVAL | |
| 26 | HELPING U BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5314 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 2 | Ambition Que | |
| 3 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 4 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN K | |
| 7 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 9 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 10 | S.O.L. BBQ | |
| 11 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 13 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 14 | HOG HAMMER BBQ | |
| 15 | SPITFIRE | |
| 16 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 17 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 18 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 19 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 20 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 21 | 2FishQ | |
| 22 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 23 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 24 | BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER | |
| 25 | SMOKE ON ARRIVAL | |
| 26 | GRILLIN' GRINDES |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 176.5716 · median 165.6916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 2 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 3 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 4 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 5 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 6 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 7 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 8 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 9 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 10 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 11 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 12 | HOG HAMMER BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | S.O.L. BBQ | |
| 15 | 2FishQ | |
| 16 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 17 | BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER | |
| 18 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 19 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 20 | SPITFIRE | |
| 21 | SMOKIN K | |
| 22 | Ambition Que | |
| 23 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 24 | GRILLIN' GRINDES | |
| 25 | SMOKE ON ARRIVAL |
Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey smoke
23 entries · top 180.0000 · median 163.3944 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 2 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 3 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 4 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 8 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 9 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 10 | 2FishQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN K | |
| 12 | S.O.L. BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN FINE MAKIN SWINE | |
| 14 | MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | SPITFIRE | |
| 16 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 17 | ZIP Q | |
| 18 | BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER | |
| 19 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 20 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 21 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 22 | SMOKE ON ARRIVAL | |
| 23 | Ambition Que |