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
May 1, 2021 · Sulphur, OK · 📍 301 Muskogee St · State championship
Reps: Larry Voth, Lynda Voth
CLARK CREW BBQ won Grand Champion at the City Of Springs BBQ Championship on May 1, 2021 in Sulphur, OK at 301 Muskogee St, scoring 703.3712 in a field of 14 teams. LC BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 698.8112. Category winners: Chicken — CLARK CREW BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — LC BBQ (176.5600); Pork — PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ (179.4400); Brisket — DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK (178.8572). This is the 3rd of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2019 edition was won by Clark Crew BBQ; the next was held in 2022.
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 🔥
- Pork Ribs 176.56
- Pork 179.44
- Brisket 178.86
79.63
180
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 21%
beats 79% of 4723 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
1,654
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
1654
average power rating going in
Stronger than 96% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1654 power rating going in — stronger than 96% of every contest tracked.
- top seed CLARK CREW BBQ (2022)
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2018 | Sulphur, OK | Sulphur, OK 73086 | 17 | 705.6916 | BUTCHER BBQ | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ |
| May 10, 2019 | Sulphur, OK | 301 Muskogee St | 25 | 694.8112 | Clark Crew BBQ | DEAD BIRD BBQ |
| May 1, 2021 ← this one | Sulphur, OK | 301 Muskogee St | 14 | 703.3712 | Clark Crew BBQ | LC BBQ |
| May 20, 2022 | Sulphur, OK | 301 Muskogee St | 25 | 707.4060 | 4 Legs Up BBQ | CLARK CREW BBQ |
| May 20, 2022 | Sulphur, OK | 301 Muskogee St | 6 | 171.9656 | Clark Crew BBQ | — |
| May 20, 2022 | Sulphur, OK | 301 Muskogee St | 7 | 171.4172 | Smokin Timbers | — |
| May 12, 2023 | 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 | 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 · 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 |