A statement win
20.6056
points clear of the field
Wider than 99% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 20.6056 points — a wider margin than 99% of championships in the data.
Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship-Day 1
Jun 9–10, 2017 · Okmulgee, OK
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ won Grand Champion at the Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship-Day 1 on June 9, 2017 in Okmulgee, OK, scoring 708.5488 in a field of 29 teams. OLD 99 MEAT CO. took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.9432. Category winners: Chicken — TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE (178.2972); Pork Ribs — THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ (175.4172); Pork — THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — MOVIN' THE CHAINS (178.8572).
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.
547.90
median 661.63
708.55 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.30
- Pork Ribs 175.42
- Pork 177.70
- Brisket 178.86
131.98
178.86
Entries
29
4 judged meats
Top score
708.5488
Winning margin
20.6056
GC over RC
Field average
660.18
547.90708.55
median 661.63 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
1.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
678.1940
547.90708.55
10th place overall
Field spread
160.6516
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 5%
beats 95% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.74 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,619
avg power rating going in · stronger than 87% 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 8–9: TNK BBQ and BUFFALO'S BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ edged INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE by 0.0116. Chicken places 7–8: KOSMOSQ.COM edged THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS by 0.0116.
- Pork 8–9 · tie
- Chicken 3–4 · 0.0116
- Chicken 7–8 · 0.0116
- Pork 2–3 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 3rd.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 2nd
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 176.5600 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 172.5600 | 167.4056 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 173.1084 | 168.5600 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 172.5600 | 168.5372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
29 entries · top 708.5488 · median 661.6344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 2 | OLD 99 MEAT CO. | |
| 3 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 4 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 5 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 6 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 7 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 8 | TNK BBQ | |
| 9 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 10 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 11 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 12 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 13 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 14 | KOSMOSQ.COM | |
| 15 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 16 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 17 | Ncognito | |
| 18 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 19 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 20 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 21 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 22 | LA PASADITA | |
| 23 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 24 | MAC'S BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | SMOKIN BLUE BBQ | |
| 26 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 27 | Beans & Bullets | |
| 28 | Scrap Iron | |
| 29 | DD BBQ |
Chicken
29 entries · top 178.2972 · median 171.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 2 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 3 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 4 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 5 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 6 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 7 | KOSMOSQ.COM | |
| 8 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 9 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 10 | TNK BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 12 | LA PASADITA | |
| 13 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 14 | OLD 99 MEAT CO. | |
| 15 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 16 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 17 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 18 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN BLUE BBQ | |
| 20 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 21 | MAC'S BARBEQUE | |
| 22 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 23 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 24 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 25 | Ncognito | |
| 26 | Scrap Iron | |
| 27 | Beans & Bullets | |
| 28 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 29 | DD BBQ |
Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 2 | OLD 99 MEAT CO. | |
| 3 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 4 | SMOKIN BLUE BBQ | |
| 5 | Ncognito | |
| 6 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 7 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 8 | TNK BBQ | |
| 9 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 10 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 11 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 12 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 13 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 14 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 15 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 16 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 17 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 18 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 19 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 20 | KOSMOSQ.COM | |
| 21 | MAC'S BARBEQUE | |
| 22 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 23 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 24 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 25 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 26 | Beans & Bullets | |
| 27 | LA PASADITA | |
| 28 | Scrap Iron | |
| 29 | DD BBQ |
Pork
29 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 2 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 3 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 4 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 5 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 6 | OLD 99 MEAT CO. | |
| 7 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 8 | TNK BBQ | |
| 9 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 10 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 11 | KOSMOSQ.COM | |
| 12 | MAC'S BARBEQUE | |
| 13 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 14 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 15 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 16 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 17 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 18 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 19 | LA PASADITA | |
| 20 | Beans & Bullets | |
| 21 | Ncognito | |
| 22 | SMOKIN BLUE BBQ | |
| 23 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 24 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 25 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 26 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 27 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 28 | Scrap Iron | |
| 29 | DD BBQ |
Brisket
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 2 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 3 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 4 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 5 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 6 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 7 | Ncognito | |
| 8 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 9 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 10 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 11 | OLD 99 MEAT CO. | |
| 12 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 13 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 14 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 15 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 16 | TNK BBQ | |
| 17 | LA PASADITA | |
| 18 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 19 | KOSMOSQ.COM | |
| 20 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 21 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 22 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 23 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 24 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 25 | MAC'S BARBEQUE | |
| 26 | Beans & Bullets | |
| 27 | Scrap Iron | |
| 28 | SMOKIN BLUE BBQ | |
| 29 | DD BBQ |