Smokin' On the Pecos 2013

Jun 28–29, 2013 · Artesia, NM

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LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ

686.2858 · Master Series — Overall

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PIGSKIN BBQ

682.2856 · Master Series — Overall

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2-CAN-Q

680.5712 · Master Series — Overall

LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smokin' On the Pecos on June 28, 2013 in Artesia, NM, scoring 686.2858 in a field of 70 teams. PIGSKIN BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 682.2856. Category winners: Chicken — C-N-B BAR-B-Q (177.7142); Pork Ribs — Jerry King BBQ (176.5716); Pork — Outlaw Smokeshack (177.7144); Brisket — 2-CAN-Q (177.7142). This is the 1st of 8 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.

306.29 median 622.57 686.29 🏆

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 176.57
Pork 177.71
Brisket 177.71

120.00 177.71

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2019 — this edition picked out.

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

686.2858

Winning margin

4.0002

GC over RC

Field average

619.94

306.29686.29

median 622.57 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork

2.8572 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

665.1424

306.29686.29

10th place overall

Field spread

380.0004

winner to last place

Most consistent

PIGSKIN BBQ

avg finish 8 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 3.4286 pts — Jerry King BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 79%

beats 21% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.4 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,513

avg power rating going in · stronger than 9% of contests

Top-rated in the field

I.A.B. 30 BBQ

rated 1624 pre-contest

Storylines (4 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

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 4th. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 4th
Pork Ribs 13th
Pork 5th
Brisket 10th

A dynasty in the making

3× wins at this contest

3 of 8 tracked editions

THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 8 tracked editions.

2014
2015
2018

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 1–2: C-N-B BAR-B-Q and BUTCHER BBQ tied on 177.7142 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: SWEET HEAT BBQ and PIGSKIN BBQ tied on 170.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: SUNDANCER BBQ and Collins Creek/ S & S tied on 168.5714 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

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

One of the big ones

70 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 95% of the 5,482 contests in the data

70 teams — bigger than 95% of the 5,482 contests in the data.

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 →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve Champion
Jun 28, 2013 ← this one	Artesia, NM	Artesia, NM	70	686.2858	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	PIGSKIN BBQ
Jun 27, 2014	Artesia, NM	Artesia, NM 88211	60	692.5484	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ
Jun 26, 2015	Artesia, NM	Artesia, NM 88210	48	683.4400	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ
Jun 24, 2016	Artesia, NM	Artesia, NM 88211	44	707.4056	BOOTYQUE	4 LEGS UP BBQ
Jun 22, 2018	Artesia, NM	3405 S 13th st	39	713.1544	BOOMERANG BBQ	RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ
Jun 23, 2018	Artesia, NM	3405 S 13th st	32	714.2744	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	BOOMERANG BBQ
Jun 28, 2019	Artesia, NM	3402 S 13th	41	706.2744	Boomerang	BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX
Jun 29, 2019	Artesia, NM	3402 S 13th st	34	709.7256	La Pasadita	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS
Nov 5, 2021	Artesia, NM	—	—	—	—	—

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	177.7142	173.1430	168.5714
Pork Ribs	176.5716	170.2856	168
Pork	177.7144	174.8572	169.1428
Brisket	177.7142	172	167.4286

