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Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway

Aug 8–9, 2014 · Kansas City, KS

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BURNT FINGER BBQ
699.9884 · Master Series — Overall
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GETTIN' SAUCED
699.3944 · Master Series — Overall
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TRUEBUD BBQ
698.8116 · Master Series — Overall

BURNT FINGER BBQ won Grand Champion at the Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway on August 8, 2014 in Kansas City, KS, scoring 699.9884 in a field of 53 teams. GETTIN' SAUCED took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.3944. Category winners: Chicken — BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO (180.0000); Pork Ribs — THESLABS.COM (180.0000); Pork — K.C. CAN CREW (178.8572); Brisket — K.C. CAN CREW (177.1544).

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.

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 178.86
  • Brisket 177.15
136.97 180

Entries

53
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary

Top score

699.9884

Winning margin

0.5940
GC over RC

Field average

655.66
590.05699.99
median 655.29 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

2 🔥
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO (Chicken), THESLABS.COM (Pork Ribs)

Tightest race

Brisket
2.8800 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

685.6340
590.05699.99
10th place overall

Field spread

109.9428
winner to last place

Most consistent

BURNT FINGER BBQ
avg finish 4.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs
won by 2.2856 pts — THESLABS.COM

How hot was the win?

Top 32%
beats 68% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong
ρ = -0.73 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,555
avg power rating going in · stronger than 42% of contests

Top-rated in the field

TRUEBUD BBQ
rated 1827 pre-contest

Storylines (5 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

0.5940 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 88% of the 4,714 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5940 points — closer than 88% of every championship in the data.

  • BURNT FINGER BBQ
  • GETTIN' SAUCED

Won without a category win

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

BURNT FINGER BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.

  • Chicken 7th
  • Pork Ribs 5th
  • Pork 4th
  • Brisket 3rd

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 5–6: FOUR MEN AND A PIG and PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: TRUEBUD BBQ and GETTIN' SAUCED tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: PELLET ENVY and THESLABS.COM tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Chicken 5–6 · tie
  • Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
  • Pork 8–9 · tie
  • Brisket 7–8 · tie

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

K.C. CAN CREW won Pork, Brisket — a double.

  • Pork 1st
  • Brisket 1st

A perfect score on the table

2 perfect 180s

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

  • BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO · Chicken
  • THESLABS.COM · Pork Ribs

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)

Category1st5th10th
Chicken180175.4172174.2628
Pork Ribs180172170.8228
Pork178.8572175.4172173.1084
Brisket177.1544174.2744171.4056

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

53 entries · top 699.9884 · median 655.2908

#TeamScore
1 BURNT FINGER BBQ 699.9884
2 GETTIN' SAUCED 699.3944
3 TRUEBUD BBQ 698.8116
4 K.C. CAN CREW 695.3716
5 SMOOTH SMOKE 693.7256
6 HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE 693.0628
7 PELLET ENVY 691.3600
8 PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS 687.9544
9 THESLABS.COM 686.8000
10 BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO 685.6340
11 FOUR MEN AND A PIG 682.8004
12 Man VS Que 681.7372
13 NICKLE BOYS BBQ 680.5144
14 SMOKIN BAD HABIT 679.9312
15 Pig in a Poke 677.2116
16 TEAM GETTING SAUCED 677.0968
17 PARK AVENUE PORK 674.2288
18 B & C SMOKERS 674.1944
19 50 SHADES OF QUE 667.3372
20 Fergolicious BBQ 666.1484
21 RUB'N WOOD 663.8280
22 SMOKE ON WHEELS 662.1484
23 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 660.5372
24 THUMP & STRUM BBQ 659.3488
25 Three Brothers Different Mothers 659.3144
26 Hillbilly Sheek BBQ 658.7772
27 RUBBIN RACKS & SMOKIN BUTTS 655.2908
28 CHOP QUEY 655.2800
29 BLOWN AWAY BBQ 653.6456
30 Jackwagon BBQ 653.1088
31 DOUBLE NICKELS ON THE DECKLE 652.9828
32 BIG O'S BBQ 652.4228
33 DIXIE BOYS BBQ 650.1484
34 RIB CAGE BBQ 650.1372
35 BBQ BONANZA 646.8004
36 Ultimate Tailgate 645.6572
37 BLAZING SADDLES BBQ 642.6628
38 BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES 635.8628
39 DRUM-B-QUE 635.2568
40 ONE EYED SQUEALIE'S 634.7772
41 ROSS'S BIBS AND RIBS 633.0628
42 2 DRUNK 2 QUE 630.6856
43 DBE BBQ 628.4228
44 SMOKIN PHATTY'S 627.9204
45 IBEW SMOKIN' SPARKYS 623.8744
46 SWEET BABY MASON'S 621.6800
47 Fat&Dumb BBQ 619.2912
48 DIXIE MOON 618.5716
49 3JBBQ 615.8516
50 BAPTIZED IN SMOKE 615.7716
51 Beer Bones BBQ 611.3256
52 Bitter Sweet BBQ 592
53 TATERHOGZ BARBEQUE 590.0456

