West Bottoms BBQ Contest
2019-09-28 – 2019-09-29 · Kansas City, MO · 📍 1800 Genessee St · State championship
Reps: PHIL MORROW PHB, ROSEMARY MORROW · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Tebo Creek BBQ (709.1200) · 29 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 DIRT ROAD BBQ
Entries
29
6 judged meats
Top score
709.1200
Winning margin
5.1772
GC over RC
Field average
676.82
median 681.05
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Tightest race
Pork
0.5600 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
690.7656
10th place overall
Field spread
67.4976
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Double threats
9
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 8%
beats 92% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
50%
of the 32 teams with a home region came from outside MO
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.57 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1551
avg power rating going in · stronger than 56% of contests
Storylines
🔥 A day of perfect scores
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🧹 A double category winner
Go Ham BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 2–3: 4 LEGS UP BBQ and Heavy Smoke BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: SONS OF A BRISKET and UNFAMOUS DAVE'S tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 5–6: DIRT ROAD BBQ and THUMP & STRUM BBQ tied on 175.4172 — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 175.4288 | 174.8572 | 173.1316 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 175.4172 | 174.2628 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180.0000 | 179.4400 | 176.0000 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 173.1200 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 177.1428 | — | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 169.1200 | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
29 entries · top 709.1200 · median 681.0516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 2 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 3 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 5 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 6 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 7 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 8 | DROP THE MIKE | |
| 9 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 10 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 11 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 12 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 13 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 14 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 15 | 3 PIGS SMOKIN | |
| 16 | S&S BBQ | |
| 17 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 18 | Bears Backyard BBQ | |
| 19 | OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | |
| 20 | NICKLE BOYS BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin Trees | |
| 22 | Jay Hogs | |
| 23 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 24 | POLITICAL PORK | |
| 25 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 26 | Ovb | |
| 27 | LAZY BOYZ BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 | |
| 29 | HI-TECH SMOKERS |
Chicken
29 entries · top 175.4288 · median 171.4400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DROP THE MIKE | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 5 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 6 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 7 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 9 | POLITICAL PORK | |
| 10 | 3 PIGS SMOKIN | |
| 11 | S&S BBQ | |
| 12 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 13 | OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | |
| 14 | NICKLE BOYS BBQ | |
| 15 | Bears Backyard BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 17 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 18 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 19 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 20 | HI-TECH SMOKERS | |
| 21 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 22 | Ovb | |
| 23 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 24 | Jay Hogs | |
| 25 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 26 | LAZY BOYZ BBQ | |
| 27 | Smokin Trees | |
| 28 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 29 | SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 |
Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 5 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 6 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 7 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 8 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 9 | DROP THE MIKE | |
| 10 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 11 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 12 | 3 PIGS SMOKIN | |
| 13 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 | |
| 15 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 16 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 17 | S&S BBQ | |
| 18 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 19 | HI-TECH SMOKERS | |
| 20 | Ovb | |
| 21 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokin Trees | |
| 23 | NICKLE BOYS BBQ | |
| 24 | Jay Hogs | |
| 25 | Bears Backyard BBQ | |
| 26 | OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | |
| 27 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 28 | POLITICAL PORK | |
| 29 | LAZY BOYZ BBQ |
Pork
29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 2 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 3 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 4 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 5 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 6 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 7 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 8 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 9 | DROP THE MIKE | |
| 10 | LAZY BOYZ BBQ | |
| 11 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 12 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 14 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 15 | POLITICAL PORK | |
| 16 | 3 PIGS SMOKIN | |
| 17 | NICKLE BOYS BBQ | |
| 18 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 | |
| 20 | Bears Backyard BBQ | |
| 21 | OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | |
| 22 | Smokin Trees | |
| 23 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 24 | S&S BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 26 | Jay Hogs | |
| 27 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 28 | Ovb | |
| 29 | HI-TECH SMOKERS |
Brisket
29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 2 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 4 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 5 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 6 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 7 | Jay Hogs | |
| 8 | Smokin Trees | |
| 9 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 10 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 11 | Bears Backyard BBQ | |
| 12 | OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | |
| 13 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 14 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 15 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 16 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 17 | S&S BBQ | |
| 18 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 19 | DROP THE MIKE | |
| 20 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 21 | 3 PIGS SMOKIN | |
| 22 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 23 | NICKLE BOYS BBQ | |
| 24 | LAZY BOYZ BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 26 | Ovb | |
| 27 | SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 | |
| 28 | POLITICAL PORK | |
| 29 | HI-TECH SMOKERS |
Backyard Series
Overall
3 entries · top 346.2628 · median 319.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Go Ham BBQ | |
| 2 | Limp Brisket | |
| 3 | Briskety Snicket |
Chicken
3 entries · top 177.1428 · median 163.4860
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Go Ham BBQ | |
| 2 | Briskety Snicket | |
| 3 | Limp Brisket |
Pork Ribs
3 entries · top 169.1200 · median 164.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Go Ham BBQ | |
| 2 | Limp Brisket | |
| 3 | Briskety Snicket |