A statement win
15.4856
points clear of the field
Wider than 97% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The champion won by 15.4856 points — a wider margin than 97% of championships in the data.
McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual
Jun 6–7, 2014 · McLouth, KS
TRUEBUD BBQ won Grand Champion at the McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual on June 6, 2014 in McLouth, KS, scoring 701.1656 in a field of 36 teams. OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 685.6800. Category winners: Chicken — BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ (174.8572); Pork Ribs — OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE (177.1428); Pork — EATIN AINT CHEATIN (177.1772); Brisket — TRUEBUD BBQ (178.2972).
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.
575.45
median 636.21
701.17 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.86
- Pork Ribs 177.14
- Pork 177.18
- Brisket 178.30
124.64
178.30
Entries
36
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
701.1656
Winning margin
15.4856
GC over RC
Field average
638.53
575.45701.17
median 636.21 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.5484 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
664
575.45701.17
10th place overall
Field spread
125.7144
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 28%
beats 72% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.64 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,518
avg power rating going in · stronger than 13% of contests
Storylines (3 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 3 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ and OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: Rubbin' Racks & Smokin Butts edged SMOKE N THINGS by 0.0116. Chicken places 3–4: KC SMOKE DAWGS edged TRUEBUD BBQ by 0.0460.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Pork 7–8 · 0.0116
- Chicken 3–4 · 0.0460
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
TRUEBUD BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 4th.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 1st
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 | 174.8572 | 169.7028 | 166.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 172.5944 | 166.2856 |
| Pork | 177.1772 | 169.7600 | 165.1312 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 172.0572 | 165.1200 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
36 entries · top 701.1656 · median 636.2114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 2 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 3 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 4 | 913 BBQ | |
| 5 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 6 | Rubbin' Racks & Smokin Butts | |
| 7 | SMOKIN ELVISES | |
| 8 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 9 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 10 | EATIN AINT CHEATIN | |
| 11 | SMOKE N THINGS | |
| 12 | ALBERT'S ASH KICKIN BBQ | |
| 13 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 | |
| 15 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 16 | 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | |
| 17 | Fat & Greasy BBQ | |
| 18 | Fubar-B-Q | |
| 19 | PIG PEN | |
| 20 | Smokin & Jokin | |
| 21 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 22 | RUBBIN RACKS & SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 23 | R n D BBQ | |
| 24 | Bob-O-Que | |
| 25 | JUST FOR THE SMELL OF IT | |
| 26 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 27 | NO SAUCE NEEDED | |
| 28 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 29 | Jimbo's BBQ | |
| 30 | Fine Swine | |
| 31 | SMOKIN FIREHOUSE HUNKS | |
| 32 | Smokin Wide Open | |
| 33 | Brickie BBQ | |
| 34 | Babe's BBQ | |
| 35 | BULLDOG BARBEQUE | |
| 36 | 8 BALL BBQ |
Chicken
36 entries · top 174.8572 · median 160.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 2 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 3 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 4 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 5 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 6 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 7 | Bob-O-Que | |
| 8 | 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | |
| 9 | PIG PEN | |
| 10 | 913 BBQ | |
| 11 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 | |
| 13 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 14 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 15 | ALBERT'S ASH KICKIN BBQ | |
| 16 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 17 | Rubbin' Racks & Smokin Butts | |
| 18 | Fubar-B-Q | |
| 19 | EATIN AINT CHEATIN | |
| 20 | SMOKIN FIREHOUSE HUNKS | |
| 21 | Smokin Wide Open | |
| 22 | SMOKIN ELVISES | |
| 23 | Jimbo's BBQ | |
| 24 | Fat & Greasy BBQ | |
| 25 | R n D BBQ | |
| 26 | Smokin & Jokin | |
| 27 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 28 | NO SAUCE NEEDED | |
| 29 | SMOKE N THINGS | |
| 30 | Brickie BBQ | |
| 31 | RUBBIN RACKS & SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 32 | BULLDOG BARBEQUE | |
| 33 | Babe's BBQ | |
| 34 | JUST FOR THE SMELL OF IT | |
| 35 | 8 BALL BBQ | |
| 36 | Fine Swine |
Pork Ribs
