Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2

Mar 24–25, 2018 · Shawnee, OK · 📍 1570 S Gordon Cooper Dr

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CLARK CREW BBQ

706.8688 · Master Series — Overall

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BOOMERANG BBQ

698.2400 · Master Series — Overall

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4 LEGS UP BBQ

697.7028 · Master Series — Overall

CLARK CREW BBQ won Grand Champion at the Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 on March 24, 2018 in Shawnee, OK at 1570 S Gordon Cooper Dr, scoring 706.8688 in a field of 79 teams. BOOMERANG BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 698.2400. Category winners: Chicken — WHEN PIGS DIE (178.8572); Pork Ribs — BYO GRILL (178.2972); Pork — PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — PORKY BUTTS BBQ (180.0000).

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.

621.66 median 678.72 706.87 🏆

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 178.30
Pork 180 🔥
Brisket 180 🔥

143.41 180

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

706.8688

Winning margin

8.6288

GC over RC

Field average

675.61

621.66706.87

median 678.72 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

5 🔥

PORKY BUTTS BBQ (Brisket), SLAPS BBQ (Brisket), PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ (Pork) + 2 more

Tightest race

Brisket

1.1428 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

692.5372

621.66706.87

10th place overall

Field spread

85.2120

winner to last place

Most consistent

CLARK CREW BBQ

avg finish 8 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 0.5600 pts — WHEN PIGS DIE

How hot was the win?

Top 8%

beats 92% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.64 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,668

avg power rating going in · stronger than 98% of contests

Top-rated in the field

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ

rated 2004 pre-contest

Storylines (5 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.

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

CLARK CREW BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 5th
Pork Ribs 19th
Pork 2nd
Brisket 6th

A day of perfect scores

5 perfect 180s

5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

PORKY BUTTS BBQ · Brisket
SLAPS BBQ · Brisket
PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ · Pork

A stacked field

1668 average power rating going in

Stronger than 98% of every rated contest

The field averaged a 1668 power rating going in — stronger than 98% of every contest tracked.

top seed SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (2004)
79 rated teams

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 16 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 4–5: Smokin' Mo's and CLARK CREW BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: CLARK CREW BBQ and The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: 4 LEGS UP BBQ and BACKDRAFT BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 4–5 · tie
Chicken 5–6 · tie
Chicken 8–9 · tie
Chicken 9–10 · tie

One of the big ones

79 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 97% of the 5,469 contests in the data

79 teams — bigger than 97% of the 5,469 contests in the data.

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)

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	178.8572	176	175.4056
Pork Ribs	178.2972	176	174.8572
Pork	180	177.7144	175.4056
Brisket	180	178.8572	175.4056

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

79 entries · top 706.8688 · median 678.7196

#	Team	Score
1	CLARK CREW BBQ	706.8688
2	BOOMERANG BBQ	698.2400
3	4 LEGS UP BBQ	697.7028
4	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	695.9316
5	BYO GRILL	695.3828
6	913 BBQ	694.3432
7	GETTIN' BASTED	694.2284
8	SLAPS BBQ	694.2056
9	T-MAC SMOKIN	692.5600
10	OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	692.5372
11	PELLET ENVY	692.5028
12	RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ	691.9772
13	TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE	690.8228
14	INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	690.2404
15	BUTCHER BBQ	690.2056
16	HELPING U BBQ	690.1596
17	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	689.7028
18	Smokin' Mo's	688.4684
19	LA PASADITA	687.9316
20	UNCLE BC'S	687.9200
21	NCOGNITO COOKERS	687.9084
22	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	687.4172
23	THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ	687.3828
24	WHEN PIGS DIE	686.8344
25	BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ	686.8000
26	FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX	685.6572
27	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	685.0740
28	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	683.8740
29	DIRT ROAD BBQ	683.3600
30	SMOKIN BAD HABIT	683.3372
31	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	683.3024
32	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	682.8228
33	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	682.7884
34	BUFFALO'S BBQ	682.2060
35	DEAD BIRD BBQ	681.7260
36	UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	680.5140
37	SMOKIN ELVISES	679.3944
38	PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ	678.8344
39	BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ	678.7424
40	BACKDRAFT BBQ	678.7196
41	INHOGNITO	678.3200
42	5 FINGER BBQ	678.2856
43	Fergolicious BBQ	677.1316
44	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	677.0284
45	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	676.4572
46	DIVINE SWINE	675.9544
47	501 BBQ	675.9316
48	SMOKIN' POKES BBQ	675.3824
49	OAK STREET BBQ CO.	675.3600
50	HONEYMAN BBQ	675.2452
51	SMOKE FREAKS	672.5144
52	LUCKY D'S BBQ	672.5028
53	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	672.5028
54	JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0	671.9084
55	Fat&Dumb BBQ	671.3600
56	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	671.2796
57	THE GRISWOLDS	670.8228
58	SMOKED OUT BBQ	670.2632
59	LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	669.0968
60	SPICY SPITFIRE	668.4228
61	JOUSTING PIGS BBQ	666.2056
62	SMOKIN DAN	665.0972
63	TNK BBQ	664.5600
64	EVIL MONKEY BBQ	664.4572
65	LAKERAT BBQ	663.3484
66	BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX	662.2060
67	Smokin Yetis BBQ	661.1088
68	THE Q CREW	659.3488
69	Smokin Hot J's	657.6460
70	POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ	655.9200
71	HEAVENLY SMOKE BBQ	653.6800
72	SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV	651.3368
73	SMOKIN BONES	648.4684
74	Twin Oak	648.0112
75	DR. ALAN'S BBQ	639.3144
76	SURVIVOR-QUE	630.1716
77	DISCO BALLS	630.1140
78	OTAKU SMOKE N BREW	626.1256
79	Mud Willy's Wood Fired Meats	621.6568

