GOBS Que (DAY 2)
2021-08-14 – 2021-08-15 · Arlington, NE · 📍 23656 Hwy 30 · State championship
Reps: DENA MILHOUS, RON MILHOUS · Prize money: $3,200.00
Grand Champion: IOWA'S Smokey D's BBQ (698.8228) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SLAPS BBQ
Entries
25
4 judged meats
Top score
698.8228
Winning margin
2.2856
GC over RC
Field average
667.21
median 674.71
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
675.8740
10th place overall
Field spread
122.0108
winner to last place
Prize money
$3,200.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 54%
beats 46% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
64%
of the 25 teams with a home region came from outside NE
Came back for more
66%
21 of 32 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.54 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1565
avg power rating going in · stronger than 70% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ took the Grand Championship home to IA.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 8–9: TEAM CRAWFORD and BOURBIN & BONES tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: BOURBIN & BONES and BOHICA tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: Who Dat BBQ and Ambition Que tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Spitfire (won 2019), Porky Butts BBQ (won 2021).
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-09 | Arlington, NE | 23656 HWY 30 | 29 | 696.0000 | Spitfire | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ |
| 2021-08-13 | Arlington, NE | 23656 Hwy 30 | 26 | 699.9660 | Porky Butts BBQ | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2021-08-14 ← this one | Arlington, NE | 23656 Hwy 30 | 25 | 698.8228 | IOWA'S Smokey D's BBQ | SLAPS BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8800 | 175.4056 | 172.0000 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0000 | 171.9772 | 169.1200 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 174.8456 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 176.0000 | 171.9884 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 698.8228 · median 674.7084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | HOG HAMMER BBQ | |
| 4 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 5 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 6 | SPITFIRE | |
| 7 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 8 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 9 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 10 | Ambition Que | |
| 11 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 12 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | PROUD PAPA BBQ | |
| 15 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 16 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 17 | BOURBIN & BONES | |
| 18 | SMOKIN K | |
| 19 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 20 | 2FishQ | |
| 21 | BOHICA | |
| 22 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 23 | NEPPERPEPPER | |
| 24 | SMOKE ON ARRIVAL | |
| 25 | ZIP Q |
Chicken
25 entries · top 178.8800 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 5 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 6 | HOG HAMMER BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 8 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 9 | BOURBIN & BONES | |
| 10 | BOHICA | |
| 11 | SMOKIN K | |
| 12 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 13 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 14 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 15 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 16 | SPITFIRE | |
| 17 | PROUD PAPA BBQ | |
| 18 | Ambition Que | |
| 19 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 20 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 21 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 22 | 2FishQ | |
| 23 | SMOKE ON ARRIVAL | |
| 24 | NEPPERPEPPER | |
| 25 | ZIP Q |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 176.0000 · median 166.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2FishQ | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 4 | HOG HAMMER BBQ | |
| 5 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 6 | SPITFIRE | |
| 7 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKE ON ARRIVAL | |
| 9 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 10 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 12 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 13 | NEPPERPEPPER | |
| 14 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 15 | BOURBIN & BONES | |
| 16 | BOHICA | |
| 17 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 18 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 19 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 20 | ZIP Q | |
| 21 | Ambition Que | |
| 22 | SMOKIN K | |
| 23 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 24 | PROUD PAPA BBQ | |
| 25 | Dirt Crüe BBQ |
Pork
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 2 | Ambition Que | |
| 3 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 4 | PROUD PAPA BBQ | |
| 5 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 6 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 7 | HOG HAMMER BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN K | |
| 9 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 10 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 11 | BOURBIN & BONES | |
| 12 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 14 | SPITFIRE | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 16 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 17 | BOHICA | |
| 18 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 19 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 20 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 21 | 2FishQ | |
| 22 | NEPPERPEPPER | |
| 23 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 24 | ZIP Q | |
| 25 | SMOKE ON ARRIVAL |
Brisket
25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 2 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 3 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 4 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | SPITFIRE | |
| 6 | HOG HAMMER BBQ | |
| 7 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 8 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 9 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 10 | Ambition Que | |
| 11 | PROUD PAPA BBQ | |
| 12 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 14 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 15 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 16 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 17 | 2FishQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN K | |
| 20 | BOURBIN & BONES | |
| 21 | BOHICA | |
| 22 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKE ON ARRIVAL | |
| 24 | ZIP Q | |
| 25 | NEPPERPEPPER |