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The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake 2016

Apr 8–9, 2016 · Smithville, MO

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SLAPS BBQ
700.6172 · Master Series — Overall
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HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB
689.7372 · Master Series — Overall
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DIRT ROAD BBQ
689.6572 · Master Series — Overall

SLAPS BBQ won Grand Champion at The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake on April 8, 2016 in Smithville, MO, scoring 700.6172 in a field of 53 teams. HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.7372. Category winners: Chicken — GRILLIN GRIFFINS (175.4400); Pork Ribs — SLAPS BBQ (177.7028); Pork — HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB (180.0000); Brisket — BURNT FINGER BBQ (176.5600). 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.

How the meats cooked

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

  • Chicken 175.44
  • Pork Ribs 177.70
  • Pork 180 🔥
  • Brisket 176.56
20 180

Entries

53
4 judged meats

Top score

700.6172

Winning margin

10.8800
GC over RC

Field average

651.91
498.86700.62
median 654.78 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

2 🔥
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB (Pork), SLAPS BBQ (Pork)

Tightest race

Chicken
2.2856 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

677.0744
498.86700.62
10th place overall

Field spread

201.7600
winner to last place

Most consistent

SLAPS BBQ
avg finish 5.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs
won by 1.1428 pts — SLAPS BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 30%
beats 70% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong
ρ = -0.71 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,567
avg power rating going in · stronger than 52% of contests

Top-rated in the field

GETTIN' BASTED
rated 1877 pre-contest

Storylines (5 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.

An upset on the books

31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 69 times in 100

SLAPS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

  • champion 1738
  • top seed 1877

A statement win

10.8800 points clear of the field

Wider than 90% of the 4,714 championships in the data

The champion won by 10.8800 points — a wider margin than 90% of championships in the data.

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point

Pork Ribs places 3–4: DIRT ROAD BBQ and AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB and SLAPS BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS and RAGIN' RIDGELY Q tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
  • Pork 1–2 · tie
  • Brisket 7–8 · tie
  • Chicken 3–4 · 0.0116

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

SLAPS BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 17th.

  • Chicken 2nd
  • Pork Ribs 1st
  • Pork 2nd
  • Brisket 17th

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.

  • HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB · Pork
  • SLAPS 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)

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
Apr 8, 2016 ← this one Smithville, MO Smithville, MO 53 700.6172 SLAPS BBQ HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB
Apr 7, 2017 Smithville, MO Smithville Lake 54 702.2972 DIRT ROAD BBQ BURNT FINGER BBQ

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

Category1st5th10th
Chicken175.4400173.1544170.9372
Pork Ribs177.7028174.2628170.2744
Pork180176.5600172
Brisket176.5600171.9884170.8344

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

53 entries · top 700.6172 · median 654.7768

#TeamScore
1 SLAPS BBQ 700.6172
2 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 689.7372
3 DIRT ROAD BBQ 689.6572
4 JAESTAR BBQ 686.2396
5 VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY 685.6684
6 GETTIN' BASTED 684.4916
7 SMOKIN O BBQ 681.0284
8 JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 680.5144
9 BURNT FINGER BBQ 679.2912
10 SMOKERS PURGATORY 677.0744
11 DIG-IN COOKERS 677.0628
12 SMOKE THIS BBQ MO 676.9940
13 SMOKE RINGERS 676.5144
14 SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD 674.9032
15 AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW 674.1488
16 LAZY BACON BBQ 673.6916
17 BAPTIZED IN SMOKE 673.6572
18 BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ 673.1544
19 THREE LEGGED PIG BBQ 670.2740
20 TEAM GETTING SAUCED 668.4572
21 THUMP & STRUM BBQ 667.3484
22 SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ 664.5604
23 GEN QUE 659.4172
24 WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS 658.1600
25 .Smokin J's 657.1428
26 WALDO BBQ 656.5028
27 MUDHOLE BBQ 654.7768
28 MO BBQ 653.6684
29 RICK'S RACKS 653.6456
30 RAGIN' RIDGELY Q 651.9312
31 WOODBROTHERS BBQ 650.7772
32 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 650.1716
33 GRILLIN GRIFFINS 650.1712
34 MAGUIRE UNIVERSITY CULINARY INSTITUTE 647.4284
35 DEAD LAST BBQ 646.7776
36 QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE 640.9824
37 Boys in Blue Barbecue 640.5140
38 BADASS BBQ TEAM 640.4912
39 JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ 639.8172
40 B TEAM BBQ MO 635.9316
41 SMOKE ME TENDER BBQ 635.3832
42 THE SMOKIN BUDS 634.7540
43 JCQ 634.6856
44 THIS LITTLE PIGGY GOT SMOKED 634.2056
45 FAUX QUE 623.2688
46 KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ 621.5544
47 FOXHOLE BBQ 618.1828
48 Swine 329 617.6456
49 THE "B" TEAM 615.1884
50 QUE THIRTEEN 603.3144
51 SMOKEY JOKERS 603.2452
52 Team Art-A-Que 597.7032
53 BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES 498.8572

