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Battle of the Brisket 2013

Sep 13–14, 2013 · Mission, KS

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TRUEBUD BBQ
687.9200 · Master Series — Overall
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PELLET ENVY
683.3600 · Master Series — Overall
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BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE
677.1084 · Master Series — Overall

TRUEBUD BBQ won Grand Champion at the Battle of the Brisket on September 13, 2013 in Mission, KS, scoring 687.9200 in a field of 53 teams. PELLET ENVY took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.3600. Category winners: Chicken — TRUEBUD BBQ (177.7144); Pork Ribs — Fubar-B-Q (176.5828); Pork — THE BARON & HIS PITMASTERS (177.1428); Brisket — Lucky Pig Barbecue (177.1428). This is the 1st of 3 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.

How the meats cooked

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

  • Chicken 177.71
  • Pork Ribs 176.58
  • Pork 177.14
  • Brisket 177.14
134.80 177.71

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2016 — this edition picked out.

2013-09-13 — 687.9200 (TRUEBUD BBQ) 2014-09-19 — 680.4684 (BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE) 2016-09-16 — 696.5712 (COOL BLUE Q) 687.92 2013 2016

Entries

53
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary

Top score

687.9200

Winning margin

4.5600
GC over RC

Field average

641.32
578.73687.92
median 643.95 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Pork Ribs
4.0228 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

667.3256
578.73687.92
10th place overall

Field spread

109.1884
winner to last place

Most consistent

TRUEBUD BBQ
avg finish 6 across 4 meats

Double threats

3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket
won by 4.5600 pts — Lucky Pig Barbecue

How hot was the win?

Top 76%
beats 24% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Moderate
ρ = -0.32 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,511
avg power rating going in · stronger than 8% of contests

Top-rated in the field

TRUEBUD BBQ
rated 1748 pre-contest

Storylines (2 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.

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

TRUEBUD BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 16th.

  • Chicken 1st
  • Pork Ribs 4th
  • Pork 16th
  • Brisket 3rd

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)

This contest over the years full contest page →

DateWhereVenueTeamsHigh scoreGrand ChampionReserve Champion
Sep 13, 2013 ← this one Mission, KS Mission, KS 53 687.9200 TRUEBUD BBQ PELLET ENVY
Sep 19, 2014 Mission, KS Mission, KS 66202 46 680.4684 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE TRUEBUD BBQ
Sep 18, 2015 Mission, KS — — — — —
Sep 16, 2016 Mission, KS 6200 Marty St 33 696.5712 COOL BLUE Q BLAZING CATTLES BBQ
Sep 15, 2017 Mission, KS — — — — —

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category1st5th10th
Chicken177.7144172.5828167.9772
Pork Ribs176.5828172.5600170.8228
Pork177.1428171.4744167.3828
Brisket177.1428170.2856167.4056

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

53 entries · top 687.9200 · median 643.9544

#TeamScore
1 TRUEBUD BBQ 687.9200
2 PELLET ENVY 683.3600
3 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 677.1084
4 BURNIN' DOWN THE HOG 677.0628
5 RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ 677.0284
6 THE BARON & HIS PITMASTERS 675.8972
7 PASSIONS OF THE PIT 673.1084
8 DODGE COUNTY SMOKERS 671.9428
9 NICKLE BOYS BBQ 668.4456
10 Lucky Pig Barbecue 667.3256
11 THESLABS.COM 665.6800
12 FULLWOOD BROS' BBQ 664.9944
13 Rib Stars 661.1088
14 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 660.4116
15 BIG SKY BBQ 658.7540
16 Fubar-B-Q 657.1884
17 Bare Bones 656.5144
18 BURNT OFFERINGS 654.8572
19 SKYY FULL OF SMOKE 653.5656
20 WINGED SWINE 653.0512
21 BOYS IN BLUE BARBECUE 652.4800
22 CRAZY BONES BBQ 650.7316
23 88 MPH 647.8968
24 PB&J SMOKIN' OLD MEN 646.7084
25 GOIN' FOR SMOKE 646.2744
26 R.I.B. Riordan's Irish BBQ 643.9884
27 Gone Smokin 643.9544
28 ROADKILL BBQ 641.7032
29 DIXIE BOYS BBQ 640.9604
30 WALDO BBQ 639.7940
31 18 th & Swine BBQ 635.3028
32 SMOKIN GOOD BBQ 630.8572
33 BIG IRON BBQ KS 630.7884
34 Boy Scout Troop 192 629.7144
35 2 GUYS & A SMOKER 629.0628
36 SMOKE DAZE BBQ 628.3880
37 Turkey Creek Brine 626.8112
38 No Clue BBQ (Lenexa) 625.6000
39 WOODSHED BBQ 625.5540
40 SWEET PETE'S SMOKIN' HOT MEAT 624.9712
41 AnswerPro 623.3488
42 MIKE'S MAGIC SMOKE 621.6344
43 Rubbin' Racks & Smokin Butts 616.4228
44 LADIES R SMOKIN 614.1372
45 Eddie Bones" BBQ 613.6796
46 4 NUTS & A SMOKER 613.1088
47 CHARLEIGH'S BBQ 610.8120
48 Taste-T Base-T BBQ 609.0516
49 Pistons High Octane BBQ 608.9492
50 LAZY BUTTS BBQ 603.9428
51 Vegetarian Nightmare 599.2916
52 Burning Pigs 590.2056
53 WE'RE GOOD WITH OUR WOOD 578.7316

