Sertoma 48 BBQ
2019-04-26 – 2019-04-27 · Lawrence, KS · 📍 Broken Arrow Park · State championship
Reps: JONATHAN B WILLIAMS, LARRY HADLEY · Prize money: $4,800.00
Grand Champion: Skunk River BBQ (690.8456) · 38 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Fergolicious BBQ
Entries
38
4 judged meats
Top score
690.8456
Winning margin
1.1884
GC over RC
Field average
652.12
median 657.89
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
674.7772
10th place overall
Field spread
111.6572
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,800.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 83%
beats 17% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
0%
of the 38 teams with a home region came from outside KS
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.42 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1504
avg power rating going in · stronger than 7% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1884 points — closer than 76% of every championship in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 3–4: 913 BBQ and BLACK EYE BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: RUB'N WOOD and Fergolicious BBQ tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: SMOKE RINGERS and 99 Problems, Smokin Ain't 1 tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BLACK EYE BBQ (won 2016).
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 →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-10 | Lawrence, KS | 49 | 691.4284 | OLD STYLE BBQ | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 2014-05-09 | Lawrence, KS 66044 | 54 | 689.0972 | BIG WIGS BBQ | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 2015-05-08 | Lawrence, KS 66044 | 45 | 697.1200 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | BIG WIGS BBQ | |
| 2016-05-06 | Lawrence, KS | 42 | 696.5488 | BLACK EYE BBQ | 913 BBQ | |
| 2017-05-05 | Broken Arrow Park | 44 | 701.1084 | SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE | 913 BBQ | |
| 2018-05-04 | Broken Arrow Park | 41 | 694.3432 | SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE | 913 BBQ | |
| 2019-04-26 ← this one | Lawrence, KS | Broken Arrow Park | 38 | 690.8456 | Skunk River BBQ | Fergolicious BBQ |
| 2022-05-06 | Lawrence, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 169.6800 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 174.8688 | 171.4172 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 173.1200 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 172.0000 | 169.1316 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
38 entries · top 690.8456 · median 657.8858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SKUNK RIVER BBQ | |
| 2 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 3 | 913 BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 5 | 777 BBQ | |
| 6 | Big Bang BBQ | |
| 7 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 8 | LOW LIFE BBQ | |
| 9 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 10 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 12 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 13 | RUB'N WOOD | |
| 14 | Happy Gillmore | |
| 15 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | |
| 16 | Hog diesel | |
| 17 | 99 Problems, Smokin Ain't 1 | |
| 18 | OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | |
| 19 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 20 | SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ | |
| 21 | Smoke n' Things | |
| 22 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 23 | Bayou Style BBQ | |
| 24 | RJ'S BACKYARD COOKERS | |
| 25 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 26 | Evening Wood | |
| 27 | Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet | |
| 28 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 29 | Hole 'Nother Level | |
| 30 | Sons of Barbeque | |
| 31 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 32 | Pork N Mindy | |
| 33 | SMOKIN SOMETHING OR OTHER | |
| 34 | Gone Smokin | |
| 35 | THIS IS NICE | |
| 36 | JUST FOR FUN | |
| 37 | Big Pittin’ | |
| 38 | BUSHWHACKER COOKING CORP. |
Chicken
38 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.3886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 2 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 3 | 913 BBQ | |
| 4 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 5 | 777 BBQ | |
| 6 | Bayou Style BBQ | |
| 7 | Big Bang BBQ | |
| 8 | SKUNK RIVER BBQ | |
| 9 | RUB'N WOOD | |
| 10 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 11 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 12 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 13 | LOW LIFE BBQ | |
| 14 | Sons of Barbeque | |
| 15 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 16 | Smoke n' Things | |
| 17 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 18 | Evening Wood | |
| 19 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 20 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | |
| 21 | Gone Smokin | |
| 22 | OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | |
| 23 | Hog diesel | |
| 24 | SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ | |
| 25 | Big Pittin’ | |
| 26 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 27 | Hole 'Nother Level | |
| 28 | 99 Problems, Smokin Ain't 1 | |
| 29 | Happy Gillmore | |
| 30 | RJ'S BACKYARD COOKERS | |
| 31 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 32 | Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet | |
| 33 | SMOKIN SOMETHING OR OTHER | |
| 34 | THIS IS NICE | |
| 35 | JUST FOR FUN | |
| 36 | Pork N Mindy | |
| 37 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 38 | BUSHWHACKER COOKING CORP. |
Pork Ribs
38 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.9600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SKUNK RIVER BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 3 | 99 Problems, Smokin Ain't 1 | |
| 4 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 5 | 777 BBQ | |
| 6 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 7 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 8 | 913 BBQ | |
| 9 | Happy Gillmore | |
| 10 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | |
| 11 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 12 | JUST FOR FUN | |
| 13 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 14 | RJ'S BACKYARD COOKERS | |
| 15 | OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | |
| 16 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 17 | RUB'N WOOD | |
| 18 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 19 | Smoke n' Things | |
| 20 | Hog diesel | |
| 21 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 22 | LOW LIFE BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 24 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 25 | Big Bang BBQ | |
| 26 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 27 | Big Pittin’ | |
| 28 | Hole 'Nother Level | |
| 29 | Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet | |
| 30 | Pork N Mindy | |
| 31 | Bayou Style BBQ | |
| 32 | Evening Wood | |
| 33 | SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ | |
| 34 | SMOKIN SOMETHING OR OTHER | |
| 35 | Sons of Barbeque | |
| 36 | THIS IS NICE | |
| 37 | Gone Smokin | |
| 38 | BUSHWHACKER COOKING CORP. |
Pork
38 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bang BBQ | |
| 2 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 3 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 4 | SKUNK RIVER BBQ | |
| 5 | 777 BBQ | |
| 6 | RUB'N WOOD | |
| 7 | Happy Gillmore | |
| 8 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 9 | LOW LIFE BBQ | |
| 10 | Hog diesel | |
| 11 | SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ | |
| 12 | Evening Wood | |
| 13 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 14 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 15 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | |
| 16 | 913 BBQ | |
| 17 | THIS IS NICE | |
| 18 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 19 | Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet | |
| 20 | 99 Problems, Smokin Ain't 1 | |
| 21 | Hole 'Nother Level | |
| 22 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 23 | Gone Smokin | |
| 24 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 25 | OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | |
| 26 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 27 | RJ'S BACKYARD COOKERS | |
| 28 | JUST FOR FUN | |
| 29 | Pork N Mindy | |
| 30 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 31 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 32 | Bayou Style BBQ | |
| 33 | SMOKIN SOMETHING OR OTHER | |
| 34 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 35 | Sons of Barbeque | |
| 36 | Smoke n' Things | |
| 37 | Big Pittin’ | |
| 38 | BUSHWHACKER COOKING CORP. |
Brisket
38 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.6628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 2 | LOW LIFE BBQ | |
| 3 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 4 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 5 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 7 | 913 BBQ | |
| 8 | Big Bang BBQ | |
| 9 | Happy Gillmore | |
| 10 | SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoke n' Things | |
| 12 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 13 | Hog diesel | |
| 14 | OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | |
| 15 | SKUNK RIVER BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 17 | RJ'S BACKYARD COOKERS | |
| 18 | Bayou Style BBQ | |
| 19 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | |
| 20 | 777 BBQ | |
| 21 | RUB'N WOOD | |
| 22 | 99 Problems, Smokin Ain't 1 | |
| 23 | Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet | |
| 24 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 25 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN SOMETHING OR OTHER | |
| 27 | Sons of Barbeque | |
| 28 | Evening Wood | |
| 29 | BUSHWHACKER COOKING CORP. | |
| 30 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 31 | THIS IS NICE | |
| 32 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 33 | Pork N Mindy | |
| 34 | Hole 'Nother Level | |
| 35 | Gone Smokin | |
| 36 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 37 | Big Pittin’ | |
| 38 | JUST FOR FUN |