Chicken

53 entries · top 180 · median 167.3828 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO 180 🔥
2 SMOOTH SMOKE 179.4400
3 TRUEBUD BBQ 178.8572
4 GETTIN' SAUCED 176.5600
5 FOUR MEN AND A PIG 175.4172
6 PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS 175.4172
7 BURNT FINGER BBQ 175.4056
8 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 174.8800
9 Pig in a Poke 174.2972
10 HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE 174.2628
11 NICKLE BOYS BBQ 173.7144
12 SMOKIN BAD HABIT 173.7028
13 50 SHADES OF QUE 172
14 SMOKE ON WHEELS 171.9772
15 B & C SMOKERS 171.9772
16 BIG O'S BBQ 171.9656
17 PELLET ENVY 171.4172
18 Ultimate Tailgate 170.9372
19 THUMP & STRUM BBQ 170.8228
20 PARK AVENUE PORK 170.2628
21 Man VS Que 169.7600
22 TEAM GETTING SAUCED 169.1312
23 THESLABS.COM 169.1200
24 BLOWN AWAY BBQ 169.1084
25 RUB'N WOOD 167.9540
26 RIB CAGE BBQ 167.3828
27 K.C. CAN CREW 167.3828
28 Jackwagon BBQ 166.3088
29 BLAZING SADDLES BBQ 165.6800
30 BBQ BONANZA 164.5600
31 BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES 164.5600
32 2 DRUNK 2 QUE 163.9772
33 Hillbilly Sheek BBQ 162.2860
34 Fergolicious BBQ 162.2400
35 ROSS'S BIBS AND RIBS 161.6912
36 Bitter Sweet BBQ 161.2000
37 DIXIE BOYS BBQ 161.1200
38 CHOP QUEY 161.1088
39 SMOKIN PHATTY'S 159.3944
40 DIXIE MOON 159.3600
41 Three Brothers Different Mothers 158.8000
42 DOUBLE NICKELS ON THE DECKLE 155.9544
43 ONE EYED SQUEALIE'S 154.8228
44 DBE BBQ 153.6800
45 3JBBQ 153.6684
46 DRUM-B-QUE 153.6456
47 SWEET BABY MASON'S 153.0972
48 RUBBIN RACKS & SMOKIN BUTTS 153.0740
49 Fat&Dumb BBQ 150.8344
50 IBEW SMOKIN' SPARKYS 150.2628
51 TATERHOGZ BARBEQUE 149.6456
52 BAPTIZED IN SMOKE 146.2284
53 Beer Bones BBQ 145.0628

