Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2

2019-03-23 – 2019-03-24 · Shawnee, OK · 📍 1570 S Gordon Cooper · State championship

Grand Champion: Boomerang BBQ (706.2400) · 62 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 4 LEGS UP BBQ

🥇

BOOMERANG BBQ

706.2400 · Master Series — Overall

🥈

4 LEGS UP BBQ

705.1200 · Master Series — Overall

🥉

CLARK CREW BBQ

702.8460 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

706.2400

Winning margin

1.1200

GC over RC

Field average

674.09

median 675.34

Perfect 180s

6 🔥

FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX (Brisket), B-S BBQ OUTLAWS (Brisket), RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ (Brisket), THE SMOKING HILLS (Chicken), THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS (Chicken), 4 LEGS UP BBQ (Pork)

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

2.2856 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

692.5144

10th place overall

Field spread

69.8400

winner to last place

Most consistent

BOOMERANG BBQ

avg finish 6.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 1.7028 pts — BOOMERANG BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 19%

beats 81% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data

Traveled in

60%

of the 62 teams with a home region came from outside OK

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.69 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1508

avg power rating going in · stronger than 12% of contests

Top-rated in the field

BOOMERANG BBQ

rated 1577 pre-contest

Storylines

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1200 points — closer than 82% of every championship in the data.

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

BOOMERANG BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.

🔥 A day of perfect scores

6 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

📸 Photo finishes

Chicken places 1–2: THE SMOKING HILLS and THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: BACKDRAFT BBQ and SLAPS BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Lake Rat BBQ and 6th Place Chicken tied on 175.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

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)

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
2019-03-23 ← this one	Shawnee, OK	1570 S Gordon Cooper	62	706.2400	Boomerang BBQ	4 LEGS UP BBQ
2020-10-24	Shawnee, OK	1570 S Gordon Cooper Dr	58	703.4060	Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ	HIGH i QUE
2021-03-20	Shawnee, OK	1570 S Gordon Cooper Dr	50	701.6912	Shake n' Bake BBQ	FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	180.0000	177.7028	175.4400
Pork Ribs	177.7028	175.4172	173.7028
Pork	180.0000	176.5716	174.8688
Brisket	180.0000	177.7144	175.4056

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

62 entries · top 706.2400 · median 675.3370

#	Team	Score
1	BOOMERANG BBQ	706.2400
2	4 LEGS UP BBQ	705.1200
3	CLARK CREW BBQ	702.8460
4	RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ	702.8228
5	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	699.3944
6	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	697.6456
7	PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ	695.9772
8	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	694.7656
9	SLAPS BBQ	693.6456
10	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	692.5144
11	913 BBQ	692.5144
12	BOOM CHICKA COW COW	692.5028
13	THE SMOKING HILLS	689.6228
14	BUFFALO'S BBQ	689.0740
15	TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE	687.4060
16	6th Place Chicken	686.7884
17	T-N-T QUE CREW	686.7768
18	LA PASADITA	685.0284
19	FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX	685.0280
20	DIRT ROAD BBQ	682.7656
21	BACKDRAFT BBQ	682.1484
22	DIVINE SWINE	681.6916
23	SUPER SWINE	679.8968
24	Fat&Dumb BBQ	679.8852
25	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	678.2628
26	T-MAC SMOKIN	677.5652
27	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	677.0628
28	SMOKED OUT BBQ	677.0512
29	56 SMOKEHOUSE	675.9316
30	WHEN PIGS DIE	675.8860
31	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	675.8740
32	Lake Rat BBQ	674.8000
33	DR. ALAN'S BBQ	674.2404
34	SMOKIN DAN	674.2284
35	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	674.1600
36	My 3 Sons Barbeque	673.6800
37	UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	672.4572
38	BUTCHER BBQ	671.2452
39	EVIL MONKEY BBQ	669.6112
40	KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ	669.0284
41	UNCLE J'S	668.9824
42	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	668.4344
43	SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	667.8628
44	Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ	665.5656
45	WEEKEND BUM BBQ	665.0284
46	THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	664.4684
47	RISE N SWINE	659.8972
48	Smokin Hot J's	659.8856
49	SMOKIN ELVISES	658.0684
50	POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ	654.7316
51	LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	654.1256
52	THE KETTLE COOKERS	651.9084
53	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	651.8516
54	SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS	651.2684
55	Frank's BBQ Trading Post	650.8000
56	SONS OF BRISKETS - KS	650.6968
57	THE GRISWOLDS	649.4396
58	Resque Joes BBQ	646.7996
59	WHITE MOOSE BBQ	646.1372
60	We're Burnin Daylight BBQ	645.5424
61	HOLLOW Q	642.2288
62	GEMINI BBQ	636.4000

