Smokin' At The Run

Mar 15–16, 2014 · Miami, OK

🥇

LUCKY'S Q

705.7028 · Master Series — Overall

🥈

CLARK CREW BBQ

705.1316 · Master Series — Overall

🥉

QUAU

700.5028 · Master Series — Overall

LUCKY'S Q won Grand Champion at the Smokin' At The Run on March 15, 2014 in Miami, OK, scoring 705.7028 in a field of 72 teams. CLARK CREW BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 705.1316. Category winners: Chicken — LUCKY'S Q (180.0000); Pork Ribs — QUAU (180.0000); Pork — GILLY'S BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — K.C. CAN CREW (180.0000).

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.

466.77 median 675.60 705.70 🏆

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 180 🔥
Pork 180 🔥
Brisket 180 🔥

20 180

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

705.7028

Winning margin

0.5712

GC over RC

Field average

671.01

466.77705.70

median 675.60 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

6 🔥

K.C. CAN CREW (Brisket), IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (Brisket), LUCKY'S Q (Chicken) + 3 more

Tightest race

Chicken

2.2856 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

691.9544

466.77705.70

10th place overall

Field spread

238.9376

winner to last place

Most consistent

CLARK CREW BBQ

avg finish 7.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 2.2856 pts — QUAU

How hot was the win?

Top 12%

beats 88% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.7 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,575

avg power rating going in · stronger than 59% of contests

Top-rated in the field

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

rated 1777 pre-contest

Storylines (7 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

0.5712 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 91% of the 4,714 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5712 points — closer than 91% of every championship in the data.

LUCKY'S Q
CLARK CREW BBQ

An upset on the books

32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 68 times in 100

LUCKY'S Q came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1649
top seed 1777

A first Grand Championship

22 tracked contests to get there

This was LUCKY'S Q's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 22nd tracked contest.

A day of perfect scores

6 perfect 180s

6 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

K.C. CAN CREW · Brisket
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ · Brisket
LUCKY'S Q · Chicken

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 18 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 1–2: LUCKY'S Q and SMOOTH SMOKE tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: CLARK CREW BBQ and WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: QUAU and MAC'S BARBEQUE tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

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

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

LUCKY'S Q took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 21st.

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 21st
Pork 7th
Brisket 6th

One of the big ones

72 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 96% of the 5,469 contests in the data

72 teams — bigger than 96% of the 5,469 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)

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	180	177.7144	176.0116
Pork Ribs	180	175.4056	173.7144
Pork	180	177.7028	175.4172
Brisket	180	177.7028	174.2628

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

72 entries · top 705.7028 · median 675.6000

#	Team	Score
1	LUCKY'S Q	705.7028
2	CLARK CREW BBQ	705.1316
3	QUAU	700.5028
4	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	698.8688
5	GILLY'S BBQ	696.5488
6	K.C. CAN CREW	696.5260
7	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	695.9660
8	WHEN PIGS DIE	693.0856
9	GETTIN' BASTED	692.4912
10	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	691.9544
11	MIKE	691.9316
12	B & C SMOKERS	691.3712
13	BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	689.6572
14	CLARK KENT SUPER SMOKERS	688.5144
15	WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY	687.9544
16	THE SMOKING HILLS	687.9084
17	HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	687.8968
18	50 SHADES OF QUE	686.7772
19	BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	686.1828
20	GIVE IT TO GOD	685.6112
21	SMOKERS WILD	685.0744
22	FOUR MEN AND A PIG	685.0628
23	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	684.4568
24	BUTCHER BBQ	684.4456
25	THESLABS.COM	683.3372
26	SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	683.3368
27	JP CUSTOM SMOKE	682.1944
28	T-MAC SMOKIN	681.0860
29	TATTOO'D & BBQ'D	679.9200
30	UNCLE BC'S	677.0288
31	DRY 2 DA BONE	676.5712
32	SPICY SPITFIRE	676.5140
33	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	675.9544
34	RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS	675.9084
35	DR. NORDY'S BBQ	675.8740
36	BRICKHEAD BBQ	675.8628
37	MOKAN MEATHEADS	675.3372
38	COOKSHACK	674.7540
39	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	674.7200
40	CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ	674.1716
41	SMOKE ON WHEELS	673.6000
42	OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	673.0516
43	COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP	673.0400
44	4 LEGS UP BBQ	673.0172
45	BLACK DOG BBQ IA	672.4912
46	FUNNY FARM BBQ	670.8120
47	SMOOTH SMOKE	670.7200
48	SMOKING CO	669.0288
49	MAC'S BARBEQUE	668.4460
50	STEELE FAMILY BBQ	667.9544
51	GREAT PLAINS BBQ	666.1940
52	FIRE DANCER BBQ	666.1600
53	HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ	665.5428
54	TORNADIC BBQ	663.3028
55	HOGZILLA	661.6340
56	DOC K'S BARBECUE	661.0628
57	SMOKIN BONES COOKING TEAM	661.0056
58	BIG WIGS BBQ	659.9888
59	LEMONADE LOUIE BBQ	659.3256
60	MOOCHEWSOOEY	657.5656
61	LIVING ON TULSA SWINE	656.4340
62	GRILLAS	656.4340
63	EPIC BBQ CRU	650.1600
64	BBQR'S DELIGHT	649.5200
65	WICHITA SWINEMEN	649.0288
66	CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER	646.8004
67	SMOKE EATRS BBQ OKLAHOMA	636.4112
68	SMOKIN ON THE FLAT	635.8744
69	iggy piggy	633.0972
70	JAC'S TAILGATERS SPIT FIRE BBQ	630.7656
71	DISCO BALLS	624.9828
72	birdsell's tire	466.7652

