Oct 7–8, 2016 · DeSoto, KS · 📍 33440 W 79th
DIRT ROAD BBQ won Grand Champion at the Cookin on the Kaw on October 7, 2016 in DeSoto, KS at 33440 W 79th, scoring 695.4172 in a field of 56 teams. GETTIN' BASTED took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.8000. Category winners: Chicken — DIRT ROAD BBQ (179.4400); Pork Ribs — DIRT ROAD BBQ (179.4400); Pork — WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS (177.7028); Brisket — SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (178.2972). This is the 4th of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by BURNT FINGER BBQ.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2016 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 86% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6172 points — closer than 86% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 70 times in 100
DIRT ROAD BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
2 of 4 tracked editions
SMOKE N BABES BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 2.8688 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Stronger than 90% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1626 power rating going in — stronger than 90% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 2–3: SMOOTH SMOKE and JAESTAR BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: BULL CREEK BBQ and 913 BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: MAN MEAT BBQ and THUMP & STRUM BBQ tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
DIRT ROAD BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
DIRT ROAD BBQ took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 30th.
DIRT ROAD BBQ turned in 179.4400 in pork ribs — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BURNT FINGER BBQ (won 2015).
Bigger than 90% of the 5,462 contests in the data
56 teams — bigger than 90% of the 5,462 contests in the data.
This contest usually draws about 41 teams
56 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 41.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2013 | DeSoto, KS | DeSoto, KS | 42 | 665.7144 | SMOKE N BABES BBQ | SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | DeSoto, KS | DeSoto, KS 66018 | 46 | 697.7028 | SMOKE N BABES BBQ | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ |
| Oct 9, 2015 | DeSoto, KS | DeSoto, KS 66018 | 36 | 710.2860 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | TRUEBUD BBQ |
| Oct 7, 2016 ← this one | DeSoto, KS | 33440 W 79th | 56 | 695.4172 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 177.7028 | 173.1544 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 175.4400 | 172.0344 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 174.2744 | 173.7144 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 173.1200 | 170.2744 |
56 entries · top 695.4172 · median 663.3372
56 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.4230
56 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.1658
56 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.4000
56 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.9772
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.
10 entries · top 180 · median 178.5886 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 2 | BONES BRIGADE | |
| 3 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 4 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 5 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | |
| 6 | WHIMPYS | |
| 7 | WALDO BBQ | |
| 8 | Smokin' Blind | |
| 9 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 10 | Western Outlaws |