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The Best Dam Barbeque 2019

May 24–25, 2019 · Boulder City, NV · State championship

Reps: Kathleen McIntosh, Kelly McIntosh · Prize money: $12,000

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BURNIN AND LOOTIN
702.8112 · Master Series — Overall
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Fergolicious BBQ
689.0516 · Master Series — Overall
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ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT
687.3256 · Master Series — Overall

BURNIN AND LOOTIN won Grand Champion at The Best Dam Barbeque on May 24, 2019 in Boulder City, NV, scoring 702.8112 in a field of 29 teams. Fergolicious BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.0516. Category winners: Chicken — LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Portly Fellas BBQ (178.8572); Pork — Fergolicious BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — BIG POPPA SMOKERS (179.4400). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; 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.

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

  • Chicken 180 🔥
  • Pork Ribs 178.86
  • Pork 180 🔥
  • Brisket 179.44
146.24 180

Entries

29
4 judged meats

Top score

702.8112

Winning margin

13.7596
GC over RC

Field average

664.85
628.35702.81
median 664.49 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

2 🔥
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ (Chicken), Fergolicious BBQ (Pork)

Tightest race

Pork Ribs
4.5828 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

674.1368
628.35702.81
10th place overall

Field spread

74.4572
winner to last place

Prize money

$12,000
on the line

Most consistent

BURNIN AND LOOTIN
avg finish 3.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket
won by 4.0344 pts — BIG POPPA SMOKERS

How hot was the win?

Top 23%
beats 77% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong
ρ = -0.74 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,616
avg power rating going in · stronger than 86% of contests

Top-rated in the field

BIG POPPA SMOKERS
rated 1993 pre-contest

Storylines (4 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.

Won without a category win

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

BURNIN AND LOOTIN won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.

  • Chicken 4th
  • Pork Ribs 2nd
  • Pork 5th
  • Brisket 3rd

A statement win

13.7596 points clear of the field

Wider than 95% of the 4,722 championships in the data

The champion won by 13.7596 points — a wider margin than 95% of championships in the data.

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 8–9: BAD BOYZ BBQ and ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: Portly Fellas BBQ and BURNIN AND LOOTIN tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ and ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Chicken 8–9 · tie
  • Pork Ribs 1–2 · tie
  • Pork 3–4 · tie
  • Brisket 5–6 · 0.0116

A perfect score on the table

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

  • LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ · Chicken
  • Fergolicious 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 →

DateWhereVenueTeamsHigh scoreGrand ChampionReserve Champion
May 24, 2019 ← this one Boulder City, NV Boulder City, NV 89005 29 702.8112 Burnin and Lootin Fergolicious BBQ
May 28, 2021 Boulder City, NV 999 colorado St 26 693.0740 YSB BBQ RIP N BONES BBQ

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

Category1st5th10th
Chicken180173.7028170.8684
Pork Ribs178.8572174.2744168.5828
Pork180173.7028170.2628
Brisket179.4400169.6800167.4172

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

29 entries · top 702.8112 · median 664.4912

#TeamScore
1 BURNIN AND LOOTIN 702.8112
2 Fergolicious BBQ 689.0516
3 ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT 687.3256
4 ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q 685.6684
5 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 683.9088
6 BIG POPPA SMOKERS 683.3368
7 PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ 679.3828
8 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 679.3256
9 SMOKIN IT UP BBQ 678.7424
10 Portly Fellas BBQ 674.1368
11 COW TIPPIN BBQ 669.0512
12 VEGAS GRILLBILLIES 668.4572
13 STEVO'S BBQ TEAM 666.7200
14 GIRLS CAN GRILL 666.6740
15 YOUR BEHIND BBQ 664.4912
16 BAD BOYZ BBQ 663.2684
17 The BBQ Asylum 661.5428
18 SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE 659.8168
19 SIN CITY SMOKERS 659.3484
20 Rhythm n QUE 659.2680
21 WILD HOGS BBQ 655.3256
22 NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT 655.2568
23 CRAZY COCKATOO COOKERS 652.4684
24 INFINITE SMOKE BBQ 649.0284
25 CASUAL SMOKERS 643.9544
26 ROLLIN SMOKE BARBEQUE 642.1716
27 Bad To The Bone Smokin' BBQ 639.9080
28 Fox Smokehouse BBQ 631.7712
29 ALL UP IN MY GRILL 628.3540

