Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off

2013-09-06 – 2013-09-07 · Blue Springs, MO · 📍 Blue Springs, MO

Grand Champion: TRUEBUD BBQ (698.2744) · 72 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 A BOY & HIS BBQ

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TRUEBUD BBQ

698.2744 · Master Series — Overall

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A BOY & HIS BBQ

694.8116 · Master Series — Overall

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PELLET ENVY

694.8112 · Master Series — Overall

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.

578.82 median 647.89 698.27 🏆

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

Chicken 178.86
Pork Ribs 176.03
Pork 177.70
Brisket 177.71

130.22 178.86

Entries

4 judged meats · 5 ancillary

Top score

698.2744

Winning margin

3.4628

GC over RC

Field average

647.15

578.82698.27

median 647.89 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork

2.2856 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

679.3144

578.82698.27

10th place overall

Field spread

119.4512

winner to last place

Most consistent

TRUEBUD BBQ

avg finish 5.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 1.1544 pts — A BOY & HIS BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 39%

beats 61% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.67 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1518

avg power rating going in · stronger than 13% of contests

Top-rated in the field

TRUEBUD BBQ

rated 1741 pre-contest

Storylines (3 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.

Won without a category win

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

TRUEBUD BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 3rd
Pork Ribs 10th
Pork 2nd
Brisket 7th

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point

Pork Ribs places 5–6: BURNT FINGER BBQ and Smoke Masters Mafia tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE and A BOY & HIS BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES and BURNT FINGER BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
Pork 4–5 · tie
Pork 6–7 · tie
Pork 9–10 · tie

One of the big ones

72 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 96% of the 5,410 contests in the data

72 teams made this a bigger field than 96% of every contest tracked.

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)

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	178.8572	176.5600	173.7028
Pork Ribs	176.0344	173.7028	170.8572
Pork	177.7028	175.4172	174.2628
Brisket	177.7144	173.7028	171.4056

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

72 entries · top 698.2744 · median 647.8912

#	Team	Score
1	TRUEBUD BBQ	698.2744
2	A BOY & HIS BBQ	694.8116
3	PELLET ENVY	694.8112
4	NICKLE BOYS BBQ	690.7884
5	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	687.9656
6	COUNTY LINE SMOKERS	686.2284
7	BURNT FINGER BBQ	684.4800
8	MUDHOLE BBQ	681.6684
9	SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES	681.0628
10	VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	679.3144
11	SMOKE ON THE WATER	678.8688
12	IHC BBQ	677.0972
13	DIRT ROAD BBQ	677.0972
14	THESLABS.COM	674.8228
15	50 SHADES OF QUE	673.6572
16	EXE-QUE-TIONERS	673.0628
17	PIG NEWTON	672.5716
18	SMOKIN R BUTTS	670.8916
19	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	670.7544
20	THE THREE Q'MIGOS	669.6688
21	MAN MEAT FIRE	669.6228
22	Social Smoker BBQ Squad	669.6116
23	HOOTCHIE COOTCHIE BBQ	665.0400
24	Man vs Q - (Formerly Team Getting Sauced)	662.2168
25	SMOOTH SMOKE	662.1368
26	SLAPS BBQ	661.6000
27	LETTUCE TURNIP THE HEAT	659.9540
28	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	657.0396
29	RUM, CHUM AND BBQ	655.9884
30	BIG LOG BBQ	654.8112
31	MOUNTAIN CREEK BBQ	653.1772
32	WALDO BBQ	650.8116
33	Pop a Cork and Smoke Some Pork	650.2856
34	Thousand Hills Cattle Company	650.2400
35	8-BIT BBQ	648.5372
36	Smoke Masters Mafia	648.4340
37	Hi-Tech Smokers	647.3484
38	SMOKE-N-SUDS	646.7432
39	SONS OF A BRISKET	645.0856
40	James Brothers BBQ	643.8400
41	Lights Out BBQ	642.8228
42	Hammered Hawgz	642.8000
43	Nance BBQ	642.7652
44	MEAT HEADS	640.5028
45	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	638.1712
46	Gremlin Grill	638.1712
47	BID WIZ PLAYER BBQ TEAM	637.5880
48	West MO Smokers/Centranz Inc.	637.5428
49	SPLITLOG SMOKERS	633.6228
50	Flaming Yawns	633.0624
51	SWINE FLEW	633.0516
52	Watt's Smokin!	630.2972
53	PIG PIT	628.3880
54	WOODBROTHERS BBQ	626.7200
55	BLOND BALD BARBEQUE	625.0628
56	Smokin Cousins	624.4228
57	No Smoking Way	623.2804
58	THREE LEGGED PIG BBQ	622.7772
59	JDSM Bare Bones	620.0116
60	LUCK-E-QUE 13	616.9144
61	UP IN SMOKE	614.2512
62	TASTE LIKE $#*! BBQ	613.2232
63	Sparky & Me BBQ	609.6004
64	BAD NEWS BEER 'N' QUE	606.7088
65	Smoked Up	606.6624
66	A Slew of Sows and a Smoker	606.1948
67	MEET MY MEAT	603.8628
68	KINGS OF QUE	601.6116
69	The Smokin Monkeys	601.5772
70	SMELL THE LOVE BBQ	597.6344
71	RED RIVER BBQ	595.9656
72	ALL PORKED UP	578.8232

