Jun 7–8, 2013 · Tecumseh, OK
CAVEMAN CUISINE won Grand Champion at the It's A Smokin Good Thang on June 7, 2013 in Tecumseh, OK, scoring 693.7142 in a field of 27 teams. SMOKERS WILD took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.7140. Category winners: Chicken — DR. NORDY'S BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ (176.5716); Pork — CAVEMAN CUISINE (180.0000); Brisket — SMOKERS WILD (177.1430).
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Chicken places 1–2: DR. NORDY'S BBQ and WILDCATTERS Q CREW tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: LOTTA BULL BBQ and BUTCHER BBQ tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: Steel Horse BBQ and LOTTA BULL BBQ tied on 168.5716 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
CAVEMAN CUISINE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 8th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 173.1428 | 170.2856 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 167.4288 | 163.4286 |
| Pork | 180 | 170.2858 | 168 |
| Brisket | 177.1430 | 173.7142 | 165.7142 |
27 entries · top 693.7142 · median 650.2854
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 160.5714
27 entries · top 176.5716 · median 161.7140
27 entries · top 180 · median 164 · 🔥 perfect 180
27 entries · top 177.1430 · median 159.9998