A razor-thin finish
0.5372
points between champion and reserve
Closer than 93% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5372 points — closer than 93% of every championship in the data.
- Janky Leg
- MAN MEAT BBQ
Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge
Sep 2–3, 2023 · Omaha, NE · 📍 455 N. 10 Street · State championship
Reps: Phil Morrow Phb, Rosemary Morrow · Prize money: $8,200
JANKY LEG BBQ won Grand Champion at the Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge on September 2, 2023 in Omaha, NE at 455 N. 10 Street, scoring 690.7772 in a field of 34 teams. MAN MEAT BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.2400. Category winners: Chicken — JANKY LEG BBQ (176.0000); Pork Ribs — PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS (176.5600); Pork — MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ (176.5944); Brisket — MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ (178.2972). The Other standings were won by Smokin Reefer BBQ with 353.7144.
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.
645.61
median 675.90
690.78 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176
- Pork Ribs 176.56
- Pork 176.59
- Brisket 178.30
155.42
178.30
Entries
34
4 judged meats · 4 ancillary
Top score
690.7772
Winning margin
0.5372
GC over RC
Field average
674.05
645.61690.78
median 675.90 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
0.5944 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
681.0400
645.61690.78
10th place overall
Field spread
45.1656
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,200
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 69%
beats 31% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.25 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,632
avg power rating going in · stronger than 91% of contests
Storylines (5 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 stacked field
1632
average power rating going in
Stronger than 91% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1632 power rating going in — stronger than 91% of every contest tracked.
- top seed GETTIN' BASTED (2004)
- 34 rated teams
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 16 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 2–3: BrewsCue and PIGGIN' WHISKEY tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: PIGGIN' WHISKEY and Low Eye Que tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: MAN MEAT BBQ and SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Pork 4–5 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double.
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
JANKY LEG BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 19th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 19th
- Pork 4th
- Brisket 10th
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176 | 175.4056 | 171.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 173.1200 | 170.8344 |
| Pork | 176.5944 | 175.4172 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 175.4056 | 171.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
34 entries · top 690.7772 · median 675.9028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 2 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 8 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 9 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 10 | BrewsCue | |
| 11 | Off in The Pits | |
| 12 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 13 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 14 | Ambition Que | |
| 15 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 16 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 17 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 18 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 19 | SPITFIRE | |
| 20 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 21 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 22 | Lucious Loins | |
| 23 | Smokin Reefer BBQ | |
| 24 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 25 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 26 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 27 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 28 | Low Eye Que | |
| 29 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 30 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 31 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 32 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 33 | Broken BBQ | |
| 34 | SMITH BBQ CO. |
Chicken
34 entries · top 176 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 2 | BrewsCue | |
| 3 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 4 | Low Eye Que | |
| 5 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 6 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 7 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 9 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 10 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 11 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 12 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 13 | Ambition Que | |
| 14 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 15 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 16 | Smokin Reefer BBQ | |
| 17 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 18 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 20 | Lucious Loins | |
| 21 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 22 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 23 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 24 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 25 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 26 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 27 | SPITFIRE | |
| 28 | Broken BBQ | |
| 29 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 30 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 31 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 32 | Off in The Pits | |
| 33 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 34 | SMITH BBQ CO. |
Pork Ribs
34 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.4116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 2 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 5 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 6 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 7 | Off in The Pits | |
| 8 | Broken BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 10 | BrewsCue | |
| 11 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 12 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 13 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 14 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 15 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 16 | SPITFIRE | |
| 17 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 18 | Smokin Reefer BBQ | |
| 19 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 20 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 21 | SMITH BBQ CO. | |
| 22 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 23 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 24 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 25 | Ambition Que | |
| 26 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 27 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 28 | Lucious Loins | |
| 29 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 30 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 31 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 32 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 33 | Low Eye Que | |
| 34 | SAUCE BOSSES |
Pork
34 entries · top 176.5944 · median 169.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 2 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 3 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 4 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Lucious Loins | |
| 7 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 8 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 9 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 10 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 11 | Ambition Que | |
| 12 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 13 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 14 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 15 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 16 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 17 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 18 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 19 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 20 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 21 | BrewsCue | |
| 22 | Off in The Pits | |
| 23 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 24 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 25 | SMITH BBQ CO. | |
| 26 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 27 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 28 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 29 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 30 | SPITFIRE | |
| 31 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 32 | Broken BBQ | |
| 33 | Low Eye Que | |
| 34 | Smokin Reefer BBQ |
Brisket
34 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 2 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 3 | Off in The Pits | |
| 4 | Smokin Reefer BBQ | |
| 5 | SPITFIRE | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 8 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 9 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 10 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 12 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 13 | Ambition Que | |
| 14 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 15 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 16 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 17 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 18 | Low Eye Que | |
| 19 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 20 | BrewsCue | |
| 21 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 22 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 23 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 24 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 25 | Lucious Loins | |
| 26 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 27 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 28 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 29 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 30 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 31 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 32 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 33 | SMITH BBQ CO. | |
| 34 | Broken BBQ |
Other
Overall
12 entries · top 353.7144 · median 345.4172 · out of 360, not the usual 720
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin Reefer BBQ | |
| 2 | SMITH BBQ CO. | |
| 3 | Off in The Pits | |
| 4 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 5 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 6 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 8 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 9 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 10 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 11 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 12 | Broken BBQ |
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
11 entries · top 180 · median 174.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
Other — Preliminary Steak
12 entries · top 178.2972 · median 171.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin Reefer BBQ | |
| 2 | SMITH BBQ CO. | |
| 3 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 4 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Off in The Pits | |
| 7 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 8 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 9 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 10 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 11 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 12 | Broken BBQ |
Other — Second Round
10 entries · top 177.1428 · median 173.1314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokin Reefer BBQ | |
| 3 | Off in The Pits | |
| 4 | SMITH BBQ CO. | |
| 5 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 6 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 7 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 10 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS |
Ancillary — Side Dish
8 entries · top 180 · median 166.8570 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 4 | Broken BBQ | |
| 5 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 6 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 7 | Off in The Pits | |
| 8 | Lucious Loins |