Chicken

72 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.3942

#	Team	Score
1	BURNT FINGER BBQ	178.8572
2	DIRT ROAD BBQ	177.7372
3	TRUEBUD BBQ	177.7144
4	HOOTCHIE COOTCHIE BBQ	176.5828
5	PELLET ENVY	176.5600
6	PIG NEWTON	176.0000
7	SMOKIN R BUTTS	175.4516
8	NICKLE BOYS BBQ	174.2856
9	THE THREE Q'MIGOS	173.7144
10	50 SHADES OF QUE	173.7028
11	SMOKE ON THE WATER	172.6288
12	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	172.5600
13	8-BIT BBQ	171.4172
14	COUNTY LINE SMOKERS	171.4056
15	MUDHOLE BBQ	171.4056
16	SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES	170.8456
17	BIG LOG BBQ	170.8456
18	A BOY & HIS BBQ	170.8344
19	MAN MEAT FIRE	169.6800
20	SMOOTH SMOKE	167.9772
21	Nance BBQ	167.4284
22	UP IN SMOKE	166.9144
23	Smoke Masters Mafia	166.8228
24	RUM, CHUM AND BBQ	166.8228
25	IHC BBQ	166.8228
26	VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	166.2400
27	SLAPS BBQ	165.6800
28	Pop a Cork and Smoke Some Pork	165.1428
29	MOUNTAIN CREEK BBQ	164.6056
30	SMOKE-N-SUDS	164.5716
31	Hi-Tech Smokers	164.5600
32	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	164.5372
33	BID WIZ PLAYER BBQ TEAM	164.5140
34	Hammered Hawgz	164.0344
35	Thousand Hills Cattle Company	163.9656
36	Man vs Q - (Formerly Team Getting Sauced)	163.4056
37	James Brothers BBQ	163.3828
38	Lights Out BBQ	162.8572
39	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	162.8344
40	MEAT HEADS	162.8228
41	SONS OF A BRISKET	162.8000
42	JDSM Bare Bones	162.3316
43	THREE LEGGED PIG BBQ	162.2972
44	EXE-QUE-TIONERS	162.2400
45	Flaming Yawns	161.6912
46	LETTUCE TURNIP THE HEAT	161.1428
47	Sparky & Me BBQ	160.5600
48	SPLITLOG SMOKERS	160.0000
49	Social Smoker BBQ Squad	159.9772
50	WALDO BBQ	159.4172
51	SWINE FLEW	158.8456
52	BLOND BALD BARBEQUE	158.2972
53	WOODBROTHERS BBQ	158.2400
54	LUCK-E-QUE 13	157.1084
55	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	157.0512
56	West MO Smokers/Centranz Inc.	157.0512
57	Watt's Smokin!	155.4400
58	THESLABS.COM	155.3828
59	Gremlin Grill	154.2284
60	TASTE LIKE $#*! BBQ	153.7944
61	Smoked Up	153.1084
62	KINGS OF QUE	151.9772
63	Smokin Cousins	151.9312
64	The Smokin Monkeys	151.4172
65	MEET MY MEAT	149.6684
66	PIG PIT	149.0740
67	RED RIVER BBQ	146.8228
68	ALL PORKED UP	146.2972
69	No Smoking Way	144.4916
70	BAD NEWS BEER 'N' QUE	143.9656
71	A Slew of Sows and a Smoker	142.2400
72	SMELL THE LOVE BBQ	131.9656