Chicken

62 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2858 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	THE SMOKING HILLS	180.0000 🔥
2	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	180.0000 🔥
3	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	178.8800
4	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	177.7144
5	BACKDRAFT BBQ	177.7028
6	SLAPS BBQ	177.7028
7	913 BBQ	177.1544
8	BOOMERANG BBQ	176.5600
9	Lake Rat BBQ	175.4400
10	6th Place Chicken	175.4400
11	PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ	175.4172
12	DIVINE SWINE	175.4172
13	T-N-T QUE CREW	174.8456
14	SMOKED OUT BBQ	174.2972
15	RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ	174.2856
16	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	174.2628
17	TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE	174.2628
18	SUPER SWINE	174.2628
19	WHEN PIGS DIE	173.1200
20	Fat&Dumb BBQ	173.1084
21	LA PASADITA	173.1084
22	BUFFALO'S BBQ	172.5484
23	SMOKIN ELVISES	171.9656
24	Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ	171.4172
25	CLARK CREW BBQ	171.4056
26	4 LEGS UP BBQ	171.4056
27	BOOM CHICKA COW COW	170.8344
28	WEEKEND BUM BBQ	170.8344
29	DIRT ROAD BBQ	170.8228
30	KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ	170.8228
31	WHITE MOOSE BBQ	170.2972
32	Smokin Hot J's	170.2744
33	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	169.6916
34	T-MAC SMOKIN	169.6800
35	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	169.6684
36	DR. ALAN'S BBQ	169.1200
37	56 SMOKEHOUSE	168.5372
38	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	167.9888
39	SMOKIN DAN	167.9884
40	FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX	167.9540
41	Frank's BBQ Trading Post	167.4400
42	BUTCHER BBQ	167.3828
43	THE GRISWOLDS	167.3828
44	HOLLOW Q	166.8800
45	My 3 Sons Barbeque	166.2744
46	We're Burnin Daylight BBQ	166.2512
47	SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS	166.2400
48	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	166.2284
49	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	166.2284
50	RISE N SWINE	165.6800
51	SONS OF BRISKETS - KS	164.5256
52	THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	163.9428
53	UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	163.9428
54	UNCLE J'S	162.8228
55	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	162.8116
56	Resque Joes BBQ	162.2512
57	EVIL MONKEY BBQ	159.9540
58	LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	159.9428
59	SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	159.3944
60	THE KETTLE COOKERS	158.8228
61	POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ	157.1200
62	GEMINI BBQ	149.0628

Pork Ribs

62 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.8342

#	Team	Score
1	BOOMERANG BBQ	177.7028
2	4 LEGS UP BBQ	176.0000
3	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	176.0000
4	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	175.4172
5	SLAPS BBQ	175.4172
6	BACKDRAFT BBQ	175.4172
7	CLARK CREW BBQ	174.8688
8	THE SMOKING HILLS	174.8572
9	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	173.7144
10	SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	173.7028
11	TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE	173.1888
12	THE KETTLE COOKERS	173.1656
13	BUFFALO'S BBQ	173.1200
14	T-N-T QUE CREW	173.1084
15	Fat&Dumb BBQ	172.5484
16	UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	171.9772
17	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	171.9656
18	RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ	171.9656
19	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	171.4744
20	POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ	171.4172
21	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	170.8572
22	56 SMOKEHOUSE	170.8572
23	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	170.8228
24	SONS OF BRISKETS - KS	170.2628
25	SMOKIN DAN	170.2628
26	PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ	169.7372
27	THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	169.7256
28	BOOM CHICKA COW COW	169.6800
29	913 BBQ	169.6800
30	LA PASADITA	169.6800
31	LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	169.1200
32	T-MAC SMOKIN	168.5484
33	DIVINE SWINE	167.9772
34	DR. ALAN'S BBQ	167.9772
35	6th Place Chicken	167.3944
36	DIRT ROAD BBQ	167.3828
37	Smokin Hot J's	167.3828
38	Lake Rat BBQ	166.8228
39	FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX	166.8228
40	UNCLE J'S	166.8228
41	My 3 Sons Barbeque	166.2628
42	Frank's BBQ Trading Post	165.7028
43	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	165.6684
44	SUPER SWINE	165.1200
45	BUTCHER BBQ	165.0740
46	GEMINI BBQ	164.5716
47	Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ	164.5256
48	Resque Joes BBQ	163.9656
49	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	163.3944
50	SMOKED OUT BBQ	163.3828
51	KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ	162.8228
52	EVIL MONKEY BBQ	162.2744
53	SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS	162.2284
54	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	161.1200
55	WHEN PIGS DIE	161.0972
56	WEEKEND BUM BBQ	158.7884
57	SMOKIN ELVISES	158.2172
58	We're Burnin Daylight BBQ	157.1084
59	RISE N SWINE	154.8344
60	HOLLOW Q	151.9316
61	WHITE MOOSE BBQ	147.9428
62	THE GRISWOLDS	147.2800