Chicken

29 entries · top 180 · median 168.5488 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 180 🔥
2 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 178.8572
3 ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q 176.5828
4 BURNIN AND LOOTIN 175.4056
5 COW TIPPIN BBQ 173.7028
6 Rhythm n QUE 173.1428
7 SIN CITY SMOKERS 172
8 BAD BOYZ BBQ 171.9656
9 ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT 171.9656
10 INFINITE SMOKE BBQ 170.8684
11 The BBQ Asylum 170.2628
12 BIG POPPA SMOKERS 170.2628
13 WILD HOGS BBQ 169.7144
14 GIRLS CAN GRILL 169.1200
15 Fergolicious BBQ 168.5488
16 SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE 167.9656
17 Bad To The Bone Smokin' BBQ 167.4056
18 STEVO'S BBQ TEAM 167.3828
19 CRAZY COCKATOO COOKERS 165.1200
20 SMOKIN IT UP BBQ 165.0856
21 PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ 165.0856
22 Portly Fellas BBQ 164.5256
23 ROLLIN SMOKE BARBEQUE 163.4172
24 YOUR BEHIND BBQ 162.8228
25 Fox Smokehouse BBQ 162.8228
26 NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT 161.1200
27 VEGAS GRILLBILLIES 160.5372
28 CASUAL SMOKERS 159.9428
29 ALL UP IN MY GRILL 146.2400

Pork Ribs

29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.6684

#TeamScore
1 Portly Fellas BBQ 178.8572
2 BURNIN AND LOOTIN 178.8572
3 The BBQ Asylum 176.5600
4 ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT 175.4172
5 STEVO'S BBQ TEAM 174.2744
6 SIN CITY SMOKERS 171.9772
7 Fergolicious BBQ 170.8228
8 ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q 169.7028
9 VEGAS GRILLBILLIES 169.1200
10 CRAZY COCKATOO COOKERS 168.5828
11 ROLLIN SMOKE BARBEQUE 168.5600
12 SMOKIN IT UP BBQ 168
13 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 167.9656
14 GIRLS CAN GRILL 167.3828
15 COW TIPPIN BBQ 165.6684
16 PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ 165.1200
17 YOUR BEHIND BBQ 164.5600
18 Rhythm n QUE 164.5256
19 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 163.9544
20 SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE 163.9544
21 Fox Smokehouse BBQ 162.2516
22 INFINITE SMOKE BBQ 161.6684
23 BIG POPPA SMOKERS 161.6684
24 Bad To The Bone Smokin' BBQ 161.0740
25 NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT 159.9428
26 ALL UP IN MY GRILL 159.3828
27 WILD HOGS BBQ 157.6456
28 BAD BOYZ BBQ 153.0744
29 CASUAL SMOKERS 151.9544

Pork

29 entries · top 180 · median 168.5944 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 Fergolicious BBQ 180 🔥
2 SMOKIN IT UP BBQ 177.1428
3 PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ 174.8572
4 ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT 174.8572
5 BURNIN AND LOOTIN 173.7028
6 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 172.5600
7 BIG POPPA SMOKERS 171.9656
8 NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT 171.4056
9 YOUR BEHIND BBQ 170.2856
10 SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE 170.2628
11 ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q 169.7144
12 VEGAS GRILLBILLIES 169.6916
13 STEVO'S BBQ TEAM 169.6684
14 BAD BOYZ BBQ 169.1084
15 CASUAL SMOKERS 168.5944
16 ALL UP IN MY GRILL 168.5256
17 Portly Fellas BBQ 167.9656
18 COW TIPPIN BBQ 166.2744
19 GIRLS CAN GRILL 165.0856
20 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 164.5488
21 SIN CITY SMOKERS 162.2168
22 Bad To The Bone Smokin' BBQ 161.7028
23 WILD HOGS BBQ 160.5484
24 The BBQ Asylum 160.5028
25 INFINITE SMOKE BBQ 159.9772
26 CRAZY COCKATOO COOKERS 158.2284
27 ROLLIN SMOKE BARBEQUE 157.0856
28 Rhythm n QUE 156.5028
29 Fox Smokehouse BBQ 154.7884

Brisket

29 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.4628

#TeamScore
1 BIG POPPA SMOKERS 179.4400
2 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 175.4056
3 BURNIN AND LOOTIN 174.8456
4 PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ 174.3200
5 Fergolicious BBQ 169.6800
6 ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q 169.6684
7 BAD BOYZ BBQ 169.1200
8 VEGAS GRILLBILLIES 169.1084
9 SMOKIN IT UP BBQ 168.5140
10 WILD HOGS BBQ 167.4172
11 YOUR BEHIND BBQ 166.8228
12 Rhythm n QUE 165.0968
13 ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT 165.0856
14 GIRLS CAN GRILL 165.0856
15 CASUAL SMOKERS 163.4628
16 COW TIPPIN BBQ 163.4056
17 Portly Fellas BBQ 162.7884
18 NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT 162.7884
19 CRAZY COCKATOO COOKERS 160.5372
20 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 159.9428
21 SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE 157.6340
22 INFINITE SMOKE BBQ 156.5144
23 STEVO'S BBQ TEAM 155.3944
24 The BBQ Asylum 154.2172
25 ALL UP IN MY GRILL 154.2056
26 SIN CITY SMOKERS 153.1544
27 ROLLIN SMOKE BARBEQUE 153.1088
28 Fox Smokehouse BBQ 151.9084
29 Bad To The Bone Smokin' BBQ 149.7256

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