A new contest record
708.5372
highest overall ever cooked here
708.5372 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 703.9772 CLARK CREW BBQ set in 2017.
- old record 703.9772
- set 2017 by CLARK CREW BBQ
BBQ and Fly In on the River 2019
Aug 16–17, 2019 · Excelsior Springs, MO · 📍 201 E Broadway · State championship
Reps: Forrest Bruce, Kim Collier, Mark Collier · Prize money: $10,000
BOOMERANG BBQ won Grand Champion at the BBQ and Fly In on the River on August 16, 2019 in Excelsior Springs, MO at 201 E Broadway, scoring 708.5372 in a field of 68 teams. 913 BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.0856. Category winners: Chicken — GETTIN' BASTED (180.0000); Pork Ribs — 913 BBQ (180.0000); Pork — BOOMERANG BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — 4 LEGS UP BBQ (176.5828). This is the 7th of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by SMOKE THIS BBQ MO.
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.
471.39
median 670.45
708.54 🏆
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 180 🔥
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 176.58
131.90
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2019 — this edition picked out.
Entries
68
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
708.5372
Winning margin
7.4516
GC over RC
Field average
659.27
471.39708.54
median 670.45 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
690.2400
471.39708.54
10th place overall
Field spread
237.1432
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,000
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 6%
beats 94% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
56%
32 of 57 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.85 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,620
avg power rating going in · stronger than 88% of contests
Storylines (9 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.
A day of perfect scores
5
perfect 180s
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- GETTIN' BASTED · Chicken
- INDIGO PIG · Chicken
- SLAPS BBQ · Chicken
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 7 tracked editions
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO has won this contest 2 times across its 7 tracked editions.
- 2014
- 2018
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 14 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: GETTIN' BASTED and INDIGO PIG tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: INDIGO PIG and SLAPS BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: BOOMERANG BBQ and GEO SMOKERS tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
BOOMERANG BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 12th.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 5th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 12th
A contest record in pork
180.0000
best pork ever cooked here
BOOMERANG BBQ turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 179.4400 that had stood across 6 earlier editions.
- old best 179.4400
- across 6 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKE THIS BBQ MO (won 2014, 2018).
- SMOKE THIS BBQ MO · 2014, 2018
One of the big ones
68
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 95% of the 5,468 contests in the data
68 teams — bigger than 95% of the 5,468 contests in the data.
The biggest field yet
68
teams — a contest high
This contest usually draws about 60 teams
68 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 60.
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2013 | Excelsior Springs, MO | Excelsior Springs, MO | 66 | 685.6800 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY |
| Aug 15, 2014 | Excelsior Springs, MO | Excelsior Springs, MO 64024 | 51 | 696.5944 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | R BUTTS R SMOKIN |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Excelsior Springs, MO | Excelsior Springs, MO 64024 | 67 | 689.6340 | JAESTAR BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Excelsior Springs, MO | 201 R Broadway | 56 | 694.8112 | HIGH i QUE II | SMOKERS PURGATORY |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Excelsior Springs, MO | 201 E Broadway | 65 | 703.9772 | CLARK CREW BBQ | DIRT ROAD BBQ |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Excelsior Springs, MO | 201 E Broadway | 57 | 697.0972 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | 913 BBQ |
| Aug 16, 2019 ← this one | Excelsior Springs, MO | 201 E Broadway | 68 | 708.5372 | Boomerang BBQ | 913 BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 178.8572 | 174.2972 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 176.5600 | 174.2856 |
| Pork | 180 | 177.1428 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 176.5828 | 175.4400 | 173.7028 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
68 entries · top 708.5372 · median 670.4512
Chicken
68 entries · top 180 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
67 entries · top 180 · median 168.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
68 entries · top 180 · median 166.2514 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
68 entries · top 176.5828 · median 164.8114
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Dessert
18 entries · top 180 · median 176.2800 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Pasta
19 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY | |
| 2 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 3 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 4 | GRILLAS | |
| 5 | K CASS BBQ | |
| 6 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 7 | H2 BarBQ | |
| 8 | Good Times Baby | |
| 9 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 10 | The Brisketbones | |
| 11 | Bare Bones BBQ Team | |
| 12 | OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | |
| 13 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 14 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 15 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 16 | Hiddenvalley Smokers | |
| 17 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 18 | Smokin Under the Bridge | |
| 19 | Summa Dat Que |