Sand Creek Summer Daze Saucy & Glazed BBQ Competition
2022-07-08 – 2022-07-09 · Newton, KS · 📍 Newton, KS 67114 · State championship
Reps: LARRY VOTH, LYNDA VOTH · Prize money: $4,875.00
Grand Champion: 4 Legs Up BBQ (709.6916) · 21 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 FINGER LEIKAM GOOD
Entries
21
4 judged meats
Top score
709.6916
Winning margin
7.4516
GC over RC
Field average
677.81
median 685.05
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
686.7540
10th place overall
Field spread
88.1260
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,875.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 6%
beats 94% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
29%
of the 21 teams with a home region came from outside KS
Came back for more
38%
8 of 21 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.72 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1583
avg power rating going in · stronger than 82% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 3–4: MAN MEAT BBQ and FINGER LEIKAM GOOD tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: FINGER LEIKAM GOOD and Smokin Brothers Pro Team tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Smokin Brothers Pro Team and WOOD HOOK BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Mad Mutt's BBQ (won 2021).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-09 | Newton, KS | Newton, KS 67114 | 21 | 690.7884 | Mad Mutt's BBQ | BARREL BOYS BBQ |
| 2022-07-08 ← this one | Newton, KS | Newton, KS 67114 | 21 | 709.6916 | 4 Legs Up BBQ | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1772 | 175.4172 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 176.0000 | 171.4056 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 174.2628 | 170.2856 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
21 entries · top 709.6916 · median 685.0516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 2 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 3 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 4 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 5 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 6 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokin Brothers Pro Team | |
| 8 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 9 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 10 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 11 | Hollow Q | |
| 12 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 13 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 14 | Que or be Qued | |
| 15 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 16 | Sugar Hounds | |
| 17 | All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO | |
| 18 | Sixkiller BBQ | |
| 19 | Matson St | |
| 20 | TeamThirsty | |
| 21 | Split Borders BBQ |
Chicken
21 entries · top 177.7028 · median 173.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 2 | Sixkiller BBQ | |
| 3 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 4 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 5 | Smokin Brothers Pro Team | |
| 6 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 7 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 8 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 9 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 10 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 11 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 12 | Hollow Q | |
| 13 | All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO | |
| 14 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 15 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 16 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 17 | Sugar Hounds | |
| 18 | Que or be Qued | |
| 19 | Matson St | |
| 20 | TeamThirsty | |
| 21 | Split Borders BBQ |
Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 177.1772 · median 170.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 4 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 5 | Hollow Q | |
| 6 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokin Brothers Pro Team | |
| 8 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 9 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 10 | Que or be Qued | |
| 11 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 12 | All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO | |
| 13 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 14 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 15 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 16 | TeamThirsty | |
| 17 | Sixkiller BBQ | |
| 18 | Sugar Hounds | |
| 19 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 20 | Split Borders BBQ | |
| 21 | Matson St |
Pork
21 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 4 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 5 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 6 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 7 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 8 | Que or be Qued | |
| 9 | Hollow Q | |
| 10 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 11 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 12 | Sugar Hounds | |
| 13 | Smokin Brothers Pro Team | |
| 14 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 15 | Sixkiller BBQ | |
| 16 | Matson St | |
| 17 | All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO | |
| 18 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 19 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 20 | Split Borders BBQ | |
| 21 | TeamThirsty |
Brisket
21 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 4 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 5 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 7 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 8 | Que or be Qued | |
| 9 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 10 | Matson St | |
| 11 | Smokin Brothers Pro Team | |
| 12 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 13 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 14 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 15 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 16 | Sugar Hounds | |
| 17 | Hollow Q | |
| 18 | Split Borders BBQ | |
| 19 | All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO | |
| 20 | TeamThirsty | |
| 21 | Sixkiller BBQ |