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23rd Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska

Aug 14–15, 2015 · Omaha, NE

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SPITFIRE
703.4628 · Master Series — Overall
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CLARK CREW BBQ
699.9888 · Master Series — Overall
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PORK PATROL BBQ
695.3712 · Master Series — Overall

SPITFIRE won Grand Champion at the 23rd Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska on August 14, 2015 in Omaha, NE, scoring 703.4628 in a field of 42 teams. CLARK CREW BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.9888. Category winners: Chicken — CLARK CREW BBQ (176.0116); Pork Ribs — CLARK CREW BBQ (177.1544); Pork — BUFFALO'S BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — SPITFIRE (178.8800).

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 176.01
  • Pork Ribs 177.15
  • Pork 177.70
  • Brisket 178.88
116.41 178.88

Entries

42
4 judged meats

Top score

703.4628

Winning margin

3.4740
GC over RC

Field average

652.73
550.50703.46
median 659.95 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Pork
2.8456 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

674.7656
550.50703.46
10th place overall

Field spread

152.9596
winner to last place

Most consistent

SPITFIRE
avg finish 2.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket
won by 2.2972 pts — SPITFIRE

How hot was the win?

Top 19%
beats 81% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong
ρ = -0.76 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,588
avg power rating going in · stronger than 70% of contests

Top-rated in the field

CLARK CREW BBQ
rated 1866 pre-contest

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 11 calls decided inside half a point

Pork Ribs places 5–6: THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ and SPITFIRE tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: SPITFIRE and SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: PARROTHEAD SMOKERS and CLARK CREW BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
  • Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
  • Pork 7–8 · tie
  • Pork Ribs 9–10 · 0.0116

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

CLARK CREW BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.

  • Chicken 1st
  • Pork Ribs 1st

How the title was won

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

SPITFIRE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 6th.

  • Chicken 2nd
  • Pork Ribs 6th
  • 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)

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)

Category1st5th10th
Chicken176.0116171.9656169.7028
Pork Ribs177.1544172.5600169.7028
Pork177.7028174.8572171.9772
Brisket178.8800174.2744172

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

42 entries · top 703.4628 · median 659.9486

#TeamScore
1 SPITFIRE 703.4628
2 CLARK CREW BBQ 699.9888
3 PORK PATROL BBQ 695.3712
4 PHAT JACKS BBQ NE 683.3948
5 BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ 683.3600
6 PORKY BUTTS BBQ 680.5028
7 THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE 679.3944
8 IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ 678.3200
9 PARROTHEAD SMOKERS 675.9772
10 TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q 674.7656
11 PELLET ENVY 674.2400
12 THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ 670.2284
13 SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY 669.0856
14 KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ 665.6456
15 WOODWARD BARBEQUE 665.6228
16 BOURBON & BONES 663.3600
17 BUFFALO'S BBQ 663.3372
18 ELWOOD BBQ 662.2172
19 MOE CASON BBQ 662.1944
20 SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ 662.1604
21 WHEN PIGS DIE 661.6000
22 COUNTRY ROADS NE 658.2972
23 HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION 656.9940
24 OLD SMOKE WAGON 653.6456
25 BABY BACK BBQ 653.5772
26 OFF IN THE PITS SMOKE TEAM 651.8972
27 Big Stacks BBQ 648.9940
28 LEEPS BBQ 646.3204
29 ALWAYS SMOK'D 646.1600
30 HELPING U BBQ 642.6628
31 OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE 641.5544
32 SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ 639.8284
33 OMAHA CHAIN SMOKERS 639.4288
34 SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT 634.1600
35 1881 SMOKIN' IRON BBQ 633.6800
36 GRILLERS IN THE MIST 623.3600
37 OL" SMOKEY 620.4916
38 Heart Attack Meat Stack (Hams BBQ) 618.8572
39 Ox & Bull 610.2168
40 Best Friends BBQ & Brew 594.6628
41 BLAZED AND INFUSED 575.2460
42 BIG SLICK BBQ 550.5032

Chicken

42 entries · top 176.0116 · median 164.2686

#TeamScore
1 CLARK CREW BBQ 176.0116
2 SPITFIRE 175.4628
3 PORK PATROL BBQ 174.8572
4 PHAT JACKS BBQ NE 174.2744
5 TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q 171.9656
6 COUNTRY ROADS NE 170.8800
7 SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY 170.8572
8 OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE 170.8228
9 THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ 170.2628
10 WOODWARD BARBEQUE 169.7028
11 PORKY BUTTS BBQ 169.7028
12 THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE 169.7028
13 IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ 168.5944
14 PARROTHEAD SMOKERS 168.5716
15 ELWOOD BBQ 168.5600
16 GRILLERS IN THE MIST 168.5600
17 HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION 167.4056
18 OFF IN THE PITS SMOKE TEAM 167.3828
19 LEEPS BBQ 166.9144
20 MOE CASON BBQ 165.7028
21 BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ 165.0972
22 PELLET ENVY 163.4400
23 OMAHA CHAIN SMOKERS 163.4056
24 SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ 163.3828
25 Ox & Bull 162.3200
26 BOURBON & BONES 161.6800
27 KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ 159.9772
28 OLD SMOKE WAGON 159.9428
29 BUFFALO'S BBQ 159.3944
30 HELPING U BBQ 158.7884
31 SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT 158.2628
32 ALWAYS SMOK'D 157.0856
33 OL" SMOKEY 156.5600
34 1881 SMOKIN' IRON BBQ 154.8572
35 WHEN PIGS DIE 154.8228
36 SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ 152.5256
37 BABY BACK BBQ 150.7540
38 Heart Attack Meat Stack (Hams BBQ) 149.7028
39 Big Stacks BBQ 147.3600
40 Best Friends BBQ & Brew 142.8000
41 BLAZED AND INFUSED 119.8972
42 BIG SLICK BBQ 116.4116

