Qlathe BBQ Championship 2019

Mar 15–16, 2019 · Olathe, KS · 📍 1205 E Kansas RD · State championship

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MAN MEAT BBQ

699.9540 · Master Series — Overall

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HIGH i QUE

695.3484 · Master Series — Overall

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THE SMOKING HILLS

694.2172 · Master Series — Overall

MAN MEAT BBQ won Grand Champion at the Qlathe BBQ Championship on March 15, 2019 in Olathe, KS at 1205 E Kansas RD, scoring 699.9540 in a field of 64 teams. HIGH i QUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.3484. Category winners: Chicken — The Boys in Que (178.8572); Pork Ribs — UNFAMOUS DAVE'S (178.8800); Pork — MAN MEAT BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — PORKERSTARS (177.7028). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2022.

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.

556.39 median 657.13 699.95 🏆

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 178.88
Pork 180 🔥
Brisket 177.70

112.43 180

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

699.9540

Winning margin

4.6056

GC over RC

Field average

651.24

556.39699.95

median 657.13 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

MAN MEAT BBQ (Pork)

Tightest race

Chicken

2.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

683.3256

556.39699.95

10th place overall

Field spread

143.5652

winner to last place

Most consistent

MAN MEAT BBQ

avg finish 7.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 2.2972 pts — MAN MEAT BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 33%

beats 67% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.62 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,542

avg power rating going in · stronger than 32% of contests

Top-rated in the field

THE SMOKING HILLS

rated 1895 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.

An upset on the books

20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100

MAN MEAT BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, THE SMOKING HILLS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1651
top seed 1895

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 4–5: SONS OF A BRISKET and LIFT, TILT, AND STAGGER BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Big Al and the Boys and THE SMOKING HILLS tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: AMERICAN FIRE BBQ and PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 4–5 · tie
Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
Pork 8–9 · tie

How the title was won

2 of 4 meats called to the stage

MAN MEAT BBQ took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 15th.

Chicken 3rd
Pork Ribs 12th
Pork 1st
Brisket 15th

One of the big ones

64 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 93% of the 5,462 contests in the data

64 teams — bigger than 93% of the 5,462 contests in the data.

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.

MAN MEAT 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)

This contest over the years full contest page →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve Champion
Mar 15, 2019 ← this one	Olathe, KS	1205 E Kansas RD	64	699.9540	Man Meats BBQ	HIGH i QUE
Mar 18, 2022	Olathe, KS	21151 W. 167th St	71	701.6456	Slaps BBQ	Fergolicious BBQ

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	178.8572	176.5600	173.1200
Pork Ribs	178.8800	176.5600	172.5828
Pork	180	175.4172	173.1200
Brisket	177.7028	173.1428	171.9656

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

64 entries · top 699.9540 · median 657.1258

#	Team	Score
1	MAN MEAT BBQ	699.9540
2	HIGH i QUE	695.3484
3	THE SMOKING HILLS	694.2172
4	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	690.8112
5	913 BBQ	687.3484
6	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	687.3140
7	Oak Park Boys BBQ	685.7260
8	Big Al and the Boys	684.4340
9	PORKERSTARS	683.3600
10	777 BBQ	683.3256
11	SONS OF A BRISKET	682.7768
12	KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON	682.2512
13	SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ	681.6688
14	UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	681.1200
15	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	681.0512
16	BULL CREEK BBQ	680.4912
17	PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ	678.8112
18	The Boys in Que	678.1828
19	WEEKEND BUM BBQ	677.6456
20	Bringing the Heat BBQ	673.0624
21	RUB'N WOOD	671.9316
22	Three Legged Pig	671.4172
23	MAD MUTT'S BBQ	670.7772
24	Hog diesel	666.1604
25	RUB THAT MEAT BBQ	663.8624
26	Fat&Dumb BBQ	662.1944
27	BUBBA AND THE BOYS BARBEQUE	660.5032
28	THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS	659.9204
29	LIFT, TILT, AND STAGGER BBQ	659.9084
30	Rusty Que	659.8396
31	TEAM CRAWFORD	659.4168
32	RJ'S BACKYARD COOKERS	657.7144
33	Smokin' Van Norman	656.5372
34	GEO SMOKERS	654.1140
35	2 DRUNK 2 QUE	651.8284
36	Shorthorn BBQ	647.9312
37	Wobbly Bum BBQ	645.6916
38	POWER I BBQ	645.6456
39	Pork Cables BBQ	645.6000
40	DUNN UP BBQ	644.6744
41	SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ	643.3716
42	Free Range Friends BBQ	642.6972
43	End of the Road BBQ	641.6112
44	Rhythm and Ribz	639.8860
45	THROUGH THE SMOKE BBQ	637.0404
46	Hog's Plan BBQ	636.4684
47	BUSHWOOD BARBECUE SOCIETY	634.7656
48	A BBQ Team	634.6400
49	lb. Town KC BBQ	634.1488
50	Pirates of Bar-B-Que Bay	632.5488
51	C'Mon Que	632.4452
52	Low Budget BBQ	626.2056
53	Go Hogs BBQ	619.3720
54	Silence of the Hams	619.2456
55	Swine & Steer BBQ	618.6972
56	South Side Smokers	618.0572
57	why not smoke	613.6116
58	Pork Butts and Tator Tots	612.4456
59	Smok'n Freaks	608.9716
60	Seabrisket	595.3368
61	Bent Rail BBQ	591.3260
62	Nothing but Smoke and Beers	581.0512
63	Res Ipsa Smoker	564.4340
64	Spice Guys	556.3888

