A stacked field
1640
average power rating going in
Stronger than 93% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1640 power rating going in — stronger than 93% of every contest tracked.
- top seed CLARK CREW BBQ (1920)
- 27 rated teams
Hot Pursuit BBQ 2016
Jul 2–3, 2016 · Shawnee, OK
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ won Grand Champion at the Hot Pursuit BBQ on July 2, 2016 in Shawnee, OK, scoring 690.2056 in a field of 27 teams. MOVIN' THE CHAINS took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.4056. Category winners: Chicken — THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ (176.5600); Pork Ribs — BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO (179.4400); Pork — CLARK CREW BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — UNCLE BC'S (174.8456). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2017.
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.
455.91
median 659.36
690.21 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176.56
- Pork Ribs 179.44
- Pork 177.70
- Brisket 174.85
140.54
179.44
Entries
27
4 judged meats
Top score
690.2056
Winning margin
6.8000
GC over RC
Field average
650.78
455.91690.21
median 659.36 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
669.0052
455.91690.21
10th place overall
Field spread
234.2972
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 71%
beats 29% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.68 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,640
avg power rating going in · stronger than 93% 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 7 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 9–10: INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE and THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ tied on 166.8344 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: OKIEQ and CLARK CREW BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: SUPER SWINE edged INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE by 0.0112.
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
- Brisket 2–3 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0112
- Brisket 3–4 · 0.0116
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ 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 4th
- Brisket 4th
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2016 ← this one | Shawnee, OK | Shawnee, OK 74804 | 27 | 690.2056 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | MOVIN' THE CHAINS |
| Sep 8, 2017 | Shawnee, OK | Pott County Fair | 27 | 700.5600 | UNCLE BC'S | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ |
| Sep 7, 2018 | Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 173.1428 | 169.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 171.9884 | 166.8344 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 172 | 167.9656 |
| Brisket | 174.8456 | 172.5600 | 168 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
27 entries · top 690.2056 · median 659.3600
Chicken
27 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.2516
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.9772
Pork
27 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.6912
Brisket
26 entries · top 174.8456 · median 162.8342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE BC'S | |
| 2 | OKIEQ | |
| 3 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 4 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 5 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 6 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 8 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 9 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 10 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 11 | THE OUTLAWS | |
| 12 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 13 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 14 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 15 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 16 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 17 | TNK BBQ | |
| 18 | FIRST CLASS BBQ | |
| 19 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 20 | KOSMOSQ.COM | |
| 21 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 22 | OUTTA THE BOX BBQ | |
| 23 | RIBEYE REPUBLIC | |
| 24 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 25 | TALL SWEDE BBQ | |
| 26 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ |