Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2)
2019-06-29 – 2019-06-30 · Artesia, NM · 📍 3402 S 13th st · State championship
Reps: LARRY VOTH, LYNDA VOTH, RALPH WILLIAMS
Grand Champion: La Pasadita (709.7256) · 34 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 B-S BBQ OUTLAWS
Entries
34
4 judged meats
Top score
709.7256
Winning margin
4.0340
GC over RC
Field average
665.61
median 675.30
Perfect 180s
5 🔥
RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ (Brisket), LA PASADITA (Chicken), ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ TEXAS (Chicken), LA PASADITA (Pork), SCOTTS BBQ SHACK (Pork)
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
686.7656
10th place overall
Field spread
123.7600
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 6%
beats 94% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
79%
of the 34 teams with a home region came from outside NM
Came back for more
78%
32 of 41 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.83 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1540
avg power rating going in · stronger than 45% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
LA PASADITA took the Grand Championship home to TX.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🧹 A double category winner
LA PASADITA won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: LA PASADITA and ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ TEXAS tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: Simply Marvelous BBQ and BIG POPPA SMOKERS tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: BOOMERANG BBQ and BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BOOMERANG BBQ (won 2018).
🃏 An upset on the books
LA PASADITA came in rated below the field's top team, BOOMERANG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-06-28 | Artesia, NM | 70 | 686.2858 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | PIGSKIN BBQ | |
| 2015-06-26 | Artesia, NM 88210 | 48 | 683.4400 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 2018-06-22 | 3405 S 13th st | 39 | 713.1544 | BOOMERANG BBQ | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 2018-06-23 | 3405 S 13th st | 32 | 714.2744 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 2019-06-28 | Artesia, NM | 3402 S 13th | 41 | 706.2744 | Boomerang | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX |
| 2019-06-29 ← this one | Artesia, NM | 3402 S 13th st | 34 | 709.7256 | La Pasadita | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS |
| 2021-11-05 | Artesia, NM | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.7028 | 171.4172 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 173.7028 | 172.5600 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 177.1428 | 171.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
34 entries · top 709.7256 · median 675.3026
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA PASADITA | |
| 2 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 3 | Simply Marvelous BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 5 | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | |
| 6 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 7 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 8 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 9 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ TEXAS | |
| 10 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 11 | KISS MY RACK | |
| 12 | Texas Smoke Whisper | |
| 13 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 14 | Big Daddy G's BBQ | |
| 15 | Smoking OCD | |
| 16 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 17 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 18 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 19 | BarrelHead Cookers | |
| 20 | SMOKED OUT BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 22 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 23 | Pig Farmer's BBQ | |
| 24 | Poppa Pig and Porkchop | |
| 25 | ONE MAN PITS | |
| 26 | Pig In A Pit | |
| 27 | Sho Dawg BBQ | |
| 28 | Bear Clan Barbeque | |
| 29 | Rude Dogg | |
| 30 | Sourthern Exports | |
| 31 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 32 | Rub da Grub | |
| 33 | Double D BBQ | |
| 34 | BS Grilling |
Chicken
34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA PASADITA | |
| 2 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ TEXAS | |
| 3 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 4 | Simply Marvelous BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 6 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 7 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 8 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 10 | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | |
| 11 | Texas Smoke Whisper | |
| 12 | Smoking OCD | |
| 13 | KISS MY RACK | |
| 14 | Poppa Pig and Porkchop | |
| 15 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 16 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 17 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 18 | Pig In A Pit | |
| 19 | SMOKED OUT BBQ | |
| 20 | Sourthern Exports | |
| 21 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 22 | Big Daddy G's BBQ | |
| 23 | Pig Farmer's BBQ | |
| 24 | BarrelHead Cookers | |
| 25 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 26 | Sho Dawg BBQ | |
| 27 | Rude Dogg | |
| 28 | ONE MAN PITS | |
| 29 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 30 | Double D BBQ | |
| 31 | Bear Clan Barbeque | |
| 32 | BS Grilling | |
| 33 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 34 | Rub da Grub |
Pork Ribs
34 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 2 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 3 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ TEXAS | |
| 4 | Simply Marvelous BBQ | |
| 5 | Big Daddy G's BBQ | |
| 6 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 7 | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | |
| 8 | LA PASADITA | |
| 9 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 10 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 11 | SMOKED OUT BBQ | |
| 12 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 13 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 14 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 15 | Pig Farmer's BBQ | |
| 16 | KISS MY RACK | |
| 17 | Smoking OCD | |
| 18 | Poppa Pig and Porkchop | |
| 19 | ONE MAN PITS | |
| 20 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 22 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 23 | Texas Smoke Whisper | |
| 24 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 25 | BarrelHead Cookers | |
| 26 | Rub da Grub | |
| 27 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 28 | Double D BBQ | |
| 29 | Rude Dogg | |
| 30 | Bear Clan Barbeque | |
| 31 | Sourthern Exports | |
| 32 | Sho Dawg BBQ | |
| 33 | Pig In A Pit | |
| 34 | BS Grilling |
Pork
34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA PASADITA | |
| 2 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 3 | Simply Marvelous BBQ | |
| 4 | BarrelHead Cookers | |
| 5 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 6 | Texas Smoke Whisper | |
| 7 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 8 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 9 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 10 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 11 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 12 | Smoking OCD | |
| 13 | Big Daddy G's BBQ | |
| 14 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 15 | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | |
| 16 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 17 | Sho Dawg BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKED OUT BBQ | |
| 19 | KISS MY RACK | |
| 20 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 21 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ TEXAS | |
| 22 | Poppa Pig and Porkchop | |
| 23 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 24 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 25 | Pig In A Pit | |
| 26 | Pig Farmer's BBQ | |
| 27 | ONE MAN PITS | |
| 28 | Rude Dogg | |
| 29 | Sourthern Exports | |
| 30 | Bear Clan Barbeque | |
| 31 | Rub da Grub | |
| 32 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 33 | BS Grilling | |
| 34 | Double D BBQ |
Brisket
34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.3770 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 3 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 4 | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | |
| 5 | LA PASADITA | |
| 6 | KISS MY RACK | |
| 7 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 9 | Simply Marvelous BBQ | |
| 10 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 11 | Texas Smoke Whisper | |
| 12 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 13 | Bear Clan Barbeque | |
| 14 | BarrelHead Cookers | |
| 15 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 16 | Pig Farmer's BBQ | |
| 17 | Big Daddy G's BBQ | |
| 18 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 19 | Smoking OCD | |
| 20 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 21 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ TEXAS | |
| 22 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 23 | ONE MAN PITS | |
| 24 | Pig In A Pit | |
| 25 | SMOKED OUT BBQ | |
| 26 | Poppa Pig and Porkchop | |
| 27 | Rude Dogg | |
| 28 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 29 | Sho Dawg BBQ | |
| 30 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 31 | Rub da Grub | |
| 32 | Sourthern Exports | |
| 33 | BS Grilling | |
| 34 | Double D BBQ |