Chicken

72 entries · top 180 · median 171.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	LUCKY'S Q	180 🔥
2	SMOOTH SMOKE	180 🔥
3	CLARK CREW BBQ	178.8572
4	WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY	178.8572
5	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	177.7144
6	WHEN PIGS DIE	177.7028
7	K.C. CAN CREW	176.5716
8	QUAU	176.5600
9	MAC'S BARBEQUE	176.5600
10	MOKAN MEATHEADS	176.0116
11	CLARK KENT SUPER SMOKERS	176.0116
12	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	176
13	MIKE	176
14	GILLY'S BBQ	175.4288
15	BUTCHER BBQ	175.4172
16	COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP	175.4056
17	SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	174.8456
18	FOUR MEN AND A PIG	174.2628
19	GIVE IT TO GOD	174.2628
20	THESLABS.COM	174.2628
21	SPICY SPITFIRE	173.7144
22	DOC K'S BARBECUE	173.7028
23	B & C SMOKERS	173.1428
24	DRY 2 DA BONE	173.1428
25	GETTIN' BASTED	173.1200
26	FIRE DANCER BBQ	173.1200
27	4 LEGS UP BBQ	173.1200
28	BIG WIGS BBQ	172.5600
29	THE SMOKING HILLS	172.5600
30	BLACK DOG BBQ IA	172.5484
31	TATTOO'D & BBQ'D	171.9888
32	BRICKHEAD BBQ	171.9772
33	BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	171.9772
34	SMOKING CO	171.9772
35	RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS	171.9656
36	BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	171.9656
37	50 SHADES OF QUE	171.4172
38	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	170.8800
39	STEELE FAMILY BBQ	170.8572
40	HOGZILLA	170.8456
41	UNCLE BC'S	170.8228
42	JP CUSTOM SMOKE	170.8228
43	BBQR'S DELIGHT	170.8228
44	HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	170.8228
45	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	170.8228
46	SMOKE ON WHEELS	170.2628
47	MOOCHEWSOOEY	170.2512
48	FUNNY FARM BBQ	169.1316
49	COOKSHACK	168.5256
50	OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	168.0116
51	iggy piggy	168
52	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	167.9772
53	GREAT PLAINS BBQ	167.9656
54	DR. NORDY'S BBQ	167.4056
55	HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ	167.3828
56	EPIC BBQ CRU	167.3828
57	SMOKERS WILD	166.8344
58	CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER	165.7144
59	TORNADIC BBQ	165.1200
60	CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ	164.5372
61	JAC'S TAILGATERS SPIT FIRE BBQ	163.9656
62	SMOKIN ON THE FLAT	163.3828
63	LEMONADE LOUIE BBQ	162.2628
64	T-MAC SMOKIN	162.2400
65	LIVING ON TULSA SWINE	161.6684
66	WICHITA SWINEMEN	159.9772
67	GRILLAS	159.9428
68	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	159.3600
69	SMOKIN BONES COOKING TEAM	157.6456
70	DISCO BALLS	154.2284
71	SMOKE EATRS BBQ OKLAHOMA	148.5256
72	birdsell's tire	20

