A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 4 tracked editions
BUTCHER BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
- 2016
- 2017
Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off 2019
Sep 20–21, 2019 · Ponca City, OK · 📍 Ponka Lake · State championship
Reps: Larry Voth, Lynda Voth · Prize money: $15,250
BOOMERANG BBQ won Grand Champion at the Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off on September 20, 2019 in Ponca City, OK at Ponka Lake, scoring 698.8000 in a field of 28 teams. 4 LEGS UP BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.0968. Category winners: Chicken — BOOMERANG BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ (174.8800); Pork — BOOMERANG BBQ (176.0000); Brisket — 4 LEGS UP BBQ (180.0000). This is the 4th of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by DIVINE SWINE.
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.
294.30
median 657.53
698.80 🏆
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 174.88
- Pork 176
- Brisket 180 🔥
141.62
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2016 to 2019 — this edition picked out.
Entries
28
4 judged meats · 3 ancillary
Top score
698.8000
Winning margin
5.7032
GC over RC
Field average
640.36
294.30698.80
median 657.53 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.0572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
669.0512
294.30698.80
10th place overall
Field spread
404.5028
winner to last place
Prize money
$15,250
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 39%
beats 61% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
59%
17 of 29 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.82 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,599
avg power rating going in · stronger than 76% of contests
Storylines (7 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 8 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 5–6: BUFFALO'S BBQ and DR. NORDY'S BBQ tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ and DEAD BIRD BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: BUTCHER BBQ and DR. NORDY'S BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
- Pork 4–5 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
BOOMERANG BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
BOOMERANG BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 5th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 5th
A contest record in chicken
180.0000
best chicken ever cooked here
BOOMERANG BBQ turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 178.8800 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
- old best 178.8800
- across 3 past editions
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BUTCHER BBQ (won 2016, 2017), DIVINE SWINE (won 2018).
- BUTCHER BBQ · 2016, 2017
- DIVINE SWINE · 2018
A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- 4 LEGS UP BBQ · Brisket
- BOOMERANG BBQ · Chicken
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2016 | Ponca City, OK | Ponca Lake | 43 | 695.9312 | BUTCHER BBQ | DR. NORDY'S BBQ |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Ponca City, OK | Lake Ponca | 38 | 706.2744 | BUTCHER BBQ | BUFFALO'S BBQ |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Ponca City, OK | Lake Ponca | 29 | 693.1544 | DIVINE SWINE | BUTCHER BBQ |
| Sep 20, 2019 ← this one | Ponca City, OK | Ponka Lake | 28 | 698.8000 | Boomerang BBQ | 4 LEGS UP BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 173.1084 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8800 | 170.8228 | 165.1200 |
| Pork | 176 | 170.2628 | 167.9656 |
| Brisket | 180 | 170.8228 | 165.0972 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 698.8000 · median 657.5312
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 4 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 5 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 6 | DR. NORDY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 8 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 9 | BBQ Bravado | |
| 10 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 11 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 12 | BOBO'S BBQ | |
| 13 | DAWGHOUSE BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 15 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 16 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 17 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 18 | Cookshack | |
| 19 | OVER-THE-HILL BBQ | |
| 20 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 21 | ALWAYS SAUCED | |
| 22 | The Four P's | |
| 23 | Two D's BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokin' Aces (Osage Casino) | |
| 25 | Disco Balls | |
| 26 | Triangle S BBQ | |
| 27 | Back From the Dead | |
| 28 | Blue Collar BBQ |
Chicken
27 entries · top 180 · median 165.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 2 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 3 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 4 | BOBO'S BBQ | |
| 5 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 6 | DR. NORDY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 8 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 10 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 11 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 12 | DAWGHOUSE BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 14 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 15 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 16 | BBQ Bravado | |
| 17 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 18 | Cookshack | |
| 19 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 20 | OVER-THE-HILL BBQ | |
| 21 | ALWAYS SAUCED | |
| 22 | Disco Balls | |
| 23 | Back From the Dead | |
| 24 | The Four P's | |
| 25 | Two D's BBQ | |
| 26 | Smokin' Aces (Osage Casino) | |
| 27 | Triangle S BBQ |
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 174.8800 · median 161.3886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ Bravado | |
| 3 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 4 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 5 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 6 | DR. NORDY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 8 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 10 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 11 | ALWAYS SAUCED | |
| 12 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 13 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 14 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 15 | DAWGHOUSE BBQ | |
| 16 | Back From the Dead | |
| 17 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 18 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 19 | Two D's BBQ | |
| 20 | The Four P's | |
| 21 | Disco Balls | |
| 22 | BOBO'S BBQ | |
| 23 | Smokin' Aces (Osage Casino) | |
| 24 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 25 | OVER-THE-HILL BBQ | |
| 26 | Cookshack | |
| 27 | Blue Collar BBQ | |
| 28 | Triangle S BBQ |
Pork
27 entries · top 176 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 2 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 3 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 4 | BOBO'S BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 6 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 7 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 8 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 9 | Cookshack | |
| 10 | DAWGHOUSE BBQ | |
| 11 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 12 | Triangle S BBQ | |
| 13 | The Four P's | |
| 14 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 15 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 16 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 17 | DR. NORDY'S BBQ | |
| 18 | OVER-THE-HILL BBQ | |
| 19 | BBQ Bravado | |
| 20 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 21 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 22 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 23 | Two D's BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokin' Aces (Osage Casino) | |
| 25 | Back From the Dead | |
| 26 | ALWAYS SAUCED | |
| 27 | Disco Balls |
Brisket
28 entries · top 180 · median 163.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 3 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 4 | BBQ Bravado | |
| 5 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 6 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 7 | DR. NORDY'S BBQ | |
| 8 | OVER-THE-HILL BBQ | |
| 9 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 10 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 11 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 12 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 13 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 14 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 15 | Cookshack | |
| 16 | BOBO'S BBQ | |
| 17 | DAWGHOUSE BBQ | |
| 18 | ALWAYS SAUCED | |
| 19 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 20 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin' Aces (Osage Casino) | |
| 22 | Triangle S BBQ | |
| 23 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 24 | Disco Balls | |
| 25 | Two D's BBQ | |
| 26 | The Four P's | |
| 27 | Back From the Dead | |
| 28 | Blue Collar BBQ |
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 — Beans
6 entries · top 174.8456 · median 169.7142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Collar BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ Bravado | |
| 3 | Back From the Dead | |
| 4 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 5 | CSE Bliss | |
| 6 | Holy Smokers |
Ancillary — Dessert
3 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Bravado | |
| 2 | ALWAYS SAUCED | |
| 3 | SMOKIN DAN |
Ancillary — Sauce
4 entries · top 169.1428 · median 162.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 2 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 3 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 4 | BBQ Bravado |