9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ

Apr 11–12, 2014 · Enid, OK

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WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY

694.2400 · Master Series — Overall

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SMOKEAHOLICS

689.1084 · Master Series — Overall

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BUBBA-Q'S

687.3140 · Master Series — Overall

WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY won Grand Champion at the 9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ on April 11, 2014 in Enid, OK, scoring 694.2400 in a field of 64 teams. SMOKEAHOLICS took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.1084. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKEAHOLICS (178.8572); Pork Ribs — SMOKEAHOLICS (177.7144); Pork — Smokin Hot J's (178.8572); Brisket — BUBBA-Q'S (179.4400).

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.

150.32 median 644.18 694.24 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 178.86
Pork Ribs 177.71
Pork 178.86
Brisket 179.44

20 179.44

Entries

4 judged meats · 3 ancillary

Top score

694.2400

Winning margin

5.1316

GC over RC

Field average

623.08

150.32694.24

median 644.18 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

3.4400 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

678.2512

150.32694.24

10th place overall

Field spread

543.9200

winner to last place

Most consistent

WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY

avg finish 6.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 2.8456 pts — BUBBA-Q'S

How hot was the win?

Top 57%

beats 43% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.59 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,531

avg power rating going in · stronger than 22% of contests

Top-rated in the field

WILDCATTERS Q CREW

rated 1749 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.

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 8th
Pork Ribs 13th
Pork 2nd
Brisket 4th

A rookie on the podium

3rd at their first tracked contest

BUBBA-Q'S finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 8–9: WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY and UNCLE BC'S tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ and BARRY & ERICA tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ and UNCLE BC'S tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 8–9 · tie
Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
Brisket 7–8 · tie
Chicken 4–5 · 0.0116

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

SMOKEAHOLICS won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 1st

One of the big ones

64 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 93% of the 5,469 contests in the data

64 teams — bigger than 93% of the 5,469 contests in the data.

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)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	178.8572	174.2856	171.4400
Pork Ribs	177.7144	174.2744	171.9772
Pork	178.8572	173.7600	170.8684
Brisket	179.4400	173.1200	171.4056

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

64 entries · top 694.2400 · median 644.1770

#	Team	Score
1	WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY	694.2400
2	SMOKEAHOLICS	689.1084
3	BUBBA-Q'S	687.3140
4	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	686.7884
5	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	683.9544
6	UNCLE BC'S	683.3828
7	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	682.2744
8	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	681.0740
9	JACK ATTACK BBQ	678.8228
10	BARRY & ERICA	678.2512
11	BUTCHER BBQ	678.2168
12	NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ	677.6344
13	KOSMO'S Q	672.5144
14	JP CUSTOM SMOKE	671.8740
15	SPICY SPITFIRE	671.3828
16	SMOKE. MEATS. PIG.	667.3828
17	HOT WIRE BBQ	666.8116
18	Smokin Hot J's	665.7032
19	DR. NORDY'S BBQ	665.6572
20	SMOKIN BONES COOKING TEAM	665.6572
21	RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS	664.4344
22	BUZZARD BAIT BBQ & CHILI	662.2400
23	LOS PRIMOS BBQ	661.0628
24	4 LEGS UP BBQ	658.7428
25	SMOKIN ELVISES	657.6684
26	GREAT PLAINS BBQ	657.5884
27	PIG BULL BARBECUE	654.2860
28	SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	650.1484
29	PINKIE'S BBQ	647.9656
30	IRON WHEEL COOKERS	647.8740
31	Yoders Smokers	645.0284
32	J&J SWINE & BOVINE	644.5372
33	PURPLEVOODOO BBQ	643.8168
34	MOOCHEWSOOEY	641.6916
35	SMOKEY BONES	641.1088
36	2 COUSINS BBQ	641.0632
37	LONGBONE BBQ	639.9548
38	LEMONADE LOUIE BBQ	639.8508
39	Smoke Wagon	630.8916
40	QMUP	630.7880
41	SMOKIN OKIES	627.8632
42	Texas Bacon Slingers	626.1828
43	HURRY UP AND WAIT	625.5200
44	PIGSKIN Q CREW	623.3140
45	Bully Q	621.6796
46	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	618.1372
47	WILD OAKS BBQ	617.1656
48	JOHAN'S BBQ WORLD	614.0568
49	Rowdy Boys BBQ	613.4512
50	PIGHEADED IRISHMAN B-B-Q	607.2340
51	Tool Time	604.5940
52	Smoking Double D's	604.4916
53	Disco Balls BBQ	604.4112
54	Coastal Pipe USA	601.6684
55	Q BY 2	598.6280
56	PBR BBQ--Perfect Butts & Racks	597.1424
57	Unifirst's Team Green	593.5656
58	He's Not Gonna Pork Her	585.7256
59	ASSAULT FROM THE SKY BBQ	583.2692
60	MANNY'S BBQ	561.5316
61	SMOKEANATOR BBQ TEAM	467.9428
62	Red, White & Blue	462.8112
63	Twisted Smokers	157.7028
64	Harder's Hog Roastin	150.3200

