A razor-thin finish
0.0344
points between champion and reserve
Closer than 97% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0344 points — closer than 97% of every championship in the data.
- BAD MOON SMOKIN
- OKIEQ
Boots and BBQ Festival 2016
May 13–14, 2016 · Claremore, OK · 📍 400 Veterans Pkwy
Bonemaker Outdoors won Grand Champion at the Boots and BBQ Festival on May 13, 2016 in Claremore, OK at 400 Veterans Pkwy, scoring 700.5372 in a field of 28 teams. OKIEQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 700.5028. Category winners: Chicken — HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE (178.8572); Pork Ribs — THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ (178.8572); Pork — MOVIN' THE CHAINS (178.8572); Brisket — OKIEQ (178.8572). This is the 1st of 3 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.
437.71
median 671.02
700.54 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.86
- Pork Ribs 178.86
- Pork 178.86
- Brisket 178.86
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178.86
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2016 to 2018 — this edition picked out.
Entries
28
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
700.5372
Winning margin
0.0344
GC over RC
Field average
650.33
437.71700.54
median 671.02 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
685.0516
437.71700.54
10th place overall
Field spread
262.8228
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 31%
beats 69% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.82 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,602
avg power rating going in · stronger than 79% of contests
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.
An upset on the books
21-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 79 times in 100
Bonemaker Outdoors came in rated below the field's top team, THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1622
- top seed 1855
Won without a category win
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
Bonemaker Outdoors won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 7th
- Pork Ribs 4th
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 12th
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE and OKIEQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: BUTCHER BBQ and EPIC BBQ CRU tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: MOVIN' THE CHAINS and Bonemaker Outdoors tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2016 ← this one | Claremore, OK | 400 Veterans Pkwy | 28 | 700.5372 | BAD MOON SMOKIN | OKIEQ |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Claremore, OK | 400 Veterans Parkway | 28 | 695.9428 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Claremore, OK | 400 Veterans Parkway | 30 | 702.2284 | BUTCHER BBQ | CAVEMAN CUISINE |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.5716 | 174.2856 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.8572 | 167.4056 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 174.2744 | 170.8344 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 700.5372 · median 671.0170
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 2 | OKIEQ | |
| 3 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 4 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 5 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 6 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 7 | MAC'S BARBEQUE | |
| 8 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 9 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 10 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 11 | LONGNECK SIPPERS | |
| 12 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 13 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 14 | THE OUTLAWS | |
| 15 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 16 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 17 | BAD INVESTMENT BBQ | |
| 18 | CHRIS P. BACON BBQ | |
| 19 | KNOW BULL | |
| 20 | Big Slick | |
| 21 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 22 | FATTMIKES BBQ | |
| 23 | SONS OF SAUCE | |
| 24 | Double J Smokers | |
| 25 | Smokin Elks 1230 | |
| 26 | Ram Country BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKIN BLUE BBQ | |
| 28 | Cherokee Casino-West Siloam Springs |
Chicken
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 2 | OKIEQ | |
| 3 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 4 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 5 | MAC'S BARBEQUE | |
| 6 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 7 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 8 | LONGNECK SIPPERS | |
| 9 | BAD INVESTMENT BBQ | |
| 10 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 11 | THE OUTLAWS | |
| 12 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 13 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 14 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 15 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 16 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 17 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 18 | CHRIS P. BACON BBQ | |
| 19 | Big Slick | |
| 20 | FATTMIKES BBQ | |
| 21 | SONS OF SAUCE | |
| 22 | Ram Country BBQ | |
| 23 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokin Elks 1230 | |
| 25 | Double J Smokers | |
| 26 | SMOKIN BLUE BBQ | |
| 27 | KNOW BULL |
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.1430
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 2 | MAC'S BARBEQUE | |
| 3 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 4 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 5 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 6 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 7 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 8 | THE OUTLAWS | |
| 9 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 10 | SONS OF SAUCE | |
| 11 | CHRIS P. BACON BBQ | |
| 12 | LONGNECK SIPPERS | |
| 13 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 14 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 15 | KNOW BULL | |
| 16 | OKIEQ | |
| 17 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 18 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 19 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 20 | Double J Smokers | |
| 21 | BAD INVESTMENT BBQ | |
| 22 | Cherokee Casino-West Siloam Springs | |
| 23 | FATTMIKES BBQ | |
| 24 | Ram Country BBQ | |
| 25 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 26 | Smokin Elks 1230 | |
| 27 | Big Slick | |
| 28 | SMOKIN BLUE BBQ |
Pork
28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.4114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 2 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 3 | OKIEQ | |
| 4 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 5 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 6 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 7 | Big Slick | |
| 8 | LONGNECK SIPPERS | |
| 9 | SMOKIN BLUE BBQ | |
| 10 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 11 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 12 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 13 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 14 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 15 | KNOW BULL | |
| 16 | Smokin Elks 1230 | |
| 17 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 18 | MAC'S BARBEQUE | |
| 19 | THE OUTLAWS | |
| 20 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 21 | Double J Smokers | |
| 22 | Ram Country BBQ | |
| 23 | BAD INVESTMENT BBQ | |
| 24 | SONS OF SAUCE | |
| 25 | FATTMIKES BBQ | |
| 26 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 27 | CHRIS P. BACON BBQ | |
| 28 | Cherokee Casino-West Siloam Springs |
Brisket
28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OKIEQ | |
| 2 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 3 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 4 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 5 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 6 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 7 | CHRIS P. BACON BBQ | |
| 8 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 9 | LONGNECK SIPPERS | |
| 10 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 11 | MAC'S BARBEQUE | |
| 12 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 13 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 14 | KNOW BULL | |
| 15 | Big Slick | |
| 16 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 17 | BAD INVESTMENT BBQ | |
| 18 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 19 | THE OUTLAWS | |
| 20 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 21 | FATTMIKES BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN BLUE BBQ | |
| 23 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 24 | SONS OF SAUCE | |
| 25 | Smokin Elks 1230 | |
| 26 | Cherokee Casino-West Siloam Springs | |
| 27 | Ram Country BBQ | |
| 28 | Double J Smokers |
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 — Dessert
6 entries · top 180 · median 171.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 2 | Smokin Elks 1230 | |
| 3 | SMOKIN BLUE BBQ | |
| 4 | Double J Smokers | |
| 5 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 6 | SONS OF SAUCE |