Aug 1–2, 2014 · Liberal, KS
CLARK CREW BBQ won Grand Champion at the United Wireless Five State Fair BBQ on August 1, 2014 in Liberal, KS, scoring 693.0740 in a field of 25 teams. BARRY & ERICA took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.3940. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKEAHOLICS (176.5828); Pork Ribs — CLARK CREW BBQ (175.4400); Pork — RISE N SWINE (180.0000); Brisket — WILDCATTERS Q CREW (177.1428). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ.
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 75% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6800 points — closer than 75% of every championship in the data.
693.0740 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 678.2056 THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ set in 2013.
Pork places 2–3: WILDCATTERS Q CREW and Salaminalla Grilla tied on 179.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: OKLAHOMA SMOKE edged BARRY & ERICA by 0.0116. Brisket places 9–10: DJS SMOKIN' BBQ edged Ed's BBQ by 0.0116.
CLARK CREW BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 7th.
RISE N SWINE turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 176.5944 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2013 | Liberal, KS | Liberal, KS | 25 | 678.2056 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | WILDCATTERS Q CREW |
| Aug 1, 2014 ← this one | Liberal, KS | Liberal, KS 67901 | 25 | 693.0740 | CLARK CREW BBQ | BARRY & ERICA |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5828 | 173.1544 | 167.4400 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 169.1316 | 165.7028 |
| Pork | 180 | 177.1428 | 167.4400 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 171.9884 | 166.8112 |
25 entries · top 693.0740 · median 654.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | BARRY & ERICA | |
| 3 | GREAT PLAINS BBQ | |
| 4 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 5 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 6 | Salaminalla Grilla | |
| 7 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW | |
| 8 | OKLAHOMA SMOKE | |
| 9 | Ed's BBQ | |
| 10 | IRON WHEEL COOKERS | |
| 11 | SMOKIN ARMADILLOS | |
| 12 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 13 | CORONADO Q CREW | |
| 14 | 4J CATTLE COMPANY | |
| 15 | Boots Style BBQ | |
| 16 | Oklahoma Smoke 2 | |
| 17 | T C SMOKERS | |
| 18 | Food Cat BBQ | |
| 19 | 3 BLOCKS BBQ | |
| 20 | Texokie Bar-B-Que | |
| 21 | Sassy Smokers | |
| 22 | TNT BBQ | |
| 23 | Mikes Pork Palace | |
| 24 | B & W SMOKERS | |
| 25 | BB-N-BBQ |
25 entries · top 176.5828 · median 164.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 2 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 3 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 4 | BARRY & ERICA | |
| 5 | SMOKIN ARMADILLOS | |
| 6 | Ed's BBQ | |
| 7 | GREAT PLAINS BBQ | |
| 8 | IRON WHEEL COOKERS | |
| 9 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 10 | CORONADO Q CREW | |
| 11 | Salaminalla Grilla | |
| 12 | Oklahoma Smoke 2 | |
| 13 | Boots Style BBQ | |
| 14 | 3 BLOCKS BBQ | |
| 15 | OKLAHOMA SMOKE | |
| 16 | Food Cat BBQ | |
| 17 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW | |
| 18 | B & W SMOKERS | |
| 19 | T C SMOKERS | |
| 20 | 4J CATTLE COMPANY | |
| 21 | Sassy Smokers | |
| 22 | Texokie Bar-B-Que | |
| 23 | Mikes Pork Palace | |
| 24 | TNT BBQ | |
| 25 | BB-N-BBQ |
25 entries · top 175.4400 · median 165.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | Salaminalla Grilla | |
| 3 | OKLAHOMA SMOKE | |
| 4 | IRON WHEEL COOKERS | |
| 5 | Food Cat BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 7 | BARRY & ERICA | |
| 8 | CORONADO Q CREW | |
| 9 | GREAT PLAINS BBQ | |
| 10 | 4J CATTLE COMPANY | |
| 11 | Ed's BBQ | |
| 12 | T C SMOKERS | |
| 13 | Mikes Pork Palace | |
| 14 | SMOKIN ARMADILLOS | |
| 15 | Sassy Smokers | |
| 16 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW | |
| 17 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 18 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 19 | Oklahoma Smoke 2 | |
| 20 | TNT BBQ | |
| 21 | Boots Style BBQ | |
| 22 | Texokie Bar-B-Que | |
| 23 | B & W SMOKERS | |
| 24 | 3 BLOCKS BBQ | |
| 25 | BB-N-BBQ |
25 entries · top 180 · median 165.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 2 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW | |
| 3 | Salaminalla Grilla | |
| 4 | GREAT PLAINS BBQ | |
| 5 | BARRY & ERICA | |
| 6 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 8 | OKLAHOMA SMOKE | |
| 9 | Ed's BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN ARMADILLOS | |
| 11 | T C SMOKERS | |
| 12 | IRON WHEEL COOKERS | |
| 13 | Boots Style BBQ | |
| 14 | Oklahoma Smoke 2 | |
| 15 | 4J CATTLE COMPANY | |
| 16 | CORONADO Q CREW | |
| 17 | B & W SMOKERS | |
| 18 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 19 | TNT BBQ | |
| 20 | Food Cat BBQ | |
| 21 | Texokie Bar-B-Que | |
| 22 | Mikes Pork Palace | |
| 23 | Sassy Smokers | |
| 24 | 3 BLOCKS BBQ | |
| 25 | BB-N-BBQ |
25 entries · top 177.1428 · median 160.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW | |
| 2 | GREAT PLAINS BBQ | |
| 3 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 4 | OKLAHOMA SMOKE | |
| 5 | BARRY & ERICA | |
| 6 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 7 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 8 | Salaminalla Grilla | |
| 9 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 10 | Ed's BBQ | |
| 11 | 4J CATTLE COMPANY | |
| 12 | Boots Style BBQ | |
| 13 | 3 BLOCKS BBQ | |
| 14 | Oklahoma Smoke 2 | |
| 15 | Texokie Bar-B-Que | |
| 16 | T C SMOKERS | |
| 17 | IRON WHEEL COOKERS | |
| 18 | TNT BBQ | |
| 19 | CORONADO Q CREW | |
| 20 | SMOKIN ARMADILLOS | |
| 21 | Sassy Smokers | |
| 22 | Mikes Pork Palace | |
| 23 | Food Cat BBQ | |
| 24 | BB-N-BBQ | |
| 25 | B & W SMOKERS |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
7 entries · top 180 · median 173.1772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW | |
| 2 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 3 | BB-N-BBQ | |
| 4 | BARRY & ERICA | |
| 5 | Mikes Pork Palace | |
| 6 | TNT BBQ | |
| 7 | CLARK CREW BBQ |