A statement win
11.4404
points clear of the field
Wider than 91% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The champion won by 11.4404 points — a wider margin than 91% of championships in the data.
Burnt Ends Oklahoma Barbeque Championship
May 25–26, 2018 · Oklahoma City, OK · 📍 Bricktown Entertainment District
BUTCHER BBQ won Grand Champion at the Burnt Ends Oklahoma Barbeque Championship on May 25, 2018 in Oklahoma City, OK at Bricktown Entertainment District, scoring 706.8688 in a field of 24 teams. THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.4284. Category winners: Chicken — BUFFALO'S BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — BUTCHER BBQ (176.5944); Pork — BUTCHER BBQ (178.8572); Brisket — BUTCHER 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.
574.77
median 667.07
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 176.59
- Pork 178.86
- Brisket 180 🔥
137.12
180
Entries
24
4 judged meats
Top score
706.8688
Winning margin
11.4404
GC over RC
Field average
657.88
574.77706.87
median 667.07 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.0228 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
670.8460
574.77706.87
10th place overall
Field spread
132.1032
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 9%
beats 91% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.88 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,601
avg power rating going in · stronger than 78% of contests
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.
A hat-trick of category wins
3
category wins in a day
BUTCHER BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork, Brisket — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 9–10: OFFICIAL "Q and BUTCHER BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS and SUPER SWINE tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: SMOKED OUT BBQ and MOVIN' THE CHAINS tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork 5–6 · tie
- Brisket 6–7 · tie
- Brisket 9–10 · tie
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
BUTCHER BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 3 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 10th.
- Chicken 10th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- BUTCHER BBQ · Brisket
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 | 178.8572 | 173.2000 | 171.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5944 | 172.5716 | 168.5944 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 173.7028 | 169.1428 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.2856 | 171.9656 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
24 entries · top 706.8688 · median 667.0740
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 2 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 3 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 4 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 5 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 6 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 7 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 8 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 9 | SMOKED OUT BBQ | |
| 10 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 11 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 12 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 13 | OFFICIAL "Q | |
| 14 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' POKES BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 17 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 18 | BOLO BBQ | |
| 19 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 20 | BS Smokers | |
| 21 | Smokin Ash BBQ | |
| 22 | Culinary Kitchen | |
| 23 | Newcastle Casino | |
| 24 | Rolling Thunder BBQ |
Chicken
24 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 2 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 3 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 4 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 5 | BS Smokers | |
| 6 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 7 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 8 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 9 | OFFICIAL "Q | |
| 10 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 11 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 12 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 13 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 14 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' POKES BBQ | |
| 16 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 17 | SMOKED OUT BBQ | |
| 18 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 19 | Newcastle Casino | |
| 20 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin Ash BBQ | |
| 22 | BOLO BBQ | |
| 23 | Rolling Thunder BBQ | |
| 24 | Culinary Kitchen |
Pork Ribs
24 entries · top 176.5944 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 2 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKED OUT BBQ | |
| 4 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 5 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 6 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 7 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 8 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 9 | BOLO BBQ | |
| 10 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 11 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 12 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' POKES BBQ | |
| 14 | OFFICIAL "Q | |
| 15 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 17 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 18 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 19 | BS Smokers | |
| 20 | Culinary Kitchen | |
| 21 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 22 | Smokin Ash BBQ | |
| 23 | Rolling Thunder BBQ | |
| 24 | Newcastle Casino |
Pork
24 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 4 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 5 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 6 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 7 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 8 | OFFICIAL "Q | |
| 9 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 10 | SMOKED OUT BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 12 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 13 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' POKES BBQ | |
| 15 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 16 | Smokin Ash BBQ | |
| 17 | BOLO BBQ | |
| 18 | Newcastle Casino | |
| 19 | Culinary Kitchen | |
| 20 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 21 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 22 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 23 | BS Smokers | |
| 24 | Rolling Thunder BBQ |
Brisket
24 entries · top 180 · median 169.3942 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 2 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 3 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 4 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 5 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKED OUT BBQ | |
| 7 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 8 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 9 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 10 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 11 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 12 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 13 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' POKES BBQ | |
| 15 | OFFICIAL "Q | |
| 16 | Culinary Kitchen | |
| 17 | Smokin Ash BBQ | |
| 18 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 20 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 21 | BOLO BBQ | |
| 22 | BS Smokers | |
| 23 | Newcastle Casino | |
| 24 | Rolling Thunder BBQ |