Pork

62 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	4 LEGS UP BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	CLARK CREW BBQ	178.8572
3	LA PASADITA	178.2972
4	BUFFALO'S BBQ	177.7372
5	RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ	176.5716
6	EVIL MONKEY BBQ	176.5600
7	PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ	175.4172
8	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	175.4172
9	BOOMERANG BBQ	175.4172
10	DR. ALAN'S BBQ	174.8688
11	DIRT ROAD BBQ	174.8572
12	BOOM CHICKA COW COW	174.8456
13	6th Place Chicken	173.7028
14	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	173.7028
15	DIVINE SWINE	173.7028
16	WHEN PIGS DIE	173.1200
17	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	173.1200
18	THE SMOKING HILLS	173.1200
19	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	173.1084
20	T-N-T QUE CREW	170.8572
21	SMOKIN DAN	170.8572
22	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	170.8228
23	SLAPS BBQ	170.8228
24	913 BBQ	170.8228
25	Lake Rat BBQ	170.2744
26	Fat&Dumb BBQ	170.2628
27	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	170.2628
28	FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX	170.2512
29	BUTCHER BBQ	169.6684
30	TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE	169.1200
31	RISE N SWINE	169.1200
32	THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	168.5600
33	56 SMOKEHOUSE	168.5600
34	T-MAC SMOKIN	168.5256
35	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	167.9656
36	Resque Joes BBQ	167.4628
37	Smokin Hot J's	167.4400
38	SMOKED OUT BBQ	167.4056
39	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	166.8228
40	KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ	166.2628
41	POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ	166.2400
42	UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	166.2400
43	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	166.2400
44	SUPER SWINE	166.2284
45	My 3 Sons Barbeque	165.7028
46	THE KETTLE COOKERS	165.1084
47	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	165.0972
48	HOLLOW Q	163.9772
49	BACKDRAFT BBQ	163.9428
50	SMOKIN ELVISES	163.9428
51	UNCLE J'S	163.9312
52	We're Burnin Daylight BBQ	163.3828
53	Frank's BBQ Trading Post	162.2628
54	GEMINI BBQ	162.2628
55	THE GRISWOLDS	161.6684
56	WEEKEND BUM BBQ	161.1200
57	SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS	160.5600
58	WHITE MOOSE BBQ	160.5144
59	Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ	159.9428
60	SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	158.2056
61	LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	153.6456
62	SONS OF BRISKETS - KS	152.5256

Brisket

62 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX	180.0000 🔥
2	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	180.0000 🔥
3	RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ	180.0000 🔥
4	CLARK CREW BBQ	177.7144
5	4 LEGS UP BBQ	177.7144
6	BOOM CHICKA COW COW	177.1428
7	SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	176.5600
8	BOOMERANG BBQ	176.5600
9	My 3 Sons Barbeque	175.4400
10	PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ	175.4056
11	UNCLE J'S	175.4056
12	913 BBQ	174.8572
13	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	174.8572
14	WEEKEND BUM BBQ	174.2856
15	SUPER SWINE	174.2856
16	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	174.2744
17	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	174.2628
18	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	173.1200
19	THE GRISWOLDS	173.1084
20	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	171.9772
21	SMOKED OUT BBQ	171.9656
22	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	171.9656
23	LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	171.4172
24	TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE	170.8344
25	EVIL MONKEY BBQ	170.8228
26	T-MAC SMOKIN	170.8112
27	UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	170.2972
28	RISE N SWINE	170.2628
29	6th Place Chicken	170.2512
30	SLAPS BBQ	169.7028
31	DIRT ROAD BBQ	169.7028
32	Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ	169.6800
33	KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ	169.1200
34	BUTCHER BBQ	169.1200
35	WHEN PIGS DIE	168.5488
36	56 SMOKEHOUSE	167.9772
37	T-N-T QUE CREW	167.9656
38	WHITE MOOSE BBQ	167.3828
39	BUFFALO'S BBQ	165.6684
40	SMOKIN DAN	165.1200
41	BACKDRAFT BBQ	165.0856
42	DIVINE SWINE	164.5944
43	Fat&Dumb BBQ	163.9656
44	LA PASADITA	163.9428
45	SMOKIN ELVISES	163.9428
46	SONS OF BRISKETS - KS	163.3828
47	DR. ALAN'S BBQ	162.2744
48	Lake Rat BBQ	162.2628
49	SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS	162.2400
50	THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	162.2400
51	THE SMOKING HILLS	161.6456
52	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	160.5600
53	GEMINI BBQ	160.5028
54	POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ	159.9544
55	HOLLOW Q	159.4400
56	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	159.3828
57	We're Burnin Daylight BBQ	158.8000
58	Frank's BBQ Trading Post	155.3944
59	THE KETTLE COOKERS	154.8116
60	Smokin Hot J's	154.7884
61	Resque Joes BBQ	153.1200
62	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	153.0972

Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2

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?

Traveled in

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines

🪒 A razor-thin finish

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

🔥 A day of perfect scores

📸 Photo finishes

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 →

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