Rock-N-Q on the planes
2019-10-19 – 2019-10-20 · Great Bend, KS · 📍 10010 B-29 way · State championship
Reps: KEVIN ROSE, MICHELLE R ROSE · Prize money: $25,000.00
Grand Champion: Tebo Creek BBQ (691.9540) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 MAN MEAT BBQ
Entries
28
4 judged meats
Top score
691.9540
Winning margin
0.5712
GC over RC
Field average
658.72
median 657.91
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
2.9144 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
672.5376
10th place overall
Field spread
89.6912
winner to last place
Prize money
$25,000.00
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 81%
beats 19% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
18%
of the 28 teams with a home region came from outside KS
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.78 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1557
avg power rating going in · stronger than 62% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5712 points — closer than 90% of every championship in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 3–4: AMERICAN FIRE BBQ and MAN MEAT BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: T-N-T QUE CREW and LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: 56 SMOKEHOUSE and PARTS 'R' SMOKIN tied on 173.1200 — 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 | 176.5828 | 171.4172 | 169.1316 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 170.8228 | 168.5600 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 172.5828 | 167.9656 |
| Brisket | 176.0344 | 173.1200 | 169.6684 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 691.9540 · median 657.9144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 2 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 3 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 4 | T-N-T QUE CREW | |
| 5 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 6 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 8 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 9 | 56 SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 10 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 11 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 12 | BULL RACK BBQ | |
| 13 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 14 | SOUTH OF THE TRACKS BBQ | |
| 15 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 16 | SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE | |
| 17 | BOOM CITY BBQ | |
| 18 | RED OAK BBQ | |
| 19 | IMAT BBQ | |
| 20 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 21 | Kelly Q | |
| 22 | The Butts Up Bbq Crew | |
| 23 | Cook'n with Wood | |
| 24 | K CASS BBQ | |
| 25 | The V Team | |
| 26 | Barnards Backyard Barbeque | |
| 27 | Kan-Ok BBQ | |
| 28 | The Unit |
Chicken
28 entries · top 176.5828 · median 165.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 4 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 5 | Cook'n with Wood | |
| 6 | SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE | |
| 7 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 8 | T-N-T QUE CREW | |
| 9 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 10 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 11 | BOOM CITY BBQ | |
| 12 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 13 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 14 | 56 SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 15 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 16 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 17 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 18 | BULL RACK BBQ | |
| 19 | SOUTH OF THE TRACKS BBQ | |
| 20 | Kan-Ok BBQ | |
| 21 | IMAT BBQ | |
| 22 | RED OAK BBQ | |
| 23 | The Butts Up Bbq Crew | |
| 24 | The V Team | |
| 25 | Barnards Backyard Barbeque | |
| 26 | K CASS BBQ | |
| 27 | Kelly Q | |
| 28 | The Unit |
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 177.1428 · median 165.1316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 2 | BULL RACK BBQ | |
| 3 | T-N-T QUE CREW | |
| 4 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 5 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 6 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | SOUTH OF THE TRACKS BBQ | |
| 8 | Kelly Q | |
| 9 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 10 | RED OAK BBQ | |
| 11 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 12 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 13 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 14 | Barnards Backyard Barbeque | |
| 15 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 16 | 56 SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 17 | BOOM CITY BBQ | |
| 18 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 19 | IMAT BBQ | |
| 20 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 21 | The Butts Up Bbq Crew | |
| 22 | The V Team | |
| 23 | SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE | |
| 24 | K CASS BBQ | |
| 25 | Cook'n with Wood | |
| 26 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 27 | The Unit | |
| 28 | Kan-Ok BBQ |
Pork
28 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | BULL RACK BBQ | |
| 4 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 5 | T-N-T QUE CREW | |
| 6 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 7 | 56 SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 8 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 9 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 10 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 11 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 12 | The V Team | |
| 13 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 14 | SOUTH OF THE TRACKS BBQ | |
| 15 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 16 | K CASS BBQ | |
| 17 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 18 | BOOM CITY BBQ | |
| 19 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 20 | The Butts Up Bbq Crew | |
| 21 | SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE | |
| 22 | Cook'n with Wood | |
| 23 | Kelly Q | |
| 24 | IMAT BBQ | |
| 25 | Kan-Ok BBQ | |
| 26 | The Unit | |
| 27 | RED OAK BBQ | |
| 28 | Barnards Backyard Barbeque |
Brisket
28 entries · top 176.0344 · median 165.1028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 2 | T-N-T QUE CREW | |
| 3 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 4 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 5 | 56 SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 6 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 7 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 8 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 9 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 10 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 11 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 12 | RED OAK BBQ | |
| 13 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 14 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 15 | IMAT BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE | |
| 17 | Kelly Q | |
| 18 | K CASS BBQ | |
| 19 | SOUTH OF THE TRACKS BBQ | |
| 20 | BULL RACK BBQ | |
| 21 | The Butts Up Bbq Crew | |
| 22 | BOOM CITY BBQ | |
| 23 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 24 | Barnards Backyard Barbeque | |
| 25 | Cook'n with Wood | |
| 26 | The V Team | |
| 27 | Kan-Ok BBQ | |
| 28 | The Unit |