Pork Ribs

72 entries · top 180 · median 167.9828 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	QUAU	180 🔥
2	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	177.7144
3	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	177.7144
4	UNCLE BC'S	175.4172
5	SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	175.4056
6	B & C SMOKERS	174.2972
7	SMOOTH SMOKE	174.2744
8	MIKE	174.2744
9	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	174.2628
10	T-MAC SMOKIN	173.7144
11	GRILLAS	173.7028
12	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	173.7028
13	CLARK CREW BBQ	173.7028
14	GETTIN' BASTED	173.1428
15	50 SHADES OF QUE	173.1316
16	THE SMOKING HILLS	173.1200
17	CLARK KENT SUPER SMOKERS	172.5600
18	SMOKE EATRS BBQ OKLAHOMA	171.9772
19	GIVE IT TO GOD	171.9656
20	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	171.9656
21	LUCKY'S Q	171.4172
22	DR. NORDY'S BBQ	171.4056
23	BIG WIGS BBQ	170.2972
24	FUNNY FARM BBQ	170.2744
25	JP CUSTOM SMOKE	169.7144
26	TORNADIC BBQ	169.6800
27	BUTCHER BBQ	169.6800
28	COOKSHACK	169.6800
29	HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	169.6684
30	GILLY'S BBQ	169.1200
31	TATTOO'D & BBQ'D	169.1200
32	THESLABS.COM	169.1084
33	BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	168.5600
34	WICHITA SWINEMEN	168.5600
35	WHEN PIGS DIE	168
36	HOGZILLA	168
37	OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	167.9656
38	FOUR MEN AND A PIG	167.4172
39	DISCO BALLS	167.4172
40	COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP	166.8344
41	SMOKIN BONES COOKING TEAM	166.8344
42	DRY 2 DA BONE	166.8228
43	WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY	166.8228
44	SPICY SPITFIRE	166.2856
45	BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	166.2400
46	LEMONADE LOUIE BBQ	166.2400
47	iggy piggy	165.7144
48	SMOKING CO	165.7144
49	STEELE FAMILY BBQ	165.7028
50	K.C. CAN CREW	165.6800
51	SMOKERS WILD	165.6800
52	BRICKHEAD BBQ	165.0972
53	CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ	164.5488
54	4 LEGS UP BBQ	164.5372
55	HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ	164.5256
56	GREAT PLAINS BBQ	164
57	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	163.4172
58	RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS	163.4172
59	MOKAN MEATHEADS	163.4172
60	BLACK DOG BBQ IA	162.2972
61	FIRE DANCER BBQ	161.6572
62	SMOKE ON WHEELS	160.5372
63	CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER	160.5260
64	EPIC BBQ CRU	159.3944
65	MOOCHEWSOOEY	158.8000
66	MAC'S BARBEQUE	158.2288
67	LIVING ON TULSA SWINE	155.3828
68	SMOKIN ON THE FLAT	153.6572
69	BBQR'S DELIGHT	153.6572
70	DOC K'S BARBECUE	153.0628
71	JAC'S TAILGATERS SPIT FIRE BBQ	150.8228
72	birdsell's tire	131.4284

Pork

72 entries · top 180 · median 169.6970 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	GILLY'S BBQ	180 🔥
2	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	178.8572
3	SMOKERS WILD	178.8572
4	CLARK CREW BBQ	178.8572
5	OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	177.7028
6	HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	177.7028
7	LUCKY'S Q	177.1428
8	BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	176
9	LIVING ON TULSA SWINE	175.4400
10	MIKE	175.4172
11	JP CUSTOM SMOKE	175.4172
12	K.C. CAN CREW	174.2744
13	FOUR MEN AND A PIG	174.2628
14	BUTCHER BBQ	174.2628
15	WHEN PIGS DIE	174.2628
16	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	174.2628
17	THE SMOKING HILLS	174.2628
18	TATTOO'D & BBQ'D	173.7028
19	SMOKIN BONES COOKING TEAM	173.1428
20	SMOKE ON WHEELS	173.1200
21	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	172.5716
22	SMOKING CO	171.9772
23	GETTIN' BASTED	171.9656
24	RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS	171.9656
25	DOC K'S BARBECUE	171.4744
26	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	171.4400
27	COOKSHACK	171.4400
28	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	171.4056
29	T-MAC SMOKIN	170.8572
30	B & C SMOKERS	170.8228
31	BBQR'S DELIGHT	170.8228
32	WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY	170.8228
33	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	170.2744
34	50 SHADES OF QUE	170.2628
35	BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	170.2628
36	SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	169.7028
37	MAC'S BARBEQUE	169.6912
38	CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ	169.6800
39	GREAT PLAINS BBQ	168.5600
40	STEELE FAMILY BBQ	168.5600
41	DRY 2 DA BONE	168.0228
42	THESLABS.COM	167.9888
43	TORNADIC BBQ	167.9772
44	BRICKHEAD BBQ	167.9656
45	SPICY SPITFIRE	167.9656
46	HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ	167.3828
47	MOKAN MEATHEADS	167.3828
48	GIVE IT TO GOD	167.3828
49	UNCLE BC'S	166.8460
50	MOOCHEWSOOEY	166.8456
51	CLARK KENT SUPER SMOKERS	166.8228
52	QUAU	166.2400
53	WICHITA SWINEMEN	166.2400
54	CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER	165.7144
55	4 LEGS UP BBQ	165.6800
56	BLACK DOG BBQ IA	165.6684
57	COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP	165.1316
58	EPIC BBQ CRU	164.5256
59	FIRE DANCER BBQ	163.4172
60	LEMONADE LOUIE BBQ	163.3828
61	SMOOTH SMOKE	162.8228
62	DR. NORDY'S BBQ	162.8000
63	GRILLAS	162.7884
64	FUNNY FARM BBQ	161.0972
65	SMOKE EATRS BBQ OKLAHOMA	160.5256
66	HOGZILLA	158.8456
67	SMOKIN ON THE FLAT	157.1200
68	DISCO BALLS	157.0972
69	BIG WIGS BBQ	155.9772
70	JAC'S TAILGATERS SPIT FIRE BBQ	155.4172
71	birdsell's tire	151.3712
72	iggy piggy	147.4172