Chicken

61 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.7028

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKEAHOLICS	178.8572
2	BUTCHER BBQ	177.7028
3	Smoke Wagon	174.3544
4	SMOKEY BONES	174.2972
5	BARRY & ERICA	174.2856
6	Tool Time	173.7600
7	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	172.5600
8	WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY	172
9	UNCLE BC'S	172
10	Bully Q	171.4400
11	Yoders Smokers	171.4056
12	KOSMO'S Q	171.4056
13	HOT WIRE BBQ	170.8344
14	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	170.2628
15	NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ	170.2628
16	LEMONADE LOUIE BBQ	169.1656
17	SPICY SPITFIRE	169.1544
18	SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	169.1428
19	RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS	169.1200
20	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	169.1200
21	GREAT PLAINS BBQ	168.5484
22	JACK ATTACK BBQ	167.4172
23	BUZZARD BAIT BBQ & CHILI	167.4172
24	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	167.4056
25	LOS PRIMOS BBQ	167.4056
26	SMOKIN ELVISES	167.4056
27	SMOKIN OKIES	166.8572
28	SMOKE. MEATS. PIG.	166.2856
29	J&J SWINE & BOVINE	166.2744
30	BUBBA-Q'S	166.2284
31	IRON WHEEL COOKERS	165.7028
32	SMOKIN BONES COOKING TEAM	165.6800
33	4 LEGS UP BBQ	165.1200
34	ASSAULT FROM THE SKY BBQ	164.5600
35	DR. NORDY'S BBQ	163.4172
36	Smokin Hot J's	163.4172
37	Disco Balls BBQ	163.4056
38	QMUP	163.3940
39	Texas Bacon Slingers	162.8228
40	Q BY 2	162.2284
41	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	161.6916
42	HURRY UP AND WAIT	161.1200
43	Rowdy Boys BBQ	161.0856
44	PINKIE'S BBQ	160.5600
45	JP CUSTOM SMOKE	159.3828
46	PIG BULL BARBECUE	158.2400
47	WILD OAKS BBQ	157.7256
48	LONGBONE BBQ	155.4400
49	PIGSKIN Q CREW	154.8344
50	PIGHEADED IRISHMAN B-B-Q	154.2056
51	Unifirst's Team Green	153.6684
52	PURPLEVOODOO BBQ	151.3600
53	2 COUSINS BBQ	149.6916
54	Coastal Pipe USA	148.5484
55	MOOCHEWSOOEY	148
56	PBR BBQ--Perfect Butts & Racks	146.2512
57	MANNY'S BBQ	144.5372
58	Red, White & Blue	144.0112
59	Smoking Double D's	143.9772
60	JOHAN'S BBQ WORLD	143.3484
61	He's Not Gonna Pork Her	135.4056

