A new contest record
706.2860
highest overall ever cooked here
706.2860 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 693.6460 Meat RushmoreBBQ set in 2022.
- old record 693.6460
- set 2022 by Meat RushmoreBBQ
Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 1 2023
Oct 6–7, 2023 · Harper, KS · State championship
Reps: Larry Voth, Lynda Voth · Prize money: $4,960
Smoked & Furious won Grand Champion at the Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 1 on October 6, 2023 in Harper, KS, scoring 706.2860 in a field of 11 teams. THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 698.8228. Category winners: Chicken — SUPER SWINE (180.0000); Pork Ribs — THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS (176.0344); Pork — Smoked & Furious (179.4400); Brisket — THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS (180.0000). The Backyard Series standings were won by Curly Bird BBQ with 345.0856. This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2022 edition was won by Meat RushmoreBBQ.
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.
621.43
median 686.74
706.29 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Master Series — Chicken 180 🔥
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 176.03
- Master Series — Pork 179.44
- Master Series — Brisket 180 🔥
141.60
180
Entries
11
6 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
706.2860
Winning margin
7.4632
GC over RC
Field average
680.57
621.43706.29
median 686.74 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
3.9884 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
663.8860
621.43706.29
10th place overall
Field spread
84.8576
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,960
on the line
Double threats
11
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 10%
beats 90% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
40%
4 of 10 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.43 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,584
avg power rating going in · stronger than 67% of contests
Storylines (7 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 6 calls decided inside half a point
Master Series — Pork Ribs places 5–6: BURNIN' SANDS BBQ and Smoked & Furious tied on 170.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 4–5: MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ and BURNIN' SANDS BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 9–10: THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS and MUNNY'S STOVE tied on 165.0856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
- Master Series — Pork 4–5 · tie
- Master Series — Pork 9–10 · tie
- Master Series — Chicken 2–3 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
Smoked & Furious took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 6th.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 6th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 2nd
A contest record in pork
179.4400
best pork ever cooked here
Smoked & Furious turned in 179.4400 in pork — past the 176.0000 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 176.0000
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Meat RushmoreBBQ (won 2022).
- Meat RushmoreBBQ · 2022
A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS · Brisket
- SUPER SWINE · Chicken
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2022 | Harper, KS | Harper County Fair Barn | 10 | 693.6460 | Meat RushmoreBBQ | Smoked & Furious |
| Oct 6, 2023 ← this one | Harper, KS | Harper, KS 67058 | 11 | 706.2860 | SMOKED & FURIOUS | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Harper, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180 | 174.2628 | 163.3944 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 176.0344 | 170.2744 | 164.5600 |
| Master Series — Pork | 179.4400 | 171.9772 | 165.0856 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180 | 174.2628 | 162.2516 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 171.9656 | — | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
11 entries · top 706.2860 · median 686.7428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 2 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 3 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 4 | BrewsCue | |
| 5 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 6 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 7 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 8 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 9 | Royal Schmidt | |
| 10 | SIX KILLER BBQ | |
| 11 | ALWAYS SAUCED |
Chicken
11 entries · top 180 · median 173.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 2 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 3 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 4 | BrewsCue | |
| 5 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 6 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 7 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 8 | Royal Schmidt | |
| 9 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 10 | SIX KILLER BBQ | |
| 11 | ALWAYS SAUCED |
Pork Ribs
11 entries · top 176.0344 · median 170.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 2 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 3 | BrewsCue | |
| 4 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 5 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 7 | SIX KILLER BBQ | |
| 8 | Royal Schmidt | |
| 9 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 10 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 11 | ALWAYS SAUCED |
Pork
11 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 2 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 3 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 4 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 5 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 6 | BrewsCue | |
| 7 | SIX KILLER BBQ | |
| 8 | Royal Schmidt | |
| 9 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 10 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 11 | ALWAYS SAUCED |
Brisket
11 entries · top 180 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 3 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 4 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 5 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 6 | BrewsCue | |
| 7 | Royal Schmidt | |
| 8 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 9 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 10 | SIX KILLER BBQ | |
| 11 | ALWAYS SAUCED |
Backyard Series
Overall
3 entries · top 345.0856 · median 341.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 2 | The Meatsy Boys | |
| 3 | BOGEY BBQ |
Chicken
3 entries · top 171.9656 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Meatsy Boys | |
| 2 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 3 | BOGEY BBQ |
Pork Ribs
3 entries · top 175.4172 · median 169.1316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 2 | The Meatsy Boys | |
| 3 | BOGEY 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.
Ancillary — Dessert
3 entries · top 180 · median 180 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BrewsCue | |
| 2 | Royal Schmidt | |
| 3 | Curly Bird BBQ |
Kids-Q — Kid'S Q 5-10
2 entries · top 180 · median 174.5542 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LITTLE SCHMIDTS KIDS Q | |
| 2 | LITTLE BARREL BOYS Q |