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Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest 2013

Apr 19–20, 2013 · Washington, MO

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BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ
678.2856 · Master Series — Overall
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THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE
677.7144 · Master Series — Overall
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GILLY'S BBQ
674.8572 · Master Series — Overall

BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ won Grand Champion at the Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest on April 19, 2013 in Washington, MO, scoring 678.2856 in a field of 50 teams. THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE took Reserve Grand Champion with 677.7144. Category winners: Chicken — FIRESIDE SMOKERS (177.7142); Pork Ribs — CODE 3 BBQ (172.5714); Pork — ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ (175.4286); Brisket — THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE (176.0000). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2016.

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 172.57
  • Pork 175.43
  • Brisket 176
20 177.71

Entries

50
4 judged meats

Top score

678.2856

Winning margin

0.5712
GC over RC

Field average

627.83
483.43678.29
median 632.86 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Pork
3.4288 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

649.1432
483.43678.29
10th place overall

Field spread

194.8576
winner to last place

Most consistent

GILLY'S BBQ
avg finish 6.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket
won by 5.1428 pts — THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE

How hot was the win?

Top 91%
beats 9% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Weak
ρ = -0.24 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,504
avg power rating going in · stronger than 3% of contests

Top-rated in the field

GILLY'S BBQ
rated 1558 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.

A razor-thin finish

0.5712 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 91% of the 4,714 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5712 points — closer than 91% of every championship in the data.

  • BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ
  • THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE

Won without a category win

2 of 4 meats called to the stage

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

  • Chicken 11th
  • Pork Ribs 14th
  • Pork 2nd
  • Brisket 2nd

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 4–5: A PIGS WORST NIGHTMARE and PORK PISTOLS BBQ tied on 171.4286 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE and OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ tied on 168.5714 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: GILLY'S BBQ and OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ tied on 166.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Chicken 4–5 · tie
  • Chicken 8–9 · tie
  • Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
  • Brisket 2–3 · tie

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
Apr 19, 2013 ← this one Washington, MO Washington, MO 50 678.2856 BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE
Apr 15, 2016 Washington, MO Washington, MO 63090 53 688.5256 MOKAN MEATHEADS BRICKHEAD BBQ

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

Category1st5th10th
Chicken177.7142171.4286168
Pork Ribs172.5714167.4284165.7142
Pork175.4286171.9998167.4284
Brisket176168.5716165.7142

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

50 entries · top 678.2856 · median 632.8568

#TeamScore
1 BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ 678.2856
2 THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE 677.7144
3 GILLY'S BBQ 674.8572
4 BIG WIGS BBQ 670.2858
5 ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ 669.7142
6 OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ 654.8566
7 Salt-Pepper & 2 Shakers 654.2854
8 LION 'BOUT THE Q 653.7144
9 RIPPEL-QUE 652.5702
10 GRILLA MANIACS 649.1432
11 OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE 648.5714
12 Q LIVE CREW 644.5714
13 PITMASTERIQ BBQ 644.5712
14 NATURAL BORN GRILLERS 643.4284
15 POLITICAL PORK 643.4284
16 A PIGS WORST NIGHTMARE 639.9992
17 ONE2BBQ 637.7144
18 FIRESIDE SMOKERS 637.1428
19 MOKAN MEATHEADS 635.9998
20 HELL'S GRILL 635.9998
21 LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKIN' BARRELS BBQ TEAM 635.4286
22 CODE 3 BBQ 635.4282
23 BRANDIN' IRON BBQ 634.8568
24 BUB BQ 633.1430
25 CODE BLUE BBQ 633.1426
26 PORK PISTOLS BBQ 632.5710
27 PRIME TIME BBQ 629.1430
28 SMOKIN BULLETS 628
29 B & B BBQ & Catering 627.9996
30 GATEWAY DRUM SMOKERS.COM 627.9996
31 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS 627.9994
32 R2-D2-BQ 626.8568
33 Boss Hawg BBQ - OK 621.1424
34 SOUTHERN HOMES B2 CUE CREW 621.1422
35 Oink-A-Doodle-Moo 620.0002
36 Cherry Red Roasters BBQ 619.4280
37 Cole's Sweet Heat 619.4278
38 TWISTED BELLY 615.9996
39 ALL-STAR BBQ 614.8576
40 I QUE & BREW 614.8568
41 TWO BUTTS AND A HAM 610.8568
42 Four Score & 7 Ribs Ago 607.9992
43 MR. PINK BBQ 606.8570
44 SUGARFIRE SMOKEHOUSE 600
45 SCHAEFER BBQ 588.5714
46 PORK ASSASSINS 586.8568
47 Rub It, Smoke It, Love I 583.4284
48 DOUBLE D'S BBQ 581.7138
49 DEVIL DOG BBQ KCMO 575.4280
50 BAJA PIT CREW 483.4280

