Won without a category win
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
913 BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 7th
- Brisket 5th
Smokin' On Oak 2016
Aug 26–27, 2016 · Bonner Springs, KS · 📍 3rd & Ceadar st Downtown Bonner Springs
913 BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smokin' On Oak on August 26, 2016 in Bonner Springs, KS at 3rd & Ceadar st Downtown Bonner Springs, scoring 694.7656 in a field of 37 teams. TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.1200. Category winners: Chicken — IN DEEP SAUCE (174.2628); Pork Ribs — SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD (177.7028); Pork — SUBLIME BBQ (179.4400); Brisket — 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 (173.1428). This is the 4th of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by SLAPS BBQ; 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.
463.99
median 651.93
694.77 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.26
- Pork Ribs 177.70
- Pork 179.44
- Brisket 173.14
131.92
179.44
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2017 — this edition picked out.
Entries
37
4 judged meats
Top score
694.7656
Winning margin
5.6456
GC over RC
Field average
649.04
463.99694.77
median 651.93 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
674.8572
463.99694.77
10th place overall
Field spread
230.7772
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 56%
beats 44% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
36%
15 of 42 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.8 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,559
avg power rating going in · stronger than 46% of contests
Storylines (2 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 12 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: IN DEEP SAUCE and HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: THUMP & STRUM BBQ and HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: SUBLIME BBQ edged E.O.D. WRECKINQ by 0.0112.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Pork 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 6–7 · 0.0112
- Pork 4–5 · 0.0116
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2013 | Bonner Springs, KS | Bonner Springs, KS | 38 | 678.1944 | TRUEBUD BBQ | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Bonner Springs, KS | Bonner Springs, KS 66012 | 30 | 686.2740 | MIDNIGHT STOKERS | KC SMOKE DAWGS |
| Aug 28, 2015 | Bonner Springs, KS | Bonner Springs, KS 66012 | 42 | 702.8460 | SLAPS BBQ | TRUEBUD BBQ |
| Aug 26, 2016 ← this one | Bonner Springs, KS | 3rd & Ceadar st Downtown Bonner Springs | 37 | 694.7656 | 913 BBQ | TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Bonner Springs, KS | Bonner Springs, KS 66012 | 28 | 697.6912 | SMOOTH SMOKE | KC SMOKE DAWGS |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2628 | 172.0228 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 173.7028 | 169.1544 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 177.1428 | 171.4056 |
| Brisket | 173.1428 | 170.8228 | 167.4284 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
37 entries · top 694.7656 · median 651.9312
Chicken
36 entries · top 174.2628 · median 167.1258
Pork Ribs
37 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2284
Pork
37 entries · top 179.4400 · median 164.5944
Brisket
37 entries · top 173.1428 · median 160.5372