McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual
2019-05-31 – 2019-06-01 · McLouth, KS · 📍 110 Bulldog Blvd · State championship
Reps: CLARA WILLIAMS, JONATHAN B WILLIAMS · Prize money: $5,400.00
Grand Champion: Flower of the Flames (691.9884) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BLACK EYE BBQ
Entries
25
4 judged meats
Top score
691.9884
Winning margin
1.1084
GC over RC
Field average
662.38
median 662.78
Tightest race
Chicken
4.0116 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
667.9428
10th place overall
Field spread
65.2228
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,400.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 80%
beats 20% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
4%
of the 25 teams with a home region came from outside KS
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.35 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1499
avg power rating going in · stronger than 1% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1084 points — closer than 83% of every championship in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 4–5: INDIGO PIG and IHC BBQ tied on 172.5828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: FOUR MEN AND A PIG and AJAK BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 and 2 DRUNK 2 QUE tied on 171.4172 — 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)
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5944 | 172.5828 | 166.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 170.2628 | 166.2744 |
| Pork | 177.1544 | 171.4172 | 170.8456 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 174.8456 | 168.5828 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 691.9884 · median 662.7772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flower of the Flames | |
| 2 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 3 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | |
| 4 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 5 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 6 | IHC BBQ | |
| 7 | GEO SMOKERS | |
| 8 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 9 | AJAK BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 11 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 12 | Show-Me Your Rack | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 | |
| 14 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 15 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 16 | Rocks Famous BBQ | |
| 17 | SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ | |
| 18 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 19 | Double D BBQ | |
| 20 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin Wide Open | |
| 22 | Smoke Dat Hog BBQ | |
| 23 | Up In Smoke BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN HOT ROD'S BBQ | |
| 25 | Party Pig |
Chicken
25 entries · top 176.5944 · median 165.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flower of the Flames | |
| 2 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | |
| 3 | Double D BBQ | |
| 4 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 5 | IHC BBQ | |
| 6 | AJAK BBQ | |
| 7 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 9 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 10 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 11 | GEO SMOKERS | |
| 12 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 13 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN HOT ROD'S BBQ | |
| 15 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 16 | Smokin Wide Open | |
| 17 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 | |
| 19 | Smoke Dat Hog BBQ | |
| 20 | Up In Smoke BBQ | |
| 21 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 22 | Party Pig | |
| 23 | Show-Me Your Rack | |
| 24 | Rocks Famous BBQ | |
| 25 | SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 177.1428 · median 163.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 2 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 3 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 4 | GEO SMOKERS | |
| 5 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | |
| 6 | AJAK BBQ | |
| 7 | IHC BBQ | |
| 8 | Flower of the Flames | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 | |
| 10 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 11 | Up In Smoke BBQ | |
| 12 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 14 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 15 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 16 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 17 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 18 | Double D BBQ | |
| 19 | SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ | |
| 20 | Smoke Dat Hog BBQ | |
| 21 | Rocks Famous BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokin Wide Open | |
| 23 | Show-Me Your Rack | |
| 24 | SMOKIN HOT ROD'S BBQ | |
| 25 | Party Pig |
Pork
25 entries · top 177.1544 · median 166.8684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IHC BBQ | |
| 2 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 3 | Show-Me Your Rack | |
| 4 | SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 | |
| 6 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 7 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | |
| 8 | Flower of the Flames | |
| 9 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 10 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 11 | Rocks Famous BBQ | |
| 12 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 13 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 14 | GEO SMOKERS | |
| 15 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 16 | AJAK BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 18 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN HOT ROD'S BBQ | |
| 20 | Smoke Dat Hog BBQ | |
| 21 | Party Pig | |
| 22 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 23 | Smokin Wide Open | |
| 24 | Double D BBQ | |
| 25 | Up In Smoke BBQ |
Brisket
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 163.3828 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 2 | Show-Me Your Rack | |
| 3 | Flower of the Flames | |
| 4 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 5 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 6 | Rocks Famous BBQ | |
| 7 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | |
| 8 | GEO SMOKERS | |
| 9 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 10 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 11 | SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ | |
| 12 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 | |
| 14 | AJAK BBQ | |
| 15 | IHC BBQ | |
| 16 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 17 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 18 | Smokin Wide Open | |
| 19 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 20 | Up In Smoke BBQ | |
| 21 | Double D BBQ | |
| 22 | Smoke Dat Hog BBQ | |
| 23 | Party Pig | |
| 24 | SMOKIN HOT ROD'S BBQ | |
| 25 | Bocephus BBQ |