Chicken

53 entries · top 177.7144 · median 161.1316

#TeamScore
1 TRUEBUD BBQ 177.7144
2 18 th & Swine BBQ 174.8572
3 FULLWOOD BROS' BBQ 173.1544
4 BURNIN' DOWN THE HOG 173.1200
5 Bare Bones 172.5828
6 DIXIE BOYS BBQ 171.9772
7 RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ 170.8228
8 R.I.B. Riordan's Irish BBQ 170.2972
9 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 169.6912
10 PASSIONS OF THE PIT 167.9772
11 BIG IRON BBQ KS 167.4400
12 PELLET ENVY 167.3828
13 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 167.3828
14 AnswerPro 166.3088
15 Rib Stars 166.2628
16 BIG SKY BBQ 166.2284
17 WALDO BBQ 165.1200
18 Rubbin' Racks & Smokin Butts 165.1200
19 NICKLE BOYS BBQ 165.1088
20 THE BARON & HIS PITMASTERS 164.5488
21 SKYY FULL OF SMOKE 164.5372
22 BURNT OFFERINGS 164.5256
23 DODGE COUNTY SMOKERS 164.0228
24 PB&J SMOKIN' OLD MEN 163.9772
25 SMOKE DAZE BBQ 162.8456
26 CHARLEIGH'S BBQ 162.3316
27 BOYS IN BLUE BARBECUE 161.1316
28 Gone Smokin 160.5944
29 GOIN' FOR SMOKE 160.5828
30 SMOKIN GOOD BBQ 160.5600
31 CRAZY BONES BBQ 160.5256
32 Boy Scout Troop 192 160.0460
33 THESLABS.COM 160
34 ROADKILL BBQ 159.4516
35 Fubar-B-Q 159.3828
36 WOODSHED BBQ 158.8000
37 Turkey Creek Brine 156.5256
38 WINGED SWINE 156.5028
39 2 GUYS & A SMOKER 155.4516
40 SWEET PETE'S SMOKIN' HOT MEAT 155.4172
41 Vegetarian Nightmare 154.2972
42 4 NUTS & A SMOKER 153.6800
43 Burning Pigs 153.6800
44 Eddie Bones" BBQ 152.5256
45 Lucky Pig Barbecue 152.5144
46 Pistons High Octane BBQ 151.9772
47 No Clue BBQ (Lenexa) 151.9544
48 MIKE'S MAGIC SMOKE 151.3944
49 LADIES R SMOKIN 150.7884
50 LAZY BUTTS BBQ 150.2744
51 WE'RE GOOD WITH OUR WOOD 149.6456
52 88 MPH 145.6228
53 Taste-T Base-T BBQ 144.5028

