City of Springs BBQ Championship
2022-05-20 – 2022-05-21 · Sulphur, OK · 📍 301 Muskogee St · State championship
Reps: LARRY VOTH, LYNDA VOTH · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: 4 Legs Up BBQ (707.4060) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 CLARK CREW BBQ
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Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Clark Crew BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 7 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
4 LEGS UP BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 2–3: SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ and TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: GETTIN' BASTED and BUFFALO'S BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: WEEKEND BUM BBQ and O' Town Que tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Clark Crew BBQ (won 2019, 2021).
🃏 An upset on the books
4 LEGS UP BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-06 | 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 | Sulphur, OK | 301 Muskogee St | 14 | 703.3712 | Clark Crew BBQ | LC BBQ |
| 2022-05-20 ← this one | 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 | 178.8800 | 173.7028 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 171.9656 | 170.2628 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 173.7028 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 170.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 707.4060 · median 682.7428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 2 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 4 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 5 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 6 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Meatshots BBQ | |
| 8 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 9 | O' Town Que | |
| 10 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 11 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 12 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 13 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 14 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 15 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 16 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 17 | Fast Times | |
| 18 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 19 | Stitt Show BBQ | |
| 20 | CEO BBQ | |
| 21 | Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque | |
| 22 | Hot Meat and Curiosity | |
| 23 | Ole Jug of Whiskey | |
| 24 | Hainesy BBQ | |
| 25 | Preaching Smoke |
Chicken
25 entries · top 178.8800 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 2 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 3 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 4 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 5 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 6 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 7 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 8 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 9 | O' Town Que | |
| 10 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 11 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 12 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 13 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 14 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 15 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 16 | Meatshots BBQ | |
| 17 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 18 | CEO BBQ | |
| 19 | Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque | |
| 20 | Fast Times | |
| 21 | Stitt Show BBQ | |
| 22 | Hot Meat and Curiosity | |
| 23 | Ole Jug of Whiskey | |
| 24 | Preaching Smoke | |
| 25 | Hainesy BBQ |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 176.5716 · median 169.1316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 2 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 4 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 5 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 6 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 7 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 8 | O' Town Que | |
| 9 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 10 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 11 | Fast Times | |
| 12 | Meatshots BBQ | |
| 13 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 14 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 15 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 16 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 17 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 18 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 19 | CEO BBQ | |
| 20 | Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque | |
| 21 | Ole Jug of Whiskey | |
| 22 | Stitt Show BBQ | |
| 23 | Hot Meat and Curiosity | |
| 24 | Preaching Smoke | |
| 25 | Hainesy BBQ |
Pork
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 4 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 5 | Stitt Show BBQ | |
| 6 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 7 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 8 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 9 | Meatshots BBQ | |
| 10 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 11 | O' Town Que | |
| 12 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 14 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 15 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 16 | Fast Times | |
| 17 | Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque | |
| 18 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 19 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 20 | CEO BBQ | |
| 21 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 22 | Hainesy BBQ | |
| 23 | Ole Jug of Whiskey | |
| 24 | Hot Meat and Curiosity | |
| 25 | Preaching Smoke |
Brisket
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8456 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meatshots BBQ | |
| 2 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 3 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 4 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 5 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 6 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 7 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 8 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 9 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 10 | O' Town Que | |
| 11 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 12 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 13 | Fast Times | |
| 14 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 15 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 16 | Stitt Show BBQ | |
| 17 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 18 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 19 | CEO BBQ | |
| 20 | Hot Meat and Curiosity | |
| 21 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 22 | Ole Jug of Whiskey | |
| 23 | Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque | |
| 24 | Hainesy BBQ | |
| 25 | Preaching Smoke |