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Rib's and Bibs

Oct 6–7, 2018 · Topeka, KS · 📍 7530 SW Topeka Blvd

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704 · Master Series — Overall
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699.4172 · Master Series — Overall
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691.9660 · Master Series — Overall

CLARK CREW BBQ won Grand Champion at the Rib's and Bibs on October 6, 2018 in Topeka, KS at 7530 SW Topeka Blvd, scoring 704.0000 in a field of 37 teams. THE SMOKING HILLS took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.4172. Category winners: Chicken — PELLET ENVY (177.1428); Pork Ribs — DROP THE MIKE (177.1772); Pork — CLARK CREW BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — AMERICAN FIRE BBQ (179.4400).

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.

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

  • Chicken 177.14
  • Pork Ribs 177.18
  • Pork 180 🔥
  • Brisket 179.44
123.36 180

Entries

37
4 judged meats

Top score

704

Winning margin

4.5828
GC over RC

Field average

659.86
568.40704
median 666.23 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Tightest race

Chicken
1.7028 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

686.7540
568.40704
10th place overall

Field spread

135.6000
winner to last place

Most consistent

avg finish 3.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket
won by 2.8800 pts — AMERICAN FIRE BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 17%
beats 83% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong
ρ = -0.82 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,623
avg power rating going in · stronger than 89% of contests

Top-rated in the field

rated 2024 pre-contest

Storylines (3 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 9 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 1–2: PELLET ENVY and 777 BBQ tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: DIRT ROAD BBQ and BOOMERANG BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: CLARK CREW BBQ and THE SMOKING HILLS tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Chicken 1–2 · tie
  • Chicken 8–9 · tie
  • Brisket 2–3 · tie
  • Brisket 3–4 · tie

How the title was won

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

CLARK CREW BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 6th.

  • Chicken 5th
  • Pork Ribs 6th
  • Pork 1st
  • Brisket 2nd

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.

  • CLARK CREW BBQ · Pork

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)

Category1st5th10th
Chicken177.1428175.4400171.4056
Pork Ribs177.1772174.8572170.2744
Pork180175.4056172
Brisket179.4400175.4516172.5600

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

37 entries · top 704 · median 666.2288

#TeamScore
1 CLARK CREW BBQ 704
2 THE SMOKING HILLS 699.4172
3 AMERICAN FIRE BBQ 691.9660
4 DIRT ROAD BBQ 691.3712
5 MAN MEAT BBQ 690.8112
6 Fat&Dumb BBQ 690.8000
7 4 LEGS UP BBQ 689.6684
8 PELLET ENVY 689.6572
9 GETTIN' BASTED 689.6456
10 BOOMERANG BBQ 686.7540
11 BLACK EYE BBQ 686.7540
12 777 BBQ 685.6456
13 DROP THE MIKE 682.2400
14 913 BBQ 681.6912
15 BOXER Q BBQ 679.3484
16 B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 679.3368
17 YARD TIME BBQ 677.6916
18 BLUE BUCKET BBQ 667.3600
19 BEER DART BBQ 666.2288
20 WATER DAWGZ BBQ 662.1600
21 3 Sauce'D Pigs 658.1948
22 ROCK N BLUES BBQ 657.1084
23 2 HOT 2 HANDLE 656.4804
24 Big Daddy and The Butt Rubbers 655.9316
25 RICH AND STU'S VOODOO BBQ 642.7888
26 Autoboxs bbq� 642.2512
27 Fat and Greasy BBQ 641.0856
28 SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ 638.6972
29 2 LIVE CUE 636.4692
30 BLUE COLLAR BBQ 633.0172
31 BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES 631.3828
32 Jimbo's� 623.9768
33 HHB BBQ 622.2284
34 M.T. POCKETS 621.5432
35 M2 SMOKIN Q 616.3768
36 SILVER FOX BBQ 576.3316
37 Sav'n Butts BBQ 568.4000

Chicken

37 entries · top 177.1428 · median 168

#TeamScore
1 PELLET ENVY 177.1428
2 777 BBQ 177.1428
3 MAN MEAT BBQ 176.5600
4 THE SMOKING HILLS 176
5 CLARK CREW BBQ 175.4400
6 GETTIN' BASTED 174.2628
7 913 BBQ 173.1772
8 DIRT ROAD BBQ 171.9656
9 BOOMERANG BBQ 171.9656
10 BOXER Q BBQ 171.4056
11 4 LEGS UP BBQ 171.4056
12 B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 171.4056
13 Big Daddy and The Butt Rubbers 170.2744
14 HHB BBQ 169.1428
15 DROP THE MIKE 169.1084
16 ROCK N BLUES BBQ 168.5600
17 Jimbo's� 168.0112
18 3 Sauce'D Pigs 168
19 RICH AND STU'S VOODOO BBQ 168
20 BLACK EYE BBQ 167.9656
21 YARD TIME BBQ 166.8800
22 Fat and Greasy BBQ 166.8344
23 SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ 165.1084
24 AMERICAN FIRE BBQ 165.0972
25 WATER DAWGZ BBQ 164.5256
26 BEER DART BBQ 162.2744
27 BLUE BUCKET BBQ 162.2628
28 Fat&Dumb BBQ 162.2400
29 BLUE COLLAR BBQ 161.7028
30 M2 SMOKIN Q 161.1312
31 BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES 159.4172
32 M.T. POCKETS 158.2744
33 SILVER FOX BBQ 155.9544
34 2 HOT 2 HANDLE 155.9428
35 Autoboxs bbq� 155.3940
36 2 LIVE CUE 153.1088
37 Sav'n Butts BBQ 132.5488

