A statement win
11.5200
points clear of the field
Wider than 91% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The champion won by 11.5200 points — a wider margin than 91% of championships in the data.
Midian Shrine Cowskin Cookoff
Sep 6–7, 2019 · Wichita, KS · 📍 13111 W 21 st · State championship
Reps: Larry Voth, Lynda Voth · Prize money: $4,825
SLAPS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Midian Shrine Cowskin Cookoff on September 6, 2019 in Wichita, KS at 13111 W 21 st, scoring 694.8228 in a field of 16 teams. Barrel Boys BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.3028. Category winners: Chicken — SLAPS BBQ (177.1544); Pork Ribs — Barrel Boys BBQ (173.1200); Pork — SLAPS BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — SLAPS BBQ (175.4056).
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.
577.59
median 661.86
694.82 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.15
- Pork Ribs 173.12
- Pork 176.56
- Brisket 175.41
134.75
177.15
Entries
16
4 judged meats
Top score
694.8228
Winning margin
11.5200
GC over RC
Field average
652.47
577.59694.82
median 661.86 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
5.1888 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
637.0744
577.59694.82
10th place overall
Field spread
117.2344
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,825
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 55%
beats 45% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.55 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,569
avg power rating going in · stronger than 54% of contests
Storylines (4 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 hat-trick of category wins
3
category wins in a day
SLAPS BBQ won Chicken, Pork, Brisket — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 5 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 1–2: Barrel Boys BBQ and BLUE SQUIRREL BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: BLACK DOG BBQ RI and R BUTTS R SMOKIN tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: SLAPS BBQ edged GEMINI BBQ by 0.0116.
- Pork Ribs 1–2 · tie
- Pork 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0116
- Brisket 6–7 · 0.0116
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
SLAPS BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 3 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 5th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 5th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1544 | 171.9656 | 162.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.1200 | 165.7028 | 158.8572 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 170.8228 | 165.6684 |
| Brisket | 175.4056 | 169.7028 | 161.0740 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
16 entries · top 694.8228 · median 661.8568
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 2 | Barrel Boys BBQ | |
| 3 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 4 | IMAT BBQ | |
| 5 | BLUE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 6 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 7 | GEMINI BBQ | |
| 8 | BLACK DOG BBQ RI | |
| 9 | SONS OF BRISKETS - KS | |
| 10 | Stew Q BBQ | |
| 11 | M&N BBQ | |
| 12 | Old Man Joe's BBQ | |
| 13 | Kops Totally Sauced BBQ | |
| 14 | Outhouse BBQ | |
| 15 | Griswold Grillers | |
| 16 | Pike Smokers |
Chicken
16 entries · top 177.1544 · median 165.3942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 2 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 3 | Barrel Boys BBQ | |
| 4 | IMAT BBQ | |
| 5 | Old Man Joe's BBQ | |
| 6 | Kops Totally Sauced BBQ | |
| 7 | SONS OF BRISKETS - KS | |
| 8 | GEMINI BBQ | |
| 9 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 10 | Outhouse BBQ | |
| 11 | BLACK DOG BBQ RI | |
| 12 | M&N BBQ | |
| 13 | BLUE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 14 | Griswold Grillers | |
| 15 | Stew Q BBQ | |
| 16 | Pike Smokers |
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 173.1200 · median 160.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barrel Boys BBQ | |
| 2 | BLUE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 3 | SONS OF BRISKETS - KS | |
| 4 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 5 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 6 | GEMINI BBQ | |
| 7 | IMAT BBQ | |
| 8 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 9 | Kops Totally Sauced BBQ | |
| 10 | BLACK DOG BBQ RI | |
| 11 | Griswold Grillers | |
| 12 | Outhouse BBQ | |
| 13 | M&N BBQ | |
| 14 | Stew Q BBQ | |
| 15 | Old Man Joe's BBQ | |
| 16 | Pike Smokers |
Pork
16 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 2 | Barrel Boys BBQ | |
| 3 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 4 | BLACK DOG BBQ RI | |
| 5 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 6 | BLUE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 7 | GEMINI BBQ | |
| 8 | IMAT BBQ | |
| 9 | Old Man Joe's BBQ | |
| 10 | M&N BBQ | |
| 11 | SONS OF BRISKETS - KS | |
| 12 | Stew Q BBQ | |
| 13 | Outhouse BBQ | |
| 14 | Kops Totally Sauced BBQ | |
| 15 | Pike Smokers | |
| 16 | Griswold Grillers |
Brisket
16 entries · top 175.4056 · median 162.2170
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 2 | IMAT BBQ | |
| 3 | BLUE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 4 | BLACK DOG BBQ RI | |
| 5 | Stew Q BBQ | |
| 6 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 7 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 8 | GEMINI BBQ | |
| 9 | Barrel Boys BBQ | |
| 10 | SONS OF BRISKETS - KS | |
| 11 | Griswold Grillers | |
| 12 | Outhouse BBQ | |
| 13 | M&N BBQ | |
| 14 | Kops Totally Sauced BBQ | |
| 15 | Old Man Joe's BBQ | |
| 16 | Pike Smokers |