May 31 – Jun 1, 2019 · McLouth, KS · 📍 110 Bulldog Blvd · State championship
Reps: Clara Williams, Jonathan B Williams · Prize money: $5,400
Flower of the Flames won Grand Champion at the McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual on May 31, 2019 in McLouth, KS at 110 Bulldog Blvd, scoring 691.9884 in a field of 25 teams. BLACK EYE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.8800. Category winners: Chicken — Flower of the Flames (176.5944); Pork Ribs — BLACK EYE BBQ (177.1428); Pork — IHC BBQ (177.1544); Brisket — ROCK N BLUES BBQ (180.0000).
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 84% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1084 points — closer than 84% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 74 times in 100
Flower of the Flames came in rated below the field's top team, SMOKE RINGERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Flower of the Flames's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 24th tracked contest.
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.
Flower of the Flames took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 8th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| 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 | 174.8456 | 168.5828 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
25 entries · top 180 · 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 |