Mar 24–25, 2017 · Shawnee, OK · 📍 1570 S Gordon Cooper Dr
FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX won Grand Champion at the Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) on March 24, 2017 in Shawnee, OK at 1570 S Gordon Cooper Dr, scoring 704.0232 in a field of 87 teams. SMOKEAHOLICS took Reserve Grand Champion with 703.9772. Category winners: Chicken — THUMP & STRUM BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — CLARK CREW BBQ (180.0000); Pork — CLARK CREW BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — DR. ALAN'S BBQ (180.0000). This is the 3rd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by CLARK CREW BBQ; the next was held in 2017.
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 2017 — 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 96% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0460 points — closer than 96% of every championship in the data.
704.0232 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 688.5718 HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE set in 2013.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 89 times in 100
FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX came in rated below the field's top team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 11-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 2 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 18th tracked contest.
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Chicken places 1–2: THUMP & STRUM BBQ and FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: UNCLE BC'S and PORKY BUTTS BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: BUFFALO'S BBQ and TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
CLARK CREW BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.
CLARK CREW BBQ turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 175.4516 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CLARK CREW BBQ (won 2014).
Bigger than 97% of the 5,482 contests in the data
87 teams — bigger than 97% of the 5,482 contests in the data.
This contest usually draws about 41 teams
87 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 41.
This contest was away for 3 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2014-03-28.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2013 | Shawnee, OK | Shawnee, OK | 38 | 688.5718 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | BUTCHER BBQ |
| Mar 28, 2014 | Shawnee, OK | Shawnee, OK | 43 | 682.2512 | CLARK CREW BBQ | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE |
| Mar 24, 2017 ← this one | Shawnee, OK | 1570 S Gordon Cooper Dr | 87 | 704.0232 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | SMOKEAHOLICS |
| Mar 25, 2017 | Shawnee, OK | 1570 S Gordon Cooper Dr | 77 | 709.1660 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | DR. NORDY'S BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 175.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 177.7144 | 176 |
| Pork | 180 | 177.7144 | 174.8572 |
| Brisket | 180 | 176.5944 | 175.4172 |
87 entries · top 704.0232 · median 669.0516
86 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4114
87 entries · top 180 · median 166.2972 · 🔥 perfect 180
87 entries · top 180 · median 167.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
87 entries · top 180 · median 167.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
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.
14 entries · top 177.7028 · median 174.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole Backerman | |
| 2 | Hunter Dupree | |
| 3 | Bree Hendricks | |
| 4 | Gavin Hunter | |
| 5 | Jaida Giles | |
| 6 | Maddox Perry | |
| 7 | Caydence Rodriguez | |
| 8 | Colson Hayes | |
| 9 | Morgan Gray | |
| 10 | Jaxon Perry | |
| 11 | Nathen Montez | |
| 12 | Gunr Alexander | |
| 13 | Duane Thompson | |
| 14 | Tanna Gray |
4 entries · top 174.2628 · median 172.0286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Hendricks | |
| 2 | Wyatt Gray | |
| 3 | Zack Mason | |
| 4 | Brett Backerman |