Pork Ribs

53 entries · top 176.5828 · median 162.2400

#TeamScore
1 Fubar-B-Q 176.5828
2 NICKLE BOYS BBQ 175.4056
3 PELLET ENVY 173.1316
4 TRUEBUD BBQ 172.5600
5 PASSIONS OF THE PIT 172.5600
6 Bare Bones 172.0344
7 THESLABS.COM 172
8 Lucky Pig Barbecue 171.9656
9 BURNIN' DOWN THE HOG 171.4400
10 FULLWOOD BROS' BBQ 170.8228
11 BIG SKY BBQ 170.2628
12 RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ 169.7028
13 THE BARON & HIS PITMASTERS 169.1200
14 ROADKILL BBQ 167.4172
15 88 MPH 167.4056
16 SKYY FULL OF SMOKE 166.8572
17 DODGE COUNTY SMOKERS 166.8228
18 Gone Smokin 165.7028
19 PB&J SMOKIN' OLD MEN 165.1316
20 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 165.1316
21 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 165.1200
22 CRAZY BONES BBQ 164.5832
23 BOYS IN BLUE BARBECUE 163.9772
24 WINGED SWINE 163.4400
25 BURNT OFFERINGS 163.4400
26 DIXIE BOYS BBQ 163.4060
27 GOIN' FOR SMOKE 162.2400
28 MIKE'S MAGIC SMOKE 161.6800
29 AnswerPro 161.1200
30 SMOKE DAZE BBQ 159.9540
31 Turkey Creek Brine 159.4400
32 LADIES R SMOKIN 158.8344
33 Rib Stars 158.2972
34 Burning Pigs 158.2744
35 No Clue BBQ (Lenexa) 158.2628
36 SMOKIN GOOD BBQ 158.2628
37 Eddie Bones" BBQ 157.7028
38 2 GUYS & A SMOKER 157.0972
39 WALDO BBQ 157.0628
40 LAZY BUTTS BBQ 155.3944
41 Taste-T Base-T BBQ 154.2744
42 18 th & Swine BBQ 154.2628
43 SWEET PETE'S SMOKIN' HOT MEAT 154.2400
44 WOODSHED BBQ 154.2056
45 CHARLEIGH'S BBQ 153.7144
46 BIG IRON BBQ KS 153.1084
47 4 NUTS & A SMOKER 153.0972
48 Pistons High Octane BBQ 151.3488
49 Boy Scout Troop 192 150.2856
50 WE'RE GOOD WITH OUR WOOD 149.7260
51 R.I.B. Riordan's Irish BBQ 148
52 Rubbin' Racks & Smokin Butts 146.8000
53 Vegetarian Nightmare 143.9428

Pork

53 entries · top 177.1428 · median 160.5028

#TeamScore
1 THE BARON & HIS PITMASTERS 177.1428
2 Rib Stars 176.5716
3 RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ 174.8456
4 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 172.0116
5 88 MPH 171.4744
6 DODGE COUNTY SMOKERS 170.2744
7 PELLET ENVY 170.2628
8 Gone Smokin 169.7256
9 BIG IRON BBQ KS 168
10 SKYY FULL OF SMOKE 167.3828
11 PASSIONS OF THE PIT 166.8456
12 THESLABS.COM 166.8228
13 Lucky Pig Barbecue 165.7028
14 WINGED SWINE 165.7028
15 BIG SKY BBQ 165.1200
16 TRUEBUD BBQ 165.0972
17 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 165.0972
18 BURNT OFFERINGS 164
19 BURNIN' DOWN THE HOG 163.9772
20 BOYS IN BLUE BARBECUE 163.9656
21 ROADKILL BBQ 163.4172
22 WOODSHED BBQ 162.8456
23 Taste-T Base-T BBQ 161.7372
24 No Clue BBQ (Lenexa) 161.6800
25 FULLWOOD BROS' BBQ 161.6688
26 NICKLE BOYS BBQ 161.0856
27 CRAZY BONES BBQ 160.5028
28 DIXIE BOYS BBQ 160.5028
29 PB&J SMOKIN' OLD MEN 160.5028
30 CHARLEIGH'S BBQ 158.8000
31 Fubar-B-Q 158.3428
32 4 NUTS & A SMOKER 158.3200
33 Bare Bones 158.2628
34 R.I.B. Riordan's Irish BBQ 157.7256
35 Turkey Creek Brine 157.7028
36 SMOKE DAZE BBQ 157.0856
37 AnswerPro 156.5484
38 Boy Scout Troop 192 156.5256
39 Vegetarian Nightmare 155.3600
40 GOIN' FOR SMOKE 154.8688
41 Pistons High Octane BBQ 154.8228
42 MIKE'S MAGIC SMOKE 153.7372
43 LADIES R SMOKIN 153.0628
44 SMOKIN GOOD BBQ 152.5600
45 WALDO BBQ 151.9312
46 Eddie Bones" BBQ 150.8684
47 2 GUYS & A SMOKER 150.2168
48 Rubbin' Racks & Smokin Butts 149.6800
49 SWEET PETE'S SMOKIN' HOT MEAT 147.3600
50 18 th & Swine BBQ 145.6344
51 WE'RE GOOD WITH OUR WOOD 144.5600
52 LAZY BUTTS BBQ 141.7028
53 Burning Pigs 140.5368

