A statement win
15.4860
points clear of the field
Wider than 97% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The champion won by 15.4860 points — a wider margin than 97% of championships in the data.
Smokin' with Woods 2014
Aug 8–9, 2014 · Odessa, MO
GETTIN' BASTED won Grand Champion at the Smokin' with Woods on August 8, 2014 in Odessa, MO, scoring 692.5716 in a field of 28 teams. BRICKHEAD BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 677.0856. Category winners: Chicken — GETTIN' BASTED (176.0000); Pork Ribs — GETTIN' BASTED (177.1544); Pork — OLLIE BABA Q (173.1544); Brisket — In Deep Sauce BBQ (173.1200).
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.
564.85
median 662.47
692.57 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176
- Pork Ribs 177.15
- Pork 173.15
- Brisket 173.12
114.13
177.15
Entries
28
4 judged meats
Top score
692.5716
Winning margin
15.4860
GC over RC
Field average
651.76
564.85692.57
median 662.47 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
665.6456
564.85692.57
10th place overall
Field spread
127.7264
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 62%
beats 38% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.72 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,557
avg power rating going in · stronger than 44% of contests
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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 6–7: In Deep Sauce BBQ and 913 BBQ tied on 171.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: GILLY'S BBQ and In Deep Sauce BBQ tied on 167.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: R BUTTS R SMOKIN edged SLAPS BBQ by 0.0112.
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
- Chicken 2–3 · 0.0112
- Brisket 5–6 · 0.0112
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
GETTIN' BASTED won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
GETTIN' BASTED took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 7th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 7th
- Brisket 2nd
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2014 ← this one | Odessa, MO | Odessa, MO 64076 | 28 | 692.5716 | GETTIN' BASTED | BRICKHEAD BBQ |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Edwardsville, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176 | 172.5600 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 170.8456 | 167.4172 |
| Pork | 173.1544 | 170.2972 | 167.4056 |
| Brisket | 173.1200 | 166.8456 | 165.6684 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 692.5716 · median 662.4684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 3 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 4 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 5 | In Deep Sauce BBQ | |
| 6 | GILLY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 8 | Smoke Ringers | |
| 9 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN O BBQ | |
| 11 | 913 BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 13 | Old Woodshed Barbeque | |
| 14 | LETHAL INJECTORS | |
| 15 | MASTERQUE | |
| 16 | OLLIE BABA Q | |
| 17 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 18 | ALL CRAZY BBQ | |
| 19 | 2 SONS AND THE BIG GUY | |
| 20 | 3G'S BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 21 | FLAMIN YAWNS | |
| 22 | SMOKIN WOLVES | |
| 23 | BUTT BROS BBQ | |
| 24 | Slingin Meat & Rollin Smoke | |
| 25 | SKEET'S Q | |
| 26 | TAILGATES AND TONGS | |
| 27 | HUNTIN-SMOKE | |
| 28 | Nance BBQ |
Chicken
28 entries · top 176 · median 168.8170
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 3 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 4 | 3G'S BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 5 | Old Woodshed Barbeque | |
| 6 | In Deep Sauce BBQ | |
| 7 | 913 BBQ | |
| 8 | BUTT BROS BBQ | |
| 9 | ALL CRAZY BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN O BBQ | |
| 11 | MASTERQUE | |
| 12 | SMOKIN WOLVES | |
| 13 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 14 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 15 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 16 | LETHAL INJECTORS | |
| 17 | OLLIE BABA Q | |
| 18 | GILLY'S BBQ | |
| 19 | Smoke Ringers | |
| 20 | 2 SONS AND THE BIG GUY | |
| 21 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 22 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 23 | FLAMIN YAWNS | |
| 24 | TAILGATES AND TONGS | |
| 25 | HUNTIN-SMOKE | |
| 26 | Nance BBQ | |
| 27 | Slingin Meat & Rollin Smoke | |
| 28 | SKEET'S Q |
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 177.1544 · median 165.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | 913 BBQ | |
| 3 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 4 | FLAMIN YAWNS | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 6 | SMOKIN O BBQ | |
| 7 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 8 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 9 | GILLY'S BBQ | |
| 10 | In Deep Sauce BBQ | |
| 11 | SKEET'S Q | |
| 12 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 13 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 14 | MASTERQUE | |
| 15 | Smoke Ringers | |
| 16 | OLLIE BABA Q | |
| 17 | ALL CRAZY BBQ | |
| 18 | LETHAL INJECTORS | |
| 19 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 20 | Old Woodshed Barbeque | |
| 21 | Slingin Meat & Rollin Smoke | |
| 22 | SMOKIN WOLVES | |
| 23 | Nance BBQ | |
| 24 | 3G'S BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 25 | TAILGATES AND TONGS | |
| 26 | 2 SONS AND THE BIG GUY | |
| 27 | HUNTIN-SMOKE | |
| 28 | BUTT BROS BBQ |
Pork
28 entries · top 173.1544 · median 163.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OLLIE BABA Q | |
| 2 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 3 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 4 | GILLY'S BBQ | |
| 5 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 6 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 7 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 8 | Smoke Ringers | |
| 9 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 10 | LETHAL INJECTORS | |
| 11 | MASTERQUE | |
| 12 | Old Woodshed Barbeque | |
| 13 | 2 SONS AND THE BIG GUY | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 15 | TAILGATES AND TONGS | |
| 16 | 3G'S BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 17 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN O BBQ | |
| 19 | 913 BBQ | |
| 20 | SKEET'S Q | |
| 21 | BUTT BROS BBQ | |
| 22 | In Deep Sauce BBQ | |
| 23 | ALL CRAZY BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN WOLVES | |
| 25 | FLAMIN YAWNS | |
| 26 | Slingin Meat & Rollin Smoke | |
| 27 | HUNTIN-SMOKE | |
| 28 | Nance BBQ |
Brisket
28 entries · top 173.1200 · median 162.8514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | In Deep Sauce BBQ | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | Smoke Ringers | |
| 4 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 5 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 6 | GILLY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | LETHAL INJECTORS | |
| 8 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 9 | 2 SONS AND THE BIG GUY | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 11 | Slingin Meat & Rollin Smoke | |
| 12 | Old Woodshed Barbeque | |
| 13 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 14 | BUTT BROS BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN O BBQ | |
| 16 | ALL CRAZY BBQ | |
| 17 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 18 | MASTERQUE | |
| 19 | 913 BBQ | |
| 20 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 21 | 3G'S BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 22 | OLLIE BABA Q | |
| 23 | SMOKIN WOLVES | |
| 24 | FLAMIN YAWNS | |
| 25 | TAILGATES AND TONGS | |
| 26 | SKEET'S Q | |
| 27 | HUNTIN-SMOKE | |
| 28 | Nance BBQ |