May 9–10, 2014 · Springfield, MO
K.C. CAN CREW won Grand Champion at the Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival on May 9, 2014 in Springfield, MO, scoring 688.5260 in a field of 57 teams. BURNT FINGER BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.9428. Category winners: Chicken — HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — BURNT FINGER BBQ (176.5600); Pork — Pork & Barristers (174.8572); Brisket — TEAM DOGHOUSE BBQ (177.7144). This is the 2nd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by GETTIN' BASTED; the next was held in 2015.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2019 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 89% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5832 points — closer than 89% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 70 times in 100
K.C. CAN CREW came in rated below the field's top team, QUAU, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
K.C. CAN CREW won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 4 tracked editions
GETTIN' BASTED has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
Pork places 3–4: QUAU and GETTIN' BASTED tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: Holla N Swalla edged HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 2–3: Holla N Swalla edged QUAU by 0.0116.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: GETTIN' BASTED (won 2013).
Bigger than 90% of the 5,469 contests in the data
57 teams — bigger than 90% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2013 | Springfield, MO | Springfield, MO | 68 | 698.2858 | GETTIN' BASTED | BURNT FINGER BBQ |
| May 9, 2014 ← this one | Springfield, MO | Springfield, MO 65804 | 57 | 688.5260 | K.C. CAN CREW | BURNT FINGER BBQ |
| Apr 24, 2015 | Springfield, MO | Springfield, MO 65804 | 63 | 699.9544 | GETTIN' BASTED | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Springfield, MO | Ozarks Empire Fairgrounds | 40 | 693.0512 | R Butts R Smokin | THE BOAR OF DIRECTORS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 173.7028 | 169.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 169.7028 | 167.4056 |
| Pork | 174.8572 | 172.5716 | 168.0228 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 169.7256 | 166.8228 |
57 entries · top 688.5260 · median 631.3716
56 entries · top 177.7028 · median 161.1314
57 entries · top 176.5600 · median 157.1432
57 entries · top 174.8572 · median 158.2284
56 entries · top 177.7144 · median 156.8514
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.
15 entries · top 175.4172 · median 162.8228