A statement win
13.1884
points clear of the field
Wider than 94% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 13.1884 points — a wider margin than 94% of championships in the data.
2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown
May 2–3, 2014 · Show Low, AZ
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the 2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown on May 2, 2014 in Show Low, AZ, scoring 694.8112 in a field of 35 teams. Lip S-Macn BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 681.6228. Category winners: Chicken — LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ (176.5828); Pork Ribs — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (179.4400); Pork — CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ (174.8800); Brisket — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (180.0000).
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.
616.42
median 661.14
694.81 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176.58
- Pork Ribs 179.44
- Pork 174.88
- Brisket 180 🔥
136.50
180
Entries
35
4 judged meats
Top score
694.8112
Winning margin
13.1884
GC over RC
Field average
657.51
616.42694.81
median 661.14 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
667.3600
616.42694.81
10th place overall
Field spread
78.3888
winner to last place
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 55%
beats 45% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.36 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,512
avg power rating going in · stronger than 8% of contests
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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 4–5: Lip S-Macn BBQ and SMOKIN ASH HOLES tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ and FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC tied on 174.8800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ and Lip S-Macn BBQ tied on 168.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
- Pork 1–2 · tie
- Pork 7–8 · tie
- Pork 8–9 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 18th.
- Chicken 18th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 7th
- Brisket 1st
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ · Brisket
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)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5828 | 173.1428 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 171.4172 | 167.9772 |
| Pork | 174.8800 | 170.2972 | 168 |
| Brisket | 180 | 171.9656 | 167.4400 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
35 entries · top 694.8112 · median 661.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Lip S-Macn BBQ | |
| 3 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 4 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 5 | STEEL CITY BBQ | |
| 6 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 7 | FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC | |
| 8 | AFRO SMOKE BBQ | |
| 9 | TOYS 4 BBQ'N | |
| 10 | GEMINI BBQ | |
| 11 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 12 | RANCH 13 BBQ | |
| 13 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 14 | Hog Pit Smokehouse | |
| 15 | CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | Glazed & Confused in Gilbert | |
| 17 | SWEET PETE'S BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN ASH HOLES | |
| 19 | CRAZY PIG BBQ | |
| 20 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 21 | SWIMMIN IN SMOKE | |
| 22 | BBQ MAGIC | |
| 23 | Smell My Grill | |
| 24 | Ol' Fella's BBQ | |
| 25 | OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA | |
| 26 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 27 | THE COWBOY WAY AZ | |
| 28 | Sho Dawg BBQ | |
| 29 | BLUE CLOUD BBQ | |
| 30 | Wicked Swine | |
| 31 | ROUGHSTOCK BBQ | |
| 32 | KEGGER'S | |
| 33 | BUTTHEAD BBQ | |
| 34 | PORK ON THE FORK | |
| 35 | MONSOON BBQ |
Chicken
35 entries · top 176.5828 · median 166.8112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 2 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 3 | Ol' Fella's BBQ | |
| 4 | OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA | |
| 5 | ROUGHSTOCK BBQ | |
| 6 | GEMINI BBQ | |
| 7 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 8 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 9 | STEEL CITY BBQ | |
| 10 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 11 | Lip S-Macn BBQ | |
| 12 | Wicked Swine | |
| 13 | Hog Pit Smokehouse | |
| 14 | AFRO SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | CRAZY PIG BBQ | |
| 16 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 17 | TOYS 4 BBQ'N | |
