A KCBS record was set here
180
one meat, out of 180
GREAT PLAINS BBQ holds the KCBS record for highest chicken score — 180 one meat, out of 180, won the category with it, set right here. Nobody has beaten it since.
- Highest chicken score
R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship
Apr 26–27, 2013 · Arkansas City, KS
WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY won Grand Champion at the R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship on April 26, 2013 in Arkansas City, KS, scoring 689.7142 in a field of 25 teams. BUTCHER BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 688.5712. Category winners: Chicken — GREAT PLAINS BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Disco Balls BBQ (175.4284); Pork — WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY (177.7142); Brisket — THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ (176.5714).
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.
612.57
median 664.57
689.71 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 175.43
- Pork 177.71
- Brisket 176.57
139.43
180
Entries
25
4 judged meats
Top score
689.7142
Winning margin
1.1430
GC over RC
Field average
662.29
612.57689.71
median 664.57 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
2.2858 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
671.4282
612.57689.71
10th place overall
Field spread
77.1434
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 71%
beats 29% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.65 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,517
avg power rating going in · stronger than 12% of contests
Storylines (6 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
1.1430
points between champion and reserve
Closer than 81% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1430 points — closer than 81% of every championship in the data.
- WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY
- BUTCHER BBQ
A first Grand Championship
8
tracked contests to get there
This was WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 8th tracked contest.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 9–10: WILDCATTERS Q CREW and THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ tied on 170.8570 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: COOKSHACK and WICHITA SWINEMEN tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS and WILDCATTERS Q CREW tied on 171.4284 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
- Pork 9–10 · tie
- Pork 3–4 · 0.0002
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 8th.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 8th
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.
- GREAT PLAINS BBQ · Chicken
Records set here — 1 still standing (1 in the KCBS record book)
What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.
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 | 180 | 173.1426 | 170.8570 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4284 | 169.7142 | 167.4284 |
| Pork | 177.7142 | 175.4284 | 171.4284 |
| Brisket | 176.5714 | 169.7144 | 165.7142 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 689.7142 · median 664.5708
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY | |
| 2 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 3 | GREAT PLAINS BBQ | |
| 4 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW | |
| 5 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 6 | WICHITA SWINEMEN | |
| 7 | Disco Balls BBQ | |
| 8 | ROUGHNECKS BBQ | |
| 9 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 10 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | |
| 11 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 12 | DOC K'S BARBECUE | |
| 13 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | |
| 14 | IRON WHEEL COOKERS | |
| 15 | Rowdy Boys BBQ | |
| 16 | POK N DA RIBS | |
| 17 | BUBBA'S BBQ NATION | |
| 18 | COOKSHACK | |
| 19 | SMOKING AND THE BANDITS | |
| 20 | PINKIE'S BBQ | |
| 21 | FIREBREATHERS BARBECUE | |
| 22 | SMOKE 'N' RUB | |
| 23 | SMOKIN WALLY'S BBQ | |
| 24 | BBQ-XTC | |
| 25 | Red Barn BBQ |
Chicken
25 entries · top 180 · median 169.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GREAT PLAINS BBQ | |
| 2 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | |
| 3 | WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY | |
| 4 | ROUGHNECKS BBQ | |
| 5 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | |
| 6 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 7 | IRON WHEEL COOKERS | |
| 8 | COOKSHACK | |
| 9 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW | |
| 10 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 11 | WICHITA SWINEMEN | |
| 12 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 13 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN WALLY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | DOC K'S BARBECUE | |
| 16 | Red Barn BBQ | |
| 17 | POK N DA RIBS | |
| 18 | SMOKING AND THE BANDITS | |
| 19 | SMOKE 'N' RUB | |
| 20 | Disco Balls BBQ | |
| 21 | PINKIE'S BBQ | |
| 22 | BUBBA'S BBQ NATION | |
| 23 | Rowdy Boys BBQ | |
| 24 | BBQ-XTC | |
| 25 | FIREBREATHERS BARBECUE |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 175.4284 · median 166.2858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disco Balls BBQ | |
| 2 | FIREBREATHERS BARBECUE | |
| 3 | WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY | |
| 4 | DOC K'S BARBECUE | |
| 5 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 6 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 7 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 8 | COOKSHACK | |
| 9 | WICHITA SWINEMEN | |
| 10 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW | |
| 11 | ROUGHNECKS BBQ | |
| 12 | BBQ-XTC | |
| 13 | BUBBA'S BBQ NATION | |
| 14 | GREAT PLAINS BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN WALLY'S BBQ | |
| 16 | Rowdy Boys BBQ | |
| 17 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKING AND THE BANDITS | |
| 19 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 20 | POK N DA RIBS | |
| 21 | IRON WHEEL COOKERS | |
| 22 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | |
| 23 | PINKIE'S BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKE 'N' RUB | |
| 25 | Red Barn BBQ |
Pork
25 entries · top 177.7142 · median 167.9998
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY | |
| 2 | WICHITA SWINEMEN | |
| 3 | Disco Balls BBQ | |
| 4 | GREAT PLAINS BBQ | |
| 5 | Rowdy Boys BBQ | |
| 6 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 7 | ROUGHNECKS BBQ | |
| 8 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 9 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | |
| 10 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW | |
| 11 | POK N DA RIBS | |
| 12 | PINKIE'S BBQ | |
| 13 | IRON WHEEL COOKERS | |
| 14 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 15 | SMOKING AND THE BANDITS | |
| 16 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 17 | BUBBA'S BBQ NATION | |
| 18 | COOKSHACK | |
| 19 | SMOKE 'N' RUB | |
| 20 | Red Barn BBQ | |
| 21 | DOC K'S BARBECUE | |
| 22 | FIREBREATHERS BARBECUE | |
| 23 | SMOKIN WALLY'S BBQ | |
| 24 | BBQ-XTC | |
| 25 | LOTTA BULL BBQ |
Brisket
25 entries · top 176.5714 · median 164
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 2 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW | |
| 3 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | |
| 4 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 5 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 6 | DOC K'S BARBECUE | |
| 7 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 8 | WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY | |
| 9 | IRON WHEEL COOKERS | |
| 10 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | |
| 11 | WICHITA SWINEMEN | |
| 12 | BUBBA'S BBQ NATION | |
| 13 | PINKIE'S BBQ | |
| 14 | GREAT PLAINS BBQ | |
| 15 | POK N DA RIBS | |
| 16 | ROUGHNECKS BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKE 'N' RUB | |
| 18 | Disco Balls BBQ | |
| 19 | Rowdy Boys BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKING AND THE BANDITS | |
| 21 | FIREBREATHERS BARBECUE | |
| 22 | BBQ-XTC | |
| 23 | COOKSHACK | |
| 24 | SMOKIN WALLY'S BBQ | |
| 25 | Red Barn BBQ |