A new contest record
706.2972
highest overall ever cooked here
706.2972 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 705.1200 Clark Crew BBQ set in 2019.
- old record 705.1200
- set 2019 by Clark Crew BBQ
Beats, Brews, & BBQ 2020
Jun 12–13, 2020 · Wagoner, OK · 📍 S Main St. · State championship
Reps: Karen Jane Williams, Ralph Williams · Prize money: $8,800
BOOMERANG BBQ won Grand Champion at the Beats, Brews, & BBQ on June 12, 2020 in Wagoner, OK at S Main St., scoring 706.2972 in a field of 55 teams. DAD'S GRILLIN CREW took Reserve Grand Champion with 698.8228. Category winners: Chicken — SLAPS BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — DAD'S GRILLIN CREW (178.2972); Brisket — BOOMERANG BBQ (177.7028). The Other standings were won by T-N-T Que Crew-Barrett with 167.4512. This is the 2nd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2019 edition was won by Clark Crew BBQ; the next was held in 2021.
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.
606.14
median 671.95
706.30 🏆
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 178.30
- Brisket 177.70
139.39
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2019 to 2022 — this edition picked out.
Entries
55
3 judged meats · 3 ancillary
Top score
706.2972
Winning margin
7.4744
GC over RC
Field average
668.53
606.14706.30
median 671.95 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
686.7540
606.14706.30
10th place overall
Field spread
100.1596
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,800
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 10%
beats 90% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
67%
14 of 21 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.32 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,649
avg power rating going in · stronger than 95% of contests
Storylines (6 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 stacked field
1649
average power rating going in
Stronger than 95% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1649 power rating going in — stronger than 95% of every contest tracked.
- top seed BOOMERANG BBQ (1991)
- 65 rated teams
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 13 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: Bushmaster BBQ and DIVINE SWINE tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: DIVINE SWINE and RAZORRACKS tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: RAZORRACKS and PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
How the title was won
3 of 3
meats called to the stage
BOOMERANG BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 3 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 9th.
- Chicken 9th
- Pork Ribs 4th
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in pork ribs
178.2972
best pork ribs ever cooked here
DAD'S GRILLIN CREW turned in 178.2972 in pork ribs — past the 174.2628 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 174.2628
- across 1 past editions
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- SLAPS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2019 | Wagoner, OK | Main St | 21 | 705.1200 | Clark Crew BBQ | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ |
| Jun 12, 2020 ← this one | Wagoner, OK | S Main St. | 55 | 706.2972 | Boomerang BBQ | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Wagoner, OK | 124 S Main St. | 25 | 698.7884 | Meat Rushmore | 4 LEGS UP BBQ |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Wagoner, OK | 124 S Main St. | 30 | 697.6572 | Wood Hook BBQ | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 177.1428 | 174.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 175.4400 | 173.7028 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 173.7600 | 173.1428 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
55 entries · top 706.2972 · median 671.9544
Chicken
55 entries · top 180 · median 168.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
55 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.4056
Brisket
55 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5256
Other
Overall
10 entries · top 167.4512 · median 161.7200 · out of 180, not the usual 720
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.
Master Series — Pork Butt
55 entries · top 178.8800 · median 169.1200
Other — Kid'S Q (11-15)
3 entries · top 167.4512 · median 165.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-N-T Que Crew-Barrett | |
| 2 | Double Barrel BBQ-Nicci | |
| 3 | Rockin Rackley's- Trinity |
Other — Kid'S Q (5-10)
7 entries · top 165.1544 · median 156.0112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lil Dead Bird-Ryker | |
| 2 | Divine Swine-James | |
| 3 | Lakerat BBQ-Jaida | |
| 4 | Smilin' Dragan BBQ-Olivia & Ayva | |
| 5 | Double Barrel BBQ-Wyatt | |
| 6 | Lakerat BBQ-Gwinn | |
| 7 | Rockin Rackley's-Chloe |