A new contest record
697.7028
highest overall ever cooked here
697.7028 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 665.7144 SMOKE N BABES BBQ set in 2013.
- old record 665.7144
- set 2013 by SMOKE N BABES BBQ
Cookin on the Kaw 2014
Oct 10–11, 2014 · DeSoto, KS
SMOKE N BABES BBQ won Grand Champion at the Cookin on the Kaw on October 10, 2014 in DeSoto, KS, scoring 697.7028 in a field of 46 teams. BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.7144. Category winners: Chicken — PORKERSTARS (177.7028); Pork Ribs — WHIMPY'S BBQ (177.1772); Pork — SMOKE N BABES BBQ (179.4400); Brisket — TRUEBUD BBQ (173.1544). This is the 2nd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by SMOKE N BABES BBQ; the next was held in 2015.
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.
491.39
median 657.63
697.70 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.70
- Pork Ribs 177.18
- Pork 179.44
- Brisket 173.15
135.36
179.44
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2016 — this edition picked out.
Entries
46
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
697.7028
Winning margin
3.9884
GC over RC
Field average
650.25
491.39697.70
median 657.63 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1312 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
681.0740
491.39697.70
10th place overall
Field spread
206.3080
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 42%
beats 58% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
50%
21 of 42 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.72 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,528
avg power rating going in · stronger than 20% of contests
Storylines (8 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.
An upset on the books
17-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 83 times in 100
SMOKE N BABES BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, TRUEBUD BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 17-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1561
- top seed 1842
Back-to-back
2 in a row
editions of this contest
SMOKE N BABES BBQ won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
- 2013
- 2014
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 4 tracked editions
SMOKE N BABES BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
- 2013
- 2014
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: PORKERSTARS and TRUEBUD BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: TRUEBUD BBQ and BURNT FINGER BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: OLD STYLE BBQ and 4 MEAT SAKES tied on 174.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 1–2 · tie
How the title was won
2 of 4
meats called to the stage
SMOKE N BABES BBQ took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 12th.
- Chicken 12th
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 12th
A contest record in pork
179.4400
best pork ever cooked here
SMOKE N BABES BBQ turned in 179.4400 in pork — past the 172.0228 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 172.0228
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKE N BABES BBQ (won 2013).
- SMOKE N BABES BBQ · 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2013 | DeSoto, KS | DeSoto, KS | 42 | 665.7144 | SMOKE N BABES BBQ | SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 |
| Oct 10, 2014 ← this one | DeSoto, KS | DeSoto, KS 66018 | 46 | 697.7028 | SMOKE N BABES BBQ | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ |
| Oct 9, 2015 | DeSoto, KS | DeSoto, KS 66018 | 36 | 710.2860 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | TRUEBUD BBQ |
| Oct 7, 2016 | DeSoto, KS | 33440 W 79th | 56 | 695.4172 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 176.5716 | 174.2972 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1772 | 174.8456 | 172.5600 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 174.2856 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 173.1544 | 171.4056 | 169.1772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
46 entries · top 697.7028 · median 657.6284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE N BABES BBQ | |
| 2 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 3 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 | |
| 5 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 6 | DIXIE BOYS BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG BUTT BBQ | |
