Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship
2019-06-22 – 2019-06-23 · Oklahoma City, OK · 📍 Remington Park Racetrack & Casino · State championship
Reps: BILL SHIFLETT, JENNIFER SHIFLETT · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Clark Crew BBQ (694.8112) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SUPER SWINE
Entries
27
4 judged meats
Top score
694.8112
Winning margin
2.2856
GC over RC
Field average
659.33
median 668.55
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2744 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
676.5944
10th place overall
Field spread
136.1140
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,000.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 72%
beats 28% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
22%
of the 27 teams with a home region came from outside OK
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.77 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1526
avg power rating going in · stronger than 31% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: DEAD BIRD BBQ and CLARK CREW BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: SUPER SWINE and EVIL MONKEY BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: CLARK CREW BBQ and THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS tied on 170.2628 — 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 | 176.5600 | 174.2856 | 170.8456 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0228 | 172.5828 | 169.7144 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 169.7028 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 173.1200 | 169.7028 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
27 entries · top 694.8112 · median 668.5484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 3 | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | |
| 4 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 5 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 6 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Tiny E BBQ | |
| 8 | EVIL MONKEY BBQ | |
| 9 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 10 | CEO BBQ | |
| 11 | HOT CHIHUAHUA BARBECUE | |
| 12 | Texas Smoke Whisper | |
| 13 | Royal Schmidts BBQ | |
| 14 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 15 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 16 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 17 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 18 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 19 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 20 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin' Ash BBQ | |
| 22 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 23 | Blackout BBQ | |
| 24 | Disco Balls BBQ | |
| 25 | #bixbymafia | |
| 26 | Squatchmoe's | |
| 27 | Newcastle Team |
Chicken
27 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 2 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 4 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 5 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 6 | Tiny E BBQ | |
| 7 | HOT CHIHUAHUA BARBECUE | |
| 8 | Royal Schmidts BBQ | |
| 9 | CEO BBQ | |
| 10 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 11 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 12 | Texas Smoke Whisper | |
| 13 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 14 | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | |
| 15 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 16 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 17 | EVIL MONKEY BBQ | |
| 18 | Smokin' Ash BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 20 | #bixbymafia | |
| 21 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 22 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 23 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 24 | Squatchmoe's | |
| 25 | Disco Balls BBQ | |
| 26 | Blackout BBQ | |
| 27 | Newcastle Team |
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 176.0228 · median 167.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Schmidts BBQ | |
| 2 | EVIL MONKEY BBQ | |
| 3 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 4 | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | |
| 5 | Disco Balls BBQ | |
| 6 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 7 | Tiny E BBQ | |
| 8 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 9 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 10 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 11 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 12 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 13 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 14 | Texas Smoke Whisper | |
| 15 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 16 | CEO BBQ | |
| 17 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 18 | Blackout BBQ | |
| 19 | HOT CHIHUAHUA BARBECUE | |
| 20 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 21 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 22 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 23 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 24 | Smokin' Ash BBQ | |
| 25 | #bixbymafia | |
| 26 | Newcastle Team | |
| 27 | Squatchmoe's |
Pork
27 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | |
| 3 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 4 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 5 | EVIL MONKEY BBQ | |
| 6 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Tiny E BBQ | |
| 8 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 9 | HOT CHIHUAHUA BARBECUE | |
| 10 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 11 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 12 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 13 | CEO BBQ | |
| 14 | Texas Smoke Whisper | |
| 15 | Smokin' Ash BBQ | |
| 16 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 17 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 18 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 19 | Blackout BBQ | |
| 20 | Squatchmoe's | |
| 21 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 22 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 23 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 24 | Royal Schmidts BBQ | |
| 25 | Disco Balls BBQ | |
| 26 | Newcastle Team | |
| 27 | #bixbymafia |
Brisket
27 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 2 | CEO BBQ | |
| 3 | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | |
| 4 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 5 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 6 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 7 | Texas Smoke Whisper | |
| 8 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 9 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 10 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 11 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 12 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 13 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 14 | EVIL MONKEY BBQ | |
| 15 | Royal Schmidts BBQ | |
| 16 | HOT CHIHUAHUA BARBECUE | |
| 17 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 18 | Tiny E BBQ | |
| 19 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 20 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 21 | Blackout BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokin' Ash BBQ | |
| 23 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 24 | Disco Balls BBQ | |
| 25 | #bixbymafia | |
| 26 | Squatchmoe's | |
| 27 | Newcastle Team |