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Oaktown Throwdown 2015

Jul 31 – Aug 1, 2015 · Oakland, CA

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SON OF SMOKE
680.5256 · Master Series — Overall
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TOO ASHAMED TO NAME
676.5028 · Master Series — Overall
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RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS
668.5600 · Master Series — Overall

SON OF SMOKE won Grand Champion at the Oaktown Throwdown on July 31, 2015 in Oakland, CA, scoring 680.5256 in a field of 27 teams. TOO ASHAMED TO NAME took Reserve Grand Champion with 676.5028. Category winners: Chicken — SON OF SMOKE (177.1428); Pork Ribs — TOO ASHAMED TO NAME (167.4400); Pork — RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS (172.0000); Brisket — PORK DADDY'S BBQ (176.0000). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS.

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.

How the meats cooked

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

  • Chicken 177.14
  • Pork Ribs 167.44
  • Pork 172
  • Brisket 176
20 177.14

Entries

27
4 judged meats · 5 ancillary

Top score

680.5256

Winning margin

4.0228
GC over RC

Field average

605.57
175.53680.53
median 644.96 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Pork Ribs
1.7256 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

649.6116
175.53680.53
10th place overall

Field spread

504.9940
winner to last place

Most consistent

TOO ASHAMED TO NAME
avg finish 4.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken
won by 3.4400 pts — SON OF SMOKE

How hot was the win?

Top 89%
beats 11% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

50%
11 of 22 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Moderate
ρ = -0.41 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,529
avg power rating going in · stronger than 21% of contests

Top-rated in the field

TOO ASHAMED TO NAME
rated 1667 pre-contest

Storylines (4 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 11 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 4–5: STARVIN MARVINS BAY AREA BBQ and TOO ASHAMED TO NAME tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: SHIG NINJA BBQ and STARVIN MARVINS BAY AREA BBQ tied on 165.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: SON OF SMOKE and RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS tied on 168.5828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Chicken 4–5 · tie
  • Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
  • Brisket 7–8 · tie
  • Pork Ribs 1–2 · 0.0228

How the title was won

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

SON OF SMOKE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 10th.

  • Chicken 1st
  • Pork Ribs 10th
  • Pork 2nd
  • Brisket 7th

A contest record in chicken

177.1428 best chicken ever cooked here

SON OF SMOKE turned in 177.1428 in chicken — past the 173.7372 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.

  • old best 173.7372
  • across 1 past editions

Back to defend

1 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS (won 2014).

  • RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS · 2014

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)

This contest over the years full contest page →

DateWhereVenueTeamsHigh scoreGrand ChampionReserve Champion
Aug 1, 2014 Oakland, CA Oakland, CA 94612 22 683.5200 RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS TOO ASHAMED TO NAME
Jul 31, 2015 ← this one Oakland, CA Oakland, CA 94612 27 680.5256 SON OF SMOKE TOO ASHAMED TO NAME

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category1st5th10th
Chicken177.1428173.1200164.5600
Pork Ribs167.4400165.7144162.8228
Pork172165.1200159.9428
Brisket176169.1428164.5944

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

27 entries · top 680.5256 · median 644.9600

#TeamScore
1 SON OF SMOKE 680.5256
2 TOO ASHAMED TO NAME 676.5028
3 RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS 668.5600
4 SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ 662.8572
5 HOG EAT HOG BBQ 660.4800
6 MAC BBQ 657.6228
7 PORK DADDY'S BBQ 657.0516
8 Plastered Pigs Can Fly 653.0972
9 STARVIN MARVINS BAY AREA BBQ 651.9088
10 RBQ 649.6116
11 BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ 647.9084
12 SMOKESHOW 646.1712
13 SLO DOG Q 645.6112
14 BAR-B-Q'S-2GO 644.9600
15 JUICE'S SMOKEN BBQ 631.3144
16 JOHNNY BBQ 628.4456
17 THE PORKS OF HAZZARD 625.0400
18 SmOakland 615.3376
19 Salt and Pepper Pork Pullers 607.3372
20 Cherry Blue BBQ 605.6912
21 OLD CHICO BBQ 582.3084
22 LORD OF THE RIBS 575.3940
23 Chef Rene's Kitchen 543.8976
24 In Smoke We Trust 542.9032
25 SHIG NINJA BBQ 520.0116
26 Smokey and the Pirate 494.2172
27 MzKettle BBQ Chicken and Rib 175.5316