Pork Ribs

63 entries · top 177.7144 · median 160.5372

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKEAHOLICS	177.7144
2	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	177.1428
3	SPICY SPITFIRE	175.4400
4	SMOKIN BONES COOKING TEAM	175.4172
5	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	174.2744
6	BARRY & ERICA	174.2744
7	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	173.7028
8	JACK ATTACK BBQ	173.1428
9	NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ	172.5716
10	BUBBA-Q'S	171.9772
11	HOT WIRE BBQ	171.4172
12	RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS	170.8344
13	WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY	170.2628
14	UNCLE BC'S	170.2628
15	JP CUSTOM SMOKE	169.7028
16	DR. NORDY'S BBQ	169.6916
17	LOS PRIMOS BBQ	169.1316
18	BUTCHER BBQ	168.5600
19	SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	168.5600
20	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	167.3944
21	PURPLEVOODOO BBQ	166.2284
22	BUZZARD BAIT BBQ & CHILI	165.6916
23	SMOKEANATOR BBQ TEAM	165.1428
24	PIGSKIN Q CREW	164.5828
25	J&J SWINE & BOVINE	163.9884
26	GREAT PLAINS BBQ	163.9656
27	PINKIE'S BBQ	163.4056
28	KOSMO'S Q	163.3944
29	4 LEGS UP BBQ	163.3944
30	2 COUSINS BBQ	162.8344
31	MOOCHEWSOOEY	162.2744
32	Yoders Smokers	160.5372
33	SMOKE. MEATS. PIG.	160.5256
34	Q BY 2	159.9656
35	SMOKIN ELVISES	158.8572
36	PIG BULL BARBECUE	158.3088
37	LONGBONE BBQ	158.2632
38	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	157.6800
39	IRON WHEEL COOKERS	157.0856
40	LEMONADE LOUIE BBQ	157.0856
41	HURRY UP AND WAIT	155.9544
42	Disco Balls BBQ	155.9200
43	Smoke Wagon	155.4860
44	SMOKEY BONES	155.4288
45	WILD OAKS BBQ	154.8800
46	Bully Q	154.8684
47	JOHAN'S BBQ WORLD	154.8228
48	Smokin Hot J's	154.2744
49	QMUP	154.2628
50	SMOKIN OKIES	154.2172
51	PIGHEADED IRISHMAN B-B-Q	152.5256
52	Smoking Double D's	150.8000
53	Harder's Hog Roastin	150.3200
54	Coastal Pipe USA	150.2972
55	Rowdy Boys BBQ	149.6344
56	PBR BBQ--Perfect Butts & Racks	149.1428
57	He's Not Gonna Pork Her	147.4172
58	Texas Bacon Slingers	146.8228
59	ASSAULT FROM THE SKY BBQ	146.2632
60	Tool Time	142.8572
61	MANNY'S BBQ	137.0516
62	Unifirst's Team Green	134.1944
63	Red, White & Blue	20

Pork

63 entries · top 178.8572 · median 161.6800

#	Team	Score
1	Smokin Hot J's	178.8572
2	WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY	177.7144
3	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	176.0344
4	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	176
5	PIG BULL BARBECUE	173.7600
6	SMOKIN BONES COOKING TEAM	173.7372
7	HOT WIRE BBQ	173.7256
8	JACK ATTACK BBQ	171.4172
9	BUZZARD BAIT BBQ & CHILI	170.9028
10	SMOKEAHOLICS	170.8684
11	GREAT PLAINS BBQ	170.2628
12	BUBBA-Q'S	169.6684
13	SMOKIN ELVISES	169.1428
14	4 LEGS UP BBQ	169.1428
15	UNCLE BC'S	169.1200
16	BUTCHER BBQ	169.1084
17	DR. NORDY'S BBQ	168.5828
18	QMUP	168.5712
19	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	168.5600
20	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	167.4056
21	MOOCHEWSOOEY	166.8456
22	KOSMO'S Q	166.2400
23	JP CUSTOM SMOKE	166.2284
24	2 COUSINS BBQ	165.1200
25	Texas Bacon Slingers	164.5600
26	SMOKE. MEATS. PIG.	163.9772
27	PURPLEVOODOO BBQ	162.8112
28	NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ	162.8000
29	LEMONADE LOUIE BBQ	162.2512
30	SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	162.2400
31	BARRY & ERICA	161.6912
32	LONGBONE BBQ	161.6800
33	JOHAN'S BBQ WORLD	161.6456
34	He's Not Gonna Pork Her	160.6400
35	PIGHEADED IRISHMAN B-B-Q	160.5828
36	PINKIE'S BBQ	160.5828
37	HURRY UP AND WAIT	160.5256
38	Coastal Pipe USA	159.4400
39	SMOKIN OKIES	158.2744
40	LOS PRIMOS BBQ	158.2284
41	PBR BBQ--Perfect Butts & Racks	157.7484
42	Smoking Double D's	157.7028
43	Twisted Smokers	157.7028
44	Yoders Smokers	155.4056
45	Tool Time	154.8456
46	SPICY SPITFIRE	154.2400
47	RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS	154.2172
48	IRON WHEEL COOKERS	153.6800
49	Unifirst's Team Green	153.1428
50	PIGSKIN Q CREW	152.5140
51	Rowdy Boys BBQ	151.3828
52	Bully Q	150.8456
53	WILD OAKS BBQ	150.2628
54	J&J SWINE & BOVINE	149.7144
55	MANNY'S BBQ	148.5828
56	ASSAULT FROM THE SKY BBQ	147.9772
57	Disco Balls BBQ	146.8456
58	Red, White & Blue	146.8228
59	SMOKEY BONES	146.8228
60	SMOKEANATOR BBQ TEAM	145.1084
61	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	141.6572
62	Q BY 2	139.3484
63	Smoke Wagon	137.6684

