9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2)
2021-08-27 – 2021-08-28 · Washington Island, WI · 📍 Washington Island · State championship
Reps: DEBRA GAGE, WILLIAM GAGE · Prize money: $8,000.00
Grand Champion: Can Country Outlaw BBQ (691.9544) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 THE BBQ BUS
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Can Country Outlaw BBQ took the Grand Championship home to MO.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork places 1–2: SHIGGIN & GRINNIN and MACHETE BOYS BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER and HIGH ON THE HAWG tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: HIGH ON THE HAWG and HOME FARM BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Red Rock Cafe (won 2021).
🃏 An upset on the books
Can Country Outlaw BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, THE BBQ BUS, 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-26 | Washington Island, WI | Washington Island, WI 54246 | 25 | 690.8572 | Red Rock Cafe | LET'S GET TANCK'D BBQ |
| 2021-08-27 ← this one | Washington Island, WI | Washington Island | 25 | 691.9544 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | THE BBQ BUS |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 173.7028 | 170.8456 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 173.1200 | 169.6800 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 174.2628 | 170.2744 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 173.7028 | 169.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 691.9544 · median 671.3372
Chicken
25 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5256
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 178.8800 · median 166.2400
Pork
25 entries · top 175.4172 · median 166.2400
Brisket
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.7028