Firelake BBQ Cook-off

2014-03-28 – 2014-03-29 · Shawnee, OK · 📍 Shawnee, OK

Grand Champion: CLARK CREW BBQ (682.2512) · 43 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE

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CLARK CREW BBQ

682.2512 · Master Series — Overall

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HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE

681.0512 · Master Series — Overall

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FOUR CROWS BBQ

680.4912 · Master Series — Overall

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.

523.73 median 652.98 682.25 🏆

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

Chicken 176.56
Pork Ribs 175.45
Pork 179.44
Brisket 174.86

121.67 179.44

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2017 — this edition picked out.

Entries

4 judged meats · 1 ancillary

Top score

682.2512

Winning margin

1.2000

GC over RC

Field average

639.03

523.73682.25

median 652.98 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Brisket

1.1544 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

667.8856

523.73682.25

10th place overall

Field spread

158.5252

winner to last place

Most consistent

4 LEGS UP BBQ

avg finish 8.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 1.1888 pts — Burn Out BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 86%

beats 14% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

32%

12 of 38 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.72 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1553

avg power rating going in · stronger than 40% of contests

Top-rated in the field

HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE

rated 1752 pre-contest

Storylines (7 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

1.2000 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 77% of the 4,742 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.2000 points — closer than 77% of every championship in the data.

CLARK CREW BBQ
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE

An upset on the books

31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 69 times in 100

CLARK CREW BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1614
top seed 1752

A knife fight at the top

4.0340 points across the top five

First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.0340 points.

1st CLARK CREW BBQ
2nd HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE
3rd FOUR CROWS BBQ
4th 4 LEGS UP BBQ
5th SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 8 calls decided inside half a point

Pork Ribs places 4–5: LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ and SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: WILDCATTERS Q CREW edged BUTCHER BBQ by 0.0116. Brisket places 1–2: UNCLE BC'S edged HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE by 0.0116.

Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
Pork 6–7 · 0.0116
Brisket 1–2 · 0.0116
Brisket 9–10 · 0.0116

How the title was won

2 of 4 meats called to the stage

CLARK CREW BBQ took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 21st.

Chicken 21st
Pork Ribs 8th
Pork 1st
Brisket 14th

A contest record in pork ribs

175.4516 best pork ribs ever cooked here

Burn Out BBQ turned in 175.4516 in pork ribs — past the 169.7144 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.

old best 169.7144
across 1 past editions

Back to defend

1 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE (won 2013).

HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE · 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)

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
2013-03-29	Shawnee, OK	Shawnee, OK	38	688.5718	HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	BUTCHER BBQ
2014-03-28 ← this one	Shawnee, OK	Shawnee, OK	43	682.2512	CLARK CREW BBQ	HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE
2017-03-24	Shawnee, OK	1570 S Gordon Cooper Dr	87	704.0232	FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX	SMOKEAHOLICS
2017-03-25	Shawnee, OK	1570 S Gordon Cooper Dr	77	709.1660	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	DR. NORDY'S BBQ

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	176.5600	172.5828	169.1544
Pork Ribs	175.4516	172.5600	167.4056
Pork	179.4400	173.7372	168.5712
Brisket	174.8572	173.7028	169.6684

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

43 entries · top 682.2512 · median 652.9828

#	Team	Score
1	CLARK CREW BBQ	682.2512
2	HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	681.0512
3	FOUR CROWS BBQ	680.4912
4	4 LEGS UP BBQ	678.8112
5	SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	678.2172
6	MIKE	675.9084
7	BUTCHER BBQ	675.3488
8	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	673.6228
9	LOS PRIMOS BBQ	671.8968
10	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	667.8856
11	MOOCHEWSOOEY	667.8628
12	50 SHADES OF QUE	667.3260
13	SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS	666.1832
14	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	666.1828
15	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	666.1716
16	Flat Iron BBQ	663.3600
17	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	659.9084
18	Pearl Snap	659.3712
19	UNCLE BC'S	659.3484
20	SPICY SPITFIRE	656.4572
21	IRON WHEEL COOKERS	653.6112
22	CAVEMAN CUISINE	652.9828
23	OKIE JOHN QUE-NOBI	651.3484
24	MADE WITH RUB	650.6972
25	Heavenly Smoke	642.7084
26	JACK ATTACK BBQ	640.9948
27	Burn Out BBQ	640.5716
28	IGGY PIGGY BBQ	634.1140
29	TNK BBQ	632.9828
30	SMOKE EATRS BBQ OKLAHOMA	631.8968
31	Disco Balls BBQ	616.9600
32	PIGHEADED IRISHMAN B-B-Q	611.9776
33	RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS	611.2112
34	INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	609.0972
35	The 918 Que Crew	604.3996
36	River Bottom Rib Runner	601.4972
37	Stump and Babs House of Swine	591.8512
38	STINKY PIGGY BBQ	591.7372
39	Six Pack N" Rib Racks	590.0340
40	MAY THE PORK BE WITH YOU	579.8628
41	Q BY 2	564.9260
42	WINGMAN BBQ SAUCE	551.2916
43	Big Daddy J's	523.7260