Chicken

27 entries · top 177.1428 · median 160.5488

#TeamScore
1 SON OF SMOKE 177.1428
2 RBQ 173.7028
3 RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS 173.1544
4 STARVIN MARVINS BAY AREA BBQ 173.1200
5 TOO ASHAMED TO NAME 173.1200
6 MAC BBQ 170.8800
7 Smokey and the Pirate 169.7028
8 SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ 166.3088
9 HOG EAT HOG BBQ 165.7028
10 SLO DOG Q 164.5600
11 BAR-B-Q'S-2GO 164.5372
12 Plastered Pigs Can Fly 163.9772
13 SHIG NINJA BBQ 162.2856
14 PORK DADDY'S BBQ 160.5488
15 Chef Rene's Kitchen 160.0232
16 SMOKESHOW 159.3484
17 BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ 158.8456
18 Salt and Pepper Pork Pullers 156.5828
19 JOHNNY BBQ 155.9428
20 THE PORKS OF HAZZARD 155.4056
21 SmOakland 154.8460
22 Cherry Blue BBQ 150.8456
23 LORD OF THE RIBS 149.7256
24 JUICE'S SMOKEN BBQ 148.5600
25 In Smoke We Trust 137.7028
26 OLD CHICO BBQ 137.6912
27 MzKettle BBQ Chicken and Rib 20

Pork Ribs

27 entries · top 167.4400 · median 157.6572

#TeamScore
1 TOO ASHAMED TO NAME 167.4400
2 BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ 167.4172
3 RBQ 166.8572
4 SHIG NINJA BBQ 165.7144
5 STARVIN MARVINS BAY AREA BBQ 165.7144
6 HOG EAT HOG BBQ 165.6800
7 SLO DOG Q 165.1544
8 Smokey and the Pirate 164.5716
9 SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ 162.8684
10 SON OF SMOKE 162.8228
11 Plastered Pigs Can Fly 161.1200
12 JUICE'S SMOKEN BBQ 160.5372
13 BAR-B-Q'S-2GO 159.9544
14 MAC BBQ 157.6572
15 PORK DADDY'S BBQ 157.1200
16 Cherry Blue BBQ 156.5600
17 SMOKESHOW 156.0116
18 THE PORKS OF HAZZARD 155.4172
19 SmOakland 154.8344
20 RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS 154.8228
21 JOHNNY BBQ 151.3944
22 LORD OF THE RIBS 145.7028
23 Salt and Pepper Pork Pullers 141.0516
24 MzKettle BBQ Chicken and Rib 135.5316
25 Chef Rene's Kitchen 128.5256
26 OLD CHICO BBQ 127.4628
27 In Smoke We Trust 118.2744

Pork

25 entries · top 172 · median 158.8228

#TeamScore
1 RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS 172
2 SON OF SMOKE 171.9772
3 TOO ASHAMED TO NAME 167.3828
4 SMOKESHOW 166.2628
5 SmOakland 165.1200
6 Plastered Pigs Can Fly 164.5600
7 BAR-B-Q'S-2GO 164.5256
8 PORK DADDY'S BBQ 163.3828
9 SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ 160.5372
10 MAC BBQ 159.9428
11 JUICE'S SMOKEN BBQ 159.3828
12 OLD CHICO BBQ 158.8800
13 BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ 158.8228
14 In Smoke We Trust 158.3200
15 Salt and Pepper Pork Pullers 157.7028
16 HOG EAT HOG BBQ 157.6800
17 RBQ 157.6800
18 SLO DOG Q 156.5140
19 THE PORKS OF HAZZARD 155.3828
20 JOHNNY BBQ 151.9884
21 LORD OF THE RIBS 150.2856
22 STARVIN MARVINS BAY AREA BBQ 148.4800
23 Cherry Blue BBQ 147.4284
24 Chef Rene's Kitchen 126.2628
25 SHIG NINJA BBQ 20

