A new contest record
708.5600
highest overall ever cooked here
708.5600 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 708.0000 SMOKEAHOLICS set in 2016.
- old record 708.0000
- set 2016 by SMOKEAHOLICS
Harper County Bullseye BBQ 2021
Oct 15–16, 2021 · Harper, KS · 📍 808 NW 4 Ave · State championship
Reps: Larry Voth, Lynda Voth
PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Harper County Bullseye BBQ on October 15, 2021 in Harper, KS at 808 NW 4 Ave, scoring 708.5600 in a field of 16 teams. BUTCHER BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.7032. Category winners: Chicken — PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK (180.0000); Pork — BUTCHER BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ (177.7028). This is the 7th of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2019 edition was won by HIgh i Que.
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.
657.02
median 687.35
708.56 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 180 🔥
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 177.70
153.12
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2014 to 2021 — this edition picked out.
Entries
16
4 judged meats · 3 ancillary
Top score
708.5600
Winning margin
6.8568
GC over RC
Field average
684.61
657.02708.56
median 687.35 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Brisket
3.4056 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
676.4800
657.02708.56
10th place overall
Field spread
51.5428
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 5%
beats 95% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
28%
7 of 25 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.76 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,606
avg power rating going in · stronger than 81% of contests
Storylines (6 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
34-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 66 times in 100
Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, BUFFALO'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1746
- top seed 1860
A day of perfect scores
3
perfect 180s
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ · Chicken
- BUTCHER BBQ · Pork
- DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK · Pork Ribs
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 6 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: Salted Anchor and CHICKEN FRIED BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: BEER DART BBQ and BUTCHER BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: BOB'S BBQ and Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
- Pork 2–3 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 6th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 6th
- Brisket 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2014 | Harper, KS | Harper, KS 67058 | 30 | 681.7256 | SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS | ROUGHNECKS BBQ |
| Oct 16, 2015 | Harper, KS | Harper, KS 67058 | 34 | 703.9656 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Harper, KS | Harper Fair Barn | 38 | 708 | SMOKEAHOLICS | R BUTTS R SMOKIN |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Harper, KS | Harper County Fairgrounds | 47 | 701.0972 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | CLARK CREW BBQ |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Harper, KS | Harper County Fairgrounds | 33 | 702.8572 | BOOMERANG BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Harper, KS | Harper County Fairgrounds | 25 | 703.4172 | HIgh i Que | DIVINE SWINE |
| Oct 15, 2021 ← this one | Harper, KS | 808 NW 4 Ave | 16 | 708.5600 | Petie's Smokin' Pit | BUTCHER BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.2744 | 169.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 174.2972 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 180 | 175.4056 | 168.5372 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 174.2972 | 169.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
16 entries · top 708.5600 · median 687.3486
Chicken
16 entries · top 180 · median 171.9886 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 180 · median 171.4000 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
16 entries · top 180 · median 171.1142 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
16 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.1142
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.
Ancillary — Dessert
5 entries · top 180 · median 179.4400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 2 | BEER DART BBQ | |
| 3 | PLUM CRAZY BBQ OF HOISINGTON, KS | |
| 4 | Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team | |
| 5 | ALWAYS SAUCED |
Kids-Q — Kid'S Q 5-10
4 entries · top 178.8800 · median 173.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEAM SALTED ANCHOR | |
| 2 | TEAM TINY SCHMIDT | |
| 3 | Team CHASE | |
| 4 | Team Beer Dart BBQ |