A new contest record
709.7032
highest overall ever cooked here
709.7032 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 709.7028 Razorracks set in 2022.
- old record 709.7028
- set 2022 by Razorracks
Smokin on the Route 2024
Jul 26–27, 2024 · Miami, OK · 📍 111 N. Main St. · State championship
Reps: Karen Jane Williams, Ralph Williams · Prize money: $14,450
Bears Backyard Q won Grand Champion at the Smokin on the Route on July 26, 2024 in Miami, OK at 111 N. Main St., scoring 709.7032 in a field of 27 teams. BULL IN THE RING took Reserve Grand Champion with 706.8456. Category winners: Chicken — GUYS IN A TRUCK BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — TINY E BBQ (180.0000); Pork — Bears Backyard Q (180.0000); Brisket — JANKY LEG BBQ (180.0000). The Backyard Series standings were won by Breaking Slabs BBQ with 356.5600. This is the 3rd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Razorracks; the next was held in 2025.
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.
312.54
median 690.18
709.70 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Master Series — Chicken 180 🔥
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 180 🔥
- Master Series — Pork 180 🔥
- Master Series — Brisket 180 🔥
- Backyard Series — Chicken 179.44
- Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 180 🔥
138.24
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2022 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Entries
27
6 judged meats
Top score
709.7032
Winning margin
2.8576
GC over RC
Field average
667.11
312.54709.70
median 690.18 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
12 🔥
Tightest race
Pork
0 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
694.2628
312.54709.70
10th place overall
Field spread
397.1664
winner to last place
Prize money
$14,450
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 3%
beats 97% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
43%
16 of 37 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.45 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,600
avg power rating going in · stronger than 77% of contests
Storylines (8 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
13-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 87 times in 100
Bears Backyard Q came in rated below the field's top team, JANKY LEG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 13-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1610
- top seed 1939
A first Grand Championship
44
tracked contests to get there
This was Bears Backyard Q's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 44th tracked contest.
A day of perfect scores
12
perfect 180s
12 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- Breaking Slabs BBQ · Pork Ribs
- Smokin' Love BBQ · Pork Ribs
- JANKY LEG BBQ · Brisket
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 4 tracked editions
Razorracks has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
- 2022
- 2023
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 20 calls decided inside half a point
Master Series — Chicken places 2–3: BULL IN THE RING and SUPER SWINE tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ and Fine As* Swine BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: Fine As* Swine BBQ and JANKY LEG BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Master Series — Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Master Series — Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Master Series — Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Master Series — Pork 1–2 · tie
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
Bears Backyard Q took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 9th.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 5th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 9th
A contest record in pork ribs
180.0000
best pork ribs ever cooked here
TINY E BBQ turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 177.7144 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
- old best 177.7144
- across 2 past editions
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2022 | Miami, OK | 111 N. Main St. | 19 | 709.7028 | Razorracks | Smoke 'n Magic |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Miami, OK | 111 N. Main St. | 29 | 705.0856 | Razorracks | BUTCHER BBQ |
| Jul 26, 2024 ← this one | Miami, OK | 111 N. Main St. | 27 | 709.7032 | Bears Backyard Q | BULL IN THE RING |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Miami, OK | 815 D Street NE | 20 | 705.0856 | Take It Easy BBQ | Smoked & Furious |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180 | 177.7028 | 175.4056 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180 | 177.7144 | 175.4172 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180 | 180 | 176.5944 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180 | 176.5600 | 173.7144 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 179.4400 | 168.5372 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 180 | 169.7028 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
27 entries · top 709.7032 · median 690.1828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 2 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 3 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 4 | GUYS IN A TRUCK BBQ | |
| 5 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 6 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 7 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 8 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 9 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 10 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 11 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 12 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 13 | O' Town Que | |
| 14 | Ambition Que | |
| 15 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 16 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 17 | Hot Chihuahua | |
| 18 | Okie Folks Barbecue | |
| 19 | CEO BBQ | |
