A dynasty in the making
3×
wins at this contest
3 of 7 tracked editions
Clark Crew BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 7 tracked editions.
- 2019
- 2021
- 2022
City Of Springs BBQ Championship 2019
May 10–11, 2019 · Sulphur, OK · 📍 301 Muskogee St · State championship
Reps: Larry Voth, Lynda Voth
CLARK CREW BBQ won Grand Champion at the City Of Springs BBQ Championship on May 10, 2019 in Sulphur, OK at 301 Muskogee St, scoring 694.8112 in a field of 25 teams. DEAD BIRD BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.6916. Category winners: Chicken — DEAD BIRD BBQ (177.1428); Pork Ribs — DEAD BIRD BBQ (174.2744); Pork — BUTCHER BBQ (178.8572); Brisket — CLARK CREW BBQ (177.7028). This is the 2nd of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by BUTCHER BBQ; the next was held in 2021.
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.
417.61
median 666.21
694.81 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.14
- Pork Ribs 174.27
- Pork 178.86
- Brisket 177.70
125.07
178.86
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2023 — this edition picked out.
Entries
25
4 judged meats
Top score
694.8112
Winning margin
5.1196
GC over RC
Field average
647.56
417.61694.81
median 666.21 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8800 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
673.0628
417.61694.81
10th place overall
Field spread
277.2000
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 55%
beats 45% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
47%
8 of 17 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.7 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,622
avg power rating going in · stronger than 88% of contests
Storylines (6 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: SUPER SWINE and BUFFALO'S BBQ tied on 174.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: DIVINE SWINE and MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ tied on 167.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: CLARK CREW BBQ and EVIL MONKEY BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
- Pork 3–4 · tie
- Pork 7–8 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
DEAD BIRD BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
CLARK CREW BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 10th.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 10th
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in chicken
177.1428
best chicken ever cooked here
DEAD BIRD BBQ turned in 177.1428 in chicken — past the 176.5828 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 176.5828
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BUTCHER BBQ (won 2018).
- BUTCHER BBQ · 2018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2018 | Sulphur, OK | Sulphur, OK 73086 | 17 | 705.6916 | BUTCHER BBQ | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ |
| May 10, 2019 ← this one | Sulphur, OK | 301 Muskogee St | 25 | 694.8112 | Clark Crew BBQ | DEAD BIRD BBQ |
| May 1, 2021 | Sulphur, OK | 301 Muskogee St | 14 | 703.3712 | Clark Crew BBQ | LC BBQ |
| May 20, 2022 | Sulphur, OK | 301 Muskogee St | 25 | 707.4060 | 4 Legs Up BBQ | CLARK CREW BBQ |
| May 20, 2022 | Sulphur, OK | 301 Muskogee St | 6 | 171.9656 | Clark Crew BBQ | — |
| May 20, 2022 | Sulphur, OK | 301 Muskogee St | 7 | 171.4172 | Smokin Timbers | — |
| May 12, 2023 | Sulphur, OK | 301 Muskogee St | 16 | 691.3372 | THE PIT FATHER | RAZORRACKS |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 174.2628 | 169.6800 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2744 | 169.6800 | 167.4400 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 170.8228 | 168 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 174.2744 | 169.1200 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 694.8112 · median 666.2056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 3 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 4 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 5 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 6 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 7 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 8 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 9 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 10 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 11 | Smokey Rub BBQ | |
| 12 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 13 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 14 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 15 | BOOM CITY BBQ | |
| 16 | EVIL MONKEY BBQ | |
| 17 | OVER-THE-HILL BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 19 | Hollow Q | |
| 20 | Double Barrel BBQ | |
| 21 | Righteous Smoke | |
| 22 | ODD SQUAD BBQ | |
| 23 | Lil Mc Smoke Wagon | |
| 24 | Backwoods Smokehouse | |
| 25 | D'Lynns Family BBQ |
Chicken
24 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 2 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 4 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 6 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 7 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 8 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 9 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 10 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 11 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 12 | BOOM CITY BBQ | |
| 13 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 14 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 15 | Smokey Rub BBQ | |
| 16 | EVIL MONKEY BBQ | |
| 17 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 18 | Double Barrel BBQ | |
| 19 | OVER-THE-HILL BBQ | |
| 20 | Righteous Smoke | |
| 21 | ODD SQUAD BBQ | |
| 22 | Hollow Q | |
| 23 | Lil Mc Smoke Wagon | |
| 24 | Backwoods Smokehouse |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 174.2744 · median 163.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 2 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 3 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 4 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 5 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 6 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 7 | Righteous Smoke | |
| 8 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 9 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 10 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 11 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 12 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 13 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 14 | BOOM CITY BBQ | |
| 15 | Hollow Q | |
| 16 | Smokey Rub BBQ | |
| 17 | Double Barrel BBQ | |
| 18 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 19 | EVIL MONKEY BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 21 | OVER-THE-HILL BBQ | |
| 22 | ODD SQUAD BBQ | |
| 23 | Backwoods Smokehouse | |
| 24 | D'Lynns Family BBQ | |
| 25 | Lil Mc Smoke Wagon |
Pork
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 2 | OVER-THE-HILL BBQ | |
| 3 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 4 | EVIL MONKEY BBQ | |
| 5 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 6 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokey Rub BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 9 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 10 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 11 | BOOM CITY BBQ | |
| 12 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 13 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 14 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 15 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 16 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 17 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 18 | Hollow Q | |
| 19 | ODD SQUAD BBQ | |
| 20 | Righteous Smoke | |
| 21 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 22 | Double Barrel BBQ | |
| 23 | Backwoods Smokehouse | |
| 24 | D'Lynns Family BBQ | |
| 25 | Lil Mc Smoke Wagon |
Brisket
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 3 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 4 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 5 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 6 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 7 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 8 | Smokey Rub BBQ | |
| 9 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 10 | Hollow Q | |
| 11 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 12 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 13 | BOOM CITY BBQ | |
| 14 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 15 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 16 | EVIL MONKEY BBQ | |
| 17 | Double Barrel BBQ | |
| 18 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 19 | OVER-THE-HILL BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 21 | Righteous Smoke | |
| 22 | ODD SQUAD BBQ | |
| 23 | Lil Mc Smoke Wagon | |
| 24 | Backwoods Smokehouse | |
| 25 | D'Lynns Family BBQ |