Brisket

53 entries · top 177.1428 · median 159.4744

#TeamScore
1 Lucky Pig Barbecue 177.1428
2 PELLET ENVY 172.5828
3 TRUEBUD BBQ 172.5484
4 DODGE COUNTY SMOKERS 170.8228
5 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 170.2856
6 GOIN' FOR SMOKE 168.5828
7 BURNIN' DOWN THE HOG 168.5256
8 R.I.B. Riordan's Irish BBQ 167.9656
9 SWEET PETE'S SMOKIN' HOT MEAT 167.9540
10 WINGED SWINE 167.4056
11 THESLABS.COM 166.8572
12 NICKLE BOYS BBQ 166.8456
13 2 GUYS & A SMOKER 166.2972
14 PASSIONS OF THE PIT 165.7256
15 WALDO BBQ 165.6800
16 CRAZY BONES BBQ 165.1200
17 THE BARON & HIS PITMASTERS 165.0856
18 BOYS IN BLUE BARBECUE 163.4056
19 88 MPH 163.3940
20 BURNT OFFERINGS 162.8916
21 Fubar-B-Q 162.8800
22 Boy Scout Troop 192 162.8572
23 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 162.8000
24 RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ 161.6572
25 18 th & Swine BBQ 160.5484
26 Rib Stars 159.9772
27 SMOKIN GOOD BBQ 159.4744
28 FULLWOOD BROS' BBQ 159.3484
29 BIG SKY BBQ 157.1428
30 PB&J SMOKIN' OLD MEN 157.0968
31 LAZY BUTTS BBQ 156.5712
32 MIKE'S MAGIC SMOKE 154.8228
33 Rubbin' Racks & Smokin Butts 154.8228
34 SKYY FULL OF SMOKE 154.7884
35 No Clue BBQ (Lenexa) 153.7028
36 Bare Bones 153.6344
37 Turkey Creek Brine 153.1428
38 Eddie Bones" BBQ 152.5828
39 LADIES R SMOKIN 151.4516
40 ROADKILL BBQ 151.4172
41 Pistons High Octane BBQ 150.8004
42 WOODSHED BBQ 149.7028
43 Taste-T Base-T BBQ 148.5372
44 SMOKE DAZE BBQ 148.5028
45 4 NUTS & A SMOKER 148.0116
46 Gone Smokin 147.9316
47 Vegetarian Nightmare 145.6916
48 DIXIE BOYS BBQ 145.0744
49 BIG IRON BBQ KS 142.2400
50 AnswerPro 139.3716
51 Burning Pigs 137.7144
52 CHARLEIGH'S BBQ 135.9660
53 WE'RE GOOD WITH OUR WOOD 134.8000

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

21 entries · top 180 · median 176.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 TRUEBUD BBQ 180 🔥
2 THE BARON & HIS PITMASTERS 180 🔥
3 LADIES R SMOKIN 180 🔥
4 DIXIE BOYS BBQ 180 🔥
5 Lucky Pig Barbecue 179.4400
6 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 179.4400
7 PASSIONS OF THE PIT 178.8800
8 2 GUYS & A SMOKER 177.7144
9 Taste-T Base-T BBQ 177.7028
10 NICKLE BOYS BBQ 176.5944
11 BURNIN' DOWN THE HOG 176.5600
12 SWEET PETE'S SMOKIN' HOT MEAT 176.5600
13 BOYS IN BLUE BARBECUE 176.0344
14 SMOKIN GOOD BBQ 174.8456
15 CRAZY BONES BBQ 174.2972
16 Gone Smokin 174.2628
17 88 MPH 173.1428
18 Boy Scout Troop 192 168.6056
19 Vegetarian Nightmare 165.7256
20 GOIN' FOR SMOKE 161.0856
21 WE'RE GOOD WITH OUR WOOD 150.8456

Master Series — Side Dish

25 entries · top 178.8800 · median 163.3940

#TeamScore
1 88 MPH 178.8800
2 BURNIN' DOWN THE HOG 177.7028
3 SWEET PETE'S SMOKIN' HOT MEAT 175.4400
4 SKYY FULL OF SMOKE 175.4172
5 Gone Smokin 172.5600
6 THE BARON & HIS PITMASTERS 171.4400
7 CRAZY BONES BBQ 170.8456
8 2 GUYS & A SMOKER 169.2000
9 AnswerPro 168.5600
10 Lucky Pig Barbecue 168.5484
11 BOYS IN BLUE BARBECUE 165.1428
12 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 163.4056
13 Rib Stars 163.3940
14 DIXIE BOYS BBQ 161.6456
15 NICKLE BOYS BBQ 161.0856
16 Vegetarian Nightmare 160.5140
17 GOIN' FOR SMOKE 159.9312
18 SMOKE DAZE BBQ 159.4400
19 CHARLEIGH'S BBQ 158.3656
20 Rubbin' Racks & Smokin Butts 158.2400
21 No Clue BBQ (Lenexa) 157.1312
22 Boy Scout Troop 192 155.4172
23 LADIES R SMOKIN 153.7028
24 Taste-T Base-T BBQ 152.5140
25 WE'RE GOOD WITH OUR WOOD 149.6572

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