A new contest record
701.1200
highest overall ever cooked here
701.1200 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 699.4284 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE set in 2013.
- old record 699.4284
- set 2013 by BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE
Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout 2014
Jun 13–14, 2014 · Tonganoxie, KS
DIRT ROAD BBQ won Grand Champion at the Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout on June 13, 2014 in Tonganoxie, KS, scoring 701.1200 in a field of 41 teams. BURNT FINGER BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 688.5144. Category winners: Chicken — BURNT FINGER BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — IN DEEP SAUCE (178.8800); Pork — DIRT ROAD BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — DIRT ROAD BBQ (175.4400). This is the 2nd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE; the next was held in 2016.
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.
594.74
median 653.59
701.12 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 178.88
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 175.44
137.67
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2017 — this edition picked out.
Entries
41
4 judged meats
Top score
701.1200
Winning margin
12.6056
GC over RC
Field average
651.47
594.74701.12
median 653.59 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Brisket
5.7600 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
669.0628
594.74701.12
10th place overall
Field spread
106.3776
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 28%
beats 72% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
34%
16 of 47 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.65 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,531
avg power rating going in · stronger than 23% of contests
Storylines (8 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 statement win
12.6056
points clear of the field
Wider than 93% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 12.6056 points — a wider margin than 93% of championships in the data.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 5–6: BID WIZ PLAYER BBQ TEAM and Just Burning BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: Just Burning BBQ and DIRT ROAD BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: BLACK EYE BBQ and RIB I'S tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
- Pork 3–4 · tie
- Pork 6–7 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
DIRT ROAD BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
DIRT ROAD BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 7th.
- Chicken 7th
- Pork Ribs 7th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in chicken
180.0000
best chicken ever cooked here
BURNT FINGER BBQ turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 172.0000 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 172.0000
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE (won 2013).
- BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE · 2013
A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- BURNT FINGER BBQ · Chicken
- DIRT ROAD BBQ · Pork
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 →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2013 | Tonganoxie, KS | Tonganoxie, KS | 49 | 699.4284 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | TRUEBUD BBQ |
| Jun 13, 2014 ← this one | Tonganoxie, KS | Tonganoxie, KS 66086 | 41 | 701.1200 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | BURNT FINGER BBQ |
| Jun 11, 2016 | Tonganoxie, KS | Downtown Tonganoxie | 29 | 702.8228 | SMOKEAHOLICS | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ |
| Jun 10, 2017 | Tonganoxie, KS | Downtown Tonganoxie | 28 | 695.3484 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | 4 LEGS UP BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 173.1544 | 170.2856 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 172.5600 | 168.5944 |
| Pork | 180 | 173.1200 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 175.4400 | 169.6800 | 166.8112 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
41 entries · top 701.1200 · median 653.5884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 2 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 3 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 4 | BID WIZ PLAYER BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 6 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 7 | YARD TIME BBQ | |
| 8 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 9 | Just Burning BBQ | |
| 10 | SWEET ASH BBQ | |
| 11 | DEAD LAST BBQ | |
| 12 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 13 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 14 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 15 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 16 | PASSIONS OF THE PIT | |
| 17 | 777 BBQ | |
| 18 | Smoke Ringer | |
| 19 | Rock's Famous BBQ | |
| 20 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 21 | PIGGY'S GOING POSTAL | |
| 22 | BLAZING SADDLES BBQ | |
| 23 | LIL' FIDDLER'S | |
| 24 | CYGNETURE BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | RIB I'S | |
| 26 | SMOKIN WOLVES | |
| 27 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 28 | PACHAS BY THE POUND | |
| 29 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 30 | Drift Wood BBQ | |
| 31 | SILVER FOX BBQ | |
| 32 | 4" Dudes BBQ | |
| 33 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 34 | MIDNIGHT STOKERS | |
| 35 | CAN'T STOP THE SMOKE | |
| 36 | Motorboatin' BBQ | |
| 37 | PIG PEN | |
| 38 | Butt Butt Butt Butt Butt | |
| 39 | BLACK FLAG BBQ | |
| 40 | LOSING EFFORT | |
| 41 | Brewski N BBQ |
Chicken
41 entries · top 180 · median 165.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 2 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 3 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 4 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 5 | DEAD LAST BBQ | |