Chicken

53 entries · top 175.4400 · median 165.1084

#TeamScore
1 GRILLIN GRIFFINS 175.4400
2 SLAPS BBQ 174.3544
3 JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 173.7144
4 VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY 173.7028
5 BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ 173.1544
6 THREE LEGGED PIG BBQ 173.1428
7 SMOKE THIS BBQ MO 173.1200
8 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 172.5600
9 GETTIN' BASTED 171.9772
10 SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD 170.9372
11 MUDHOLE BBQ 170.8456
12 BAPTIZED IN SMOKE 170.2744
13 SMOKIN O BBQ 170.2628
14 DIRT ROAD BBQ 169.7028
15 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 169.6800
16 THUMP & STRUM BBQ 169.6684
17 SMOKE RINGERS 169.1544
18 JAESTAR BBQ 169.1428
19 DEAD LAST BBQ 167.4628
20 MO BBQ 166.8572
21 .Smokin J's 165.7372
22 MAGUIRE UNIVERSITY CULINARY INSTITUTE 165.7144
23 JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ 165.6684
24 SMOKE ME TENDER BBQ 165.1544
25 Boys in Blue Barbecue 165.1428
26 LAZY BACON BBQ 165.1200
27 JCQ 165.1084
28 DIG-IN COOKERS 165.0856
29 SMOKERS PURGATORY 164.5600
30 BADASS BBQ TEAM 164
31 SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ 163.4172
32 BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES 162.8572
33 GEN QUE 162.8456
34 RAGIN' RIDGELY Q 162.2628
35 FOXHOLE BBQ 162.2516
36 RICK'S RACKS 162.2284
37 Swine 329 161.6800
38 TEAM GETTING SAUCED 161.6340
39 WOODBROTHERS BBQ 161.1544
40 KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ 161.0972
41 BURNT FINGER BBQ 161.0856
42 THIS LITTLE PIGGY GOT SMOKED 160.5600
43 FAUX QUE 159.9772
44 B TEAM BBQ MO 159.3828
45 WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS 158.7884
46 WALDO BBQ 157.6572
47 THE SMOKIN BUDS 157.1084
48 AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW 157.0628
49 QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE 155.9884
50 Team Art-A-Que 154.3088
51 THE "B" TEAM 146.8228
52 SMOKEY JOKERS 142.2396
53 QUE THIRTEEN 141.1200

Pork Ribs

53 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.4172

#TeamScore
1 SLAPS BBQ 177.7028
2 SMOKE RINGERS 176.5600
3 DIRT ROAD BBQ 174.2744
4 AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW 174.2744
5 BURNT FINGER BBQ 174.2628
6 SMOKIN O BBQ 173.7028
7 SMOKERS PURGATORY 171.4172
8 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 170.8800
9 DIG-IN COOKERS 170.8572
10 BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ 170.2744
11 VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY 169.6800
12 JAESTAR BBQ 169.6684
13 LAZY BACON BBQ 168.5944
14 .Smokin J's 168.5484
15 THUMP & STRUM BBQ 167.4172
16 DEAD LAST BBQ 167.4060
17 BAPTIZED IN SMOKE 166.8572
18 SMOKE ME TENDER BBQ 166.8572
19 MAGUIRE UNIVERSITY CULINARY INSTITUTE 166.2856
20 BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES 165.7372
21 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 165.7144
22 Boys in Blue Barbecue 165.1200
23 THREE LEGGED PIG BBQ 165.0856
24 QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE 164.5372
25 RICK'S RACKS 164
26 WALDO BBQ 163.9656
27 MO BBQ 163.4172
28 GETTIN' BASTED 163.3944
29 THIS LITTLE PIGGY GOT SMOKED 163.3828
30 SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ 162.8688
31 TEAM GETTING SAUCED 161.7032
32 SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD 161.7028
33 MUDHOLE BBQ 161.6800
34 SMOKE THIS BBQ MO 161.6572
35 GEN QUE 161.1316
36 JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 161.1316
37 BADASS BBQ TEAM 160.5828
38 FOXHOLE BBQ 160.0228
39 KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ 159.9544
40 THE SMOKIN BUDS 158.8572
41 GRILLIN GRIFFINS 158.8344
42 JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ 158.2628
43 RAGIN' RIDGELY Q 157.1200
44 Swine 329 155.9884
45 WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS 155.9544
46 B TEAM BBQ MO 155.3944
47 FAUX QUE 153.0972
48 QUE THIRTEEN 151.9428
49 THE "B" TEAM 150.7656
50 WOODBROTHERS BBQ 149.0856
51 JCQ 148.5144
52 SMOKEY JOKERS 142.2512
53 Team Art-A-Que 139.9656