Pork Ribs

37 entries · top 177.1772 · median 167.4172

#TeamScore
1 DROP THE MIKE 177.1772
2 Fat&Dumb BBQ 177.1428
3 THE SMOKING HILLS 176.0344
4 MAN MEAT BBQ 175.4400
5 DIRT ROAD BBQ 174.8572
6 CLARK CREW BBQ 172
7 RICH AND STU'S VOODOO BBQ 171.4400
8 PELLET ENVY 170.8344
9 AMERICAN FIRE BBQ 170.2860
10 BLACK EYE BBQ 170.2744
11 777 BBQ 170.2744
12 BOOMERANG BBQ 169.6800
13 B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 169.6800
14 3 Sauce'D Pigs 169.1316
15 YARD TIME BBQ 169.1200
16 4 LEGS UP BBQ 168
17 BEER DART BBQ 167.9888
18 WATER DAWGZ BBQ 167.9772
19 GETTIN' BASTED 167.4172
20 913 BBQ 167.3828
21 2 HOT 2 HANDLE 166.2860
22 BOXER Q BBQ 163.9772
23 BLUE BUCKET BBQ 163.9772
24 M2 SMOKIN Q 163.3944
25 BLUE COLLAR BBQ 162.2860
26 HHB BBQ 161.7256
27 Fat and Greasy BBQ 161.6800
28 Big Daddy and The Butt Rubbers 160.5716
29 Autoboxs bbq� 159.4516
30 M.T. POCKETS 158.8228
31 BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES 158.8000
32 2 LIVE CUE 158.2516
33 ROCK N BLUES BBQ 157.7028
34 SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ 154.8000
35 SILVER FOX BBQ 150.7772
36 Sav'n Butts BBQ 150.2056
37 Jimbo's� 146.8228

Pork

37 entries · top 180 · median 167.4284 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 CLARK CREW BBQ 180 🔥
2 AMERICAN FIRE BBQ 177.1428
3 4 LEGS UP BBQ 176.5600
4 GETTIN' BASTED 176
5 BLACK EYE BBQ 175.4056
6 Fat&Dumb BBQ 174.8572
7 BEER DART BBQ 174.2744
8 BOOMERANG BBQ 174.2628
9 BOXER Q BBQ 172.5600
10 DIRT ROAD BBQ 172
11 BLUE BUCKET BBQ 171.4400
12 THE SMOKING HILLS 170.8228
13 3 Sauce'D Pigs 170.2744
14 SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ 170.2744
15 913 BBQ 169.6912
16 777 BBQ 169.6800
17 2 LIVE CUE 168.5716
18 PELLET ENVY 168.5716
19 B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 167.4284
20 2 HOT 2 HANDLE 166.8572
21 MAN MEAT BBQ 166.8456
22 ROCK N BLUES BBQ 166.2628
23 YARD TIME BBQ 166.2400
24 Autoboxs bbq� 164.5600
25 DROP THE MIKE 162.8116
26 Big Daddy and The Butt Rubbers 158.8228
27 Fat and Greasy BBQ 157.7256
28 WATER DAWGZ BBQ 157.0972
29 BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES 156
30 BLUE COLLAR BBQ 155.3828
31 Jimbo's� 153.7028
32 RICH AND STU'S VOODOO BBQ 153.0972
33 M.T. POCKETS 149.6228
34 HHB BBQ 146.8116
35 SILVER FOX BBQ 146.2400
36 Sav'n Butts BBQ 143.9656
37 M2 SMOKIN Q 143.9084

Brisket

37 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5484

#TeamScore
1 AMERICAN FIRE BBQ 179.4400
2 CLARK CREW BBQ 176.5600
3 THE SMOKING HILLS 176.5600
4 Fat&Dumb BBQ 176.5600
5 YARD TIME BBQ 175.4516
6 4 LEGS UP BBQ 173.7028
7 DROP THE MIKE 173.1428
8 PELLET ENVY 173.1084
9 BLACK EYE BBQ 173.1084
10 WATER DAWGZ BBQ 172.5600
11 DIRT ROAD BBQ 172.5484
12 MAN MEAT BBQ 171.9656
13 GETTIN' BASTED 171.9656
14 913 BBQ 171.4400
15 BOXER Q BBQ 171.4056
16 BOOMERANG BBQ 170.8456
17 B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 170.8228
18 BLUE BUCKET BBQ 169.6800
19 777 BBQ 168.5484
20 2 HOT 2 HANDLE 167.3944
21 Big Daddy and The Butt Rubbers 166.2628
22 ROCK N BLUES BBQ 164.5828
23 Autoboxs bbq� 162.8456
24 BEER DART BBQ 161.6912
25 BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES 157.1656
26 2 LIVE CUE 156.5372
27 Jimbo's� 155.4400
28 Fat and Greasy BBQ 154.8456
29 M.T. POCKETS 154.8232
30 BLUE COLLAR BBQ 153.6456
31 3 Sauce'D Pigs 150.7888
32 RICH AND STU'S VOODOO BBQ 150.2516
33 SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ 148.5144
34 M2 SMOKIN Q 147.9428
35 HHB BBQ 144.5484
36 Sav'n Butts BBQ 141.6800
37 SILVER FOX BBQ 123.3600

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