Brisket

27 entries · top 176 · median 162.8228

#TeamScore
1 PORK DADDY'S BBQ 176
2 SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ 173.1428
3 SHIG NINJA BBQ 172.0116
4 HOG EAT HOG BBQ 171.4172
5 MAC BBQ 169.1428
6 JOHNNY BBQ 169.1200
7 SON OF SMOKE 168.5828
8 RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS 168.5828
9 TOO ASHAMED TO NAME 168.5600
10 STARVIN MARVINS BAY AREA BBQ 164.5944
11 SMOKESHOW 164.5484
12 Plastered Pigs Can Fly 163.4400
13 JUICE'S SMOKEN BBQ 162.8344
14 BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ 162.8228
15 Smokey and the Pirate 159.9428
16 SLO DOG Q 159.3828
17 THE PORKS OF HAZZARD 158.8344
18 OLD CHICO BBQ 158.2744
19 BAR-B-Q'S-2GO 155.9428
20 Salt and Pepper Pork Pullers 152
21 RBQ 151.3716
22 Cherry Blue BBQ 150.8572
23 SmOakland 140.5372
24 LORD OF THE RIBS 129.6800
25 Chef Rene's Kitchen 129.0860
26 In Smoke We Trust 128.6060
27 MzKettle BBQ Chicken and Rib 20

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 — Backyard Chicken

10 entries · top 157.7828 · median 141.9828

#TeamScore
1 .Pit Bull Bar B Q 157.7828
2 .Team Five Hundy 156.5256
3 .Ribbin' Ain't Easy 154.8684
4 HELLO BBQ 153.6568
5 Just the Tip 149.7028
6 .Antioch River Rats 134.2628
7 .The Wizard's on the Loose 131.9428
8 JW'S BBQ 130.2860
9 BACKYARD BONIN BBQ 129.1428
10 .Stop Playin BBQ 125.6456

Master Series — Backyard Overall

11 entries · top 482.8344 · median 426.8456

#TeamScore
1 HELLO BBQ 482.8344
2 .Ribbin' Ain't Easy 475.4740
3 .Team Five Hundy 473.0056
4 .Pit Bull Bar B Q 457.9088
5 Just the Tip 445.1772
6 .Antioch River Rats 426.8456
7 BACKYARD BONIN BBQ 421.1884
8 JW'S BBQ 421.1088
9 .The Wizard's on the Loose 415.2916
10 .Stop Playin BBQ 406.1944
11 Hooks Cali Que 39.4972

Master Series — Backyard Ribs

11 entries · top 163.4400 · median 140.5944

#TeamScore
1 .Ribbin' Ain't Easy 163.4400
2 HELLO BBQ 162.2860
3 .Team Five Hundy 155.9200
4 JW'S BBQ 151.4172
5 .Pit Bull Bar B Q 141.7944
6 Just the Tip 140.5944
7 .Stop Playin BBQ 138.2516
8 BACKYARD BONIN BBQ 135.4172
9 .The Wizard's on the Loose 134.8232
10 .Antioch River Rats 127.3600
11 Hooks Cali Que 39.4972

Master Series — Backyard Tri-Tip

10 entries · top 166.8916 · median 156.8970

#TeamScore
1 HELLO BBQ 166.8916
2 .Antioch River Rats 165.2228
3 .Team Five Hundy 160.5600
4 .Pit Bull Bar B Q 158.3316
5 .Ribbin' Ain't Easy 157.1656
6 BACKYARD BONIN BBQ 156.6284
7 Just the Tip 154.8800
8 .The Wizard's on the Loose 148.5256
9 .Stop Playin BBQ 142.2972
10 JW'S BBQ 139.4056

Master Series — Dessert

13 entries · top 180 · median 162.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 SMOKESHOW 180 🔥
2 SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ 180 🔥
3 BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ 176
4 Smokey and the Pirate 173.7372
5 SON OF SMOKE 172.5828
6 Cherry Blue BBQ 166.2400
7 HOG EAT HOG BBQ 162.8344
8 RBQ 162.2628
9 .Antioch River Rats 160
10 .The Wizard's on the Loose 159.3828
11 Just the Tip 149.6456
12 OLD CHICO BBQ 147.4516
13 THE PORKS OF HAZZARD 138.8228

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