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McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual

May 31 – Jun 1, 2013 · McLouth, KS

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TRUEBUD BBQ
691.4282 · Master Series — Overall
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CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ
680.5716 · Master Series — Overall
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EATIN AINT CHEATIN
673.1428 · Master Series — Overall

TRUEBUD BBQ won Grand Champion at the McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual on May 31, 2013 in McLouth, KS, scoring 691.4282 in a field of 37 teams. CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 680.5716. Category winners: Chicken — DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES (174.8574); Pork Ribs — SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 (176.5716); Pork — CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ (178.8572); Brisket — Fubar-B-Q (177.1428).

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 174.86
  • Pork Ribs 176.57
  • Pork 178.86
  • Brisket 177.14
20 178.86

Entries

37
4 judged meats

Top score

691.4282

Winning margin

10.8566
GC over RC

Field average

642.15
448691.43
median 654.86 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Brisket
4.0002 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

662.8568
448691.43
10th place overall

Field spread

243.4282
winner to last place

Most consistent

TRUEBUD BBQ
avg finish 4.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken
won by 2.2858 pts — DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES

How hot was the win?

Top 66%
beats 34% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Moderate
ρ = -0.54 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,510
avg power rating going in · stronger than 7% of contests

Top-rated in the field

TRUEBUD BBQ
rated 1642 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 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.

  • Chicken 7th
  • Pork Ribs 3rd
  • Pork 5th
  • Brisket 3rd

A statement win

10.8566 points clear of the field

Wider than 89% of the 4,713 championships in the data

The champion won by 10.8566 points — a wider margin than 89% of championships in the data.

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 8–9: BURNT FINGER BBQ and Jimbo's BBQ tied on 167.4286 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: BURNT FINGER BBQ and K.C. CAN CREW tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 edged O.S.P. MEATHEADS by 0.0002.

  • Chicken 8–9 · tie
  • Pork 3–4 · tie
  • Pork Ribs 1–2 · 0.0002
  • Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0002

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)

Category1st5th10th
Chicken174.8574169.1430166.8572
Pork Ribs176.5716171.4286168.5714
Pork178.8572174.2856167.4284
Brisket177.1428173.1426170.2856

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

37 entries · top 691.4282 · median 654.8568

#TeamScore
1 TRUEBUD BBQ 691.4282
2 CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ 680.5716
3 EATIN AINT CHEATIN 673.1428
4 OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE 672
5 BURNT FINGER BBQ 670.2858
6 Papa Bear's Hickory Pit 669.1428
7 Masterque BBQ 667.4284
8 DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES 665.7146
9 Nickle Boy's 665.1424
10 Crimison and Blue BBQ 662.8568
11 Smoke-N-Things 662.2862
12 SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 659.9994
13 VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY 657.7140
14 KC SMOKE DAWGS 657.1430
15 K.C. CAN CREW 656.5716
16 T's Smoking Pit 656.5710
17 Fubar-B-Q 655.4286
18 Mad Hogs and an Englishm 655.4284
19 PIG NEWTON 654.8568
20 ALBERT'S ASH KICKIN BBQ 652.5716
21 O.S.P. MEATHEADS 652.5712
22 99 Problems Smokin Ain't 649.1424
23 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 644.5712
24 THREE ALARM SMOKERS 634.8568
25 PIG PEN 630.8572
26 Fat & Greasy BBQ 630.2856
27 Jimbo's BBQ 629.7140
28 BLACK EYE BBQ 629.7140
29 No Suace Needed 626.8568
30 MIKE'S MAGIC SMOKE 625.7146
31 Rural Route Cookers 622.8572
32 DUSTY ROADS BBQ 617.7138
33 SMOKE'N HOG RODS 617.7138
34 Wide Open Smokin 613.7140
35 Blazing Saddles 609.7138
36 SMOKIN FIREHOUSE HUNKS 589.1422
37 8 BALL BBQ 448

Chicken

37 entries · top 174.8574 · median 161.7140

#TeamScore
1 DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES 174.8574
2 EATIN AINT CHEATIN 172.5716
3 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 172
4 Fubar-B-Q 171.4286
5 K.C. CAN CREW 169.1430
6 O.S.P. MEATHEADS 169.1428
7 TRUEBUD BBQ 168.5712
8 BURNT FINGER BBQ 167.4286
9 Jimbo's BBQ 167.4286
10 CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ 166.8572
11 PIG NEWTON 166.8572
12 T's Smoking Pit 166.8570
13 VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY 165.7144
14 SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 165.1426
15 Masterque BBQ 165.1426
16 OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE 163.4286
17 99 Problems Smokin Ain't 163.4282
18 DUSTY ROADS BBQ 162.8570
19 THREE ALARM SMOKERS 161.7140
20 Smoke-N-Things 160.5716
21 PIG PEN 160.5714
22 Papa Bear's Hickory Pit 160
23 Blazing Saddles 158.8570
24 KC SMOKE DAWGS 158.2858
25 Nickle Boy's 157.7142
26 Wide Open Smokin 157.7142
27 Crimison and Blue BBQ 156.5714
28 MIKE'S MAGIC SMOKE 156.5714
29 BLACK EYE BBQ 155.4286
30 No Suace Needed 154.2856
31 8 BALL BBQ 153.1430
32 ALBERT'S ASH KICKIN BBQ 153.1430
33 SMOKE'N HOG RODS 153.1426
34 Mad Hogs and an Englishm 151.9998
35 Fat & Greasy BBQ 151.4284
36 SMOKIN FIREHOUSE HUNKS 150.2852
37 Rural Route Cookers 149.7142

