A stacked field
1653
average power rating going in
Stronger than 96% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1653 power rating going in — stronger than 96% of every contest tracked.
- top seed GETTIN' BASTED (1993)
- 28 rated teams
11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) 2023
Aug 25–26, 2023 · Washington Island, WI · State championship
Reps: Debra Gage, William Gage · Prize money: $8,000
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN won Grand Champion at the 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) on August 25, 2023 in Washington Island, WI, scoring 699.9544 in a field of 28 teams. GETTIN' BASTED took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.6460. Category winners: Chicken — GETTIN' BASTED (180.0000); Pork Ribs — SHIGGIN & GRINNIN (177.1544); Pork — JANKY LEG BBQ (178.8572); Brisket — NECTAR OF THE HOGS (177.7144). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Gettin' Basted; the next was held in 2023.
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.
583.84
median 680.45
699.95 🏆
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 177.15
- Pork 178.86
- Brisket 177.71
135.89
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2023 to 2023 — this edition picked out.
Entries
28
4 judged meats
Top score
699.9544
Winning margin
6.3084
GC over RC
Field average
673.71
583.84699.95
median 680.45 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Brisket
2.3088 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
687.3372
583.84699.95
10th place overall
Field spread
116.1144
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,000
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 33%
beats 67% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
96%
26 of 27 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.77 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,653
avg power rating going in · stronger than 96% of contests
Storylines (7 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 17 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: HOT DADDY'S BBQ and HIGH ON THE HAWG tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ and SHIGGIN & GRINNIN tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Can Country Outlaw BBQ and THE BBQ BUS tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 9th.
- Chicken 6th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 9th
- Brisket 6th
A contest record in chicken
180.0000
best chicken ever cooked here
GETTIN' BASTED turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 178.8572
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Gettin' Basted (won 2023).
- Gettin' Basted · 2023
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- GETTIN' BASTED · Chicken
They keep coming back
96%
of last edition’s field returned
26 of 27 teams from 2023-08-24 came back
26 of the 27 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 24, 2023 | Washington Island, WI | Washington Island, WI 54246 | 27 | 700.5256 | Gettin' Basted | Hogline BBQ |
| Aug 25, 2023 ← this one | Washington Island, WI | Washington Island, WI 54246 | 28 | 699.9544 | Shiggin & Grinnin | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Washington Island, WI | Washington Island, WI 54246 | 19 | 177.7144 | Getting' Basted | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 175.4172 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 174.2744 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 175.4056 | 172.5600 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 699.9544 · median 680.4456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 4 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 5 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 6 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 7 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 8 | QUE U | |
| 9 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 10 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 11 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 12 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 13 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 14 | QUE'S YER DADDY | |
| 15 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 16 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 17 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 18 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 19 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 20 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | |
| 21 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 22 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 23 | Extra Mile BBQ | |
| 24 | BS BBQ | |
| 25 | Smokey Boys | |
| 26 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 27 | 92 - BBQ | |
| 28 | Pig In or Pig Out |
Chicken
28 entries · top 180 · median 171.3942 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 3 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 4 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 5 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 6 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 7 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 8 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 9 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 10 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 11 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 12 | QUE U | |
| 13 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 14 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 15 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 16 | Extra Mile BBQ | |
| 17 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 18 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 19 | QUE'S YER DADDY | |
| 20 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 21 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | |
| 22 | Smokey Boys | |
| 23 | BS BBQ | |
| 24 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 25 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 26 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 27 | Pig In or Pig Out | |
| 28 | 92 - BBQ |
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 177.1544 · median 170.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 2 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 4 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 6 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 7 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 8 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | QUE U | |
| 10 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 11 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 12 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 13 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 14 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 15 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 16 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 17 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 18 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | |
| 19 | 92 - BBQ | |
| 20 | QUE'S YER DADDY | |
| 21 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 22 | BS BBQ | |
| 23 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 24 | Smokey Boys | |
| 25 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 26 | Extra Mile BBQ | |
| 27 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 28 | Pig In or Pig Out |
Pork
28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 2 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 3 | QUE'S YER DADDY | |
| 4 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 5 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | |
| 6 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 7 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 8 | QUE U | |
| 9 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 10 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 11 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 12 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 13 | Extra Mile BBQ | |
| 14 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 15 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 16 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 17 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 18 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 19 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 20 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 21 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 22 | 92 - BBQ | |
| 23 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 24 | BS BBQ | |
| 25 | Smokey Boys | |
| 26 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 27 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 28 | Pig In or Pig Out |
Brisket
28 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 2 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 3 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 4 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 5 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 6 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 7 | QUE U | |
| 8 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 9 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 10 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 11 | QUE'S YER DADDY | |
| 12 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 13 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 14 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 15 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 16 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 17 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 18 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | |
| 19 | Extra Mile BBQ | |
| 20 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 21 | BS BBQ | |
| 22 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 23 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 24 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 25 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 26 | Smokey Boys | |
| 27 | 92 - BBQ | |
| 28 | Pig In or Pig Out |