Jul 11–12, 2014 · Winfield, KS
RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS won Grand Champion at the Cowley County BBQ Contest on July 11, 2014 in Winfield, KS, scoring 701.1656 in a field of 20 teams. BUFFALO'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.9772. Category winners: Chicken — JP CUSTOM SMOKE (178.2972); Pork Ribs — BUFFALO'S BBQ (177.1544); Pork — WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY (176.5600); Brisket — RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS (176.5828).
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.
Closer than 78% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1884 points — closer than 78% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 65 times in 100
RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS came in rated below the field's top team, WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 35-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 8–9: FRONT DOOR GANG and FIREBREATHERS BARBECUE tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: IRON WHEEL COOKERS and BUFFALO'S BBQ tied on 175.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ edged ROUGHNECKS BBQ by 0.0112.
RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 5th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 172 | 168.5372 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 172.0116 | 167.9772 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 171.9884 | 168 |
| Brisket | 176.5828 | 174.8456 | 165.6800 |
20 entries · top 701.1656 · median 670.8172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | |
| 2 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 3 | ROUGHNECKS BBQ | |
| 4 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 5 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 6 | WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY | |
| 7 | THE OUTLAWS | |
| 8 | FRONT DOOR GANG | |
| 9 | MANNY'S BBQ | |
| 10 | IRON WHEEL COOKERS | |
| 11 | FIREBREATHERS BARBECUE | |
| 12 | DISCO BALLS | |
| 13 | GREAT PLAINS BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKE 'N' RUB | |
| 15 | POK N DA RIBS | |
| 16 | HOOK ECHO BBQ | |
| 17 | JOSE SMOKE | |
| 18 | TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN TASTE BUDS | |
| 20 | OZZY'S BBQ |
20 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 2 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | |
| 3 | ROUGHNECKS BBQ | |
| 4 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 5 | MANNY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 7 | GREAT PLAINS BBQ | |
| 8 | FRONT DOOR GANG | |
| 9 | FIREBREATHERS BARBECUE | |
| 10 | DISCO BALLS | |
| 11 | SMOKE 'N' RUB | |
| 12 | THE OUTLAWS | |
| 13 | IRON WHEEL COOKERS | |
| 14 | HOOK ECHO BBQ | |
| 15 | POK N DA RIBS | |
| 16 | WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY | |
| 17 | JOSE SMOKE | |
| 18 | TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN TASTE BUDS | |
| 20 | OZZY'S BBQ |
20 entries · top 177.1544 · median 167.4058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 2 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | |
| 3 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 4 | ROUGHNECKS BBQ | |
| 5 | DISCO BALLS | |
| 6 | SMOKE 'N' RUB | |
| 7 | WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY | |
| 8 | FIREBREATHERS BARBECUE | |
| 9 | FRONT DOOR GANG | |
| 10 | THE OUTLAWS | |
| 11 | IRON WHEEL COOKERS | |
| 12 | POK N DA RIBS | |
| 13 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 14 | MANNY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | GREAT PLAINS BBQ | |
| 16 | JOSE SMOKE | |
| 17 | SMOKIN TASTE BUDS | |
| 18 | TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 19 | HOOK ECHO BBQ | |
| 20 | OZZY'S BBQ |
20 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.1314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY | |
| 2 | THE OUTLAWS | |
| 3 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 4 | ROUGHNECKS BBQ | |
| 5 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | |
| 6 | MANNY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 8 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 9 | DISCO BALLS | |
| 10 | TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 11 | FRONT DOOR GANG | |
| 12 | HOOK ECHO BBQ | |
| 13 | GREAT PLAINS BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKE 'N' RUB | |
| 15 | POK N DA RIBS | |
| 16 | FIREBREATHERS BARBECUE | |
| 17 | IRON WHEEL COOKERS | |
| 18 | JOSE SMOKE | |
| 19 | SMOKIN TASTE BUDS | |
| 20 | OZZY'S BBQ |
20 entries · top 176.5828 · median 165.3886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | |
| 2 | IRON WHEEL COOKERS | |
| 3 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 4 | WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY | |
| 5 | FRONT DOOR GANG | |
| 6 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 7 | ROUGHNECKS BBQ | |
| 8 | FIREBREATHERS BARBECUE | |
| 9 | THE OUTLAWS | |
| 10 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 11 | GREAT PLAINS BBQ | |
| 12 | MANNY'S BBQ | |
| 13 | HOOK ECHO BBQ | |
| 14 | DISCO BALLS | |
| 15 | POK N DA RIBS | |
| 16 | SMOKE 'N' RUB | |
| 17 | SMOKIN TASTE BUDS | |
| 18 | JOSE SMOKE | |
| 19 | TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 20 | OZZY'S BBQ |