A new contest record
691.9544
highest overall ever cooked here
691.9544 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 690.8572 Red Rock Cafe set in 2021.
- old record 690.8572
- set 2021 by Red Rock Cafe
9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) 2021
Aug 27–28, 2021 · Washington Island, WI · State championship
Reps: Debra Gage, William Gage · Prize money: $8,000
Can Country Outlaw BBQ won Grand Champion at the 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) on August 27, 2021 in Washington Island, WI, scoring 691.9544 in a field of 25 teams. THE BBQ BUS took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.6572. Category winners: Chicken — Uncle Kenny's Take-Away (177.7144); Pork Ribs — HOGLINE (178.8800); Pork — SHIGGIN & GRINNIN (175.4172); Brisket — Can Country Outlaw BBQ (178.8572). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by Red Rock Cafe.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
595.81
median 671.34
691.95 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.71
- Pork Ribs 178.88
- Pork 175.42
- Brisket 178.86
143.98
178.88
Entries
25
4 judged meats
Top score
691.9544
Winning margin
2.2972
GC over RC
Field average
665.59
595.81691.95
median 671.34 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
1.1544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
677.0284
595.81691.95
10th place overall
Field spread
96.1484
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,000
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 65%
beats 35% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
96%
24 of 25 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.64 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,626
avg power rating going in · stronger than 90% of contests
Storylines (9 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.
An upset on the books
13-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 87 times in 100
Can Country Outlaw BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Hogline, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 13-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1569
- top seed 1892
A first Grand Championship
14
tracked contests to get there
This was Can Country Outlaw BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 14th tracked contest.
A stacked field
1626
average power rating going in
Stronger than 90% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1626 power rating going in — stronger than 90% of every contest tracked.
- top seed Hogline (1892)
- 25 rated teams
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 8 calls decided inside half a point
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.
- Pork 1–2 · tie
- Pork 3–4 · tie
- Pork 4–5 · tie
- Pork 7–8 · tie
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
Can Country Outlaw BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 15th.
- Chicken 5th
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 15th
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in pork ribs
178.8800
best pork ribs ever cooked here
HOGLINE turned in 178.8800 in pork ribs — past the 172.5716 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 172.5716
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Red Rock Cafe (won 2021).
- Red Rock Cafe · 2021
They keep coming back
96%
of last edition’s field returned
24 of 25 teams from 2021-08-26 came back
24 of the 25 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2021 | Washington Island, WI | Washington Island, WI 54246 | 25 | 690.8572 | Red Rock Cafe | LET'S GET TANCK'D BBQ |
| Aug 27, 2021 ← 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