| 8 | MIDNIGHT STOKERS | |
| 9 | SMOKIN BARNYARD BBQ | |
| 10 | 913 BBQ | |
| 11 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 12 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 13 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 14 | Rubbin' Racks & Smokin Butts | |
| 15 | BURN ALL NITE | |
| 16 | Rub-N-Tug BBQ | |
| 17 | HALL OF FLAME | |
| 18 | 4 Wieners & A Webber | |
| 19 | Rock-N-Roll Rubbers | |
| 20 | PORKERSTARS | |
| 21 | BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW | |
| 22 | DYIN TO SMOKE | |
| 23 | Motorboatin' BBQ | |
| 24 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 25 | IHC BBQ | |
| 26 | Smoke Til We're Broke | |
| 27 | WHIMPY'S BBQ | |
| 28 | SMALLEYWOOD BBQ | |
| 29 | KC RIB DOCTOR | |
| 30 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 31 | THREE LEGGED PIG BBQ | |
| 32 | BLAZING SADDLES BBQ | |
| 33 | MASTER BASTERS | |
| 34 | 4 MEAT SAKES | |
| 35 | Burnt Butts-N-Buns | |
| 36 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 37 | GRISWOLD GRILLERS | |
| 38 | Fat Grumpy's BBQ | |
| 39 | BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES | |
| 40 | Two Grills One Butt BBQ | |
| 41 | Porking KC | |
| 42 | SMOKIN ZEKE'S BBQ | |
| 43 | Pork in the Grill BBQ | |
| 44 | Slice & Spice | |
| 45 | Stranger Creek Que | |
| 46 | THE RACK RUBBERS |
Chicken
46 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.4400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORKERSTARS | |
| 2 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 3 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 4 | Rock-N-Roll Rubbers | |
| 5 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 6 | BIG BUTT BBQ | |
| 7 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 8 | MIDNIGHT STOKERS | |
| 9 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 10 | 4 MEAT SAKES | |
| 11 | THE RACK RUBBERS | |
| 12 | SMOKE N BABES BBQ | |
| 13 | IHC BBQ | |
| 14 | 913 BBQ | |
| 15 | 4 Wieners & A Webber | |
| 16 | DIXIE BOYS BBQ | |
| 17 | Fat Grumpy's BBQ | |
| 18 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 | |
| 20 | BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW | |
| 21 | BLAZING SADDLES BBQ | |
| 22 | Rub-N-Tug BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN BARNYARD BBQ | |
| 24 | Burnt Butts-N-Buns | |
| 25 | KC RIB DOCTOR | |
| 26 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 27 | Smoke Til We're Broke | |
| 28 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 29 | Pork in the Grill BBQ | |
| 30 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 31 | SMALLEYWOOD BBQ | |
| 32 | BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES | |
| 33 | Rubbin' Racks & Smokin Butts | |
| 34 | Motorboatin' BBQ | |
| 35 | DYIN TO SMOKE | |
| 36 | BURN ALL NITE | |
| 37 | SMOKIN ZEKE'S BBQ | |
| 38 | WHIMPY'S BBQ | |
| 39 | THREE LEGGED PIG BBQ | |
| 40 | MASTER BASTERS | |
| 41 | Two Grills One Butt BBQ | |
| 42 | Porking KC | |
| 43 | HALL OF FLAME | |
| 44 | GRISWOLD GRILLERS | |
| 45 | Slice & Spice | |
| 46 | Stranger Creek Que |
Pork Ribs
45 entries · top 177.1772 · median 163.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHIMPY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE N BABES BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN BARNYARD BBQ | |
| 4 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 5 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 6 | Rubbin' Racks & Smokin Butts | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 | |
| 8 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 9 | 913 BBQ | |
| 10 | MIDNIGHT STOKERS | |
| 11 | HALL OF FLAME | |
| 12 | DIXIE BOYS BBQ | |
| 13 | DYIN TO SMOKE | |
| 14 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 15 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 16 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 17 | BIG BUTT BBQ | |
| 18 | Motorboatin' BBQ | |
| 19 | Rub-N-Tug BBQ | |
| 20 | BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW | |
| 21 | Rock-N-Roll Rubbers | |
| 22 | BURN ALL NITE | |
| 23 | 4 Wieners & A Webber | |
| 24 | Two Grills One Butt BBQ | |
| 25 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 26 | 4 MEAT SAKES | |
| 27 | Porking KC | |
| 28 | MASTER BASTERS | |
| 29 | SMALLEYWOOD BBQ | |
| 30 | PORKERSTARS | |
| 31 | Smoke Til We're Broke | |
| 32 | GRISWOLD GRILLERS | |
