A KCBS record was set here
180
one meat, out of 180
SIZZLIN' BONES 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
Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest 2013
Jun 14–15, 2013 · Chandler, OK
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE won Grand Champion at the Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest on June 14, 2013 in Chandler, OK, scoring 705.1432 in a field of 33 teams. FIRE DANCER BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 700.5714. Category winners: Chicken — SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE (174.8574); Pork — HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE (178.8572); Brisket — SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ (178.2858). 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.
0
median 643.43
705.14 🏆
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 174.86
- Pork 178.86
- Brisket 178.29
20
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2015 — this edition picked out.
Entries
32
4 judged meats
Top score
705.1432
Winning margin
4.5718
GC over RC
Field average
581.79
0705.14
median 643.43 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
667.9996
0705.14
10th place overall
Field spread
705.1432
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 13%
beats 87% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.59 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 dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 3 tracked editions
CAVEMAN CUISINE has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
- 2014
- 2015
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 6 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 4–5: Flat Iron BBQ and KOSMO'S Q tied on 172.0002 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE and FIRE DANCER BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ and IRON WHEEL COOKERS tied on 165.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
- Pork 1–2 · tie
- Brisket 8–9 · tie
- Chicken 2–3 · 0.0002
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
- Chicken 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 4th.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 3rd
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.
- SIZZLIN' BONES 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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2013 ← this one | Chandler, OK | Chandler, OK | 33 | 705.1432 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Chandler, OK | Chandler, OK 74834 | 37 | 699.9660 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | CLARK CREW BBQ |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Chandler, OK | Chandler, OK 74834 | 28 | 694.7888 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | Smoke Eatrs BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.2858 | 168.5714 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8574 | 172.0002 | 166.2856 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 174.2856 | 169.1432 |
| Brisket | 178.2858 | 170.2856 | 163.9998 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
32 entries · top 705.1432 · median 643.4284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 2 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 3 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 4 | SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ | |
| 5 | KOSMO'S Q | |
| 6 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW | |
| 7 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 8 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | |
| 9 | Flat Iron BBQ | |
| 10 | Sixth Place Chicken BBQ | |
| 11 | Willie's Hog Pond BBQ | |
| 12 | FOUR CROWS BBQ | |
| 13 | IRON WHEEL COOKERS | |
| 14 | Big Robs | |
| 15 | STINKY PIGGY BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN BOMBERS | |
| 17 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 18 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 19 | JOHAN'S BBQ WORLD | |
| 20 | SMOKIN OKIES | |
| 21 | PIGHEADED IRISHMAN B-B-Q | |
| 22 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 23 | Turnin 'n' Burnin | |
| 24 | OKIE BOY'S QUE | |
| 25 | Hambone's CircleH Bar-B- | |
| 26 | DANNY J'S BBQ | |
| 27 | Oncue BBQ Team | |
| 28 | Gresham | |
| 29 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 31 | Carson | |
| 32 | Smokin Bombers #2 AB | |
| 33 | Chigger Heat |
Chicken
29 entries · top 180 · median 166.2856 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 174.8574 · median 162.2856
Pork
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.1428
Brisket
29 entries · top 178.2858 · median 154.2856