Chicken

64 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.6856

#	Team	Score
1	The Boys in Que	178.8572
2	HIGH i QUE	177.7144
3	MAN MEAT BBQ	177.1428
4	SONS OF A BRISKET	176.5600
5	LIFT, TILT, AND STAGGER BBQ	176.5600
6	913 BBQ	176
7	THE SMOKING HILLS	175.4172
8	Shorthorn BBQ	174.8572
9	Oak Park Boys BBQ	173.1772
10	SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ	173.1200
11	2 DRUNK 2 QUE	172.5600
12	THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS	172.5600
13	RUB'N WOOD	171.9772
14	BULL CREEK BBQ	171.9656
15	WEEKEND BUM BBQ	171.4172
16	UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	170.8800
17	South Side Smokers	170.8344
18	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	170.8228
19	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	170.8228
20	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	170.2628
21	KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON	169.7256
22	BUBBA AND THE BOYS BARBEQUE	169.1428
23	Pork Butts and Tator Tots	169.1200
24	MAD MUTT'S BBQ	169.1200
25	GEO SMOKERS	168.5256
26	Low Budget BBQ	168
27	SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ	167.4516
28	Three Legged Pig	167.4172
29	Pork Cables BBQ	166.8572
30	Rusty Que	166.2628
31	PORKERSTARS	165.7144
32	POWER I BBQ	165.7028
33	777 BBQ	165.6684
34	Hog diesel	165.0972
35	Big Al and the Boys	165.0856
36	End of the Road BBQ	164.5828
37	RJ'S BACKYARD COOKERS	164.5600
38	RUB THAT MEAT BBQ	164.5256
39	TEAM CRAWFORD	163.9884
40	BUSHWOOD BARBECUE SOCIETY	163.9656
41	Wobbly Bum BBQ	162.2972
42	PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ	161.7028
43	Bringing the Heat BBQ	161.1084
44	lb. Town KC BBQ	160.5144
45	THROUGH THE SMOKE BBQ	160.0116
46	Bent Rail BBQ	158.8572
47	Go Hogs BBQ	158.8116
48	Pirates of Bar-B-Que Bay	158.8000
49	Spice Guys	158.2856
50	why not smoke	157.1428
51	Smokin' Van Norman	157.1084
52	C'Mon Que	154.8228
53	Hog's Plan BBQ	154.2744
54	A BBQ Team	151.3944
55	Fat&Dumb BBQ	151.3600
56	DUNN UP BBQ	150.9488
57	Silence of the Hams	150.2400
58	Free Range Friends BBQ	149.6800
59	Smok'n Freaks	148.5144
60	Seabrisket	147.9884
61	Res Ipsa Smoker	147.9540
62	Nothing but Smoke and Beers	146.8344
63	Rhythm and Ribz	146.8116
64	Swine & Steer BBQ	146.2512

