Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cook Off
2019-09-20 – 2019-09-21 · Manhattan, KS · 📍 3007 Anderson Ave · State championship
Reps: KEVIN ROSE, MICHAEL WINTER · Prize money: $8,000.00
Grand Champion: Fergolicious BBQ (701.6572) · 24 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Big Bang BBQ
Entries
24
4 judged meats
Top score
701.6572
Winning margin
2.7996
GC over RC
Field average
664.30
median 665.35
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
4.0112 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
675.9084
10th place overall
Field spread
87.5312
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,000.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 41%
beats 59% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
4%
of the 24 teams with a home region came from outside KS
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.4 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1517
avg power rating going in · stronger than 21% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 2–3: FINGER LEIKAM GOOD and M Squared Smokin' Q tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: BEER DART BBQ and BOXER Q BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: Fergolicious BBQ and BLUE BUCKET BBQ tied on 169.6800 — 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 | 178.8572 | 173.1316 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 171.4172 | 168.5600 |
| Pork | 178.8800 | 174.8688 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 177.1544 | 171.4056 | 166.8344 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
24 entries · top 701.6572 · median 665.3488
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 2 | Big Bang BBQ | |
| 3 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 4 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 5 | Legion of Que | |
| 6 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 7 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 8 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 9 | BEER DART BBQ | |
| 10 | BOB'S BBQ | |
| 11 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 12 | 42 BBQ | |
| 13 | M.T. POCKETS | |
| 14 | SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKEY B'S | |
| 16 | Rubbing Butts BBQ Team | |
| 17 | 777 BBQ | |
| 18 | HOG BUSTERS | |
| 19 | Big Daddy and the Butt Rubbers | |
| 20 | SOUTH OF THE TRACKS BBQ | |
| 21 | Tanker 44 BBQ | |
| 22 | Bean Goat BBQ | |
| 23 | DRUNK AND CONFUSED BBQ | |
| 24 | Scoobie Snacks BBQ |
Chicken
24 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 2 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 3 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 4 | 42 BBQ | |
| 5 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 6 | Big Bang BBQ | |
| 7 | Rubbing Butts BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Legion of Que | |
| 9 | SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ | |
| 10 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 11 | BEER DART BBQ | |
| 12 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 13 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 14 | BOB'S BBQ | |
| 15 | Big Daddy and the Butt Rubbers | |
| 16 | HOG BUSTERS | |
| 17 | SMOKEY B'S | |
| 18 | Bean Goat BBQ | |
| 19 | SOUTH OF THE TRACKS BBQ | |
| 20 | M.T. POCKETS | |
| 21 | Tanker 44 BBQ | |
| 22 | 777 BBQ | |
| 23 | Scoobie Snacks BBQ | |
| 24 | DRUNK AND CONFUSED BBQ |
Pork Ribs
24 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.9770
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legion of Que | |
| 2 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 3 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 4 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 5 | BEER DART BBQ | |
| 6 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 7 | Big Bang BBQ | |
| 8 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 9 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 10 | SOUTH OF THE TRACKS BBQ | |
| 11 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 12 | 777 BBQ | |
| 13 | Rubbing Butts BBQ Team | |
| 14 | M.T. POCKETS | |
| 15 | SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKEY B'S | |
| 17 | HOG BUSTERS | |
| 18 | 42 BBQ | |
| 19 | BOB'S BBQ | |
| 20 | Big Daddy and the Butt Rubbers | |
| 21 | Bean Goat BBQ | |
| 22 | Tanker 44 BBQ | |
| 23 | DRUNK AND CONFUSED BBQ | |
| 24 | Scoobie Snacks BBQ |
Pork
24 entries · top 178.8800 · median 168.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 2 | Big Bang BBQ | |
| 3 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 4 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 5 | M.T. POCKETS | |
| 6 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 7 | BOB'S BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKEY B'S | |
| 9 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 10 | BEER DART BBQ | |
| 11 | HOG BUSTERS | |
| 12 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 13 | DRUNK AND CONFUSED BBQ | |
| 14 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 15 | Legion of Que | |
| 16 | Big Daddy and the Butt Rubbers | |
| 17 | SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ | |
| 18 | Scoobie Snacks BBQ | |
| 19 | 42 BBQ | |
| 20 | Tanker 44 BBQ | |
| 21 | 777 BBQ | |
| 22 | Rubbing Butts BBQ Team | |
| 23 | SOUTH OF THE TRACKS BBQ | |
| 24 | Bean Goat BBQ |
Brisket
24 entries · top 177.1544 · median 163.1144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bang BBQ | |
| 2 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 3 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 4 | BOB'S BBQ | |
| 5 | 777 BBQ | |
| 6 | Legion of Que | |
| 7 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 8 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 9 | BEER DART BBQ | |
| 10 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 11 | M.T. POCKETS | |
| 12 | SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ | |
| 13 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 14 | 42 BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKEY B'S | |
| 16 | DRUNK AND CONFUSED BBQ | |
| 17 | Rubbing Butts BBQ Team | |
| 18 | Tanker 44 BBQ | |
| 19 | Scoobie Snacks BBQ | |
| 20 | HOG BUSTERS | |
| 21 | SOUTH OF THE TRACKS BBQ | |
| 22 | Big Daddy and the Butt Rubbers | |
| 23 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 24 | Bean Goat BBQ |