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

68 entries · top 686.2858 · median 622.5716

#	Team	Score
1	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	686.2858
2	PIGSKIN BBQ	682.2856
3	2-CAN-Q	680.5712
4	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	676.5714
5	SWEET PEPPERS	674.2856
6	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	670.8566
7	I.A.B. 30 BBQ	669.1430
8	4 LEGS UP BBQ	668.5714
9	LOTTA BULL BBQ	666.8566
11	SWEET HEAT BBQ	665.1424
12	Jr's. Up In Smoke	661.1428
13	SONS OF BBQ	656.5716
14	BUTCHER BBQ	653.1424
15	THE RIGHT STUFF BBQ	652.5708
16	BACKDRAFT BBQ	652.0002
17	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	651.4282
18	TEXAS RIB RANGERS	649.1428
19	Collins Creek/ S & S	649.1426
20	C-N-B BAR-B-Q	646.8564
21	MOE CASON BBQ	646.2854
22	SUNDANCER BBQ	645.7140
23	JP's Grillin' Villains	641.7140
24	Jerry King BBQ	641.1438
25	Outlaw Smokeshack	640
26	GONNA GET MESSY	638.8566
27	Mark Opachan BBQ	638.2860
28	BLACK BETTY BBQ	633.7142
29	BURNIN BUTTS BBQ	633.7138
30	SMOKIN JOE'S BBQ	633.7136
31	DOUBLE BARREL SMOKERS	630.2858
32	GOLDEN SMOKE BBQ	625.1420
33	THE THREE BRISKATEERS	624.0002
34	Slap Yo Mamma BBQ	623.4276
35	Cinco G Pit Crew	622.8578
36	DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	622.2854
37	Buckshot BBQ	620.5710
38	Grill Sergeants	620.0002
39	Dirt Dynasty	619.4282
40	WICKED SWINE BBQ	617.7136
41	UP IN SMOKE	616.5714
43	Texas Tumbleweek	613.7138
44	Silver Oak Drilling	611.4284
45	Rack Attack BBQ	610.8568
46	The Fowl Pig	609.1424
47	BS Grilling BBQ	608
48	Triple B's BBQ	604.5710
49	Smokin' Sanchos	603.9992
50	Roger's II BBQ	603.4286
51	2GM BBQ	601.1426
52	Rooster's Rebel BBQ	600.5708
53	Mad Cat BBQ	598.8572
54	Drill, Filll & Grill	598.2856
55	Teardrop BBQ	596.5716
56	Huntin' Club BBQ	593.7150
57	Smokin' Ribs! BBQ	591.9998
58	I Que For You	589.7136
59	TRES AMIGOS BBQ TEAM	588.5710
60	BADLANDS BBQ	587.4288
61	Virdinski's BBQ	587.4284
62	PIG IN A PIT	585.7144
63	Fire N' Smoke	585.1432
64	Still Smokin	578.8568
65	Two Tons of Fun	577.7142
66	Wee Peoples BBQ	576.5710
67	Nacho Mammas	574.2850
68	Chef Charles BBQ	570.2856
69	Longhorn Smoke	553.7148
70	Dead Guy	306.2854

Chicken

68 entries · top 177.7142 · median 158

#	Team	Score
1	C-N-B BAR-B-Q	177.7142
2	BUTCHER BBQ	177.7142
3	PIGSKIN BBQ	176.5716
4	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	176.0002
5	I.A.B. 30 BBQ	173.1430
7	LOTTA BULL BBQ	171.9998
8	DOUBLE BARREL SMOKERS	171.4286
9	SWEET PEPPERS	170.8568
10	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	169.7144
11	Rooster's Rebel BBQ	168.5714
12	Jr's. Up In Smoke	168.5714
13	GONNA GET MESSY	167.9998
14	THE THREE BRISKATEERS	167.4288
15	SMOKIN JOE'S BBQ	167.4284
16	Mark Opachan BBQ	166.2858
17	Collins Creek/ S & S	166.2856
18	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	166.2856
19	TEXAS RIB RANGERS	165.1430
20	MOE CASON BBQ	165.1430
21	2-CAN-Q	164.5712
22	SONS OF BBQ	164
23	Roger's II BBQ	163.9998
24	BACKDRAFT BBQ	163.4288
25	THE RIGHT STUFF BBQ	163.4284
26	BS Grilling BBQ	162.8570
27	WICKED SWINE BBQ	162.2854
28	DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	161.7142
29	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	161.1428
30	TRES AMIGOS BBQ TEAM	160.5716
31	PIG IN A PIT	160.5716
32	Dead Guy	160.5714
33	Still Smokin	158.8570
34	BADLANDS BBQ	158.2860
35	SWEET HEAT BBQ	158.2856
36	Buckshot BBQ	157.7144
37	The Fowl Pig	157.7144
38	Slap Yo Mamma BBQ	157.7142
39	I Que For You	157.1428
40	4 LEGS UP BBQ	157.1428
41	Mad Cat BBQ	156.5714
42	Wee Peoples BBQ	156.5712
43	Drill, Filll & Grill	156
44	Jerry King BBQ	154.8574
45	UP IN SMOKE	154.8572
46	Chef Charles BBQ	154.2858
47	GOLDEN SMOKE BBQ	154.2856
48	BLACK BETTY BBQ	153.7146
49	Teardrop BBQ	153.1428
50	2GM BBQ	152.5716
51	Texas Tumbleweek	152.5714
52	Silver Oak Drilling	152
53	Outlaw Smokeshack	151.9998
54	Grill Sergeants	151.4286
56	BURNIN BUTTS BBQ	150.2854
57	Smokin' Ribs! BBQ	149.7142
58	Dirt Dynasty	149.7140
59	Smokin' Sanchos	149.1424
60	JP's Grillin' Villains	148
61	Cinco G Pit Crew	146.8576
62	SUNDANCER BBQ	146.8568
63	Fire N' Smoke	145.7144
64	Triple B's BBQ	145.1428
65	Rack Attack BBQ	143.4286
66	Virdinski's BBQ	137.7144
67	Huntin' Club BBQ	137.7142
68	Longhorn Smoke	137.1432
69	Nacho Mammas	133.1426
70	Two Tons of Fun	130.8572

