Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge
2022-09-03 – 2022-09-04 · Omaha, NE · 📍 455 N 10 St · State championship
Reps: DONNA YOUNG, ED YOUNG · Prize money: $8,200.00
Grand Champion: Damn Fine Beef and Swine (698.7884) · 45 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Bushmaster BBQ
Entries
45
4 judged meats · 4 ancillary
Top score
698.7884
Winning margin
2.2512
GC over RC
Field average
672.50
median 675.31
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
688.5032
10th place overall
Field spread
97.2800
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,200.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 56%
beats 44% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
82%
of the 45 teams with a home region came from outside NE
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.19 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1614
avg power rating going in · stronger than 95% of contests
Storylines
🔥 A day of perfect scores
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: CLARK CREW BBQ and GETTIN' BASTED tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: WELL SAUCED BBQ and JANKY LEG BBQ tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: Damn Fine Beef & Swine and TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1614 power rating going in — stronger than 95% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
Damn Fine Beef & Swine came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-31 | Omaha, NE | 32 | 702.8572 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 2022-09-03 ← this one | Omaha, NE | 455 N 10 St | 45 | 698.7884 | Damn Fine Beef and Swine | Bushmaster BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 173.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 174.2744 | 173.7028 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 174.8572 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 172.0000 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
45 entries · top 698.7884 · median 675.3140
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 2 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 3 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 4 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 5 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 6 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 7 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 8 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 9 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 10 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 11 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 12 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 13 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 14 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 15 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 16 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 17 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 18 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 19 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 20 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 21 | Off in The Pits | |
| 22 | SPITFIRE | |
| 23 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 24 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 26 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 27 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 28 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 29 | Organizer Portal | |
| 30 | Smokin Reefer BBQ | |
| 31 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 32 | Smoked BBQ | |
| 33 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 34 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 35 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 36 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 37 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 38 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 39 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 40 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 41 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 42 | SMITH BBQ CO. | |
| 43 | Helping U BBQ | |
| 44 | Bygs BBQ | |
| 45 | Hot Mess |
Chicken
45 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 4 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 5 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 6 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 7 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 8 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 9 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 10 | Off in The Pits | |
| 11 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 12 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 13 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 14 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 15 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 16 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 17 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 18 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 19 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 20 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 21 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 22 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 23 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 24 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 25 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 26 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 27 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 28 | Smoked BBQ | |
| 29 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 30 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 31 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 32 | SPITFIRE | |
| 33 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 34 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 35 | Organizer Portal | |
| 36 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 37 | Smokin Reefer BBQ | |
| 38 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 39 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 40 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 41 | Helping U BBQ | |
| 42 | Bygs BBQ | |
| 43 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 44 | SMITH BBQ CO. | |
| 45 | Hot Mess |
Pork Ribs
45 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 2 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 3 | Organizer Portal | |
| 4 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 5 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 6 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 7 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 8 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 9 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 10 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 11 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 12 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 13 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 14 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 15 | Smoked BBQ | |
| 16 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 17 | Smokin Reefer BBQ | |
| 18 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 19 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 20 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 21 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 22 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 23 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 24 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 25 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 26 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 27 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 28 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 29 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 30 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 31 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 32 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 33 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 34 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 35 | SPITFIRE | |
| 36 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 37 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 38 | SMITH BBQ CO. | |
| 39 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 40 | Off in The Pits | |
| 41 | Bygs BBQ | |
| 42 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 43 | Helping U BBQ | |
| 44 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 45 | Hot Mess |
Pork
45 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 2 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 5 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 6 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 7 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 8 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 9 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 10 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 11 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 12 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 13 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 14 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 15 | Helping U BBQ | |
| 16 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 17 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 18 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 19 | Smokin Reefer BBQ | |
| 20 | SPITFIRE | |
| 21 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 22 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 23 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 24 | Off in The Pits | |
| 25 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 26 | Smoked BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 28 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 29 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 30 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 31 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 32 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 33 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 34 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 35 | Organizer Portal | |
| 36 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 37 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 38 | Hot Mess | |
| 39 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 40 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 41 | Bygs BBQ | |
| 42 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 43 | SMITH BBQ CO. | |
| 44 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 45 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ |
Brisket
45 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 2 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 3 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 4 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 5 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 6 | SPITFIRE | |
| 7 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 8 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 9 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 10 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 11 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 12 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 13 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | Off in The Pits | |
| 16 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 17 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 18 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 19 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 20 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 21 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 22 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 23 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 24 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 25 | Organizer Portal | |
| 26 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 27 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 28 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 29 | Smokin Reefer BBQ | |
| 30 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 31 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 32 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 33 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 34 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 35 | Smoked BBQ | |
| 36 | SMITH BBQ CO. | |
| 37 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 38 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 39 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 40 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 41 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 42 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 43 | Bygs BBQ | |
| 44 | Helping U BBQ | |
| 45 | Hot Mess |
Grilling Series
Overall
14 entries · top 349.6800 · median 341.3828
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.
Ancillary — Desserts
7 entries · top 180.0000 · median 177.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 2 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 3 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 4 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 5 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q |
Ancillary — Sides
7 entries · top 176.5828 · median 164.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Off in The Pits | |
| 3 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 4 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 5 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 6 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 7 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ |
Grilling Series — Steak 1
14 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.2686
Grilling Series — Steak 2
10 entries · top 176.5600 · median 170.8514