A razor-thin finish
Closer than 81% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 81% of every championship in the data.
- Meat Rushmore
- 4 LEGS UP BBQ
2021-06-11 – 2021-06-12 · Wagoner, OK · 📍 124 S Main St. · State championship
Reps: KAREN JANE WILLIAMS, RALPH WILLIAMS
Grand Champion: Meat Rushmore (698.7884) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 4 LEGS UP BBQ
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2019 to 2022 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 81% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 81% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 74 times in 100
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 3–4: DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK and 4 LEGS UP BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ and MOVIN' THE CHAINS tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ and MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 14th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-07 | Wagoner, OK | Main St | 21 | 705.1200 | Clark Crew BBQ | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ |
| 2020-06-12 | Wagoner, OK | S Main St. | 55 | 706.2972 | Boomerang BBQ | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW |
| 2021-06-11 ← this one | Wagoner, OK | 124 S Main St. | 25 | 698.7884 | Meat Rushmore | 4 LEGS UP BBQ |
| 2022-04-01 | Wagoner, OK | 124 S Main St. | 30 | 697.6572 | Wood Hook BBQ | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.2744 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 175.4056 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 173.7256 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 170.8228 | 167.9540 |
25 entries · top 698.7884 · median 674.7200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 4 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 5 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 6 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 7 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 8 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 9 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 10 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 12 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 13 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 14 | Lake Rat BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 16 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 17 | Eddie's Junkyard Smokers | |
| 18 | BBQ BRAVADO | |
| 19 | 2 SMokin Jokes | |
| 20 | Salted Anchor | |
| 21 | Smokin Bones | |
| 22 | Boss Hawg BBQ - OK | |
| 23 | Big Boy Que | |
| 24 | 100 MPH BBQ | |
| 25 | Speedy Pig BBQ |
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 2 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 3 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 4 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 5 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 6 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 7 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 8 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 9 | Big Boy Que | |
| 10 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 11 | Eddie's Junkyard Smokers | |
| 12 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 13 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 14 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 15 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 16 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 17 | BBQ BRAVADO | |
| 18 | 2 SMokin Jokes | |
| 19 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 20 | 100 MPH BBQ | |
| 21 | Salted Anchor | |
| 22 | Lake Rat BBQ | |
| 23 | Smokin Bones | |
| 24 | Speedy Pig BBQ | |
| 25 | Boss Hawg BBQ - OK |
25 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 2 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 3 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 4 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 5 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 6 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 7 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 8 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 9 | Smokin Bones | |
| 10 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 11 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 12 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 13 | BBQ BRAVADO | |
| 14 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 15 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 16 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 17 | Salted Anchor | |
| 18 | Lake Rat BBQ | |
| 19 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 20 | 2 SMokin Jokes | |
| 21 | Eddie's Junkyard Smokers | |
| 22 | Big Boy Que | |
| 23 | Speedy Pig BBQ | |
| 24 | 100 MPH BBQ | |
| 25 | Boss Hawg BBQ - OK |
25 entries · top 177.1428 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 2 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 4 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 5 | Boss Hawg BBQ - OK | |
| 6 | Lake Rat BBQ | |
| 7 | 2 SMokin Jokes | |
| 8 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 9 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 10 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 11 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 12 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 13 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 14 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 15 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 16 | Salted Anchor | |
| 17 | Smokin Bones | |
| 18 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 19 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 20 | BBQ BRAVADO | |
| 21 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 22 | Eddie's Junkyard Smokers | |
| 23 | 100 MPH BBQ | |
| 24 | Big Boy Que | |
| 25 | Speedy Pig BBQ |
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.3712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 2 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 3 | Lake Rat BBQ | |
| 4 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 5 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 6 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 7 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 8 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 9 | Eddie's Junkyard Smokers | |
| 10 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 11 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 12 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 13 | Salted Anchor | |
| 14 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 15 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 16 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 17 | BBQ BRAVADO | |
| 18 | Boss Hawg BBQ - OK | |
| 19 | 2 SMokin Jokes | |
| 20 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 21 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 22 | Smokin Bones | |
| 23 | Speedy Pig BBQ | |
| 24 | Big Boy Que | |
| 25 | 100 MPH BBQ |
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.
2 entries · top 172.0000 · median 161.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicci | |
| 2 | LakeRat BBQ-Jaida |
3 entries · top 162.3316 · median 157.7600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin Aliens--Wyatt & Dakota | |
| 2 | Buffalo's--Kashlyn | |
| 3 | LakeRat BBQ--Gwinn |