Pork Ribs

37 entries · top 176.5716 · median 163.4286

#TeamScore
1 SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 176.5716
2 O.S.P. MEATHEADS 176.5714
3 TRUEBUD BBQ 174.2858
4 Rural Route Cookers 171.4288
5 Papa Bear's Hickory Pit 171.4286
6 Nickle Boy's 171.4284
7 ALBERT'S ASH KICKIN BBQ 170.8572
8 99 Problems Smokin Ain't 169.1428
9 EATIN AINT CHEATIN 168.5716
10 VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY 168.5714
11 KC SMOKE DAWGS 168.0002
12 Crimison and Blue BBQ 167.9998
13 MIKE'S MAGIC SMOKE 167.4286
14 T's Smoking Pit 167.4284
15 Mad Hogs and an Englishm 166.2858
16 DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES 166.2856
17 Masterque BBQ 166.2856
18 Smoke-N-Things 163.4288
19 No Suace Needed 163.4286
20 Blazing Saddles 163.4286
21 CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ 162.8572
22 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 161.1430
23 PIG NEWTON 160.5714
24 THREE ALARM SMOKERS 159.4286
25 OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE 158.8572
26 BURNT FINGER BBQ 157.7144
27 Wide Open Smokin 156.5712
28 Fat & Greasy BBQ 154.8572
29 PIG PEN 154.8572
30 SMOKE'N HOG RODS 153.1426
31 K.C. CAN CREW 149.7142
32 BLACK EYE BBQ 148.5714
33 Jimbo's BBQ 148.5712
34 DUSTY ROADS BBQ 143.4286
35 SMOKIN FIREHOUSE HUNKS 139.4286
36 Fubar-B-Q 137.7142
37 8 BALL BBQ 20

Pork

37 entries · top 178.8572 · median 162.8572

#TeamScore
1 CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ 178.8572
2 OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE 176.5714
3 BURNT FINGER BBQ 174.8572
4 K.C. CAN CREW 174.8572
5 TRUEBUD BBQ 174.2856
6 Smoke-N-Things 170.8572
7 EATIN AINT CHEATIN 170.8570
8 KC SMOKE DAWGS 169.7142
9 Fubar-B-Q 169.1430
10 Papa Bear's Hickory Pit 167.4284
11 Masterque BBQ 166.8572
12 ALBERT'S ASH KICKIN BBQ 166.8572
13 Nickle Boy's 165.7142
14 T's Smoking Pit 165.1428
15 Mad Hogs and an Englishm 164.5714
16 VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY 164.5712
17 Crimison and Blue BBQ 163.4286
18 PIG PEN 163.4284
19 DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES 162.8572
20 SMOKE'N HOG RODS 162.8570
21 99 Problems Smokin Ain't 162.2856
22 Fat & Greasy BBQ 161.1428
23 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 160.5712
24 Rural Route Cookers 160
25 O.S.P. MEATHEADS 160
26 Jimbo's BBQ 156.5716
27 MIKE'S MAGIC SMOKE 156.5716
28 PIG NEWTON 154.2856
29 BLACK EYE BBQ 153.7142
30 SMOKIN FIREHOUSE HUNKS 153.7142
31 SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 153.7140
32 THREE ALARM SMOKERS 151.9998
33 DUSTY ROADS BBQ 151.9998
34 Wide Open Smokin 148.5714
35 No Suace Needed 147.4284
36 8 BALL BBQ 146.2856
37 Blazing Saddles 135.9998

Brisket

37 entries · top 177.1428 · median 161.7142

#TeamScore
1 Fubar-B-Q 177.1428
2 Crimison and Blue BBQ 174.8570
3 TRUEBUD BBQ 174.2856
4 OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE 173.1428
5 PIG NEWTON 173.1426
6 Mad Hogs and an Englishm 172.5714
7 CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ 172
8 BLACK EYE BBQ 171.9998
9 Papa Bear's Hickory Pit 170.2858
10 BURNT FINGER BBQ 170.2856
11 Nickle Boy's 170.2856
12 Masterque BBQ 169.1430
13 Smoke-N-Things 167.4286
14 SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 164.5712
15 Fat & Greasy BBQ 162.8572
16 K.C. CAN CREW 162.8572
17 THREE ALARM SMOKERS 161.7144
18 DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES 161.7144
19 No Suace Needed 161.7142
20 ALBERT'S ASH KICKIN BBQ 161.7142
21 KC SMOKE DAWGS 161.1428
22 EATIN AINT CHEATIN 161.1426
23 DUSTY ROADS BBQ 159.4284
24 VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY 158.8570
25 T's Smoking Pit 157.1428
26 Jimbo's BBQ 157.1426
27 99 Problems Smokin Ain't 154.2858
28 PIG PEN 152.0002
29 Blazing Saddles 151.4284
30 Wide Open Smokin 150.8572
31 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 150.8570
32 SMOKE'N HOG RODS 148.5716
33 O.S.P. MEATHEADS 146.8570
34 SMOKIN FIREHOUSE HUNKS 145.7142
35 MIKE'S MAGIC SMOKE 145.1430
36 Rural Route Cookers 141.7142
37 8 BALL BBQ 128.5714

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