Chicken

79 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2972

#	Team	Score
1	WHEN PIGS DIE	178.8572
2	TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE	178.2972
3	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	177.1428
4	Smokin' Mo's	176
5	CLARK CREW BBQ	176
6	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	176
7	T-MAC SMOKIN	175.4400
8	4 LEGS UP BBQ	175.4056
9	BACKDRAFT BBQ	175.4056
10	LA PASADITA	175.4056
11	NCOGNITO COOKERS	175.4056
12	HELPING U BBQ	175.4056
13	OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	174.8916
14	913 BBQ	174.8688
15	INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	174.8688
16	5 FINGER BBQ	174.8456
17	GETTIN' BASTED	174.2628
18	BUTCHER BBQ	174.2628
19	DEAD BIRD BBQ	173.7144
20	UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	173.7028
21	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	173.1200
22	INHOGNITO	173.1200
23	DIRT ROAD BBQ	173.1200
24	SLAPS BBQ	173.1084
25	SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV	173.1084
26	Twin Oak	172.6400
27	RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ	172.5944
28	THE GRISWOLDS	172.5600
29	Fat&Dumb BBQ	172.5600
30	THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ	172
31	BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ	171.9884
32	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	171.9656
33	BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ	171.4172
34	501 BBQ	171.4172
35	PELLET ENVY	171.4056
36	SMOKIN ELVISES	171.4056
37	SMOKED OUT BBQ	170.8576
38	BYO GRILL	170.8572
39	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	170.8228
40	Smokin Yetis BBQ	170.2972
41	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	170.2628
42	SMOKIN' POKES BBQ	169.7028
43	OAK STREET BBQ CO.	169.7028
44	FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX	169.6800
45	SMOKE FREAKS	169.6800
46	UNCLE BC'S	169.6800
47	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	169.1084
48	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	169.1084
49	PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ	168.5600
50	LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	168.5600
51	JOUSTING PIGS BBQ	168.5372
52	EVIL MONKEY BBQ	168.5372
53	BUFFALO'S BBQ	168.5256
54	POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ	168
55	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	167.9656
56	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	167.9656
57	LAKERAT BBQ	167.9656
58	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	167.9656
59	Smokin Hot J's	167.4400
60	DISCO BALLS	167.4284
61	TNK BBQ	167.4056
62	BOOMERANG BBQ	167.3828
63	SMOKIN BAD HABIT	166.2516
64	Fergolicious BBQ	165.7144
65	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	165.7028
66	BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX	165.6800
67	HONEYMAN BBQ	165.0856
68	Mud Willy's Wood Fired Meats	164
69	LUCKY D'S BBQ	163.3828
70	SMOKIN DAN	162.8456
71	THE Q CREW	162.8228
72	SPICY SPITFIRE	162.8000
73	SMOKIN BONES	160.5256
74	OTAKU SMOKE N BREW	159.9656
75	SURVIVOR-QUE	159.9656
76	HEAVENLY SMOKE BBQ	159.9656
77	DIVINE SWINE	158.8228
78	JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0	158.2284
79	DR. ALAN'S BBQ	155.9544