Chicken

50 entries · top 177.7142 · median 159.1424

#TeamScore
1 FIRESIDE SMOKERS 177.7142
2 MOKAN MEATHEADS 174.2858
3 ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ 172
4 A PIGS WORST NIGHTMARE 171.4286
5 PORK PISTOLS BBQ 171.4286
6 GRILLA MANIACS 170.2856
7 HELL'S GRILL 169.7144
8 THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE 168.5714
9 OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ 168.5714
10 I QUE & BREW 168
11 BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ 167.9998
12 Cole's Sweet Heat 166.8570
13 R2-D2-BQ 165.7142
14 GILLY'S BBQ 165.1428
15 CODE 3 BBQ 164.5714
16 OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE 164.5714
17 PRIME TIME BBQ 164.0002
18 Cherry Red Roasters BBQ 164
19 ALL-STAR BBQ 162.8572
20 BAJA PIT CREW 162.8570
21 BIG WIGS BBQ 161.7142
22 Oink-A-Doodle-Moo 161.1430
23 CODE BLUE BBQ 160.5714
24 TWISTED BELLY 160
25 RIPPEL-QUE 159.4280
26 PITMASTERIQ BBQ 158.8568
27 POLITICAL PORK 157.1428
28 Salt-Pepper & 2 Shakers 157.1426
29 BRANDIN' IRON BBQ 155.4286
30 SOUTHERN HOMES B2 CUE CREW 155.4284
31 LION 'BOUT THE Q 154.8572
32 Q LIVE CREW 154.8568
33 SUGARFIRE SMOKEHOUSE 154.2858
34 B & B BBQ & Catering 153.7144
35 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS 153.7142
36 BUB BQ 153.1430
37 TWO BUTTS AND A HAM 153.1426
38 SCHAEFER BBQ 152.0002
39 ONE2BBQ 152
40 DOUBLE D'S BBQ 151.4286
41 Four Score & 7 Ribs Ago 151.4284
42 LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKIN' BARRELS BBQ TEAM 150.8572
43 NATURAL BORN GRILLERS 150.2858
44 SMOKIN BULLETS 150.2856
45 PORK ASSASSINS 147.9998
46 Boss Hawg BBQ - OK 147.9996
47 DEVIL DOG BBQ KCMO 145.7140
48 GATEWAY DRUM SMOKERS.COM 143.4286
49 MR. PINK BBQ 142.8574
50 Rub It, Smoke It, Love I 137.7142

Pork Ribs

50 entries · top 172.5714 · median 157.7142

#TeamScore
1 CODE 3 BBQ 172.5714
2 BIG WIGS BBQ 172
3 ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ 169.1428
4 SUGARFIRE SMOKEHOUSE 168.5716
5 BRANDIN' IRON BBQ 167.4284
6 GILLY'S BBQ 166.8572
7 OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ 166.8572
8 Salt-Pepper & 2 Shakers 166.2858
9 LION 'BOUT THE Q 166.2856
10 LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKIN' BARRELS BBQ TEAM 165.7142
11 TWO BUTTS AND A HAM 165.7142
12 NATURAL BORN GRILLERS 165.1428
13 RIPPEL-QUE 165.1426
14 BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ 165.1426
15 CODE BLUE BBQ 164.5714
16 POLITICAL PORK 163.4286
17 THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE 162.2858
18 Cole's Sweet Heat 162.2854
19 Oink-A-Doodle-Moo 161.1430
20 GATEWAY DRUM SMOKERS.COM 161.1428
21 R2-D2-BQ 160.5716
22 GRILLA MANIACS 160
23 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS 158.8572
24 A PIGS WORST NIGHTMARE 158.8568
25 SMOKIN BULLETS 157.7142
26 ONE2BBQ 157.7142
27 PITMASTERIQ BBQ 157.1430
28 B & B BBQ & Catering 157.1428
29 OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE 155.4288
30 PRIME TIME BBQ 154.8572
31 Q LIVE CREW 153.1430
32 MOKAN MEATHEADS 152.5714
33 SOUTHERN HOMES B2 CUE CREW 151.9998
34 PORK PISTOLS BBQ 151.4286
35 Four Score & 7 Ribs Ago 151.4284
36 ALL-STAR BBQ 150.2858
37 TWISTED BELLY 150.2856
38 FIRESIDE SMOKERS 149.1428
39 I QUE & BREW 147.9998
40 BUB BQ 147.9998
41 DEVIL DOG BBQ KCMO 146.2858
42 HELL'S GRILL 146.2858
43 Rub It, Smoke It, Love I 146.2856
44 SCHAEFER BBQ 145.7142
45 DOUBLE D'S BBQ 145.7138
46 Boss Hawg BBQ - OK 141.7142
47 PORK ASSASSINS 137.7142
48 Cherry Red Roasters BBQ 134.8570
49 MR. PINK BBQ 134.2854
50 BAJA PIT CREW 20