Pork Ribs

68 entries · top 176.5716 · median 158.5716

#	Team	Score
1	Jerry King BBQ	176.5716
2	Huntin' Club BBQ	173.1430
3	THE THREE BRISKATEERS	170.8570
4	SWEET HEAT BBQ	170.2856
5	PIGSKIN BBQ	170.2856
6	2-CAN-Q	169.7144
8	SUNDANCER BBQ	168.5714
9	Collins Creek/ S & S	168.5714
10	SMOKIN JOE'S BBQ	168.5712
11	I.A.B. 30 BBQ	168
12	Two Tons of Fun	168
13	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	167.9998
14	Silver Oak Drilling	166.8570
15	Jr's. Up In Smoke	166.8570
16	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	166.2858
17	WICKED SWINE BBQ	165.7142
18	THE RIGHT STUFF BBQ	165.7142
19	BUTCHER BBQ	165.1426
20	JP's Grillin' Villains	164.5712
21	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	164.5712
22	SONS OF BBQ	164.0002
23	GONNA GET MESSY	164
24	4 LEGS UP BBQ	164
25	DOUBLE BARREL SMOKERS	163.4286
26	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	162.8572
27	LOTTA BULL BBQ	162.2854
28	DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	161.1430
29	TEXAS RIB RANGERS	161.1428
30	BURNIN BUTTS BBQ	160.5714
31	SWEET PEPPERS	160.0002
32	Rack Attack BBQ	160.0002
33	PIG IN A PIT	159.4286
34	BACKDRAFT BBQ	158.8572
35	BLACK BETTY BBQ	158.8572
36	Mark Opachan BBQ	158.2860
37	Fire N' Smoke	158.2858
38	TRES AMIGOS BBQ TEAM	157.7142
40	C-N-B BAR-B-Q	157.1426
41	Slap Yo Mamma BBQ	155.9998
42	Longhorn Smoke	155.4290
43	Buckshot BBQ	155.4286
44	Virdinski's BBQ	155.4286
45	Outlaw Smokeshack	154.8574
46	The Fowl Pig	153.7142
47	Triple B's BBQ	153.7142
48	Teardrop BBQ	153.1430
49	Cinco G Pit Crew	153.1430
50	BS Grilling BBQ	152.5714
51	Rooster's Rebel BBQ	152.5714
52	GOLDEN SMOKE BBQ	151.4286
53	Smokin' Ribs! BBQ	150.2856
54	UP IN SMOKE	149.1430
55	Nacho Mammas	149.1428
56	Still Smokin	148.5712
57	Roger's II BBQ	148
58	Grill Sergeants	146.2856
59	Dead Guy	145.7140
60	Texas Tumbleweek	144.5712
61	MOE CASON BBQ	144.5712
62	Dirt Dynasty	143.4286
63	Smokin' Sanchos	141.1426
64	Mad Cat BBQ	140.5712
65	BADLANDS BBQ	140
66	Chef Charles BBQ	138.2856
67	Wee Peoples BBQ	137.1428
68	I Que For You	133.7144
69	2GM BBQ	133.7142
70	Drill, Filll & Grill	129.7142

Pork

67 entries · top 177.7144 · median 157.1426

#	Team	Score
1	Outlaw Smokeshack	177.7144
2	4 LEGS UP BBQ	176.5714
3	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	176
4	SONS OF BBQ	176
5	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	174.8572
6	PIGSKIN BBQ	174.2856
7	Cinco G Pit Crew	172.5716
8	Dirt Dynasty	170.8568
9	TEXAS RIB RANGERS	169.1428
10	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	169.1428
11	UP IN SMOKE	169.1426
12	2-CAN-Q	168.5714
13	I.A.B. 30 BBQ	168.5714
14	SWEET PEPPERS	168
15	MOE CASON BBQ	168
16	SUNDANCER BBQ	166.8572
17	Jr's. Up In Smoke	165.7144
18	SWEET HEAT BBQ	164.5712
19	Grill Sergeants	163.4288
20	JP's Grillin' Villains	163.4286
22	LOTTA BULL BBQ	162.8572
23	Smokin' Sanchos	161.7142
24	2GM BBQ	161.7142
25	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	161.1428
26	SMOKIN JOE'S BBQ	161.1426
27	Texas Tumbleweek	161.1426
28	Drill, Filll & Grill	160.5714
29	BUTCHER BBQ	160.5714
30	Roger's II BBQ	158.8570
31	Mad Cat BBQ	158.2858
32	Teardrop BBQ	157.7144
33	Collins Creek/ S & S	157.7142
34	THE RIGHT STUFF BBQ	157.1426
35	BACKDRAFT BBQ	157.1426
36	BURNIN BUTTS BBQ	156.5714
38	BLACK BETTY BBQ	156.5710
39	Jerry King BBQ	155.4286
40	Smokin' Ribs! BBQ	155.4284
41	Silver Oak Drilling	154.2858
42	Mark Opachan BBQ	154.2858
43	Huntin' Club BBQ	153.1430
44	Slap Yo Mamma BBQ	153.1424
45	BADLANDS BBQ	152.5714
46	GONNA GET MESSY	152.5712
47	DOUBLE BARREL SMOKERS	152.5712
48	Triple B's BBQ	151.9998
49	C-N-B BAR-B-Q	151.9994
50	GOLDEN SMOKE BBQ	151.9992
51	Buckshot BBQ	151.4284
52	Rack Attack BBQ	151.4282
53	Virdinski's BBQ	150.8572
54	WICKED SWINE BBQ	150.8570
55	TRES AMIGOS BBQ TEAM	150.2856
56	BS Grilling BBQ	149.7144
57	Rooster's Rebel BBQ	148.5712
58	Fire N' Smoke	146.2858
59	Nacho Mammas	144
60	I Que For You	143.9996
61	Two Tons of Fun	143.9996
62	Wee Peoples BBQ	142.2858
63	DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	142.2854
64	Chef Charles BBQ	141.1430
65	The Fowl Pig	141.1428
66	PIG IN A PIT	141.1428
67	Longhorn Smoke	131.9998
68	THE THREE BRISKATEERS	129.7144
69	Still Smokin	124.5714

