Big 12 Big Q (NBBQL COMPETITORS SERIES)
2019-03-14 – 2019-03-16 · Kansas City, MO · 📍 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship
Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Oklahoma State_Shake N Bake (689.6800) · 11 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 DIRT ROAD BBQ
Entries
11
4 judged meats
Top score
689.6800
Winning margin
1.6800
GC over RC
Field average
669.62
median 673.63
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
5.7028 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
655.3144
10th place overall
Field spread
55.4060
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,000.00
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 36%
beats 64% of 58 Competitor Series wins in the data
Traveled in
82%
of the 11 teams with a home region came from outside MO
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.29 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1520
avg power rating going in · stronger than 25% of contests
Storylines
🧹 A double category winner
DIRT ROAD BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 2–3: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ and SLAPS BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE edged SUGARFIRE SMOKEHOUSE by 0.0572.
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-08 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2018-03-07 | 14th Grand | 14 | 689.6800 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 2019-03-14 ← this one | Kansas City, MO | Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship | 11 | 689.6800 | Oklahoma State_Shake N Bake | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 173.7372 | 165.7372 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 166.8456 | 161.7256 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 168.5256 | 155.9428 |
| Brisket | 173.7256 | 167.4172 | 159.3600 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Competitor Series
Overall
11 entries · top 689.6800 · median 673.6344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 2 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 3 | SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE | |
| 4 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 5 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 6 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 7 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 8 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 9 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 10 | SUGARFIRE SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 11 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS |
Chicken
11 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.4284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE | |
| 2 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 3 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 4 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 5 | SUGARFIRE SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 6 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 7 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 8 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 9 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 10 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 11 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS |
Pork Ribs
11 entries · top 175.4172 · median 166.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 2 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 3 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 6 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 8 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 9 | SUGARFIRE SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 10 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 11 | SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE |
Pork
11 entries · top 178.8572 · median 161.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 2 | SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE | |
| 3 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 4 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 8 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 9 | SUGARFIRE SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 10 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS |
Brisket
11 entries · top 173.7256 · median 166.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 5 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 6 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 7 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 8 | SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE | |
| 9 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 10 | SUGARFIRE SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 11 | Fergolicious BBQ |