Pork Ribs

72 entries · top 176.0344 · median 162.2456

#	Team	Score
1	THESLABS.COM	176.0344
2	EXE-QUE-TIONERS	175.4400
3	IHC BBQ	174.2972
4	NICKLE BOYS BBQ	174.2628
5	BURNT FINGER BBQ	173.7028
6	Smoke Masters Mafia	173.7028
7	COUNTY LINE SMOKERS	173.1428
8	DIRT ROAD BBQ	172.5600
9	SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES	171.9772
10	TRUEBUD BBQ	170.8572
11	PIG NEWTON	170.8572
12	A BOY & HIS BBQ	170.8456
13	Social Smoker BBQ Squad	170.8344
14	PELLET ENVY	170.2856
15	SMOKE ON THE WATER	170.2628
16	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	169.7144
17	No Smoking Way	167.4172
18	West MO Smokers/Centranz Inc.	167.4172
19	MUDHOLE BBQ	167.4172
20	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	167.3828
21	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	166.8456
22	WALDO BBQ	166.2744
23	Gremlin Grill	165.7028
24	Lights Out BBQ	165.7028
25	VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	165.6916
26	HOOTCHIE COOTCHIE BBQ	165.6800
27	MAN MEAT FIRE	165.6800
28	50 SHADES OF QUE	164.5600
29	SMOKE-N-SUDS	164.5488
30	THE THREE Q'MIGOS	164.5372
31	SMOOTH SMOKE	163.9428
32	Flaming Yawns	163.4172
33	Smokin Cousins	163.4172
34	LUCK-E-QUE 13	162.8344
35	BIG LOG BBQ	162.2744
36	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	162.2628
37	RUM, CHUM AND BBQ	162.2284
38	Watt's Smokin!	161.7372
39	LETTUCE TURNIP THE HEAT	160.5600
40	PIG PIT	160.5256
41	MOUNTAIN CREEK BBQ	160.0344
42	Hi-Tech Smokers	159.4284
43	8-BIT BBQ	158.8572
44	Man vs Q - (Formerly Team Getting Sauced)	158.8228
45	BLOND BALD BARBEQUE	158.2400
46	SLAPS BBQ	158.2284
47	UP IN SMOKE	157.6916
48	SWINE FLEW	157.6916
49	Pop a Cork and Smoke Some Pork	157.0972
50	SMOKIN R BUTTS	157.0856
51	RED RIVER BBQ	156.5828
52	TASTE LIKE $#*! BBQ	156.5600
53	BAD NEWS BEER 'N' QUE	156.5260
54	Hammered Hawgz	156.5028
55	SMELL THE LOVE BBQ	155.9772
56	BID WIZ PLAYER BBQ TEAM	155.9772
57	SPLITLOG SMOKERS	155.4172
58	Thousand Hills Cattle Company	155.3944
59	MEAT HEADS	154.8572
60	SONS OF A BRISKET	154.8456
61	THREE LEGGED PIG BBQ	152.5716
62	MEET MY MEAT	151.4400
63	KINGS OF QUE	149.6572
64	JDSM Bare Bones	149.1200
65	James Brothers BBQ	147.9544
66	Nance BBQ	147.3828
67	Smoked Up	147.3256
68	A Slew of Sows and a Smoker	145.6916
69	Sparky & Me BBQ	145.6344
70	The Smokin Monkeys	143.3256
71	WOODBROTHERS BBQ	142.8228
72	ALL PORKED UP	137.7144