Pork Ribs

42 entries · top 177.1544 · median 162.2458

#TeamScore
1 CLARK CREW BBQ 177.1544
2 BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ 176.0116
3 PHAT JACKS BBQ NE 173.7488
4 PORK PATROL BBQ 173.7028
5 THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ 172.5600
6 SPITFIRE 172.5600
7 SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ 172.5600
8 IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ 172
9 THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE 169.7144
10 TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q 169.7028
11 PORKY BUTTS BBQ 169.6800
12 COUNTRY ROADS NE 169.1544
13 SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ 169.1316
14 PELLET ENVY 169.1316
15 KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ 168.5600
16 PARROTHEAD SMOKERS 167.4400
17 OMAHA CHAIN SMOKERS 166.8572
18 ELWOOD BBQ 165.6916
19 1881 SMOKIN' IRON BBQ 165.1428
20 Big Stacks BBQ 162.8228
21 BUFFALO'S BBQ 162.2516
22 WHEN PIGS DIE 162.2400
23 ALWAYS SMOK'D 161.7028
24 HELPING U BBQ 161.6916
25 SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY 161.6800
26 Best Friends BBQ & Brew 161.6800
27 BABY BACK BBQ 161.1316
28 LEEPS BBQ 160.5600
29 WOODWARD BARBEQUE 159.9772
30 BOURBON & BONES 159.4172
31 OL" SMOKEY 158.2744
32 MOE CASON BBQ 158.2744
33 SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT 158.2284
34 GRILLERS IN THE MIST 157.1428
35 HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION 157.0972
36 OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE 157.0628
37 BIG SLICK BBQ 155.9888
38 OLD SMOKE WAGON 155.4172
39 OFF IN THE PITS SMOKE TEAM 153.6800
40 Heart Attack Meat Stack (Hams BBQ) 147.3944
41 BLAZED AND INFUSED 143.9316
42 Ox & Bull 143.3600

Pork

42 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.1200

#TeamScore
1 BUFFALO'S BBQ 177.7028
2 SPITFIRE 176.5600
3 OLD SMOKE WAGON 176
4 PORKY BUTTS BBQ 175.4172
5 PHAT JACKS BBQ NE 174.8572
6 THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE 174.2744
7 PARROTHEAD SMOKERS 174.2628
8 CLARK CREW BBQ 174.2628
9 OFF IN THE PITS SMOKE TEAM 172.0116
10 SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ 171.9772
11 PORK PATROL BBQ 171.4056
12 BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ 170.2856
13 WHEN PIGS DIE 170.2628
14 BABY BACK BBQ 169.6916
15 TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q 169.6800
16 MOE CASON BBQ 169.6800
17 PELLET ENVY 167.4056
18 Big Stacks BBQ 166.8456
19 SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT 166.2972
20 BOURBON & BONES 166.2628
21 SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ 165.1200
22 HELPING U BBQ 165.1200
23 KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ 165.1084
24 ALWAYS SMOK'D 165.0972
25 ELWOOD BBQ 164.5828
26 THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ 163.9656
27 SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY 163.3828
28 1881 SMOKIN' IRON BBQ 162.8800
29 WOODWARD BARBEQUE 162.8228
30 COUNTRY ROADS NE 162.2512
31 HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION 161.6456
32 IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ 161.1428
33 LEEPS BBQ 161.1200
34 OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE 160.5488
35 OMAHA CHAIN SMOKERS 157.7144
36 Heart Attack Meat Stack (Hams BBQ) 157.1772
37 GRILLERS IN THE MIST 150.8344
38 BLAZED AND INFUSED 149.1544
39 Ox & Bull 147.4056
40 OL" SMOKEY 146.2400
41 BIG SLICK BBQ 141.6572
42 Best Friends BBQ & Brew 139.9428

Brisket

42 entries · top 178.8800 · median 163.4286

#TeamScore
1 SPITFIRE 178.8800
2 IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ 176.5828
3 BOURBON & BONES 176
4 PORK PATROL BBQ 175.4056
5 WHEN PIGS DIE 174.2744
6 PELLET ENVY 174.2628
7 SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY 173.1656
8 WOODWARD BARBEQUE 173.1200
9 CLARK CREW BBQ 172.5600
10 KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ 172
11 BABY BACK BBQ 172
12 BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ 171.9656
13 Big Stacks BBQ 171.9656
14 HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION 170.8456
15 MOE CASON BBQ 168.5372
16 PORKY BUTTS BBQ 165.7028
17 PARROTHEAD SMOKERS 165.7028
18 THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE 165.7028
19 Heart Attack Meat Stack (Hams BBQ) 164.5828
20 BUFFALO'S BBQ 163.9884
21 THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ 163.4400
22 TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q 163.4172
23 ELWOOD BBQ 163.3828
24 OLD SMOKE WAGON 162.2856
25 ALWAYS SMOK'D 162.2744
26 BLAZED AND INFUSED 162.2628
27 PHAT JACKS BBQ NE 160.5144
28 OL" SMOKEY 159.4172
29 OFF IN THE PITS SMOKE TEAM 158.8228
30 LEEPS BBQ 157.7260
31 SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ 157.6688
32 Ox & Bull 157.1312
33 HELPING U BBQ 157.0628
34 COUNTRY ROADS NE 156.0116
35 OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE 153.1200
36 OMAHA CHAIN SMOKERS 151.4516
37 SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT 151.3716
38 1881 SMOKIN' IRON BBQ 150.8000
39 Best Friends BBQ & Brew 150.2400
40 SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ 149.6228
41 GRILLERS IN THE MIST 146.8228
42 BIG SLICK BBQ 136.4456

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