A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 4 tracked editions
BUTCHER BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
- 2013
- 2015
City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival 2013
Aug 31 – Sep 1, 2013 · Bedford, TX
BUTCHER BBQ won Grand Champion at the City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival on August 31, 2013 in Bedford, TX, scoring 682.2972 in a field of 89 teams. SMOKE ON WHEELS took Reserve Grand Champion with 677.6568. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKE ON WHEELS (176.5600); Pork Ribs — She Thinks My Slabs R Sexy (180.0000); Pork — TWIN PIGS BARBECUE (176.0228); Brisket — BUTCHER BBQ (176.0344). This is the 1st of 4 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2014.
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.
137.12
median 632.61
682.30 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176.56
- Pork Ribs 180 🔥
- Pork 176.02
- Brisket 176.03
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180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2016 — this edition picked out.
Entries
89
4 judged meats · 5 ancillary
Top score
682.2972
Winning margin
4.6404
GC over RC
Field average
615.43
137.12682.30
median 632.61 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
4.0344 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
655.3144
137.12682.30
10th place overall
Field spread
545.1772
winner to last place
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 86%
beats 14% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.32 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,508
avg power rating going in · stronger than 6% 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 5–6: PITMAKER - BBQ ADDICTION and TEXAS PEPPER JELLY tied on 171.9884 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: Barbed Wire BBQ and RITTER'S BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: FOUR CROWS BBQ edged That's The Way BBQ Go! by 0.0116.
- Pork 5–6 · tie
- Brisket 4–5 · tie
- Pork 9–10 · 0.0116
- Chicken 8–9 · 0.0228
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
BUTCHER BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 50th.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 50th
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 1st
One of the big ones
89
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 98% of the 5,469 contests in the data
89 teams — bigger than 98% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
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.
- She Thinks My Slabs R Sexy · Pork Ribs
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 31, 2013 ← this one | Bedford, TX | Bedford, TX | 89 | 682.2972 | BUTCHER BBQ | SMOKE ON WHEELS |
| Aug 30, 2014 | Bedford, TX | Bedford, TX 76021 | 76 | 681.1084 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE |
| Sep 4, 2015 | Bedford, TX | Bedford, TX 76021 | 70 | 682.8228 | BUTCHER BBQ | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE |
| Sep 3, 2016 | Bedford, TX | 1951 Dondodson | 58 | 692.5484 | Fergolicious BBQ | UNCLE BC'S |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 172.0228 | 168.5828 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 172.5716 | 166.8800 |
| Pork | 176.0228 | 171.9884 | 170.2856 |
| Brisket | 176.0344 | 170.2628 | 167.9540 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
89 entries · top 682.2972 · median 632.6056
Chicken
88 entries · top 176.5600 · median 158.5542
Pork Ribs
88 entries · top 180 · median 158.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
88 entries · top 176.0228 · median 157.9942
Brisket
88 entries · top 176.0344 · median 157.1030
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.
Master Series — Beans
39 entries · top 174.8800 · median 152.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 C COOKERS | |
| 2 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 3 | The Marinators | |
| 4 | Lost Gonzo BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN PENDEJOS | |
| 6 | PIT COMMANDER | |
| 7 | THIN, BEAUTIFUL, BLUE SMOKE | |
| 8 | JUNIORS UP IN SMOKE | |
| 9 | MCCORD'S KICKEN QUE | |
| 10 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW | |
| 11 | KOSMO'S Q | |
| 12 | REDNECK COOKER | |
| 13 | BUTT FIRST BBQ | |
| 14 | Cow Tippers BBQ | |
| 15 | Big Johns Texas BBQ | |
| 16 | Texas Up In Smoke | |
| 17 | SMOKE'N ICE | |
| 18 | BabyBlueQ | |
| 19 | FOUR CROWS BBQ | |
| 20 | Suck The Bone | |
| 21 | ROCK BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 22 | Rusted Truck Ranch Too | |
| 23 | Kick'n Back Kookers | |
| 24 | C-N-B BBQ | |
| 25 | HEAVENLY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 26 | ESS Pit Crew BBQ | |
| 27 | Rooster's Rebel BBQ | |
| 28 | Outlaw Ray's Barbque | |
| 29 | FORT WORTH SWEET RACKS BBQ TEAM | |
| 30 | RITTER'S BBQ | |
| 31 | BARBQUE XTREME | |
| 32 | Smokin' Wildcatters BBQ Team | |
| 33 | NATTY QUE | |
| 34 | Colins Creek Barbecue | |
| 35 | BLAZEN BBQ | |
| 36 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 37 | 3G BBQ | |
| 38 | Smokin Fiorenza's | |
| 39 | ELLIS COUNTY BBQ |
Master Series — Dessert
21 entries · top 180 · median 173.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rusted Truck Ranch Too | |
| 2 | Smokin Fiorenza's | |
| 3 | Smokin Hot J's | |
| 4 | CIRCLE R COOKERS | |
| 5 | Smokin Florenza's -2 | |
| 6 | FOUR CROWS BBQ | |
| 7 | She Thinks My Slabs R Sexy | |
| 8 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW | |
| 9 | Smoke Commander | |
| 10 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 11 | BARBQUE XTREME | |
| 12 | 3G BBQ | |
| 13 | Outlaw Ray's Barbque | |
| 14 | BabyBlueQ | |
| 15 | Smokin' Hot J's -2 | |
| 16 | Tim's Tailgate BBQ Team | |
| 17 | Lost Gonzo BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKE'N ICE | |
| 19 | MCCORD'S KICKEN QUE | |
| 20 | 3 C COOKERS | |
| 21 | HEAVENLY SMOKE BBQ |
Master Series — Rancher Reserve
28 entries · top 173.1544 · median 155.1372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BARBQUE XTREME | |
| 2 | Kick'n Back Kookers | |
| 3 | Die Freundlicke Schwine | |
| 4 | Barbed Wire BBQ | |
| 5 | DIVA Q | |
| 6 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 7 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW | |
| 8 | 3 C COOKERS | |
| 9 | Smoke Commander | |
| 10 | SMOKE ON WHEELS | |
| 11 | BabyBlueQ | |
| 12 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 13 | 3 WOODYS BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN PENDEJOS | |
| 15 | BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ | |
| 16 | Outta the Box BBQ | |
| 17 | DRY HOLERS BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKE'N ICE | |
| 19 | Colins Creek Barbecue | |
| 20 | ROCK BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin Fiorenza's | |
| 22 | Krewe of Q & Brew | |
| 23 | Cow Tippers BBQ | |
| 24 | ESS Pit Crew BBQ | |
| 25 | TX VOODOO BBQ | |
| 26 | Big Johns Texas BBQ | |
| 27 | Outlaw Ray's Barbque | |
| 28 | CIRCLE R COOKERS |
Master Series — Sauce
35 entries · top 180 · median 161.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Wright Bacon
35 entries · top 180 · median 163.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180