The Art of BBQ

2022-07-01 – 2022-07-02 · Sterling, CO · State championship

Reps: BRIAN MOORE, MICHAEL WINTER · Prize money: $8,000.00

Grand Champion: Eggspert BBQ (698.8000) · 28 teams

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Eggspert BBQ

698.8000 · Master Series — Overall

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HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ

693.6916 · Master Series — Overall

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Bushmaster BBQ

691.9200 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

698.8000

Winning margin

5.1084

GC over RC

Field average

660.17

median 666.74

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Tightest race

Pork

3.4400 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

675.2684

what a walk cost here

Field spread

112.6284

winner to last place

Prize money

$8,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

Eggspert BBQ

avg finish 3.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 1.7488 pts — Bushmaster BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 39%

beats 61% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1517

avg power rating going in · stronger than 22% of contests

Top-rated in the field

Bushmaster BBQ

rated 1709 pre-contest

Storylines

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

Eggspert BBQ took the Grand Championship home to SD.

🃏 An upset on the books

Eggspert BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Bushmaster BBQ, 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)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

28 entries · top 177.1544 · median 168.2914

#	Team	Score
1	Bushmaster BBQ	177.1544
2	SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	175.4056
3	Eggspert BBQ	173.1200
4	WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ	173.1200
5	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	171.9772
6	Hooligans Barbecue	171.9772
7	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	171.9656
8	Happy Burnt Endings	171.4400
9	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	171.4172
10	Meat Machine BBQ	171.4056
11	Cluster Cluck Barbecue	169.6684
12	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	169.1200
13	Cool Beans BBQ	168.5600
14	Crush BBQ	168.5484
15	Bull-B-Que	168.0344
16	HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ	168.0000
17	RIBS N WHISKEY BBQ	163.9544
18	SCORE ONE SMOKIN'	163.9428
19	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	163.3712
20	Brinkerhoff BBQ	162.7884
21	Klinks Smokin Yotee BBQ	158.2744
22	Honey Do Bbq	157.7028
23	Needs More Cowbell BBQ	156.5028
24	At Ease	151.9428
25	Frank's BBQ Trading Post	148.0000
26	The Outback Cookin Company	146.8572
27	DJ's Smokin BBQ	144.5144
28	Smoke and Spice	138.2172

Master Series — Chicken

28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.6742 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Meat Machine BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ	180.0000 🔥
3	Bull-B-Que	175.4056
4	WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ	174.2972
5	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	174.2628
6	Bushmaster BBQ	174.2628
7	At Ease	172.5484
8	SCORE ONE SMOKIN'	171.9772
9	Eggspert BBQ	171.9772
10	Frank's BBQ Trading Post	171.9772
11	Cool Beans BBQ	171.4056
12	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	168.5372
13	Crush BBQ	168.5256
14	Needs More Cowbell BBQ	167.9656
15	RIBS N WHISKEY BBQ	167.3828
16	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	166.2284
17	Hooligans Barbecue	165.6800
18	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	163.4056
19	Klinks Smokin Yotee BBQ	163.4056
20	Happy Burnt Endings	163.3828
21	DJ's Smokin BBQ	162.2628
22	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	161.6572
23	SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	160.4912
24	Cluster Cluck Barbecue	158.2400
25	Smoke and Spice	154.8688
26	Brinkerhoff BBQ	151.9200
27	The Outback Cookin Company	149.0972
28	Honey Do Bbq	146.7772

Master Series — Overall

28 entries · top 698.8000 · median 666.7372

#	Team	Score
1	Eggspert BBQ	698.8000
2	HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ	693.6916
3	Bushmaster BBQ	691.9200
4	Meat Machine BBQ	689.6228
5	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	686.1712
6	SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	677.5540
7	Cool Beans BBQ	677.1084
8	Happy Burnt Endings	676.5372
9	WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ	675.3144
10	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	675.2684
11	Bull-B-Que	674.2856
12	RIBS N WHISKEY BBQ	669.5312
13	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	668.9828
14	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	666.7660
15	Crush BBQ	666.7084
16	Cluster Cluck Barbecue	666.1140
17	SCORE ONE SMOKIN'	666.0912
18	Frank's BBQ Trading Post	661.6344
19	DJ's Smokin BBQ	647.3600
20	Hooligans Barbecue	644.9832
21	Klinks Smokin Yotee BBQ	642.8116
22	Brinkerhoff BBQ	642.0684
23	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	638.6856
24	At Ease	635.3028
25	Honey Do Bbq	628.3888
26	Needs More Cowbell BBQ	620.3312
27	Smoke and Spice	616.5376
28	The Outback Cookin Company	586.1716

Master Series — Pork

28 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5314

#	Team	Score
1	Eggspert BBQ	177.7028
2	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	176.5600
3	HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ	175.4172
4	Bushmaster BBQ	174.2744
5	Happy Burnt Endings	174.2628
6	Crush BBQ	173.7028
7	Brinkerhoff BBQ	172.0000
8	SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	170.8228
9	RIBS N WHISKEY BBQ	170.8112
10	Cool Beans BBQ	170.3200
11	Meat Machine BBQ	169.6800
12	Frank's BBQ Trading Post	169.6800
13	Bull-B-Que	168.5828
14	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	168.5372
15	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	168.5256
16	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	167.3828
17	Cluster Cluck Barbecue	166.2400
18	SCORE ONE SMOKIN'	166.2284
19	DJ's Smokin BBQ	165.6800
20	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	162.8228
21	Smoke and Spice	162.2972
22	WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ	161.6572
23	Klinks Smokin Yotee BBQ	161.1200
24	Honey Do Bbq	160.5144
25	Hooligans Barbecue	155.9200
26	At Ease	146.8572
27	Needs More Cowbell BBQ	141.6572
28	The Outback Cookin Company	139.9772

Master Series — Pork Ribs

28 entries · top 176.0000 · median 165.1086

#	Team	Score
1	Eggspert BBQ	176.0000
2	DJ's Smokin BBQ	174.9028
3	Frank's BBQ Trading Post	171.9772
4	Cluster Cluck Barbecue	171.9656
5	SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	170.8344
6	HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ	170.2744
7	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	169.6800
8	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	169.6800
9	Meat Machine BBQ	168.5372
10	Happy Burnt Endings	167.4516
11	RIBS N WHISKEY BBQ	167.3828
12	Cool Beans BBQ	166.8228
13	WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ	166.2400
14	Bushmaster BBQ	166.2284
15	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	163.9888
16	At Ease	163.9544
17	SCORE ONE SMOKIN'	163.9428
18	Honey Do Bbq	163.3944
19	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	163.3828
20	Bull-B-Que	162.2628
21	Smoke and Spice	161.1544
22	Klinks Smokin Yotee BBQ	160.0116
23	Crush BBQ	155.9316
24	Brinkerhoff BBQ	155.3600
25	Needs More Cowbell BBQ	154.2056
26	Hooligans Barbecue	151.4060
27	The Outback Cookin Company	150.2400
28	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	143.3716