Brisket

67 entries · top 177.7142 · median 154.2862

#	Team	Score
1	2-CAN-Q	177.7142
2	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	176.5714
3	SWEET PEPPERS	175.4286
4	BACKDRAFT BBQ	172.5716
5	SWEET HEAT BBQ	172
6	4 LEGS UP BBQ	170.8572
7	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	170.8570
8	LOTTA BULL BBQ	169.7142
9	MOE CASON BBQ	168.5712
10	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	167.4286
11	GOLDEN SMOKE BBQ	167.4286
12	THE RIGHT STUFF BBQ	166.2856
13	BURNIN BUTTS BBQ	166.2856
14	JP's Grillin' Villains	165.7142
15	BLACK BETTY BBQ	164.5714
16	SUNDANCER BBQ	163.4286
18	PIGSKIN BBQ	161.1428
19	C-N-B BAR-B-Q	160.0002
20	Jr's. Up In Smoke	160
21	I.A.B. 30 BBQ	159.4286
22	Mark Opachan BBQ	159.4284
23	Grill Sergeants	158.8572
24	DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	157.1428
25	Collins Creek/ S & S	156.5714
26	Slap Yo Mamma BBQ	156.5712
27	The Fowl Pig	156.5710
28	THE THREE BRISKATEERS	156
29	Rack Attack BBQ	155.9998
30	Buckshot BBQ	155.9996
31	Dirt Dynasty	155.4288
32	Texas Tumbleweek	155.4286
33	Outlaw Smokeshack	155.4284
34	I Que For You	154.8568
35	Jerry King BBQ	154.2862
36	GONNA GET MESSY	154.2856
37	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	154.2852
38	Triple B's BBQ	153.7142
39	TEXAS RIB RANGERS	153.7142
40	2GM BBQ	153.1426
41	SONS OF BBQ	152.5714
42	Smokin' Sanchos	152
43	Drill, Filll & Grill	152
45	Cinco G Pit Crew	150.2856
46	BUTCHER BBQ	149.7142
47	Nacho Mammas	147.9996
48	Still Smokin	146.8572
49	Mad Cat BBQ	143.4288
50	UP IN SMOKE	143.4286
51	Virdinski's BBQ	143.4282
52	DOUBLE BARREL SMOKERS	142.8574
53	BS Grilling BBQ	142.8572
54	Wee Peoples BBQ	140.5712
55	WICKED SWINE BBQ	138.8570
56	Silver Oak Drilling	138.2856
57	Smokin' Ribs! BBQ	136.5716
58	BADLANDS BBQ	136.5714
59	SMOKIN JOE'S BBQ	136.5714
60	Chef Charles BBQ	136.5712
61	Two Tons of Fun	134.8574
62	Fire N' Smoke	134.8572
63	Roger's II BBQ	132.5718
64	Teardrop BBQ	132.5714
65	Rooster's Rebel BBQ	130.8568
66	Huntin' Club BBQ	129.7148
67	Longhorn Smoke	129.1428
68	PIG IN A PIT	124.5714
69	TRES AMIGOS BBQ TEAM	119.9996

Smokin' On the Pecos 2013

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Winning score by edition

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (4 found in this contest's numbers)

Won without a category win

A dynasty in the making

Photo finishes

One of the big ones

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 →

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

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket