A first Grand Championship
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title in the data
This was El Cortez Competition BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data.
17th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest (COMPETITORS SERIES)
Oct 8–9, 2021 · Riverside, CA · 📍 8351 Magnolia Ave
Reps: Kathleen McIntosh, Kelly McIntosh
El Cortez Competition BBQ won Grand Champion at the 17th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest (COMPETITORS SERIES) on October 8, 2021 in Riverside, CA at 8351 Magnolia Ave, scoring 678.7772 in a field of 19 teams. Howzit BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 667.3372. Category winners: Chicken — DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ (172.0000); Pork Ribs — COOL GRILLING (176.5716); Pork — El Cortez Competition BBQ (175.4172).
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.
494.13
median 641.63
678.78 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 172
- Pork Ribs 176.57
- Pork 175.42
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176.57
Entries
19
3 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
678.7772
Winning margin
11.4400
GC over RC
Field average
626.51
494.13678.78
median 641.63 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
5.1656 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
641.6344
494.13678.78
10th place overall
Field spread
184.6520
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
Storylines (4 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.
A rookie on the podium
1st
at their first tracked contest
El Cortez Competition BBQ finished 1st overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 3 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: ANT'S Backyard BBQ and Dee'z Boy'z BBQ tied on 167.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: Dee'z Boy'z BBQ and ANT'S Backyard BBQ tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: Whiskey Tango 'Que edged Blackjack BBQ by 0.4684.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.4684
How the title was won
3 of 3
meats called to the stage
El Cortez Competition BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 3 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 3rd.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 1st
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
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 172 | 166.8344 | 159.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 169.1200 | 158.2516 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 169.1200 | 161.1428 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Competitor Series
Overall
19 entries · top 678.7772 · median 641.6344 · out of 720, not the usual 720
Chicken
19 entries · top 172 · median 159.9656
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 176.5716 · median 158.2516
Pork
18 entries · top 175.4172 · median 162.2914
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Competitor Series — Tri-Tip
19 entries · top 170.3200 · median 160.5256