| 20 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 21 | LA PASADITA | |
| 22 | Money$hot BBQ | |
| 23 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 24 | Big Chief BBQ | |
| 25 | DASAWYERS | |
| 26 | Billy Sims BBQ | |
| 27 | Major Wood BBQ |
Chicken
26 entries · top 180 · median 171.7086 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GUYS IN A TRUCK BBQ | |
| 2 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 3 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 4 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 5 | CEO BBQ | |
| 6 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 7 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 8 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 9 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 10 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 11 | O' Town Que | |
| 12 | Ambition Que | |
| 13 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 14 | Okie Folks Barbecue | |
| 15 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 16 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 17 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 18 | Hot Chihuahua | |
| 19 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 20 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 21 | LA PASADITA | |
| 22 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 23 | Big Chief BBQ | |
| 24 | Money$hot BBQ | |
| 25 | DASAWYERS | |
| 26 | Billy Sims BBQ |
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 180 · median 172.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 2 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 3 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 4 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 5 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 6 | Ambition Que | |
| 7 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 8 | Hot Chihuahua | |
| 9 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 10 | GUYS IN A TRUCK BBQ | |
| 11 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 12 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 13 | O' Town Que | |
| 14 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 15 | CEO BBQ | |
| 16 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 17 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 18 | LA PASADITA | |
| 19 | DASAWYERS | |
| 20 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 21 | Money$hot BBQ | |
| 22 | Big Chief BBQ | |
| 23 | Okie Folks Barbecue | |
| 24 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 25 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 26 | Major Wood BBQ | |
| 27 | Billy Sims BBQ |
Pork
26 entries · top 180 · median 172.5658 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 2 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 3 | Okie Folks Barbecue | |
| 4 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 5 | LA PASADITA | |
| 6 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 7 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 8 | O' Town Que | |
| 9 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 10 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 11 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 12 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 13 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 14 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 15 | Hot Chihuahua | |
| 16 | GUYS IN A TRUCK BBQ | |
| 17 | Ambition Que | |
| 18 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 19 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 20 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 21 | Money$hot BBQ | |
| 22 | CEO BBQ | |
| 23 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 24 | Big Chief BBQ | |
| 25 | Billy Sims BBQ | |
| 26 | DASAWYERS |
Brisket
27 entries · top 180 · median 169.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 2 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 3 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 4 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 5 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 6 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 7 | GUYS IN A TRUCK BBQ | |
| 8 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 9 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 10 | Okie Folks Barbecue | |
| 11 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 12 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 13 | Hot Chihuahua | |
| 14 | CEO BBQ | |
| 15 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 16 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 17 | Money$hot BBQ | |
| 18 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 19 | Ambition Que | |
| 20 | O' Town Que | |
| 21 | Major Wood BBQ | |
| 22 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 23 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 24 | Billy Sims BBQ | |
| 25 | Big Chief BBQ | |
| 26 | LA PASADITA | |
| 27 | DASAWYERS |
Backyard Series
Overall
8 entries · top 356.5600 · median 340.8058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 2 | B TEAM BBQ | |
| 3 | FAST HAND BBQ Co. | |
| 4 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 5 | Smokin' Love BBQ | |
| 6 | The Smokin Goat | |
| 7 | Sassy Sow BBQ | |
| 8 | Bucking Knockout |
Chicken
8 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5430
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B TEAM BBQ | |
| 2 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 3 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 4 | The Smokin Goat | |
| 5 | FAST HAND BBQ Co. | |
| 6 | Bucking Knockout | |
| 7 | Sassy Sow BBQ | |
| 8 | Smokin' Love BBQ |
Pork Ribs
8 entries · top 180 · median 170.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokin' Love BBQ | |
| 3 | FAST HAND BBQ Co. | |
| 4 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 5 | B TEAM BBQ | |
| 6 | Sassy Sow BBQ | |
| 7 | The Smokin Goat | |
| 8 | Bucking Knockout |