A day of perfect scores
5
perfect 180s
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- SLAPS BBQ · Brisket
- 4 LEGS UP BBQ · Chicken
- JANKY LEG BBQ · Chicken
Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 1)
2022-07-29 – 2022-07-30 · Dodge City, KS · 📍 101 E. Wyatt Earp · State championship
Reps: LARRY VOTH, LYNDA VOTH · Prize money: $9,250.00
Grand Champion: Slaps BBQ (714.2744) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 CLARK CREW BBQ
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.
564.80
median 676.73
714.27 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180.00 🔥
- Pork Ribs 180.00 🔥
- Pork 178.86
- Brisket 180.00 🔥
112.90
180.00
Entries
26
4 judged meats · 5 ancillary
Top score
714.2744
Winning margin
5.7144
GC over RC
Field average
668.65
564.80714.27
median 676.73 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
682.1600
564.80714.27
10th place overall
Field spread
149.4740
winner to last place
Prize money
$9,250.00
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 0%
beats 100% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.8 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1630
avg power rating going in · stronger than 91% 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.
A stacked field
1630
average power rating going in
Stronger than 91% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1630 power rating going in — stronger than 91% of every contest tracked.
- top seed CLARK CREW BBQ (2041)
- 26 rated teams
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 15 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: 4 LEGS UP BBQ and JANKY LEG BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: CLARK CREW BBQ and SLAPS BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: 4 LEGS UP BBQ and SLAPS BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Pork Ribs 1–2 · tie
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
4 LEGS UP BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
SLAPS BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 6th.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 6th
- Brisket 1st
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-29 ← this one | Dodge City, KS | 101 E. Wyatt Earp | 26 | 714.2744 | Slaps BBQ | CLARK CREW BBQ |
| 2022-07-29 | Dodge City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-07-30 | Dodge City, KS | 101 E. Wyatt Earp | 25 | 711.9888 | Janky Leg | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2022-07-30 | Dodge City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.7144 | 169.6916 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 174.8688 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 173.1084 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 170.2972 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 714.2744 · median 676.7256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 2 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 4 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 5 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 6 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 7 | Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team | |
| 8 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 9 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 10 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 11 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 12 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 13 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 14 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 15 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 16 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 17 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 18 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 19 | DRIFTERS Q | |
| 20 | Outlaw BBQ | |
| 21 | Rockin' D Barbeque | |
| 22 | Broken K BBQ | |
| 23 | C-Mor-Butz | |
| 24 | Hot Mess BBQ | |
| 25 | BrewsCue | |
| 26 | Joe's Smokin' BBQ |
Chicken
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5486 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 2 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 3 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 4 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 5 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 6 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 7 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 8 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 9 | Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team | |
| 10 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 11 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 12 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 13 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 14 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 15 | C-Mor-Butz | |
| 16 | Rockin' D Barbeque | |
| 17 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 18 | DRIFTERS Q | |
| 19 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 20 | Joe's Smokin' BBQ | |
| 21 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 22 | Broken K BBQ | |
| 23 | BrewsCue | |
| 24 | Outlaw BBQ | |
| 25 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 26 | Hot Mess BBQ |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2514 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 4 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 5 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 6 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 7 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 8 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 9 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 10 | Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team | |
| 11 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 12 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 13 | DRIFTERS Q | |
| 14 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 15 | Outlaw BBQ | |
| 16 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 17 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 18 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 19 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 20 | Rockin' D Barbeque | |
| 21 | Hot Mess BBQ | |
| 22 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 23 | Broken K BBQ | |
| 24 | C-Mor-Butz | |
| 25 | BrewsCue | |
| 26 | Joe's Smokin' BBQ |
Pork
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 2 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 4 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 5 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 6 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 7 | Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team | |
| 8 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 9 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 10 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 11 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 12 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 13 | DRIFTERS Q | |
| 14 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 15 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 16 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 17 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 18 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 19 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 20 | Broken K BBQ | |
| 21 | Outlaw BBQ | |
| 22 | Rockin' D Barbeque | |
| 23 | C-Mor-Butz | |
| 24 | BrewsCue | |
| 25 | Hot Mess BBQ | |
| 26 | Joe's Smokin' BBQ |
Brisket
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 2 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 3 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 4 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 5 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 6 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 7 | Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team | |
| 8 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 9 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 10 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 11 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 12 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 13 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 14 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 15 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 16 | C-Mor-Butz | |
| 17 | Broken K BBQ | |
| 18 | Outlaw BBQ | |
| 19 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 20 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 21 | Rockin' D Barbeque | |
| 22 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 23 | DRIFTERS Q | |
| 24 | Hot Mess BBQ | |
| 25 | BrewsCue | |
| 26 | Joe's Smokin' BBQ |
Ancillary categories
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.
Kids-Q — Kid'S Q 11-15 Hamburger
1 entries · top 175.4172 · median 175.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory & Zoey |
Kids-Q — Kid'S Q 5-10 Hamburger
5 entries · top 178.2972 · median 174.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Payton | |
| 2 | Bryhliegh | |
| 3 | Emalyn | |
| 4 | Paige | |
| 5 | Reagan |
Kids-Q — Kid'S Q 5-10 Steak
6 entries · top 177.7600 · median 170.5714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zade | |
| 2 | Sawyer | |
| 3 | Payton | |
| 4 | Madilyn | |
| 5 | Paige | |
| 6 | Anabelle |
Ancillary — Misc
14 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.4114 · 🔥 perfect 180