Brisket

72 entries · top 180 · median 167.1372 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	K.C. CAN CREW	180 🔥
2	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	180 🔥
3	BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	178.8572
4	QUAU	177.7028
5	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	177.7028
6	LUCKY'S Q	177.1428
7	CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ	175.4056
8	T-MAC SMOKIN	174.2744
9	GETTIN' BASTED	174.2628
10	DR. NORDY'S BBQ	174.2628
11	CLARK CREW BBQ	173.7144
12	SMOKERS WILD	173.7028
13	CLARK KENT SUPER SMOKERS	173.1200
14	WHEN PIGS DIE	173.1200
15	B & C SMOKERS	173.1084
16	GILLY'S BBQ	172
17	GIVE IT TO GOD	172
18	BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	171.9772
19	THESLABS.COM	171.9772
20	BLACK DOG BBQ IA	171.9772
21	50 SHADES OF QUE	171.9656
22	WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY	171.4516
23	BRICKHEAD BBQ	170.8228
24	FUNNY FARM BBQ	170.3088
25	HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	169.7028
26	SMOKE ON WHEELS	169.6800
27	4 LEGS UP BBQ	169.6800
28	FOUR MEN AND A PIG	169.1200
29	DRY 2 DA BONE	168.5828
30	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	168.5716
31	RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS	168.5600
32	SPICY SPITFIRE	168.5484
33	MOKAN MEATHEADS	168.5256
34	FIRE DANCER BBQ	167.9656
35	THE SMOKING HILLS	167.9656
36	LEMONADE LOUIE BBQ	167.4400
37	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	166.8344
38	HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ	166.2516
39	MIKE	166.2400
40	JP CUSTOM SMOKE	166.2400
41	COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP	165.6684
42	GREAT PLAINS BBQ	165.6684
43	COOKSHACK	165.1084
44	TATTOO'D & BBQ'D	165.1084
45	BUTCHER BBQ	165.0856
46	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	165.0856
47	MAC'S BARBEQUE	163.9660
48	birdsell's tire	163.9656
49	LIVING ON TULSA SWINE	163.9428
50	HOGZILLA	163.9428
51	UNCLE BC'S	163.9428
52	SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	163.3828
53	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	163.3828
54	SMOKIN BONES COOKING TEAM	163.3828
55	STEELE FAMILY BBQ	162.8344
56	DOC K'S BARBECUE	162.8228
57	SMOKIN ON THE FLAT	161.7144
58	MOOCHEWSOOEY	161.6688
59	BIG WIGS BBQ	161.1544
60	JAC'S TAILGATERS SPIT FIRE BBQ	160.5600
61	TORNADIC BBQ	160.5256
62	GRILLAS	160
63	OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	159.3716
64	SMOKING CO	159.3600
65	EPIC BBQ CRU	158.8572
66	SMOKE EATRS BBQ OKLAHOMA	155.3828
67	CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER	154.8456
68	WICHITA SWINEMEN	154.2516
69	BBQR'S DELIGHT	154.2172
70	SMOOTH SMOKE	153.6228
71	iggy piggy	151.9656
72	DISCO BALLS	146.2400

Smokin' At The Run

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

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

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 (7 found in this contest's numbers)

A razor-thin finish

An upset on the books

A first Grand Championship

A day of perfect scores

Photo finishes

How the title was won

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)

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