Pork

72 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.4228

#	Team	Score
1	COUNTY LINE SMOKERS	177.7028
2	TRUEBUD BBQ	177.1428
3	James Brothers BBQ	176.5600
4	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	175.4172
5	A BOY & HIS BBQ	175.4172
6	SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES	174.8572
7	BURNT FINGER BBQ	174.8572
8	RUM, CHUM AND BBQ	174.3200
9	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	174.2628
10	SMOKE ON THE WATER	174.2628
11	MUDHOLE BBQ	173.7256
12	50 SHADES OF QUE	173.7144
13	SMOKIN R BUTTS	172.6056
14	SMOOTH SMOKE	172.5484
15	IHC BBQ	172.0000
16	SLAPS BBQ	172.0000
17	West MO Smokers/Centranz Inc.	171.4400
18	THESLABS.COM	171.4056
19	PELLET ENVY	171.4056
20	WALDO BBQ	170.8800
21	DIRT ROAD BBQ	170.8228
22	VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	170.8228
23	Thousand Hills Cattle Company	169.7600
24	8-BIT BBQ	169.7600
25	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	169.6684
26	NICKLE BOYS BBQ	168.5372
27	BIG LOG BBQ	168.0228
28	SWINE FLEW	167.4400
29	MAN MEAT FIRE	167.4172
30	Lights Out BBQ	166.8684
31	EXE-QUE-TIONERS	166.8456
32	LETTUCE TURNIP THE HEAT	166.8456
33	MOUNTAIN CREEK BBQ	166.2972
34	Social Smoker BBQ Squad	166.2400
35	SONS OF A BRISKET	165.7256
36	Man vs Q - (Formerly Team Getting Sauced)	165.7028
37	MEAT HEADS	165.1428
38	A Slew of Sows and a Smoker	165.1316
39	ALL PORKED UP	164.5944
40	SPLITLOG SMOKERS	164.5484
41	TASTE LIKE $#*! BBQ	164.0344
42	THE THREE Q'MIGOS	164.0000
43	Sparky & Me BBQ	163.9884
44	THREE LEGGED PIG BBQ	162.8456
45	Nance BBQ	162.8456
46	Hi-Tech Smokers	162.8344
47	Gremlin Grill	162.8344
48	PIG NEWTON	161.7144
49	Pop a Cork and Smoke Some Pork	161.7028
50	Smokin Cousins	161.6800
51	WOODBROTHERS BBQ	161.6800
52	Smoke Masters Mafia	161.1084
53	Hammered Hawgz	160.5484
54	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	159.4056
55	Watt's Smokin!	159.4056
56	PIG PIT	159.3828
57	HOOTCHIE COOTCHIE BBQ	159.3600
58	No Smoking Way	158.8572
59	SMOKE-N-SUDS	158.8000
60	The Smokin Monkeys	158.3088
61	BAD NEWS BEER 'N' QUE	158.2744
62	SMELL THE LOVE BBQ	157.7256
63	JDSM Bare Bones	157.1200
64	UP IN SMOKE	157.1084
65	BID WIZ PLAYER BBQ TEAM	157.0740
66	BLOND BALD BARBEQUE	155.4400
67	KINGS OF QUE	153.6800
68	Flaming Yawns	148.5712
69	LUCK-E-QUE 13	148.4800
70	MEET MY MEAT	147.3944
71	Smoked Up	143.9656
72	RED RIVER BBQ	143.9656