| 18 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 19 | Glazed & Confused in Gilbert | |
| 20 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 21 | Sho Dawg BBQ | |
| 22 | BUTTHEAD BBQ | |
| 23 | CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 24 | SWEET PETE'S BBQ | |
| 25 | BLUE CLOUD BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN ASH HOLES | |
| 27 | SWIMMIN IN SMOKE | |
| 28 | RANCH 13 BBQ | |
| 29 | FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC | |
| 30 | Smell My Grill | |
| 31 | BBQ MAGIC | |
| 32 | THE COWBOY WAY AZ | |
| 33 | KEGGER'S | |
| 34 | PORK ON THE FORK | |
| 35 | MONSOON BBQ |
Pork Ribs
35 entries · top 179.4400 · median 162.8800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 3 | Glazed & Confused in Gilbert | |
| 4 | Lip S-Macn BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN ASH HOLES | |
| 6 | Hog Pit Smokehouse | |
| 7 | SWIMMIN IN SMOKE | |
| 8 | STEEL CITY BBQ | |
| 9 | CRAZY PIG BBQ | |
| 10 | TOYS 4 BBQ'N | |
| 11 | Sho Dawg BBQ | |
| 12 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 13 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 14 | AFRO SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | GEMINI BBQ | |
| 16 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 17 | SWEET PETE'S BBQ | |
| 18 | BUTTHEAD BBQ | |
| 19 | FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC | |
| 20 | THE COWBOY WAY AZ | |
| 21 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 22 | CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 23 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 24 | ROUGHSTOCK BBQ | |
| 25 | Wicked Swine | |
| 26 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 27 | RANCH 13 BBQ | |
| 28 | KEGGER'S | |
| 29 | BLUE CLOUD BBQ | |
| 30 | Smell My Grill | |
| 31 | BBQ MAGIC | |
| 32 | OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA | |
| 33 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 34 | Ol' Fella's BBQ | |
| 35 | PORK ON THE FORK |
Pork
35 entries · top 174.8800 · median 165.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC | |
| 3 | RANCH 13 BBQ | |
| 4 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 5 | BLUE CLOUD BBQ | |
| 6 | BBQ MAGIC | |
| 7 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 8 | Lip S-Macn BBQ | |
| 9 | GEMINI BBQ | |
| 10 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 11 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 12 | SMOKIN ASH HOLES | |
| 13 | Ol' Fella's BBQ | |
| 14 | KEGGER'S | |
| 15 | AFRO SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | TOYS 4 BBQ'N | |
| 17 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 18 | STEEL CITY BBQ | |
| 19 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 20 | Smell My Grill | |
| 21 | CRAZY PIG BBQ | |
| 22 | Hog Pit Smokehouse | |
| 23 | OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA | |
| 24 | Wicked Swine | |
| 25 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 26 | Glazed & Confused in Gilbert | |
| 27 | Sho Dawg BBQ | |
| 28 | SWEET PETE'S BBQ | |
| 29 | SWIMMIN IN SMOKE | |
| 30 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 31 | BUTTHEAD BBQ | |
| 32 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 33 | PORK ON THE FORK | |
| 34 | THE COWBOY WAY AZ | |
| 35 | ROUGHSTOCK BBQ |
Brisket
35 entries · top 180 · median 163.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | SWEET PETE'S BBQ | |
| 3 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 4 | Lip S-Macn BBQ | |
| 5 | THE COWBOY WAY AZ | |
| 6 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 7 | STEEL CITY BBQ | |
| 8 | RANCH 13 BBQ | |
| 9 | Smell My Grill | |
| 10 | AFRO SMOKE BBQ | |
| 11 | FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC | |
| 12 | TOYS 4 BBQ'N | |
| 13 | BBQ MAGIC | |
| 14 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 15 | Glazed & Confused in Gilbert | |
| 16 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 17 | Hog Pit Smokehouse | |
| 18 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 19 | CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 20 | OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA | |
| 21 | PORK ON THE FORK | |
| 22 | SWIMMIN IN SMOKE | |
| 23 | GEMINI BBQ | |
| 24 | Ol' Fella's BBQ | |
| 25 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN ASH HOLES | |
| 27 | CRAZY PIG BBQ | |
| 28 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 29 | ROUGHSTOCK BBQ | |
| 30 | KEGGER'S | |
| 31 | Sho Dawg BBQ | |
| 32 | Wicked Swine | |
| 33 | BLUE CLOUD BBQ | |
| 34 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 35 | BUTTHEAD BBQ |