Pork Ribs

79 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.1200

#	Team	Score
1	BYO GRILL	178.2972
2	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	178.2972
3	GETTIN' BASTED	177.1544
4	UNCLE BC'S	176.5716
5	SPICY SPITFIRE	176
6	BOOMERANG BBQ	176
7	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	175.4172
8	RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ	175.4172
9	HELPING U BBQ	175.4056
10	OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	174.8572
11	913 BBQ	174.3316
12	LUCKY D'S BBQ	174.2972
13	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	174.2744
14	THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ	174.2628
15	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	174.2628
16	BACKDRAFT BBQ	174.2628
17	SMOKIN BAD HABIT	173.7028
18	BUFFALO'S BBQ	173.1316
19	CLARK CREW BBQ	173.1316
20	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	173.1200
21	BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ	172.5600
22	BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ	172.5600
23	T-MAC SMOKIN	172
24	INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	171.9772
25	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	171.9656
26	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	171.4056
27	UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	170.8572
28	DIVINE SWINE	170.8456
29	OAK STREET BBQ CO.	170.8456
30	LAKERAT BBQ	170.8228
31	SMOKIN' POKES BBQ	170.8228
32	Fergolicious BBQ	170.3316
33	TNK BBQ	170.3200
34	INHOGNITO	170.2856
35	HEAVENLY SMOKE BBQ	170.2744
36	DIRT ROAD BBQ	169.7028
37	SLAPS BBQ	169.6800
38	PELLET ENVY	169.6800
39	4 LEGS UP BBQ	169.1428
40	5 FINGER BBQ	169.1200
41	TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE	168.5944
42	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	168.5716
43	Smokin Hot J's	168.5716
44	FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX	168.5600
45	LA PASADITA	168.5488
46	LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	168.5484
47	Smokin' Mo's	168.5372
48	PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ	168.0116
49	THE GRISWOLDS	168
50	JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0	167.9888
51	SMOKIN ELVISES	167.4516
52	JOUSTING PIGS BBQ	167.4516
53	Fat&Dumb BBQ	167.4056
54	SMOKE FREAKS	167.3944
55	NCOGNITO COOKERS	167.3828
56	HONEYMAN BBQ	167.3712
57	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	166.8572
58	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	166.8572
59	EVIL MONKEY BBQ	166.8572
60	SMOKED OUT BBQ	166.8572
61	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	165.6912
62	501 BBQ	165.6800
63	SMOKIN BONES	165.1200
64	BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX	164.5716
65	Twin Oak	163.9884
66	POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ	163.9772
67	BUTCHER BBQ	163.9772
68	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	163.4172
69	DEAD BIRD BBQ	162.2860
70	SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV	162.2628
71	WHEN PIGS DIE	161.7144
72	SURVIVOR-QUE	161.1200
73	SMOKIN DAN	161.0972
74	DR. ALAN'S BBQ	160.5944
75	Smokin Yetis BBQ	159.3944
76	THE Q CREW	158.2516
77	Mud Willy's Wood Fired Meats	155.4056
78	DISCO BALLS	153.0856
79	OTAKU SMOKE N BREW	149.6688

Pork

79 entries · top 180 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ	180 🔥
2	CLARK CREW BBQ	180 🔥
3	BUTCHER BBQ	180 🔥
4	DIRT ROAD BBQ	179.4400
5	BOOMERANG BBQ	177.7144
6	501 BBQ	176.5716
7	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	176
8	SMOKIN ELVISES	176
9	RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ	175.4172
10	HONEYMAN BBQ	175.4056
11	5 FINGER BBQ	174.8800
12	DIVINE SWINE	174.8688
13	FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX	174.8572
14	Fergolicious BBQ	174.8572
15	4 LEGS UP BBQ	174.2972
16	Fat&Dumb BBQ	174.2972
17	SMOKIN BAD HABIT	174.2628
18	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	174.2628
19	WHEN PIGS DIE	173.7144
20	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	173.1428
21	BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ	173.1428
22	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	173.1316
23	Smokin' Mo's	173.1200
24	NCOGNITO COOKERS	173.1200
25	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	173.1200
26	LA PASADITA	173.1200
27	GETTIN' BASTED	173.1084
28	BYO GRILL	173.1084
29	T-MAC SMOKIN	172.5600
30	PELLET ENVY	172.5600
31	913 BBQ	172
32	INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	171.9772
33	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	171.9772
34	TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE	171.9656
35	SLAPS BBQ	171.4172
36	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	170.8344
37	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	170.8344
38	THE Q CREW	170.8344
39	OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	170.8228
40	HELPING U BBQ	170.8228
41	INHOGNITO	170.2972
42	JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0	170.2856
43	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	169.6800
44	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	169.6800
45	LUCKY D'S BBQ	169.1428
46	BACKDRAFT BBQ	169.1200
47	SMOKED OUT BBQ	168.5828
48	SMOKIN DAN	168.5600
49	JOUSTING PIGS BBQ	168.5600
50	THE GRISWOLDS	168.5600
51	UNCLE BC'S	168.5256
52	DEAD BIRD BBQ	168.0228
53	UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	167.9656
54	Smokin Yetis BBQ	167.9656
55	TNK BBQ	167.4400
56	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	167.3828
57	EVIL MONKEY BBQ	167.3828
58	BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX	167.3828
59	LAKERAT BBQ	166.8572
60	OTAKU SMOKE N BREW	166.8344
61	THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ	166.8228
62	BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ	165.0856
63	SPICY SPITFIRE	164.5256
64	SMOKE FREAKS	164
65	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	163.9772
66	BUFFALO'S BBQ	163.9772
67	POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ	163.9312
68	SURVIVOR-QUE	163.4172
69	LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	163.4056
70	SMOKIN' POKES BBQ	162.8684
71	OAK STREET BBQ CO.	160.5372
72	Mud Willy's Wood Fired Meats	158.8456
73	DR. ALAN'S BBQ	157.0856
74	SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV	155.9428
75	SMOKIN BONES	155.4172
76	DISCO BALLS	154.8000
77	Smokin Hot J's	154.8000
78	HEAVENLY SMOKE BBQ	154.2628
79	Twin Oak	152.5600

