Back-to-back
2 in a row
editions of this contest
Clark Crew BBQ won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
- 2019
- 2021
City Of Springs BBQ Championship
2021-05-01 · Sulphur, OK · 📍 301 Muskogee St · State championship
Reps: LARRY VOTH, LYNDA VOTH
Grand Champion: Clark Crew BBQ (703.3712) · 14 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 LC BBQ
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.
425.97
median 675.36
703.37 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180.00 🔥
- Pork Ribs 176.56
- Pork 179.44
- Brisket 178.86
79.63
180.00
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2023 — this edition picked out.
Entries
14
4 judged meats
Top score
703.3712
Winning margin
4.5600
GC over RC
Field average
652.07
425.97703.37
median 675.36 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.5944 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
654.7316
425.97703.37
10th place overall
Field spread
277.4052
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 20%
beats 80% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
28%
7 of 25 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.78 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1653
avg power rating going in · stronger than 96% of contests
Storylines (8 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 dynasty in the making
3×
wins at this contest
3 of 7 tracked editions
Clark Crew BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 7 tracked editions.
- 2019
- 2021
- 2022
A stacked field
1653
average power rating going in
Stronger than 96% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1653 power rating going in — stronger than 96% of every contest tracked.
- top seed CLARK CREW BBQ (2021)
- 14 rated teams
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 4 calls decided inside half a point
Brisket places 2–3: CLARK CREW BBQ and LC BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: HOLLOW Q edged CEO BBQ by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 8–9: Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque edged BUFFALO'S BBQ by 0.0344.
- Brisket 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0344
- Chicken 3–4 · 0.0460
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
CLARK CREW BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 6th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 6th
- Brisket 2nd
A contest record in chicken
180.0000
best chicken ever cooked here
CLARK CREW BBQ turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 177.1428 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
- old best 177.1428
- across 2 past editions
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BUTCHER BBQ (won 2018), Clark Crew BBQ (won 2019).
- BUTCHER BBQ · 2018
- Clark Crew BBQ · 2019
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.
- CLARK CREW 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-06 | Sulphur, OK | Sulphur, OK 73086 | 17 | 705.6916 | BUTCHER BBQ | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ |
| 2019-05-10 | Sulphur, OK | 301 Muskogee St | 25 | 694.8112 | Clark Crew BBQ | DEAD BIRD BBQ |
| 2021-05-01 ← this one | Sulphur, OK | 301 Muskogee St | 14 | 703.3712 | Clark Crew BBQ | LC BBQ |
| 2022-05-20 | Sulphur, OK | 301 Muskogee St | 25 | 707.4060 | 4 Legs Up BBQ | CLARK CREW BBQ |
| 2022-05-20 | Sulphur, OK | 301 Muskogee St | 6 | 171.9656 | Clark Crew BBQ | — |
| 2022-05-20 | Sulphur, OK | 301 Muskogee St | 7 | 171.4172 | Smokin Timbers | — |
| 2023-05-12 | Sulphur, OK | 301 Muskogee St | 16 | 691.3372 | THE PIT FATHER | RAZORRACKS |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 174.2744 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 171.9656 | 166.8228 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 173.1200 | 161.1200 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 173.1084 | 159.3944 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
14 entries · top 703.3712 · median 675.3598
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | LC BBQ | |
| 3 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 4 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 5 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 6 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 7 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 9 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 10 | Compete BBQ Team | |
| 11 | CEO BBQ | |
| 12 | Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque | |
| 13 | D'Lynn Family BBQ | |
| 14 | Meat Shot |
Chicken
14 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.6970 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | LC BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 4 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 5 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 6 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 7 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 8 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 9 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 10 | CEO BBQ | |
| 11 | Compete BBQ Team | |
| 12 | Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque | |
| 13 | D'Lynn Family BBQ | |
| 14 | Meat Shot |
Pork Ribs
14 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LC BBQ | |
| 2 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 4 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 5 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 6 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 7 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 8 | Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque | |
| 9 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 10 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 11 | CEO BBQ | |
| 12 | Compete BBQ Team | |
| 13 | D'Lynn Family BBQ | |
| 14 | Meat Shot |
Pork
14 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 2 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 3 | Compete BBQ Team | |
| 4 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 5 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 6 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | LC BBQ | |
| 8 | CEO BBQ | |
| 9 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 10 | Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque | |
| 11 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 12 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 13 | D'Lynn Family BBQ | |
| 14 | Meat Shot |
Brisket
14 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.1028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 2 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | LC BBQ | |
| 4 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 5 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 6 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 7 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 8 | Compete BBQ Team | |
| 9 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 10 | CEO BBQ | |
| 11 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 12 | Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque | |
| 13 | D'Lynn Family BBQ | |
| 14 | Meat Shot |