A statement win
14.2972
points clear of the field
Wider than 95% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 14.2972 points — a wider margin than 95% of championships in the data.
Bucksaw Band & BBQ
2013-09-13 – 2013-09-14 · Clinton, MO · 📍 Clinton, MO
Grand Champion: HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE (671.3712) · 23 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 R BUTTS R SMOKIN
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.
419.35
median 626.77
671.37 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.26
- Pork Ribs 170.86
- Pork 171.98
- Brisket 169.12
20.00
174.26
Entries
23
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
671.3712
Winning margin
14.2972
GC over RC
Field average
615.63
419.35671.37
median 626.77 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
6.2400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
627.9088
419.35671.37
10th place overall
Field spread
252.0220
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 95%
beats 5% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.55 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1521
avg power rating going in · stronger than 15% of contests
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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: K.C. CAN CREW and Uncle Bub's BBQ LLC tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE edged R BUTTS R SMOKIN by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 9–10: Up In Smoke MO edged R BUTTS R SMOKIN by 0.0228.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Chicken 3–4 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · 0.0228
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0344
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 8th.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 8th
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 1st
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 | 174.2628 | 168.0228 | 158.7884 |
| Pork Ribs | 170.8572 | 162.8572 | 160.0000 |
| Pork | 171.9772 | 164.5484 | 158.8228 |
| Brisket | 169.1200 | 160.0572 | 155.3712 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
23 entries · top 671.3712 · median 626.7656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 2 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 3 | Uncle Bub's BBQ LLC | |
| 4 | K.C. CAN CREW | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | HOG SLINGERS | |
| 7 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 8 | Shake 'n Bake | |
| 9 | Up In Smoke MO | |
| 10 | HOGZILLA BBQ | |
| 11 | IN THE KEY OF QUE | |
| 12 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 13 | Fistful of Meat | |
| 14 | BOBBER QUE | |
| 15 | SWINES LIKE US | |
| 16 | 2 SMOKIN' J'S | |
| 17 | RYANS REDNECK RUBS | |
| 18 | Sunset Ridge Q | |
| 19 | APORKALIPS | |
| 20 | BURN ALL NITE | |
| 21 | BRO B QUE SMOKIN TEAM | |
| 22 | BELLY DOWN BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' WITH INTEGRITY |
Chicken
23 entries · top 174.2628 · median 156.6172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.C. CAN CREW | |
| 2 | Uncle Bub's BBQ LLC | |
| 3 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 4 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 5 | Sunset Ridge Q | |
| 6 | HOGZILLA BBQ | |
| 7 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 8 | Fistful of Meat | |
| 9 | BELLY DOWN BBQ | |
| 10 | BRO B QUE SMOKIN TEAM | |
| 11 | APORKALIPS | |
| 12 | 2 SMOKIN' J'S | |
| 13 | HOG SLINGERS | |
| 14 | IN THE KEY OF QUE | |
| 15 | SWINES LIKE US | |
| 16 | Shake 'n Bake | |
| 17 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 18 | RYANS REDNECK RUBS | |
| 19 | Up In Smoke MO | |
| 20 | BOBBER QUE | |
| 21 | BURN ALL NITE | |
| 22 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' WITH INTEGRITY |
Pork Ribs
23 entries · top 170.8572 · median 158.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | Fistful of Meat | |
| 4 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 5 | HOGZILLA BBQ | |
| 6 | HOG SLINGERS | |
| 7 | BOBBER QUE | |
| 8 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 9 | Up In Smoke MO | |
| 10 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 11 | IN THE KEY OF QUE | |
| 12 | K.C. CAN CREW | |
| 13 | BURN ALL NITE | |
| 14 | Uncle Bub's BBQ LLC | |
| 15 | Sunset Ridge Q | |
| 16 | Shake 'n Bake | |
| 17 | SWINES LIKE US | |
| 18 | APORKALIPS | |
| 19 | RYANS REDNECK RUBS | |
| 20 | 2 SMOKIN' J'S | |
| 21 | BRO B QUE SMOKIN TEAM | |
| 22 | BELLY DOWN BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' WITH INTEGRITY |
Pork
23 entries · top 171.9772 · median 158.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 2 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 3 | Shake 'n Bake | |
| 4 | SWINES LIKE US | |
| 5 | HOG SLINGERS | |
| 6 | K.C. CAN CREW | |
| 7 | Uncle Bub's BBQ LLC | |
| 8 | 2 SMOKIN' J'S | |
| 9 | IN THE KEY OF QUE | |
| 10 | Up In Smoke MO | |
| 11 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 12 | BOBBER QUE | |
| 13 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 14 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 15 | Fistful of Meat | |
| 16 | HOGZILLA BBQ | |
| 17 | Sunset Ridge Q | |
| 18 | APORKALIPS | |
| 19 | RYANS REDNECK RUBS | |
| 20 | BELLY DOWN BBQ | |
| 21 | BURN ALL NITE | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' WITH INTEGRITY | |
| 23 | BRO B QUE SMOKIN TEAM |
Brisket
23 entries · top 169.1200 · median 153.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 2 | Uncle Bub's BBQ LLC | |
| 3 | RYANS REDNECK RUBS | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | Up In Smoke MO | |
| 6 | K.C. CAN CREW | |
| 7 | Shake 'n Bake | |
| 8 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 9 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 10 | BOBBER QUE | |
| 11 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 12 | HOG SLINGERS | |
| 13 | IN THE KEY OF QUE | |
| 14 | BRO B QUE SMOKIN TEAM | |
| 15 | BURN ALL NITE | |
| 16 | Fistful of Meat | |
| 17 | 2 SMOKIN' J'S | |
| 18 | HOGZILLA BBQ | |
| 19 | SWINES LIKE US | |
| 20 | APORKALIPS | |
| 21 | BELLY DOWN BBQ | |
| 22 | Sunset Ridge Q | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' WITH INTEGRITY |
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
4 entries · top 172.5600 · median 162.2972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 2 | BOBBER QUE | |
| 3 | Up In Smoke MO | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' WITH INTEGRITY |
Master Series — Kids Que
3 entries · top 159.4972 · median 154.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WALKER | |
| 2 | MADYSEN FAULKENBERRY | |
| 3 | PAYTYN |