Dragon Smoke BBQ Competition
2023-10-13 – 2023-10-14 · Osage Beach, MO · State championship
Reps: PHIL MORROW PHB, ROSEMARY MORROW · Prize money: $7,500.00
Grand Champion: Meat Me In St. Louis (709.6800) · 18 teams
Entries
18
4 categories
Top score
709.6800
Winning margin
0.5600
GC over RC
Field average
670.64
median 691.08
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Tightest race
Brisket
1.7256 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
690.1828
what a walk cost here
Field spread
195.4056
winner to last place
Prize money
$7,500.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 5%
beats 95% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1568
avg power rating going in · stronger than 73% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5600 points — closer than 92% of every championship in the data.
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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
18 entries · top 179.4400 · median 173.1372
Master Series — Chicken
18 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.9828 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
18 entries · top 709.6800 · median 691.0800
Master Series — Pork
18 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8570 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
17 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.9656