Chicken

43 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.5600

#	Team	Score
1	CAVEMAN CUISINE	176.5600
2	FOUR CROWS BBQ	176.0000
3	50 SHADES OF QUE	175.4172
4	4 LEGS UP BBQ	173.7028
5	OKIE JOHN QUE-NOBI	172.5828
6	BUTCHER BBQ	171.4172
7	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	170.8572
8	MIKE	170.2628
9	HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	169.7028
10	TNK BBQ	169.1544
11	SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	169.1200
12	SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS	168.5372
13	LOS PRIMOS BBQ	167.9656
14	MOOCHEWSOOEY	167.4172
15	Pearl Snap	167.4056
16	IGGY PIGGY BBQ	166.8572
17	Disco Balls BBQ	166.8344
18	MADE WITH RUB	166.8344
19	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	165.7028
20	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	165.6800
21	CLARK CREW BBQ	165.1084
22	IRON WHEEL COOKERS	164.5600
23	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	164.5484
24	UNCLE BC'S	163.9656
25	Flat Iron BBQ	162.8228
26	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	162.2400
27	INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	161.7028
28	SMOKE EATRS BBQ OKLAHOMA	161.6912
29	JACK ATTACK BBQ	160.5488
30	SPICY SPITFIRE	160.5372
31	Heavenly Smoke	159.3828
32	River Bottom Rib Runner	158.2400
33	Burn Out BBQ	153.7144
34	RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS	151.3484
35	PIGHEADED IRISHMAN B-B-Q	150.8800
36	Q BY 2	150.2516
37	WINGMAN BBQ SAUCE	148.5484
38	Stump and Babs House of Swine	145.7028
39	The 918 Que Crew	144.5140
40	STINKY PIGGY BBQ	138.2172
41	MAY THE PORK BE WITH YOU	136.5600
42	Six Pack N" Rib Racks	127.8968
43	Big Daddy J's	123.2116

Pork Ribs

43 entries · top 175.4516 · median 159.4056

#	Team	Score
1	Burn Out BBQ	175.4516
2	FOUR CROWS BBQ	174.2628
3	SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	173.7028
4	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	172.5600
5	SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS	172.5600
6	HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	171.4172
7	BUTCHER BBQ	170.8688
8	CLARK CREW BBQ	170.8456
9	MOOCHEWSOOEY	170.8228
10	LOS PRIMOS BBQ	167.4056
11	4 LEGS UP BBQ	166.8456
12	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	165.7028
13	MADE WITH RUB	164.5488
14	Flat Iron BBQ	164.5372
15	Pearl Snap	162.8800
16	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	162.2284
17	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	161.1200
18	OKIE JOHN QUE-NOBI	161.0972
19	SMOKE EATRS BBQ OKLAHOMA	159.9772
20	Heavenly Smoke	159.9772
21	STINKY PIGGY BBQ	159.9428
22	IRON WHEEL COOKERS	159.4056
23	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	159.3944
24	UNCLE BC'S	158.2284
25	MIKE	157.1200
26	50 SHADES OF QUE	157.1088
27	PIGHEADED IRISHMAN B-B-Q	156.5716
28	SPICY SPITFIRE	156.5028
29	TNK BBQ	155.3716
30	RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS	153.0972
31	MAY THE PORK BE WITH YOU	151.9544
32	Disco Balls BBQ	151.9200
33	Six Pack N" Rib Racks	150.2288
34	WINGMAN BBQ SAUCE	146.2744
35	River Bottom Rib Runner	145.0400
36	The 918 Que Crew	143.9428
37	JACK ATTACK BBQ	142.7660
38	CAVEMAN CUISINE	141.0628
39	IGGY PIGGY BBQ	141.0512
40	Stump and Babs House of Swine	140.4800
41	Big Daddy J's	137.7256
42	Q BY 2	137.0972
43	INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	130.2744