Pork Ribs

64 entries · top 178.8800 · median 162.5430

#	Team	Score
1	UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	178.8800
2	Oak Park Boys BBQ	178.8572
3	Big Al and the Boys	177.7144
4	THE SMOKING HILLS	177.7144
5	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	176.5600
6	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	176.5600
7	Fat&Dumb BBQ	174.2972
8	RUB THAT MEAT BBQ	174.2628
9	Three Legged Pig	173.7372
10	WEEKEND BUM BBQ	172.5828
11	PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ	172.5600
12	MAN MEAT BBQ	171.9656
13	RJ'S BACKYARD COOKERS	170.8688
14	End of the Road BBQ	170.2628
15	SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ	169.6916
16	Bringing the Heat BBQ	169.1428
17	HIGH i QUE	169.1084
18	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	168.5600
19	SONS OF A BRISKET	168
20	Free Range Friends BBQ	167.9772
21	KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON	167.9656
22	PORKERSTARS	167.3828
23	GEO SMOKERS	166.2628
24	RUB'N WOOD	165.7144
25	TEAM CRAWFORD	165.7028
26	777 BBQ	165.6800
27	LIFT, TILT, AND STAGGER BBQ	165.1200
28	BULL CREEK BBQ	164.5256
29	Rusty Que	164.5256
30	Smokin' Van Norman	163.9772
31	POWER I BBQ	162.8684
32	913 BBQ	162.7884
33	BUBBA AND THE BOYS BARBEQUE	162.2976
34	2 DRUNK 2 QUE	161.6800
35	MAD MUTT'S BBQ	161.6688
36	C'Mon Que	160.5484
37	The Boys in Que	160.5372
38	THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS	160.5144
39	lb. Town KC BBQ	159.9772
40	Wobbly Bum BBQ	159.9772
41	Hog diesel	159.3944
42	A BBQ Team	159.3716
43	Hog's Plan BBQ	158.8228
44	Swine & Steer BBQ	157.6916
45	Rhythm and Ribz	157.6800
46	Smok'n Freaks	157.1200
47	SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ	157.1084
48	Bent Rail BBQ	156.5716
49	Shorthorn BBQ	156.4912
50	Low Budget BBQ	155.3828
51	Silence of the Hams	155.3716
52	BUSHWOOD BARBECUE SOCIETY	154.8456
53	DUNN UP BBQ	154.8344
54	THROUGH THE SMOKE BBQ	154.8000
55	Spice Guys	153.1200
56	Pork Cables BBQ	152.5488
57	Go Hogs BBQ	151.4288
58	Pirates of Bar-B-Que Bay	147.9772
59	Pork Butts and Tator Tots	146.2516
60	Res Ipsa Smoker	144.5256
61	why not smoke	143.4172
62	Nothing but Smoke and Beers	142.2972
63	South Side Smokers	141.6344
64	Seabrisket	140.5140

Pork

64 entries · top 180 · median 163.9714 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	MAN MEAT BBQ	180 🔥
2	HIGH i QUE	177.7028
3	913 BBQ	176.5716
4	DUNN UP BBQ	176.0228
5	777 BBQ	175.4172
6	KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON	174.8572
7	Smokin' Van Norman	173.7372
8	PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ	173.7028
9	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	173.7028
10	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	173.1200
11	MAD MUTT'S BBQ	172.5828
12	PORKERSTARS	172.5600
13	UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	172
14	A BBQ Team	170.8228
15	Free Range Friends BBQ	170.8228
16	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	170.2856
17	Bringing the Heat BBQ	170.2628
18	Hog diesel	169.6916
19	THE SMOKING HILLS	169.6800
20	SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ	168.5828
21	BULL CREEK BBQ	168.5828
22	Big Al and the Boys	168.5140
23	RUB THAT MEAT BBQ	168.5140
24	RUB'N WOOD	167.9772
25	The Boys in Que	167.9656
26	SONS OF A BRISKET	167.9656
27	THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS	167.4172
28	Three Legged Pig	166.8456
29	TEAM CRAWFORD	165.1772
30	Swine & Steer BBQ	164.5372
31	Wobbly Bum BBQ	164
32	Rhythm and Ribz	163.9772
33	WEEKEND BUM BBQ	163.9656
34	Oak Park Boys BBQ	162.2516
35	Shorthorn BBQ	161.7256
36	POWER I BBQ	161.6800
37	Fat&Dumb BBQ	161.6800
38	SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ	161.0972
39	Pirates of Bar-B-Que Bay	160.5600
40	GEO SMOKERS	160.5372
41	C'Mon Que	159.9884
42	BUBBA AND THE BOYS BARBEQUE	159.3828
43	THROUGH THE SMOKE BBQ	158.8344
44	Seabrisket	158.8344
45	Pork Cables BBQ	158.2284
46	Hog's Plan BBQ	157.7028
47	BUSHWOOD BARBECUE SOCIETY	157.1316
48	Nothing but Smoke and Beers	157.1196
49	Rusty Que	157.0856
50	RJ'S BACKYARD COOKERS	156.5600
51	Pork Butts and Tator Tots	156.5256
52	2 DRUNK 2 QUE	156.5028
53	why not smoke	155.9084
54	End of the Road BBQ	154.8572
55	LIFT, TILT, AND STAGGER BBQ	154.8112
56	South Side Smokers	153.0856
57	Go Hogs BBQ	151.9884
58	Smok'n Freaks	150.8228
59	lb. Town KC BBQ	150.2744
60	Low Budget BBQ	148.5712
61	Bent Rail BBQ	148.5256
62	Silence of the Hams	146.8228
63	Res Ipsa Smoker	135.9772
64	Spice Guys	132.5488