Brisket

72 entries · top 177.7144 · median 159.3942

#	Team	Score
1	A BOY & HIS BBQ	177.7144
2	PELLET ENVY	176.5600
3	VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	176.5600
4	Man vs Q - (Formerly Team Getting Sauced)	174.2856
5	NICKLE BOYS BBQ	173.7028
6	Social Smoker BBQ Squad	172.5600
7	TRUEBUD BBQ	172.5600
8	THESLABS.COM	172.0000
9	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	171.4284
10	LETTUCE TURNIP THE HEAT	171.4056
11	MUDHOLE BBQ	169.1200
12	EXE-QUE-TIONERS	168.5372
13	THE THREE Q'MIGOS	167.4172
14	MAN MEAT FIRE	166.8456
15	Pop a Cork and Smoke Some Pork	166.3428
16	SMOKIN R BUTTS	165.7488
17	SLAPS BBQ	165.6916
18	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	165.1200
19	Nance BBQ	165.1084
20	PIG NEWTON	164.0000
21	WOODBROTHERS BBQ	163.9772
22	COUNTY LINE SMOKERS	163.9772
23	IHC BBQ	163.9772
24	HOOTCHIE COOTCHIE BBQ	163.4172
25	SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES	163.3828
26	Smoked Up	162.2628
27	MOUNTAIN CREEK BBQ	162.2400
28	SMOKE ON THE WATER	161.7144
29	Hammered Hawgz	161.7144
30	SONS OF A BRISKET	161.7144
31	50 SHADES OF QUE	161.6800
32	Thousand Hills Cattle Company	161.1200
33	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	160.5712
34	Hi-Tech Smokers	160.5256
35	BID WIZ PLAYER BBQ TEAM	160.0228
36	PIG PIT	159.4056
37	Flaming Yawns	159.3828
38	SMOKE-N-SUDS	158.8228
39	MEAT HEADS	157.6800
40	SMOOTH SMOKE	157.6684
41	BURNT FINGER BBQ	157.0628
42	DIRT ROAD BBQ	155.9772
43	James Brothers BBQ	155.9428
44	Gremlin Grill	155.4056
45	MEET MY MEAT	155.3600
46	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	154.8688
47	WALDO BBQ	154.2400
48	Watt's Smokin!	153.7144
49	BIG LOG BBQ	153.6684
50	SPLITLOG SMOKERS	153.6572
51	A Slew of Sows and a Smoker	153.1316
52	BLOND BALD BARBEQUE	153.0856
53	RUM, CHUM AND BBQ	152.6172
54	No Smoking Way	152.5144
55	SMELL THE LOVE BBQ	151.9660
56	JDSM Bare Bones	151.4400
57	SWINE FLEW	149.0744
58	RED RIVER BBQ	148.5944
59	The Smokin Monkeys	148.5256
60	8-BIT BBQ	148.5028
61	LUCK-E-QUE 13	148.4916
62	BAD NEWS BEER 'N' QUE	147.9428
63	Smokin Cousins	147.3944
64	Lights Out BBQ	147.3944
65	Smoke Masters Mafia	146.8000
66	KINGS OF QUE	146.2972
67	THREE LEGGED PIG BBQ	145.0628
68	West MO Smokers/Centranz Inc.	141.6344
69	Sparky & Me BBQ	139.4176
70	TASTE LIKE $#*! BBQ	138.8344
71	UP IN SMOKE	132.5368
72	ALL PORKED UP	130.2172

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 — Dessert

22 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.5542 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	TRUEBUD BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	Smoke Masters Mafia	180.0000 🔥
3	VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	180.0000 🔥
4	SMOKE-N-SUDS	180.0000 🔥
5	COUNTY LINE SMOKERS	180.0000 🔥
6	ALL PORKED UP	179.4400
7	SMOKIN R BUTTS	178.8572
8	RUM, CHUM AND BBQ	178.2972
9	NICKLE BOYS BBQ	175.4172
10	WOODBROTHERS BBQ	175.4172
11	BAD NEWS BEER 'N' QUE	174.8456
12	PIG NEWTON	174.2628
13	The Smokin Monkeys	170.8684
14	West MO Smokers/Centranz Inc.	170.2972
15	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	169.7028
16	8-BIT BBQ	168.5944
17	THREE LEGGED PIG BBQ	168.0116
18	SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES	164.0000
19	MUDHOLE BBQ	164.0000
20	James Brothers BBQ	163.3944
21	Watt's Smokin!	157.1200
22	MEET MY MEAT	150.8228

