9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1)
2021-08-26 – 2021-08-27 · Washington Island, WI · State championship
Reps: DEBRA GAGE, WILLIAM GAGE · Prize money: $8,000.00
Grand Champion: Red Rock Cafe (690.8572) · 25 teams
Entries
25
5 categories
Top score
690.8572
Winning margin
2.8684
GC over RC
Field average
658.61
median 661.62
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.3088 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
666.1140
what a walk cost here
Field spread
101.3144
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,000.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 59%
beats 41% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1560
avg power rating going in · stronger than 66% of contests
Storylines
🃏 An upset on the books
Red Rock Cafe came in rated below the field's top team, THE BBQ BUS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-26 ← this one | Washington Island, WI | 25 | 690.8572 | Red Rock Cafe |
| 2021-08-27 | Washington Island, WI | 25 | 691.9544 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Dessert
6 entries · top 177.7144 · median 173.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 3 | 270 Smokers | |
| 4 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 5 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 6 | Up N Smoke Bar-B-Que |
Master Series — Brisket
25 entries · top 178.2972 · median 164.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Rock Cafe | |
| 2 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 3 | LET'S GET TANCK'D BBQ | |
| 4 | HOGLINE | |
| 5 | Plastered Pork BBQ | |
| 6 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 7 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 8 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 9 | Sloshkosh BBQ | |
| 10 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 11 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 12 | Shank N Shig BBQ | |
| 13 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 14 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 15 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 16 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 17 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 18 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 19 | Crash Test Smokers | |
| 20 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 21 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 22 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 23 | DDs BBQ Company | |
| 24 | PIGINORPIGOUT COOKING TEAM | |
| 25 | Up N Smoke Bar-B-Que |
Master Series — Chicken
25 entries · top 176.5828 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 2 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 3 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 4 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 5 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 8 | Plastered Pork BBQ | |
| 9 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 10 | Red Rock Cafe | |
| 11 | HOGLINE | |
| 12 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 13 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 14 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 15 | LET'S GET TANCK'D BBQ | |
| 16 | Up N Smoke Bar-B-Que | |
| 17 | Shank N Shig BBQ | |
| 18 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 19 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 20 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 21 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 22 | Sloshkosh BBQ | |
| 23 | Crash Test Smokers | |
| 24 | DDs BBQ Company | |
| 25 | PIGINORPIGOUT COOKING TEAM |
Master Series — Overall
25 entries · top 690.8572 · median 661.6228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Rock Cafe | |
| 2 | LET'S GET TANCK'D BBQ | |
| 3 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 4 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 5 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 6 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 7 | HOGLINE | |
| 8 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 9 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 11 | Plastered Pork BBQ | |
| 12 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 13 | Sloshkosh BBQ | |
| 14 | Crash Test Smokers | |
| 15 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 16 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 17 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 18 | Shank N Shig BBQ | |
| 19 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 20 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 21 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 22 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 23 | Up N Smoke Bar-B-Que | |
| 24 | DDs BBQ Company | |
| 25 | PIGINORPIGOUT COOKING TEAM |
Master Series — Pork
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.9544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 2 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 3 | Red Rock Cafe | |
| 4 | LET'S GET TANCK'D BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 6 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 7 | Crash Test Smokers | |
| 8 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 9 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 10 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 12 | Sloshkosh BBQ | |
| 13 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 14 | Shank N Shig BBQ | |
| 15 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 16 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 17 | Up N Smoke Bar-B-Que | |
| 18 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 19 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 20 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 21 | Plastered Pork BBQ | |
| 22 | HOGLINE | |
| 23 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 24 | DDs BBQ Company | |
| 25 | PIGINORPIGOUT COOKING TEAM |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 172.5716 · median 163.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crash Test Smokers | |
| 2 | LET'S GET TANCK'D BBQ | |
| 3 | HOGLINE | |
| 4 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 5 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 6 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 8 | Red Rock Cafe | |
| 9 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 10 | Sloshkosh BBQ | |
| 11 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 12 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 13 | Plastered Pork BBQ | |
| 14 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 15 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 16 | Up N Smoke Bar-B-Que | |
| 17 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 18 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 19 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 20 | Shank N Shig BBQ | |
| 21 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 22 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 23 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 24 | DDs BBQ Company | |
| 25 | PIGINORPIGOUT COOKING TEAM |