Brisket

64 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.9828

#	Team	Score
1	PORKERSTARS	177.7028
2	777 BBQ	176.5600
3	BULL CREEK BBQ	175.4172
4	Fat&Dumb BBQ	174.8572
5	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	173.1428
6	Big Al and the Boys	173.1200
7	Bringing the Heat BBQ	172.5484
8	913 BBQ	171.9884
9	Hog diesel	171.9772
10	Rusty Que	171.9656
11	Oak Park Boys BBQ	171.4400
12	Rhythm and Ribz	171.4172
13	THE SMOKING HILLS	171.4056
14	PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ	170.8456
15	MAN MEAT BBQ	170.8456
16	The Boys in Que	170.8228
17	HIGH i QUE	170.8228
18	SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ	170.2744
19	SONS OF A BRISKET	170.2512
20	KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON	169.7028
21	WEEKEND BUM BBQ	169.6800
22	BUBBA AND THE BOYS BARBEQUE	169.6800
23	Pork Cables BBQ	167.9656
24	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	167.9656
25	MAD MUTT'S BBQ	167.4056
26	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	167.3712
27	Silence of the Hams	166.8112
28	RUB'N WOOD	166.2628
29	RJ'S BACKYARD COOKERS	165.7256
30	Hog's Plan BBQ	165.6684
31	Pirates of Bar-B-Que Bay	165.2116
32	TEAM CRAWFORD	164.5484
33	LIFT, TILT, AND STAGGER BBQ	163.4172
34	Three Legged Pig	163.4172
35	THROUGH THE SMOKE BBQ	163.3944
36	lb. Town KC BBQ	163.3828
37	DUNN UP BBQ	162.8684
38	Smokin' Van Norman	161.7144
39	2 DRUNK 2 QUE	161.0856
40	THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS	159.4288
41	Wobbly Bum BBQ	159.4172
42	UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	159.3600
43	BUSHWOOD BARBECUE SOCIETY	158.8228
44	GEO SMOKERS	158.7884
45	SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ	157.7144
46	why not smoke	157.1432
47	Go Hogs BBQ	157.1432
48	C'Mon Que	157.0856
49	RUB THAT MEAT BBQ	156.5600
50	POWER I BBQ	155.3944
51	Shorthorn BBQ	154.8572
52	Low Budget BBQ	154.2516
53	Free Range Friends BBQ	154.2172
54	A BBQ Team	153.0512
55	Smok'n Freaks	152.5144
56	South Side Smokers	152.5028
57	End of the Road BBQ	151.9084
58	Swine & Steer BBQ	150.2172
59	Seabrisket	148
60	Pork Butts and Tator Tots	140.5484
61	Res Ipsa Smoker	135.9772
62	Nothing but Smoke and Beers	134.8000
63	Bent Rail BBQ	127.3716
64	Spice Guys	112.4344

Qlathe BBQ Championship 2019

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)

An upset on the books

Photo finishes

How the title was won

One of the big ones

A perfect score on the table

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)

This contest over the years full contest page →

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