Pork Ribs

53 entries · top 180 · median 164.5716 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 THESLABS.COM 180 🔥
2 HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE 177.7144
3 PELLET ENVY 174.8572
4 NICKLE BOYS BBQ 172.0116
5 BURNT FINGER BBQ 172
6 K.C. CAN CREW 171.9772
7 TRUEBUD BBQ 171.4172
8 GETTIN' SAUCED 171.4172
9 Man VS Que 170.8916
10 50 SHADES OF QUE 170.8228
11 BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO 170.2628
12 Fergolicious BBQ 169.6800
13 THUMP & STRUM BBQ 169.1772
14 BLOWN AWAY BBQ 169.1544
15 BBQ BONANZA 168.5944
16 Ultimate Tailgate 168.5600
17 SMOKIN BAD HABIT 167.9656
18 RUB'N WOOD 167.9656
19 SMOOTH SMOKE 167.4400
20 TEAM GETTING SAUCED 167.4172
21 DRUM-B-QUE 167.4056
22 Pig in a Poke 166.8572
23 PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS 166.8344
24 RUBBIN RACKS & SMOKIN BUTTS 166.2628
25 FOUR MEN AND A PIG 165.6916
26 DOUBLE NICKELS ON THE DECKLE 165.0972
27 PARK AVENUE PORK 164.5716
28 Hillbilly Sheek BBQ 164.5600
29 DIXIE BOYS BBQ 163.9656
30 B & C SMOKERS 163.4060
31 2 DRUNK 2 QUE 162.8228
32 SWEET BABY MASON'S 162.2628
33 Jackwagon BBQ 161.7028
34 CHOP QUEY 161.6684
35 ONE EYED SQUEALIE'S 161.1200
36 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 158.8344
37 ROSS'S BIBS AND RIBS 158.2744
38 Fat&Dumb BBQ 158.2284
39 Three Brothers Different Mothers 157.6916
40 RIB CAGE BBQ 157.1200
41 SMOKE ON WHEELS 156.5256
42 Beer Bones BBQ 155.9888
43 SMOKIN PHATTY'S 155.9772
44 BAPTIZED IN SMOKE 155.9432
45 BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES 154.8228
46 TATERHOGZ BARBEQUE 154.8000
47 BLAZING SADDLES BBQ 154.7656
48 DBE BBQ 154.2400
49 IBEW SMOKIN' SPARKYS 153.1200
50 BIG O'S BBQ 152.5488
51 3JBBQ 151.4060
52 Bitter Sweet BBQ 140
53 DIXIE MOON 136.9716

Pork

53 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.1084

#TeamScore
1 K.C. CAN CREW 178.8572
2 SMOOTH SMOKE 177.7144
3 PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS 176.5600
4 BURNT FINGER BBQ 176
5 GETTIN' SAUCED 175.4172
6 FOUR MEN AND A PIG 174.8572
7 TRUEBUD BBQ 174.2628
8 PELLET ENVY 173.1200
9 THESLABS.COM 173.1200
10 SMOKIN BAD HABIT 173.1084
11 Pig in a Poke 169.7600
12 PARK AVENUE PORK 169.7144
13 RUBBIN RACKS & SMOKIN BUTTS 169.7028
14 TEAM GETTING SAUCED 169.6912
15 Fergolicious BBQ 169.6800
16 Man VS Que 169.6800
17 RUB'N WOOD 169.6800
18 B & C SMOKERS 169.1428
19 HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE 169.1200
20 Hillbilly Sheek BBQ 168.5256
21 NICKLE BOYS BBQ 167.9656
22 Jackwagon BBQ 167.4400
23 THUMP & STRUM BBQ 166.2860
24 Three Brothers Different Mothers 165.6800
25 SMOKE ON WHEELS 165.6800
26 ROSS'S BIBS AND RIBS 165.1200
27 BIG O'S BBQ 165.1084
28 DRUM-B-QUE 165.1084
29 BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO 163.9540
30 BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES 163.9428
31 DOUBLE NICKELS ON THE DECKLE 163.9428
32 DIXIE MOON 163.9428
33 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 163.4284
34 SMOKIN PHATTY'S 162.8572
35 DIXIE BOYS BBQ 162.8344
36 BAPTIZED IN SMOKE 162.8228
37 BLAZING SADDLES BBQ 161.1200
38 RIB CAGE BBQ 160.5372
39 2 DRUNK 2 QUE 159.9428
40 Fat&Dumb BBQ 158.8456
41 CHOP QUEY 158.8000
42 ONE EYED SQUEALIE'S 158.2628
43 Ultimate Tailgate 158.2284
44 SWEET BABY MASON'S 157.2000
45 IBEW SMOKIN' SPARKYS 157.0972
46 BLOWN AWAY BBQ 156.5600
47 3JBBQ 155.9772
48 BBQ BONANZA 155.3828
49 50 SHADES OF QUE 154.2516
50 DBE BBQ 154.2284
51 Beer Bones BBQ 146.8456
52 TATERHOGZ BARBEQUE 145.0740
53 Bitter Sweet BBQ 137.6800

