Oct 6–7, 2023 · Edgerton, KS · 📍 404 E. Nelson Street · State championship
Reps: Dave Rogers, Peg Rogers · Prize money: $10,000
Bocephus BBQ won Grand Champion at the Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) on October 6, 2023 in Edgerton, KS at 404 E. Nelson Street, scoring 706.2400 in a field of 19 teams. SMOKIN' OUTLAWS took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.1200. Category winners: Chicken — MAN MEAT BBQ (179.4400); Pork Ribs — Bocephus BBQ (177.7144); Pork — PARTS 'R' SMOKIN (177.7144); Brisket — Bocephus BBQ (176.5600). This is the 3rd of 10 editions of this contest on record; the 2022 edition was won by Gettin' Basted; the next was held in 2023.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2022 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100
Bocephus BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Fergolicious BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Bocephus BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 19th tracked contest.
2 of 10 tracked editions
Bocephus BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 10 tracked editions.
Pork Ribs places 4–5: Fergolicious BBQ and PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: 3 Idiots and a Smoker and Happy Grillmore tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: Whimpy's and MAN MEAT BBQ tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Bocephus BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
Bocephus BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 4th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Man Meat BBQ (won 2022).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2022 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 29 | 706.8344 | Man Meat BBQ | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 13 | 176.5600 | Gettin' Basted | — |
| Oct 6, 2023 ← this one | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 19 | 706.2400 | Bocephus BBQ | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 7 | 176.5716 | Fergolicious BBQ | — |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 38 | 707.4056 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | Dr. Squealgood BBQ |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 10 | 178.8572 | Meat Candy Q | — |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 21 | 705.6800 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | Squealin N Dealin BBQ |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 12 | 180 | Bocephus BBQ | — |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Edgerton, KS | 303 E. Nelson Street | 33 | 698.2172 | JDQ BBQ | Parts R Smokin' |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Edgerton, KS | 303 E. Nelson Street | 11 | 175.4288 | Smoke Wurx BBQ | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 177.1428 | 173.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 174.2628 | 169.6684 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 173.1084 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 171.9772 | 169.1200 |
19 entries · top 706.2400 · median 682.1712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 3 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 4 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 5 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 6 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 7 | JDQ BBQ | |
| 8 | KC MEAT SWEATS | |
| 9 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 10 | 3 Idiots and a Smoker | |
| 11 | Smokin' Beaver BBQ | |
| 12 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 13 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 14 | Split Borders BBQ | |
| 15 | GRILLIN' GRINDES | |
| 16 | BSbbq | |
| 17 | Whimpy's | |
| 18 | Beware of the Hog BBQ | |
| 19 | Shake and Bake BBQ |
19 entries · top 179.4400 · median 173.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 3 | KC MEAT SWEATS | |
| 4 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 6 | BSbbq | |
| 7 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 8 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 9 | GRILLIN' GRINDES | |
| 10 | Whimpy's | |
| 11 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 12 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 13 | JDQ BBQ | |
| 14 | 3 Idiots and a Smoker | |
| 15 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 16 | Smokin' Beaver BBQ | |
| 17 | Split Borders BBQ | |
| 18 | Shake and Bake BBQ | |
| 19 | Beware of the Hog BBQ |
19 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 3 | JDQ BBQ | |
| 4 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 5 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 6 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 7 | 3 Idiots and a Smoker | |
| 8 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 9 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 10 | KC MEAT SWEATS | |
| 11 | Split Borders BBQ | |
| 12 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 13 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 14 | GRILLIN' GRINDES | |
| 15 | Smokin' Beaver BBQ | |
| 16 | Whimpy's | |
| 17 | Beware of the Hog BBQ | |
| 18 | BSbbq | |
| 19 | Shake and Bake BBQ |
19 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 2 | Smokin' Beaver BBQ | |
| 3 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 4 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 5 | Split Borders BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 7 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 8 | 3 Idiots and a Smoker | |
| 9 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 10 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 11 | JDQ BBQ | |
| 12 | GRILLIN' GRINDES | |
| 13 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 14 | Shake and Bake BBQ | |
| 15 | BSbbq | |
| 16 | KC MEAT SWEATS | |
| 17 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 18 | Whimpy's | |
| 19 | Beware of the Hog BBQ |
19 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 3 | KC MEAT SWEATS | |
| 4 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 5 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 6 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 7 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 8 | Whimpy's | |
| 9 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 10 | JDQ BBQ | |
| 11 | BSbbq | |
| 12 | Smokin' Beaver BBQ | |
| 13 | 3 Idiots and a Smoker | |
| 14 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 15 | Split Borders BBQ | |
| 16 | GRILLIN' GRINDES | |
| 17 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 18 | Beware of the Hog BBQ | |
| 19 | Shake and Bake BBQ |