Pork

53 entries · top 180 · median 164.5828 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 180 🔥
2 SLAPS BBQ 180 🔥
3 DIRT ROAD BBQ 178.2972
4 TEAM GETTING SAUCED 177.7372
5 AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW 176.5600
6 JAESTAR BBQ 175.4400
7 GEN QUE 173.1428
8 GETTIN' BASTED 173.1200
9 DIG-IN COOKERS 172.5600
10 WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS 172
11 SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ 171.4400
12 SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD 171.4288
13 .Smokin J's 170.9028
14 WOODBROTHERS BBQ 170.8228
15 JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 170.8228
16 SMOKE THIS BBQ MO 170.8112
17 SMOKERS PURGATORY 170.2744
18 LAZY BACON BBQ 169.7144
19 SMOKIN O BBQ 168.5372
20 VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY 168
21 MUDHOLE BBQ 167.4284
22 SMOKE ME TENDER BBQ 167.4172
23 BURNT FINGER BBQ 167.3828
24 Team Art-A-Que 165.7372
25 WALDO BBQ 165.1772
26 SMOKE RINGERS 165.1200
27 THUMP & STRUM BBQ 164.5828
28 BAPTIZED IN SMOKE 164.5600
29 BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ 164.5600
30 THE "B" TEAM 164.5372
31 B TEAM BBQ MO 162.8456
32 SMOKEY JOKERS 162.8344
33 MO BBQ 162.8112
34 FAUX QUE 162.2628
35 THREE LEGGED PIG BBQ 161.7484
36 JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ 161.6688
37 RAGIN' RIDGELY Q 161.1312
38 JCQ 161.1200
39 RICK'S RACKS 159.4400
40 DEAD LAST BBQ 159.3944
41 GRILLIN GRIFFINS 158.7884
42 QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE 158.7768
43 QUE THIRTEEN 157.7372
44 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 157.6800
45 BADASS BBQ TEAM 157.0856
46 THIS LITTLE PIGGY GOT SMOKED 156.5828
47 Swine 329 156
48 FOXHOLE BBQ 155.3712
49 THE SMOKIN BUDS 153.6684
50 Boys in Blue Barbecue 153.1312
51 MAGUIRE UNIVERSITY CULINARY INSTITUTE 149.7256
52 KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ 147.9656
53 BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES 20

Brisket

53 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.6800

#TeamScore
1 BURNT FINGER BBQ 176.5600
2 GETTIN' BASTED 176
3 JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 174.8456
4 VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY 174.2856
5 JAESTAR BBQ 171.9884
6 BAPTIZED IN SMOKE 171.9656
7 WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS 171.4172
8 RAGIN' RIDGELY Q 171.4172
9 SMOKE THIS BBQ MO 171.4056
10 SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD 170.8344
11 SMOKERS PURGATORY 170.8228
12 THREE LEGGED PIG BBQ 170.2972
13 LAZY BACON BBQ 170.2628
14 WOODBROTHERS BBQ 169.7144
15 WALDO BBQ 169.7028
16 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 169.1772
17 SLAPS BBQ 168.5600
18 DIG-IN COOKERS 168.5600
19 SMOKIN O BBQ 168.5256
20 RICK'S RACKS 167.9772
21 DIRT ROAD BBQ 167.3828
22 TEAM GETTING SAUCED 167.3828
23 SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ 166.8344
24 AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW 166.2516
25 MAGUIRE UNIVERSITY CULINARY INSTITUTE 165.7028
26 THUMP & STRUM BBQ 165.6800
27 SMOKE RINGERS 165.6800
28 BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ 165.1656
29 THE SMOKIN BUDS 165.1200
30 GEN QUE 162.2972
31 QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE 161.6800
32 MO BBQ 160.5828
33 JCQ 159.9428
34 BADASS BBQ TEAM 158.8228
35 B TEAM BBQ MO 158.3088
36 Boys in Blue Barbecue 157.1200
37 GRILLIN GRIFFINS 157.1084
38 SMOKEY JOKERS 155.9200
39 MUDHOLE BBQ 154.8228
40 JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ 154.2172
41 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 154.2172
42 THIS LITTLE PIGGY GOT SMOKED 153.6800
43 THE "B" TEAM 153.0628
44 KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ 152.5372
45 DEAD LAST BBQ 152.5144
46 QUE THIRTEEN 152.5144
47 .Smokin J's 151.9544
48 BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES 150.2628
49 FAUX QUE 147.9316
50 Swine 329 143.9772
51 FOXHOLE BBQ 140.5372
52 Team Art-A-Que 137.6916
53 SMOKE ME TENDER BBQ 135.9544

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