A new contest record
707.4172
highest overall ever cooked here
707.4172 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 704.5372 CLARK CREW BBQ set in 2014.
- old record 704.5372
- set 2014 by CLARK CREW BBQ
Smokin' The Fort-BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 2016
Oct 21–22, 2016 · FortGibson, OK
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smokin' The Fort-BBQ & Bluegrass Festival on October 21, 2016 in FortGibson, OK, scoring 707.4172 in a field of 28 teams. BUTCHER BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.0972. Category winners: Chicken — GETTIN' BASTED (179.4400); Pork Ribs — MOVIN' THE CHAINS (174.2628); Pork — TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE (178.8800); Brisket — LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ (178.8572). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by BUTCHER BBQ.
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.
444.55
median 667.88
707.42 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 179.44
- Pork Ribs 174.26
- Pork 178.88
- Brisket 178.86
135.37
179.44
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2014 to 2016 — this edition picked out.
Entries
28
4 judged meats · 4 ancillary
Top score
707.4172
Winning margin
14.3200
GC over RC
Field average
649.33
444.55707.42
median 667.88 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
3.4744 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
674.2056
444.55707.42
10th place overall
Field spread
262.8684
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 7%
beats 93% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
35%
9 of 26 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.85 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,628
avg power rating going in · stronger than 90% of contests
Storylines (6 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.
A statement win
14.3200
points clear of the field
Wider than 96% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 14.3200 points — a wider margin than 96% of championships in the data.
A stacked field
1628
average power rating going in
Stronger than 90% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1628 power rating going in — stronger than 90% of every contest tracked.
- top seed THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ (1907)
- 28 rated teams
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 5 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 7–8: DAD'S SMOKIN AGAIN and Bonemaker Outdoors tied on 168.5372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: BUTCHER BBQ edged DAD'S SMOKIN AGAIN by 0.0228. Pork places 7–8: BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO edged BOOTYQUE by 0.0228.
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · 0.0228
- Pork 7–8 · 0.0228
- Chicken 9–10 · 0.0228
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 3rd.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 1st
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BUTCHER BBQ (won 2015).
- BUTCHER BBQ · 2015
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2014 | Fort Gibson, OK | Fort Gibson, OK 74434 | 34 | 704.5372 | CLARK CREW BBQ | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE |
| Oct 23, 2015 | Fort Gibson, OK | Fort Gibson, OK 74434 | 26 | 702.2400 | BUTCHER BBQ | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| Oct 21, 2016 ← this one | FortGibson, OK | FortGibson, OK 74434 | 28 | 707.4172 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | BUTCHER BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 175.4056 | 170.8344 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2628 | 169.1200 | 167.3944 |
| Pork | 178.8800 | 175.4056 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 172.5828 | 168.5484 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 707.4172 · median 667.8800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 2 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 5 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 6 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 7 | UNCLE BC'S | |
| 8 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 9 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 10 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 11 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 12 | OKIEQ | |
| 13 | TNK BBQ | |
| 14 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 15 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 16 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 17 | SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ | |
| 18 | RED BARN BBQ | |
| 19 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 20 | TIKI QUE | |
| 21 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 22 | BUZZARD BAIT BBQ & CHILI | |
| 23 | Smoke Slinger Jones | |
| 24 | DAD'S SMOKIN AGAIN | |
| 25 | Fat Daddy BBQ | |
| 26 | DiamondBack Steel BBQ | |
| 27 | Cherokee Nation | |
| 28 | I Smoke BBQ |
Chicken
28 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 3 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 4 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 5 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 6 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 7 | TNK BBQ | |
| 8 | UNCLE BC'S | |
| 9 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 10 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 11 | SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ | |
| 12 | RED BARN BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 14 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 15 | OKIEQ | |
| 16 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 17 | TIKI QUE | |
| 18 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 19 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 20 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 21 | Smoke Slinger Jones | |
| 22 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 23 | I Smoke BBQ | |
| 24 | BUZZARD BAIT BBQ & CHILI | |
| 25 | Fat Daddy BBQ | |
| 26 | DiamondBack Steel BBQ | |
| 27 | DAD'S SMOKIN AGAIN | |
| 28 | Cherokee Nation |
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 174.2628 · median 164.8288
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 2 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 3 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 4 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 7 | DAD'S SMOKIN AGAIN | |
| 8 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 9 | OKIEQ | |
| 10 | UNCLE BC'S | |
| 11 | BUZZARD BAIT BBQ & CHILI | |
| 12 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 13 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 14 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 15 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 16 | Smoke Slinger Jones | |
| 17 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 18 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 19 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 20 | TNK BBQ | |
| 21 | TIKI QUE | |
| 22 | RED BARN BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 24 | SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ | |
| 25 | Fat Daddy BBQ | |
| 26 | I Smoke BBQ | |
| 27 | DiamondBack Steel BBQ | |
| 28 | Cherokee Nation |
Pork
28 entries · top 178.8800 · median 165.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 2 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 3 | OKIEQ | |
| 4 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 5 | TNK BBQ | |
| 6 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 7 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 8 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 9 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 10 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 11 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 12 | UNCLE BC'S | |
| 13 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 14 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 15 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 16 | SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ | |
| 17 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 18 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 19 | Fat Daddy BBQ | |
| 20 | RED BARN BBQ | |
| 21 | TIKI QUE | |
| 22 | BUZZARD BAIT BBQ & CHILI | |
| 23 | DiamondBack Steel BBQ | |
| 24 | DAD'S SMOKIN AGAIN | |
| 25 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 26 | Cherokee Nation | |
| 27 | Smoke Slinger Jones | |
| 28 | I Smoke BBQ |
Brisket
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 2 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 3 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 4 | SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 7 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 8 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 9 | UNCLE BC'S | |
| 10 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 11 | RED BARN BBQ | |
| 12 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 13 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 14 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 15 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 16 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 17 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 18 | TNK BBQ | |
| 19 | OKIEQ | |
| 20 | DAD'S SMOKIN AGAIN | |
| 21 | TIKI QUE | |
| 22 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 23 | Smoke Slinger Jones | |
| 24 | BUZZARD BAIT BBQ & CHILI | |
| 25 | DiamondBack Steel BBQ | |
| 26 | Cherokee Nation | |
| 27 | Fat Daddy BBQ |
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 — Anything Goes
4 entries · top 158.8800 · median 152.6000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 2 | SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ | |
| 3 | Greazzy Fender BBQ | |
| 4 | BUZZARD BAIT BBQ & CHILI |
Master Series — Dessert
5 entries · top 176 · median 162.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 2 | Soozie's Sit Back | |
| 3 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 4 | TIKI QUE | |
| 5 | Larry Gober |
Master Series — Kid'S Q Lower
5 entries · top 177.7600 · median 159.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAD'S SMOKIN AGAIN | |
| 2 | Little Greazzy-McKensi Henderson | |
| 3 | UNCLE BC'S | |
| 4 | Zoey Parker | |
| 5 | Weston Young |
Master Series — Kid'S Q Upper
5 entries · top 161.7144 · median 156
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OKIEQ | |
| 2 | Emily and Adyson Henderson | |
| 3 | SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ | |
| 4 | Fat Daddy BBQ | |
| 5 | Sizzlin Bones KQ Haley |