Master Series — Home Town Champions

21 entries · top 687.9656 · median 638.1712

#	Team	Score
1	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	687.9656
2	MUDHOLE BBQ	681.6684
3	MAN MEAT FIRE	669.6228
4	Man vs Q - (Formerly Team Getting Sauced)	662.2168
5	MOUNTAIN CREEK BBQ	653.1772
6	Thousand Hills Cattle Company	650.2400
7	8-BIT BBQ	648.5372
8	Smoke Masters Mafia	648.4340
9	Hi-Tech Smokers	647.3484
10	Hammered Hawgz	642.8000
11	Gremlin Grill	638.1712
12	West MO Smokers/Centranz Inc.	637.5428
13	Flaming Yawns	633.0624
14	PIG PIT	628.3880
15	Smokin Cousins	624.4228
16	No Smoking Way	623.2804
17	LUCK-E-QUE 13	616.9144
18	UP IN SMOKE	614.2512
19	Sparky & Me BBQ	609.6004
20	SMELL THE LOVE BBQ	597.6344
21	RED RIVER BBQ	595.9656

Master Series — Kids-Q 10 & Under

13 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Sophia Jones 64	180.0000 🔥
2	Anna Hays 43	175.4516
3	David Goicoa 64	175.4056
4	Mason Robertson 64	174.2628
5	Jensen Rousseau 6	169.7144
6	Emma Brand 61	169.6800
7	Nathan Hays 43	168.5372
8	Haley Goicoa 64	167.4056
9	Zarren kirubakaran 31	166.2400
10	Zane Kirubakaran 31	164.5372
11	Quinn McSparin 55	164.5256
12	Lily Queen 8	161.1084
13	Skylar Huff 53	158.8800

Master Series — Kids-Q 11 & Up

9 entries · top 180.0000 · median 162.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Joshua Ledbetter 26	180.0000 🔥
2	Trevor Shannon 50	175.4400
3	Taylor Vincent 56	173.1656
4	Casey Vincent 56	164.5828
5	Asa DiMaso 71	162.8344
6	Hunter Queen 8	162.2972
7	Emma Corder 7	154.8228
8	Brandy Simpson 3	154.7884
9	Jack Langle 7	145.1544

Master Series — Sausage

29 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.5488

#	Team	Score
1	IHC BBQ	176.5600
2	Watt's Smokin!	174.9144
3	James Brothers BBQ	173.7028
4	VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	172.5600
5	BIG LOG BBQ	172.0000
6	RUM, CHUM AND BBQ	170.8228
7	THE THREE Q'MIGOS	169.6800
8	A Slew of Sows and a Smoker	168.5600
9	THREE LEGGED PIG BBQ	168.0000
10	HOOTCHIE COOTCHIE BBQ	167.3828
11	BURNT FINGER BBQ	166.8572
12	SPLITLOG SMOKERS	166.8456
13	TASTE LIKE $#*! BBQ	166.8456
14	LETTUCE TURNIP THE HEAT	166.2400
15	MAN MEAT FIRE	164.5488
16	NICKLE BOYS BBQ	162.8112
17	Hi-Tech Smokers	161.6800
18	RED RIVER BBQ	161.1200
19	West MO Smokers/Centranz Inc.	160.5828
20	Thousand Hills Cattle Company	158.2972
21	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	157.6800
22	BAD NEWS BEER 'N' QUE	156.0116
23	Flaming Yawns	155.4516
24	8-BIT BBQ	153.7028
25	MUDHOLE BBQ	152.5368
26	MEAT HEADS	149.7144
27	WOODBROTHERS BBQ	147.3484
28	Social Smoker BBQ Squad	146.2056
29	MEET MY MEAT	144.4912

Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (3 found in this contest's numbers)

Won without a category win

Photo finishes

One of the big ones

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)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket

Ancillary categories

Master Series — Dessert

Master Series — Home Town Champions

Master Series — Kids-Q 10 & Under

Master Series — Kids-Q 11 & Up

Master Series — Sausage