A stacked field
1636
average power rating going in
Stronger than 92% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1636 power rating going in — stronger than 92% of every contest tracked.
- top seed CLARK CREW BBQ (2025)
- 26 rated teams
Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 2
Aug 1, 2021 · Dodge City, KS · 📍 Wright Park · State championship
Reps: Larry Voth, Lynda Voth · Prize money: $9,250
CLARK CREW BBQ won Grand Champion at the Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 2 on August 1, 2021 in Dodge City, KS at Wright Park, scoring 709.1200 in a field of 26 teams. MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 700.5260. Category winners: Chicken — CLARK CREW BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — SLAPS BBQ (177.7144); Pork — CLARK CREW BBQ (179.4400); Brisket — Cities Edge BBQ (180.0000).
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.
495.26
median 681.31
709.12 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.86
- Pork Ribs 177.71
- Pork 179.44
- Brisket 180 🔥
138.78
180
Entries
26
4 judged meats
Top score
709.1200
Winning margin
8.5940
GC over RC
Field average
668.41
495.26709.12
median 681.31 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
689.6344
495.26709.12
10th place overall
Field spread
213.8632
winner to last place
Prize money
$9,250
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 5%
beats 95% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.71 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,636
avg power rating going in · stronger than 92% of contests
Storylines (5 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 15 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: SLAPS BBQ and GETTIN' BASTED tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: CLARK CREW BBQ and MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: GETTIN' BASTED and 4 LEGS UP BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
CLARK CREW BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
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 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 5th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 5th
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.
- Cities Edge BBQ · Brisket
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 173.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 175.4172 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 176.5716 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.2628 | 172.5600 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 709.1200 · median 681.3142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 3 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 4 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 5 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 6 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 7 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 8 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 9 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 10 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 11 | LC BBQ | |
| 12 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 13 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 14 | Outlaw BBQ | |
| 15 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 16 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 17 | Florida Boy's BBQ | |
| 18 | Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team | |
| 19 | ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE | |
| 20 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 21 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 22 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 23 | Freebird BBQ Company | |
| 24 | Shotgun BBQ | |
| 25 | Brian's Hillbilly BBQ | |
| 26 | Well Sauced BBQ |
Chicken
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.1256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 3 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 6 | Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team | |
| 7 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 8 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 9 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 10 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 11 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 12 | LC BBQ | |
| 13 | ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE | |
| 14 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 15 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 16 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 17 | Outlaw BBQ | |
| 18 | Well Sauced BBQ | |
| 19 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 20 | Florida Boy's BBQ | |
| 21 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 22 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 23 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 24 | Freebird BBQ Company | |
| 25 | Brian's Hillbilly BBQ | |
| 26 | Shotgun BBQ |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 177.7144 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 2 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 6 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 7 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 8 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 9 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 10 | Outlaw BBQ | |
| 11 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 12 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 13 | LC BBQ | |
| 14 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 15 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 16 | ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE | |
| 17 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 18 | Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team | |
| 19 | Florida Boy's BBQ | |
| 20 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 21 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 22 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 23 | Shotgun BBQ | |
| 24 | Freebird BBQ Company | |
| 25 | Brian's Hillbilly BBQ |
Pork
26 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.4114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 3 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 4 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 5 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 6 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 7 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 8 | LC BBQ | |
| 9 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 10 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 11 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 12 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 13 | Outlaw BBQ | |
| 14 | Florida Boy's BBQ | |
| 15 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 16 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 17 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 18 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 19 | Well Sauced BBQ | |
| 20 | ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE | |
| 21 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 22 | Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team | |
| 23 | Shotgun BBQ | |
| 24 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 25 | Brian's Hillbilly BBQ | |
| 26 | Freebird BBQ Company |
Brisket
26 entries · top 180 · median 169.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 2 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 3 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 4 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 5 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 7 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 8 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 9 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 10 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 11 | LC BBQ | |
| 12 | Florida Boy's BBQ | |
| 13 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 14 | Outlaw BBQ | |
| 15 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 16 | Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team | |
| 17 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 18 | ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE | |
| 19 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 20 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 21 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 22 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 23 | Well Sauced BBQ | |
| 24 | Freebird BBQ Company | |
| 25 | Shotgun BBQ | |
| 26 | Brian's Hillbilly BBQ |