Pork

50 entries · top 175.4286 · median 159.4286

#TeamScore
1 ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ 175.4286
2 BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ 174.2860
3 MR. PINK BBQ 173.1430
4 GILLY'S BBQ 172
5 Salt-Pepper & 2 Shakers 171.9998
6 BIG WIGS BBQ 171.4286
7 THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE 170.8572
8 HELL'S GRILL 170.2856
9 Q LIVE CREW 168.0002
10 NATURAL BORN GRILLERS 167.4284
11 RIPPEL-QUE 165.7138
12 FIRESIDE SMOKERS 165.1428
13 BUB BQ 165.1428
14 GATEWAY DRUM SMOKERS.COM 165.1426
15 BRANDIN' IRON BBQ 164.5714
16 PITMASTERIQ BBQ 164.5714
17 LION 'BOUT THE Q 164
18 POLITICAL PORK 163.9998
19 ONE2BBQ 162.8572
20 OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE 162.8570
21 B & B BBQ & Catering 162.8568
22 LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKIN' BARRELS BBQ TEAM 161.1428
23 GRILLA MANIACS 160.5716
24 Boss Hawg BBQ - OK 160.5716
25 PRIME TIME BBQ 159.4286
26 SOUTHERN HOMES B2 CUE CREW 159.4286
27 TWISTED BELLY 158.8568
28 Rub It, Smoke It, Love I 156.5712
29 Cherry Red Roasters BBQ 155.9998
30 ALL-STAR BBQ 155.4288
31 CODE 3 BBQ 154.2856
32 DEVIL DOG BBQ KCMO 154.2856
33 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS 153.1424
34 MOKAN MEATHEADS 152.5712
35 R2-D2-BQ 152.5712
36 PORK PISTOLS BBQ 152.5712
37 OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ 152.5710
38 SMOKIN BULLETS 152.0002
39 Four Score & 7 Ribs Ago 150.8568
40 A PIGS WORST NIGHTMARE 149.7140
41 CODE BLUE BBQ 149.1426
42 DOUBLE D'S BBQ 148.5714
43 SCHAEFER BBQ 147.4284
44 Oink-A-Doodle-Moo 146.8572
45 I QUE & BREW 146.8570
46 Cole's Sweet Heat 146.2854
47 PORK ASSASSINS 143.9998
48 TWO BUTTS AND A HAM 142.8570
49 BAJA PIT CREW 142.8568
50 SUGARFIRE SMOKEHOUSE 130.8570

Brisket

50 entries · top 176 · median 157.4286

#TeamScore
1 THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE 176
2 BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ 170.8572
3 GILLY'S BBQ 170.8572
4 Boss Hawg BBQ - OK 170.8570
5 LION 'BOUT THE Q 168.5716
6 Q LIVE CREW 168.5714
7 SMOKIN BULLETS 168
8 BUB BQ 166.8574
9 OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ 166.8570
10 OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE 165.7142
11 ONE2BBQ 165.1430
12 BIG WIGS BBQ 165.1430
13 Cherry Red Roasters BBQ 164.5712
14 PITMASTERIQ BBQ 164
15 RIPPEL-QUE 162.2858
16 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS 162.2856
17 NATURAL BORN GRILLERS 160.5714
18 A PIGS WORST NIGHTMARE 159.9998
19 Salt-Pepper & 2 Shakers 158.8572
20 POLITICAL PORK 158.8572
21 CODE BLUE BBQ 158.8572
22 GRILLA MANIACS 158.2860
23 GATEWAY DRUM SMOKERS.COM 158.2856
24 LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKIN' BARRELS BBQ TEAM 157.7144
25 BAJA PIT CREW 157.7142
26 PORK ASSASSINS 157.1430
27 PORK PISTOLS BBQ 157.1426
28 MOKAN MEATHEADS 156.5714
29 MR. PINK BBQ 156.5712
30 Four Score & 7 Ribs Ago 154.2856
31 B & B BBQ & Catering 154.2856
32 SOUTHERN HOMES B2 CUE CREW 154.2854
33 ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ 153.1428
34 I QUE & BREW 152
35 PRIME TIME BBQ 150.8570
36 Oink-A-Doodle-Moo 150.8570
37 HELL'S GRILL 149.7140
38 TWO BUTTS AND A HAM 149.1430
39 R2-D2-BQ 147.9998
40 BRANDIN' IRON BBQ 147.4284
41 TWISTED BELLY 146.8572
42 ALL-STAR BBQ 146.2858
43 SUGARFIRE SMOKEHOUSE 146.2856
44 FIRESIDE SMOKERS 145.1430
45 Cole's Sweet Heat 144
46 CODE 3 BBQ 143.9998
47 SCHAEFER BBQ 143.4286
48 Rub It, Smoke It, Love I 142.8574
49 DOUBLE D'S BBQ 136
50 DEVIL DOG BBQ KCMO 129.1426

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