Brisket

53 entries · top 177.1544 · median 164.5484

#TeamScore
1 K.C. CAN CREW 177.1544
2 Three Brothers Different Mothers 177.1428
3 BURNT FINGER BBQ 176.5828
4 GETTIN' SAUCED 176
5 TRUEBUD BBQ 174.2744
6 CHOP QUEY 173.7028
7 PELLET ENVY 171.9656
8 HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE 171.9656
9 BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO 171.4172
10 Man VS Que 171.4056
11 TEAM GETTING SAUCED 170.8572
12 50 SHADES OF QUE 170.2628
13 PARK AVENUE PORK 169.6800
14 B & C SMOKERS 169.6684
15 PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS 169.1428
16 SMOOTH SMOKE 169.1312
17 DOUBLE NICKELS ON THE DECKLE 167.9884
18 SMOKE ON WHEELS 167.9656
19 FOUR MEN AND A PIG 166.8344
20 NICKLE BOYS BBQ 166.8228
21 Pig in a Poke 166.2972
22 DBE BBQ 166.2744
23 RUBBIN RACKS & SMOKIN BUTTS 166.2512
24 SMOKIN BAD HABIT 165.1544
25 RIB CAGE BBQ 165.0972
26 THESLABS.COM 164.5600
27 Fergolicious BBQ 164.5484
28 Beer Bones BBQ 163.4284
29 Hillbilly Sheek BBQ 163.4056
30 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 163.3944
31 IBEW SMOKIN' SPARKYS 163.3944
32 BIG O'S BBQ 162.8000
33 DIXIE BOYS BBQ 162.2284
34 BLAZING SADDLES BBQ 161.0972
35 ONE EYED SQUEALIE'S 160.5716
36 BLOWN AWAY BBQ 158.8228
37 DIXIE MOON 158.2972
38 BBQ BONANZA 158.2632
39 RUB'N WOOD 158.2284
40 Jackwagon BBQ 157.6572
41 3JBBQ 154.8000
42 Bitter Sweet BBQ 153.1200
43 THUMP & STRUM BBQ 153.0628
44 BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES 152.5372
45 Fat&Dumb BBQ 151.3828
46 BAPTIZED IN SMOKE 150.7772
47 SMOKIN PHATTY'S 149.6916
48 SWEET BABY MASON'S 149.1200
49 DRUM-B-QUE 149.0972
50 ROSS'S BIBS AND RIBS 147.9772
51 Ultimate Tailgate 147.9316
52 2 DRUNK 2 QUE 143.9428
53 TATERHOGZ BARBEQUE 140.5260

Ancillary categories

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.

Master Series — Kids Q Old

6 entries · top 175.4400 · median 170.8800

#TeamScore
1 Zarren Kirubakaran (Thump & Strum BBQ) 175.4400
2 Jordan Bresette (Burnt Finger BBQ) 171.9884
3 Kalee (Smoke on Wheels) 171.4400
4 Kaylin (Smoke on Wheels) 170.3200
5 Laurin (Smoke on Wheels) 170.2972
6 Alex Hendricks (Big Butts Need Rubbin, Too) 162.2512

Master Series — Kids Q Young

8 entries · top 177.1772 · median 169.4344

#TeamScore
1 Asher Jindra (Nickle Boys BBQ) 177.1772
2 Hailey McDowell (Hillbilly Sheek BBQ) 174.8800
3 Aalya Eickhoff (BBQ Bonanza) 173.1656
4 Hailey Dannewstz (Big D & the Briiquettes) 171.4288
5 Emma Ulledahl (Chop Quey) 167.4400
6 Zane Kirubakaran Thump & Strum BBQ) 167.4400
7 Mikalya Phillips (Beer Bones BBQ) 163.4400
8 Mary Kay Ingram (2 Drunk 2 Que) 157.6800

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