Pork

43 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.9428

#	Team	Score
1	CLARK CREW BBQ	179.4400
2	MIKE	178.8572
3	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	177.1428
4	SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	175.4172
5	SPICY SPITFIRE	173.7372
6	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	171.9772
7	BUTCHER BBQ	171.9656
8	JACK ATTACK BBQ	170.8228
9	IRON WHEEL COOKERS	169.1084
10	Stump and Babs House of Swine	168.5712
11	4 LEGS UP BBQ	168.5600
12	Heavenly Smoke	168.5484
13	Six Pack N" Rib Racks	167.4284
14	SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS	167.4172
15	CAVEMAN CUISINE	166.8344
16	INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	166.3200
17	LOS PRIMOS BBQ	166.2628
18	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	166.2400
19	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	165.6800
20	HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	165.0856
21	Pearl Snap	164.5256
22	MOOCHEWSOOEY	163.9428
23	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	163.9428
24	IGGY PIGGY BBQ	163.3828
25	UNCLE BC'S	162.2972
26	50 SHADES OF QUE	162.2400
27	Flat Iron BBQ	162.2400
28	Burn Out BBQ	161.6800
29	RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS	158.2628
30	MADE WITH RUB	157.6684
31	FOUR CROWS BBQ	156.5256
32	The 918 Que Crew	153.6800
33	STINKY PIGGY BBQ	153.6572
34	PIGHEADED IRISHMAN B-B-Q	153.1200
35	OKIE JOHN QUE-NOBI	153.1200
36	SMOKE EATRS BBQ OKLAHOMA	151.9656
37	TNK BBQ	150.8228
38	Disco Balls BBQ	149.1200
39	Q BY 2	147.9312
40	MAY THE PORK BE WITH YOU	146.8228
41	River Bottom Rib Runner	145.0744
42	Big Daddy J's	141.1200
43	WINGMAN BBQ SAUCE	126.8000

Brisket

43 entries · top 174.8572 · median 161.6456

#	Team	Score
1	UNCLE BC'S	174.8572
2	HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	174.8456
3	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	174.2628
4	Flat Iron BBQ	173.7600
5	FOUR CROWS BBQ	173.7028
6	50 SHADES OF QUE	172.5600
7	LOS PRIMOS BBQ	170.2628
8	4 LEGS UP BBQ	169.7028
9	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	169.6800
10	MIKE	169.6684
11	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	169.1888
12	CAVEMAN CUISINE	168.5256
13	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	167.4056
14	CLARK CREW BBQ	166.8572
15	JACK ATTACK BBQ	166.8572
16	MOOCHEWSOOEY	165.6800
17	SPICY SPITFIRE	165.6800
18	Pearl Snap	164.5600
19	OKIE JOHN QUE-NOBI	164.5484
20	IGGY PIGGY BBQ	162.8228
21	The 918 Que Crew	162.2628
22	MADE WITH RUB	161.6456
23	BUTCHER BBQ	161.0972
24	IRON WHEEL COOKERS	160.5372
25	SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	159.9772
26	SMOKE EATRS BBQ OKLAHOMA	158.2628
27	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	158.2172
28	SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS	157.6688
29	TNK BBQ	157.6340
30	Heavenly Smoke	154.8000
31	River Bottom Rib Runner	153.1428
32	PIGHEADED IRISHMAN B-B-Q	151.4060
33	INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	150.8000
34	Burn Out BBQ	149.7256
35	Disco Balls BBQ	149.0856
36	RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS	148.5028
37	MAY THE PORK BE WITH YOU	144.5256
38	Six Pack N" Rib Racks	144.4800
39	STINKY PIGGY BBQ	139.9200
40	Stump and Babs House of Swine	137.0972
41	WINGMAN BBQ SAUCE	129.6688
42	Q BY 2	129.6460
43	Big Daddy J's	121.6688

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 — Anything Butt

6 entries · top 157.6800 · median 150.0344

#	Team	Score
1	Burn Out BBQ	157.6800
2	Big Daddy J's	153.7256
3	Pearl Snap	150.9260
4	SMOKE EATRS BBQ OKLAHOMA	149.1428
5	Disco Balls BBQ	138.3200
6	MADE WITH RUB	136.5028

Firelake BBQ Cook-off

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Winning score by edition

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Came back for more

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (7 found in this contest's numbers)

A razor-thin finish

An upset on the books

A knife fight at the top

Photo finishes

How the title was won

A contest record in pork ribs

Back to defend

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 →

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket

Ancillary categories

Master Series — Anything Butt