Brisket

79 entries · top 180 · median 168.5484 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	180 🔥
2	SLAPS BBQ	180 🔥
3	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	179.4400
4	PELLET ENVY	178.8572
5	4 LEGS UP BBQ	178.8572
6	CLARK CREW BBQ	177.7372
7	DEAD BIRD BBQ	177.7028
8	BOOMERANG BBQ	177.1428
9	BUFFALO'S BBQ	176.5716
10	JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0	175.4056
11	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	174.8800
12	THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ	174.2972
13	OAK STREET BBQ CO.	174.2744
14	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	174.2628
15	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	173.1428
16	UNCLE BC'S	173.1428
17	913 BBQ	173.1428
18	BYO GRILL	173.1200
19	SMOKIN DAN	172.5944
20	T-MAC SMOKIN	172.5600
21	FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX	172.5600
22	WHEN PIGS DIE	172.5484
23	NCOGNITO COOKERS	172
24	SMOKIN' POKES BBQ	171.9884
25	OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	171.9656
26	BUTCHER BBQ	171.9656
27	TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE	171.9656
28	SMOKE FREAKS	171.4400
29	DIVINE SWINE	171.4172
30	INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	171.4172
31	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	171.4056
32	LA PASADITA	170.8572
33	Smokin' Mo's	170.8112
34	GETTIN' BASTED	169.7028
35	BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ	169.6800
36	HEAVENLY SMOKE BBQ	169.1772
37	SMOKIN BAD HABIT	169.1200
38	BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ	169.1084
39	LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	168.5828
40	RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ	168.5484
41	HELPING U BBQ	168.5256
42	UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	167.9884
43	THE Q CREW	167.4400
44	SMOKIN BONES	167.4056
45	HONEYMAN BBQ	167.3828
46	Smokin Hot J's	166.8344
47	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	166.8344
48	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	166.8112
49	Fergolicious BBQ	166.2284
50	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	165.6912
51	LUCKY D'S BBQ	165.6800
52	DR. ALAN'S BBQ	165.6800
53	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	165.6684
54	SPICY SPITFIRE	165.0972
55	INHOGNITO	164.6172
56	BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX	164.5716
57	SMOKIN ELVISES	164.5372
58	SMOKED OUT BBQ	163.9656
59	Smokin Yetis BBQ	163.4516
60	501 BBQ	162.2628
61	PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ	162.2628
62	THE GRISWOLDS	161.7028
63	EVIL MONKEY BBQ	161.6800
64	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	161.6684
65	JOUSTING PIGS BBQ	161.6568
66	DIRT ROAD BBQ	161.0972
67	SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV	160.0228
68	POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ	160.0116
69	BACKDRAFT BBQ	159.9312
70	5 FINGER BBQ	159.4400
71	TNK BBQ	159.3944
72	Twin Oak	158.8228
73	LAKERAT BBQ	157.7028
74	Fat&Dumb BBQ	157.0972
75	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	157.0856
76	DISCO BALLS	154.8000
77	OTAKU SMOKE N BREW	149.6568
78	SURVIVOR-QUE	145.6688
79	Mud Willy's Wood Fired Meats	143.4056

Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)

Won without a category win

A day of perfect scores

A stacked field

Photo finishes

One of the big ones

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)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket