Mar 23–24, 2019 · Shawnee, OK · 📍 1570 S Gordon Cooper · State championship
BOOMERANG BBQ won Grand Champion at the Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 on March 23, 2019 in Shawnee, OK at 1570 S Gordon Cooper, scoring 706.2400 in a field of 62 teams. 4 LEGS UP BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 705.1200. Category winners: Chicken — THE SMOKING HILLS (180.0000); Pork Ribs — BOOMERANG BBQ (177.7028); Pork — 4 LEGS UP BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX (180.0000). This is the 1st of 3 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2020.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2019 to 2021 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 83% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1200 points — closer than 83% of every championship in the data.
6 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Stronger than 99% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1680 power rating going in — stronger than 99% of every contest tracked.
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.
BOOMERANG BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 9th.
Bigger than 93% of the 5,462 contests in the data
62 teams — bigger than 93% of the 5,462 contests in the data.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2019 ← this one | Shawnee, OK | 1570 S Gordon Cooper | 62 | 706.2400 | Boomerang BBQ | 4 LEGS UP BBQ |
| Oct 24, 2020 | Shawnee, OK | 1570 S Gordon Cooper Dr | 58 | 703.4060 | Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ | HIGH i QUE |
| Mar 20, 2021 | Shawnee, OK | 1570 S Gordon Cooper Dr | 50 | 701.6912 | Shake n' Bake BBQ | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 177.7028 | 175.4400 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 175.4172 | 173.7028 |
| Pork | 180 | 176.5716 | 174.8688 |
| Brisket | 180 | 177.7144 | 175.4056 |
62 entries · top 706.2400 · median 675.3370
62 entries · top 180 · median 170.2858 · 🔥 perfect 180
62 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.8342
62 entries · top 180 · median 168.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180
62 entries · top 180 · median 169.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180