Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL)
2023-10-06 – 2023-10-07 · Edgerton, KS · 📍 404 E. Nelson Street · State championship
Reps: DAVE ROGERS, PEG ROGERS · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Bocephus BBQ (706.2400) · 19 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKIN' OUTLAWS
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Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Bocephus BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 8 tracked editions.
🧹 A double category winner
Bocephus BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Man Meat BBQ (won 2022).
🃏 An upset on the books
Bocephus BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Fergolicious BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-07 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 29 | 706.8344 | Man Meat BBQ | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN |
| 2022-10-07 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 13 | 176.5600 | Gettin' Basted | — |
| 2023-10-06 ← this one | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 19 | 706.2400 | Bocephus BBQ | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS |
| 2023-10-06 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 7 | 176.5716 | Fergolicious BBQ | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 38 | 707.4056 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | Dr. Squealgood BBQ |
| 2024-10-04 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 10 | 178.8572 | Meat Candy Q | — |
| 2025-10-03 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 21 | 705.6800 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | Squealin N Dealin BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 12 | 180.0000 | Bocephus BBQ | — |
| 2026-09-11 | Edgerton, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-11 | Edgerton, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| 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 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
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 |
Chicken
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 |
Pork Ribs
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 |
Pork
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 |
Brisket
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 |