| 6 | SWEET ASH BBQ | |
| 7 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 8 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 9 | BLAZING SADDLES BBQ | |
| 10 | PASSIONS OF THE PIT | |
| 11 | Just Burning BBQ | |
| 12 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 13 | LIL' FIDDLER'S | |
| 14 | PIGGY'S GOING POSTAL | |
| 15 | CYGNETURE BARBEQUE | |
| 16 | BID WIZ PLAYER BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | Smoke Ringer | |
| 18 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 19 | YARD TIME BBQ | |
| 20 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 21 | Butt Butt Butt Butt Butt | |
| 22 | Drift Wood BBQ | |
| 23 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 24 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 25 | SMOKIN WOLVES | |
| 26 | LOSING EFFORT | |
| 27 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 28 | PACHAS BY THE POUND | |
| 29 | PIG PEN | |
| 30 | RIB I'S | |
| 31 | 4" Dudes BBQ | |
| 32 | 777 BBQ | |
| 33 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 34 | SILVER FOX BBQ | |
| 35 | BLACK FLAG BBQ | |
| 36 | CAN'T STOP THE SMOKE | |
| 37 | Motorboatin' BBQ | |
| 38 | Rock's Famous BBQ | |
| 39 | MIDNIGHT STOKERS | |
| 40 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 41 | Brewski N BBQ |
Pork Ribs
41 entries · top 178.8800 · median 163.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 2 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 5 | BID WIZ PLAYER BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | Just Burning BBQ | |
| 7 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 8 | Rock's Famous BBQ | |
| 9 | 777 BBQ | |
| 10 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 11 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 12 | DEAD LAST BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN WOLVES | |
| 14 | PIGGY'S GOING POSTAL | |
| 15 | LOSING EFFORT | |
| 16 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 17 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 18 | BLAZING SADDLES BBQ | |
| 19 | SILVER FOX BBQ | |
| 20 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 21 | SWEET ASH BBQ | |
| 22 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 23 | YARD TIME BBQ | |
| 24 | PASSIONS OF THE PIT | |
| 25 | MIDNIGHT STOKERS | |
| 26 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 27 | Drift Wood BBQ | |
| 28 | Smoke Ringer | |
| 29 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 30 | RIB I'S | |
| 31 | Butt Butt Butt Butt Butt | |
| 32 | CYGNETURE BARBEQUE | |
| 33 | PIG PEN | |
| 34 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 35 | PACHAS BY THE POUND | |
| 36 | Brewski N BBQ | |
| 37 | BLACK FLAG BBQ | |
| 38 | LIL' FIDDLER'S | |
| 39 | Motorboatin' BBQ | |
| 40 | 4" Dudes BBQ | |
| 41 | CAN'T STOP THE SMOKE |
Pork
41 entries · top 180 · median 163.9428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 2 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 3 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 4 | RIB I'S | |
| 5 | YARD TIME BBQ | |
| 6 | BID WIZ PLAYER BBQ TEAM | |
| 7 | SWEET ASH BBQ | |
| 8 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 9 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 10 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 11 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 12 | CYGNETURE BARBEQUE | |
| 13 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 14 | LIL' FIDDLER'S | |
| 15 | Smoke Ringer | |
| 16 | 4" Dudes BBQ | |
| 17 | PACHAS BY THE POUND | |
| 18 | PASSIONS OF THE PIT | |
| 19 | PIGGY'S GOING POSTAL | |
| 20 | Rock's Famous BBQ | |
| 21 | 777 BBQ | |
| 22 | Motorboatin' BBQ | |
| 23 | CAN'T STOP THE SMOKE | |
| 24 | Just Burning BBQ | |
| 25 | DEAD LAST BBQ | |
| 26 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 27 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 28 | Drift Wood BBQ | |
| 29 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 30 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 31 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 32 | BLAZING SADDLES BBQ | |
| 33 | SMOKIN WOLVES | |
| 34 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 35 | SILVER FOX BBQ | |
| 36 | BLACK FLAG BBQ | |
| 37 | MIDNIGHT STOKERS | |
| 38 | Butt Butt Butt Butt Butt | |
| 39 | PIG PEN | |
| 40 | Brewski N BBQ | |
| 41 | LOSING EFFORT |
Brisket
41 entries · top 175.4400 · median 159.9312
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 4 | YARD TIME BBQ | |
| 5 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 6 | 777 BBQ | |
| 7 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 8 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 9 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 10 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 11 | Rock's Famous BBQ | |
| 12 | BID WIZ PLAYER BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | PASSIONS OF THE PIT | |
| 14 | DEAD LAST BBQ | |
| 15 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 16 | Smoke Ringer | |
| 17 | Just Burning BBQ | |
| 18 | CAN'T STOP THE SMOKE | |
| 19 | LIL' FIDDLER'S | |
| 20 | SMOKIN WOLVES | |
| 21 | SWEET ASH BBQ | |
| 22 | BLAZING SADDLES BBQ | |
| 23 | PACHAS BY THE POUND | |
| 24 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 25 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 26 | Motorboatin' BBQ | |
| 27 | PIG PEN | |
| 28 | 4" Dudes BBQ | |
| 29 | MIDNIGHT STOKERS | |
| 30 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 31 | CYGNETURE BARBEQUE | |
| 32 | BLACK FLAG BBQ | |
| 33 | RIB I'S | |
| 34 | SILVER FOX BBQ | |
| 35 | PIGGY'S GOING POSTAL | |
| 36 | Brewski N BBQ | |
| 37 | LOSING EFFORT | |
| 38 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 39 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 40 | Butt Butt Butt Butt Butt | |
| 41 | Drift Wood BBQ |