Brisket

62 entries · top 179.4400 · median 161.3770

#	Team	Score
1	BUBBA-Q'S	179.4400
2	SMOKE. MEATS. PIG.	176.5944
3	JP CUSTOM SMOKE	176.5600
4	WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY	174.2628
5	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	173.1200
6	SPICY SPITFIRE	172.5484
7	NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ	172
8	UNCLE BC'S	172
9	KOSMO'S Q	171.4744
10	IRON WHEEL COOKERS	171.4056
11	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	170.8572
12	RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS	170.2628
13	Smokin Hot J's	169.1544
14	BARRY & ERICA	168
15	JACK ATTACK BBQ	166.8456
16	LOS PRIMOS BBQ	166.2972
17	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	166.2856
18	LONGBONE BBQ	164.5716
19	MOOCHEWSOOEY	164.5716
20	SMOKEY BONES	164.5600
21	J&J SWINE & BOVINE	164.5600
22	PIG BULL BARBECUE	163.9772
23	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	163.9656
24	DR. NORDY'S BBQ	163.9656
25	PINKIE'S BBQ	163.4172
26	PURPLEVOODOO BBQ	163.4172
27	2 COUSINS BBQ	163.4172
28	Smoke Wagon	163.3828
29	BUTCHER BBQ	162.8456
30	SMOKIN ELVISES	162.2628
31	SMOKEAHOLICS	161.6684
32	4 LEGS UP BBQ	161.0856
33	BUZZARD BAIT BBQ & CHILI	158.2284
34	SMOKEANATOR BBQ TEAM	157.6916
35	Yoders Smokers	157.6800
36	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	157.1084
37	GREAT PLAINS BBQ	154.8116
38	WILD OAKS BBQ	154.2972
39	JOHAN'S BBQ WORLD	154.2400
40	Unifirst's Team Green	152.5600
41	Smoking Double D's	152.0116
42	Texas Bacon Slingers	151.9772
43	Red, White & Blue	151.9772
44	PIGSKIN Q CREW	151.3828
45	Rowdy Boys BBQ	151.3484
46	LEMONADE LOUIE BBQ	151.3484
47	HOT WIRE BBQ	150.8344
48	SMOKIN BONES COOKING TEAM	150.8228
49	SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	150.2056
50	SMOKIN OKIES	148.5144
51	HURRY UP AND WAIT	147.9200
52	QMUP	144.5600
53	Bully Q	144.5256
54	PBR BBQ--Perfect Butts & Racks	144
55	Coastal Pipe USA	143.3828
56	He's Not Gonna Pork Her	142.2628
57	PIGHEADED IRISHMAN B-B-Q	139.9200
58	Disco Balls BBQ	138.2400
59	Q BY 2	137.0856
60	Tool Time	133.1312
61	MANNY'S BBQ	131.3600
62	ASSAULT FROM THE SKY BBQ	124.4688

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

18 entries · top 180 · median 174.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ	180 🔥
2	PBR BBQ--Perfect Butts & Racks	178.8800
3	Benton's Sugar Mafia	178.2972
4	JACK ATTACK BBQ	177.7028
5	Smokin Hot J's	176.5716
6	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	176.5600
7	4 LEGS UP BBQ	175.4172
8	HURRY UP AND WAIT	175.4056
9	BUBBA-Q'S	175.4056
10	PIGHEADED IRISHMAN B-B-Q	173.7144
11	Red, White & Blue	173.1656
12	LEMONADE LOUIE BBQ	170.8572
13	WILD OAKS BBQ	165.6912
14	Yoders Smokers	165.6684
15	PURPLEVOODOO BBQ	162.2972
16	JOHAN'S BBQ WORLD	157.6800
17	Tool Time	155.4516
18	Coastal Pipe USA	154.8800

Master Series — Kid'S Q 10 And Under

11 entries · top 168.0344 · median 151.9772

#	Team	Score
1	Nulph	168.0344
2	Brown 35	165.7144
3	Hassler	158.8800
4	Phillips	156
5	Grauer HW	154.2744
6	Barbour	151.9772
7	Brown Sponge Bob	148.0344
8	Wood	147.9428
9	Grauer WP	145.1312
10	Barnett	141.1428
11	Johnson	137.6344

Master Series — Kid'S Q Older 11-15

3 entries · top 174.3200 · median 153.7256

#	Team	Score
1	Coughlan	174.3200
2	Kirk 32	153.7256
3	Meyer	152.5368

9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ

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

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

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?

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)

Won without a category win

A rookie on the podium

Photo finishes

A double category winner

One of the big ones

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)

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 — Dessert

Master Series — Kid'S Q 10 And Under

Master Series — Kid'S Q Older 11-15