Beats, Brews, & BBQ
2022-04-01 – 2022-04-02 · Wagoner, OK · 📍 124 S Main St. · State championship
Reps: KAREN JANE WILLIAMS, RALPH WILLIAMS · Prize money: $8,800.00
Grand Champion: Wood Hook BBQ (697.6572) · 30 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK
Entries
30
4 judged meats
Top score
697.6572
Winning margin
0.0232
GC over RC
Field average
669.87
median 675.60
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
686.1712
10th place overall
Field spread
102.4684
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,800.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 61%
beats 39% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
33%
of the 30 teams with a home region came from outside OK
Came back for more
40%
10 of 25 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.61 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1542
avg power rating going in · stronger than 47% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0232 points — closer than 96% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
WOOD HOOK BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🧹 A double category winner
THE GRISWOLDS won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 2–3: WOOD HOOK BBQ and THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS and FIRE DANCER BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: SUPER SWINE and SMOKIN DAN tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
WOOD HOOK BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, RAZORRACKS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| 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 | Wagoner, OK | 124 S Main St. | 25 | 698.7884 | Meat Rushmore | 4 LEGS UP BBQ |
| 2022-04-01 ← this one | 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 | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 174.8572 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 172.5484 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 170.8572 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
30 entries · top 697.6572 · median 675.6000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 2 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 3 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 4 | HOT CHIHUAHUA BARBECUE | |
| 5 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 6 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 7 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 8 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 9 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 10 | COWBOY Q | |
| 11 | O' Town Que | |
| 12 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 13 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 14 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 15 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 16 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 17 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 18 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 19 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 20 | CEO BBQ | |
| 21 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 22 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 23 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 24 | Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque | |
| 25 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 26 | monkeybutt bbq | |
| 27 | Smokin Loud | |
| 28 | PRETTY GOOD AT DRINKING BEER BBQ | |
| 29 | Speedy Pig BBQ | |
| 30 | Smokeology |
Chicken
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 2 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 3 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 4 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 5 | CEO BBQ | |
| 6 | O' Town Que | |
| 7 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 8 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 9 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 10 | COWBOY Q | |
| 11 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 12 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 13 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 14 | HOT CHIHUAHUA BARBECUE | |
| 15 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 16 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 17 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 18 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 19 | Speedy Pig BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 21 | Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque | |
| 22 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 23 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 24 | Smokin Loud | |
| 25 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 26 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 27 | monkeybutt bbq | |
| 28 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 29 | PRETTY GOOD AT DRINKING BEER BBQ | |
| 30 | Smokeology |
Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.9542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 2 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 3 | COWBOY Q | |
| 4 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 5 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 6 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 7 | HOT CHIHUAHUA BARBECUE | |
| 8 | O' Town Que | |
| 9 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 10 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 11 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 12 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 13 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 14 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 15 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 16 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 17 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 18 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 19 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 20 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 21 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 22 | PRETTY GOOD AT DRINKING BEER BBQ | |
| 23 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 24 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 25 | Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque | |
| 26 | monkeybutt bbq | |
| 27 | Speedy Pig BBQ | |
| 28 | CEO BBQ | |
| 29 | Smokin Loud | |
| 30 | Smokeology |
Pork
30 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 2 | HOT CHIHUAHUA BARBECUE | |
| 3 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 4 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 5 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 6 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 7 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 8 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 9 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 10 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 11 | O' Town Que | |
| 12 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 13 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 14 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 15 | Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque | |
| 16 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 17 | CEO BBQ | |
| 18 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 19 | COWBOY Q | |
| 20 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 21 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 22 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 23 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 24 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 25 | monkeybutt bbq | |
| 26 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 27 | Speedy Pig BBQ | |
| 28 | Smokin Loud | |
| 29 | PRETTY GOOD AT DRINKING BEER BBQ | |
| 30 | Smokeology |
Brisket
30 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 2 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 3 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 4 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 5 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 6 | HOT CHIHUAHUA BARBECUE | |
| 7 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 8 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 9 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 10 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 11 | CEO BBQ | |
| 12 | Smokeology | |
| 13 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 14 | COWBOY Q | |
| 15 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 16 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 17 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 18 | O' Town Que | |
| 19 | Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque | |
| 20 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 21 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 22 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 23 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 24 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 25 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 26 | Smokin Loud | |
| 27 | monkeybutt bbq | |
| 28 | PRETTY GOOD AT DRINKING BEER BBQ | |
| 29 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 30 | Speedy Pig BBQ |