36 entries · top 177.1428 · median 161.1258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 2 | Rubbin' Racks & Smokin Butts | |
| 3 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 4 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 5 | SMOKIN ELVISES | |
| 6 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 7 | SMOKE N THINGS | |
| 8 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 | |
| 10 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 11 | EATIN AINT CHEATIN | |
| 12 | Fat & Greasy BBQ | |
| 13 | Fine Swine | |
| 14 | 913 BBQ | |
| 15 | 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | |
| 16 | ALBERT'S ASH KICKIN BBQ | |
| 17 | PIG PEN | |
| 18 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 19 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 20 | R n D BBQ | |
| 21 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 22 | NO SAUCE NEEDED | |
| 23 | JUST FOR THE SMELL OF IT | |
| 24 | BULLDOG BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | Smokin Wide Open | |
| 26 | Smokin & Jokin | |
| 27 | Jimbo's BBQ | |
| 28 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 29 | RUBBIN RACKS & SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 30 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 31 | Fubar-B-Q | |
| 32 | Babe's BBQ | |
| 33 | Bob-O-Que | |
| 34 | SMOKIN FIREHOUSE HUNKS | |
| 35 | 8 BALL BBQ | |
| 36 | Brickie BBQ |
Pork
36 entries · top 177.1772 · median 160.3086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EATIN AINT CHEATIN | |
| 2 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 3 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 4 | 913 BBQ | |
| 5 | JUST FOR THE SMELL OF IT | |
| 6 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 7 | Rubbin' Racks & Smokin Butts | |
| 8 | SMOKE N THINGS | |
| 9 | Fubar-B-Q | |
| 10 | SMOKIN ELVISES | |
| 11 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 12 | ALBERT'S ASH KICKIN BBQ | |
| 13 | RUBBIN RACKS & SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 14 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 15 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 16 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 17 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 18 | Babe's BBQ | |
| 19 | BULLDOG BARBEQUE | |
| 20 | Fat & Greasy BBQ | |
| 21 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 22 | Brickie BBQ | |
| 23 | Bob-O-Que | |
| 24 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 25 | Smokin & Jokin | |
| 26 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 27 | NO SAUCE NEEDED | |
| 28 | PIG PEN | |
| 29 | SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 | |
| 30 | 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | |
| 31 | R n D BBQ | |
| 32 | 8 BALL BBQ | |
| 33 | Jimbo's BBQ | |
| 34 | SMOKIN FIREHOUSE HUNKS | |
| 35 | Fine Swine | |
| 36 | Smokin Wide Open |
Brisket
36 entries · top 178.2972 · median 158.5430
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 2 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 3 | SMOKIN ELVISES | |
| 4 | 913 BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKE N THINGS | |
| 6 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 7 | ALBERT'S ASH KICKIN BBQ | |
| 8 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 9 | Smokin & Jokin | |
| 10 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 11 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 12 | Fine Swine | |
| 13 | RUBBIN RACKS & SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 14 | Rubbin' Racks & Smokin Butts | |
| 15 | EATIN AINT CHEATIN | |
| 16 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 17 | R n D BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 | |
| 19 | Fat & Greasy BBQ | |
| 20 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 21 | Fubar-B-Q | |
| 22 | 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | |
| 23 | JUST FOR THE SMELL OF IT | |
| 24 | SMOKIN FIREHOUSE HUNKS | |
| 25 | NO SAUCE NEEDED | |
| 26 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 27 | PIG PEN | |
| 28 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 29 | Bob-O-Que | |
| 30 | Brickie BBQ | |
| 31 | Jimbo's BBQ | |
| 32 | Smokin Wide Open | |
| 33 | 8 BALL BBQ | |
| 34 | Babe's BBQ | |
| 35 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 36 | BULLDOG BARBEQUE |
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 — Sausage
19 entries · top 177.2000 · median 165.7600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 913 BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE N THINGS | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 | |
| 4 | EATIN AINT CHEATIN | |
| 5 | Fat & Greasy BBQ | |
| 6 | 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | |
| 7 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 8 | Smokin & Jokin | |
| 9 | Fine Swine | |
| 10 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 11 | BULLDOG BARBEQUE | |
| 12 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 13 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 14 | SMOKIN ELVISES | |
| 15 | R n D BBQ | |
| 16 | ALBERT'S ASH KICKIN BBQ | |
| 17 | Jimbo's BBQ | |
| 18 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 19 | Smokin Wide Open |