| 33 | BLAZING SADDLES BBQ | |
| 34 | KC RIB DOCTOR | |
| 35 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 36 | SMOKIN ZEKE'S BBQ | |
| 37 | THREE LEGGED PIG BBQ | |
| 38 | BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES | |
| 39 | Stranger Creek Que | |
| 40 | Fat Grumpy's BBQ | |
| 41 | IHC BBQ | |
| 42 | Burnt Butts-N-Buns | |
| 43 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 44 | Pork in the Grill BBQ | |
| 45 | Slice & Spice |
Pork
46 entries · top 179.4400 · median 164.8284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE N BABES BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 | |
| 3 | IHC BBQ | |
| 4 | BURN ALL NITE | |
| 5 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 6 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 7 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 8 | DIXIE BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | BIG BUTT BBQ | |
| 10 | MASTER BASTERS | |
| 11 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 12 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 13 | MIDNIGHT STOKERS | |
| 14 | Rub-N-Tug BBQ | |
| 15 | Smoke Til We're Broke | |
| 16 | THREE LEGGED PIG BBQ | |
| 17 | 913 BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN BARNYARD BBQ | |
| 19 | BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW | |
| 20 | HALL OF FLAME | |
| 21 | THE RACK RUBBERS | |
| 22 | DYIN TO SMOKE | |
| 23 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 24 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 25 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 26 | Rock-N-Roll Rubbers | |
| 27 | 4 Wieners & A Webber | |
| 28 | Rubbin' Racks & Smokin Butts | |
| 29 | SMALLEYWOOD BBQ | |
| 30 | WHIMPY'S BBQ | |
| 31 | KC RIB DOCTOR | |
| 32 | Motorboatin' BBQ | |
| 33 | Two Grills One Butt BBQ | |
| 34 | Burnt Butts-N-Buns | |
| 35 | Pork in the Grill BBQ | |
| 36 | SMOKIN ZEKE'S BBQ | |
| 37 | Slice & Spice | |
| 38 | PORKERSTARS | |
| 39 | BLAZING SADDLES BBQ | |
| 40 | 4 MEAT SAKES | |
| 41 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 42 | GRISWOLD GRILLERS | |
| 43 | Porking KC | |
| 44 | Fat Grumpy's BBQ | |
| 45 | BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES | |
| 46 | Stranger Creek Que |
Brisket
46 entries · top 173.1544 · median 163.9770
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 2 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 3 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 | |
| 5 | Rubbin' Racks & Smokin Butts | |
| 6 | SMOKIN BARNYARD BBQ | |
| 7 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 8 | HALL OF FLAME | |
| 9 | 913 BBQ | |
| 10 | Motorboatin' BBQ | |
| 11 | DIXIE BOYS BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKE N BABES BBQ | |
| 13 | PORKERSTARS | |
| 14 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 15 | 4 Wieners & A Webber | |
| 16 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 17 | BURN ALL NITE | |
| 18 | BIG BUTT BBQ | |
| 19 | Smoke Til We're Broke | |
| 20 | GRISWOLD GRILLERS | |
| 21 | KC RIB DOCTOR | |
| 22 | Rub-N-Tug BBQ | |
| 23 | SMALLEYWOOD BBQ | |
| 24 | MIDNIGHT STOKERS | |
| 25 | DYIN TO SMOKE | |
| 26 | Slice & Spice | |
| 27 | BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES | |
| 28 | Stranger Creek Que | |
| 29 | Burnt Butts-N-Buns | |
| 30 | BLAZING SADDLES BBQ | |
| 31 | BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW | |
| 32 | THREE LEGGED PIG BBQ | |
| 33 | IHC BBQ | |
| 34 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 35 | Fat Grumpy's BBQ | |
| 36 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 37 | WHIMPY'S BBQ | |
| 38 | Rock-N-Roll Rubbers | |
| 39 | Porking KC | |
| 40 | THE RACK RUBBERS | |
| 41 | Pork in the Grill BBQ | |
| 42 | MASTER BASTERS | |
| 43 | 4 MEAT SAKES | |
| 44 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 45 | SMOKIN ZEKE'S BBQ | |
| 46 | Two Grills One Butt BBQ |
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 — Dessert
8 entries · top 180 · median 176.2914 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE N BABES BBQ | |
| 2 | SMALLEYWOOD BBQ | |
| 3 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 4 | BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW | |
| 5 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 6 | THREE LEGGED PIG BBQ | |
| 7 | Fat Grumpy's BBQ | |
| 8 | Slice & Spice |