Destination Outlets Labor Day BBQ Championship
2021-09-04 – 2021-09-05 · Jeffersonville, OH · State championship
Reps: SCOTT GRINSTEAD, STEVE GRINSTEAD
Grand Champion: ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ (702.8916) · 15 teams
Entries
15
4 categories
Top score
702.8916
Winning margin
1.7372
GC over RC
Field average
669.26
median 677.04
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
663.9660
what a walk cost here
Field spread
81.3828
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 23%
beats 77% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1545
avg power rating going in · stronger than 51% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🃏 An upset on the books
ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, One2BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
15 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.3712
Master Series — Chicken
15 entries · top 177.7028 · median 172.5716
Master Series — Overall
15 entries · top 702.8916 · median 677.0400
Master Series — Pork
15 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.1200
Master Series — Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 176.0344 · median 165.6684