6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship

2024-03-15 – 2024-03-16 · Olathe, KS · State championship

Reps: DAVE ROGERS, LARRY HADLEY, PEG ROGERS · Prize money: $10,000.00

Grand Champion: Pirates of Bar-B-Que Bay (705.1200) · 58 teams

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PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY

705.1200 · Master Series — Overall

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SLAPS BBQ

703.9544 · Master Series — Overall

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Damn Fine Beef & Swine

703.3944 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

705.1200

Winning margin

1.1656

GC over RC

Field average

668.63

median 675.00

Perfect 180s

5 🔥

Tightest race

Chicken

2.2856 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

694.2864

what a walk cost here

Field spread

126.9032

winner to last place

Prize money

$10,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY

avg finish 7.00 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 1.1428 pts — Dr. Squealgood BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 16%

beats 84% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1558

avg power rating going in · stronger than 64% of contests

Top-rated in the field

SLAPS BBQ

rated 1857 pre-contest

Storylines

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1656 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.

🔥 A day of perfect scores

5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

🃏 An upset on the books

PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY came in rated below the field's top team, SLAPS 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)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

58 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.2458

#	Team	Score
1	Blind Fox BBQ	178.2972
2	JDQ BBQ	177.7028
3	SLAPS BBQ	177.7028
4	Ambition Que	176.0000
5	Go Pig or Go Home	173.7144
6	Cities Edge BBQ	173.7028
7	PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY	173.1200
8	MUNNY'S STOVE	172.5484
9	Haven't Got A Q	171.9772
10	SCORE ONE SMOKIN'	171.9772
11	In Deep Sauce	171.9772
12	UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	171.4172
13	The 28th Amendment	170.8228
14	PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ	170.8228
15	Damn Fine Beef & Swine	170.8228
16	Smokey Bey's Barbecue	170.2744
17	KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON	169.1544
18	Lazy J Smoke Show	169.1200
19	Dirt Crüe BBQ	169.1084
20	Dr. Squealgood BBQ	168.5832
21	Shark Q	168.5600
22	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	168.5488
23	3 Blondes and a Bald	168.5372
24	Cow Creek BBQ	168.5256
25	FIRE DANCER BBQ	168.5256
26	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	167.9656
27	GETTIN' SAUCED	167.3944
28	Que or be Qued	166.8344
29	SKY BLUE THIGHS	166.2516
30	MAN MEAT BBQ	166.2400
31	Smoke Til We're Broke	165.1428
32	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	165.0972
33	THE GRISWOLDS	165.0856
34	BULL CREEK BBQ	165.0856
35	Take It Easy BBQ	164.5256
36	GEO SMOKERS	164.5140
37	Meats N Sweets	164.0000
38	Flying W North BBQ	162.8460
39	Damn It's Good BBQ	162.8000
40	At Ease	162.7884
41	BURNIN' SANDS BBQ	162.2284
42	Pine Tar BBQ	161.7028
43	Smoke 'n Magic	161.6572
44	WELL SAUCED BBQ	161.6572
45	Spirit Smoking Crew	159.9428
46	Shell Rock Smokers	158.8116
47	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	158.2056
48	JayHawgs BBQ	154.8000
49	Buds Boys	153.0860
50	Low Budget	153.0628
51	Three Legged Pig BBQ	151.3600
52	THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS	150.2400
53	Bucknutz BBQ	149.6228
54	Bent Rail BBQ	147.3372
55	The Rollin' Smokin' Meat Wagon	146.1944
56	TORNADO BBQ	144.4800
57	Soggy Brisket	134.8112
58	END OF THE ROAD BBQ	132.4800

Master Series — Chicken

58 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2686 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	FIRE DANCER BBQ	180.0000 🔥
3	MUNNY'S STOVE	178.8572
4	KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON	178.8572
5	SCORE ONE SMOKIN'	177.7144
6	PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY	177.1428
7	Damn Fine Beef & Swine	176.5600
8	Que or be Qued	176.5600
9	BULL CREEK BBQ	175.4056
10	Dr. Squealgood BBQ	174.8688
11	PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ	174.8572
12	SLAPS BBQ	174.2628
13	Blind Fox BBQ	174.2628
14	THE GRISWOLDS	173.7028
15	GETTIN' SAUCED	173.7028
16	Three Legged Pig BBQ	173.1772
17	MAN MEAT BBQ	173.1200
18	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	173.1200
19	Go Pig or Go Home	173.1200
20	Ambition Que	173.1200
21	JayHawgs BBQ	172.0000
22	WELL SAUCED BBQ	171.9772
23	Shark Q	171.9772
24	BURNIN' SANDS BBQ	171.9772
25	THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS	171.9772
26	Smokey Bey's Barbecue	171.9656
27	At Ease	170.8572
28	Take It Easy BBQ	170.8344
29	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	170.8344
30	Bucknutz BBQ	169.7028
31	Pine Tar BBQ	169.6916
32	Cow Creek BBQ	169.6800
33	The 28th Amendment	169.6800
34	Cities Edge BBQ	169.6684
35	3 Blondes and a Bald	169.1544
36	Spirit Smoking Crew	169.1200
37	TORNADO BBQ	168.5372
38	In Deep Sauce	168.5372
39	GEO SMOKERS	167.3828
40	Haven't Got A Q	166.3088
41	Damn It's Good BBQ	166.2628
42	Dirt Crüe BBQ	166.2400
43	Smoke 'n Magic	166.2400
44	Smoke Til We're Broke	165.1316
45	SKY BLUE THIGHS	164.5372
46	JDQ BBQ	163.9312
47	Lazy J Smoke Show	163.3828
48	UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	162.7884
49	Buds Boys	160.0344
50	Low Budget	159.4516
51	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	158.8344
52	END OF THE ROAD BBQ	157.1544
53	Meats N Sweets	154.7656
54	Shell Rock Smokers	150.8000
55	The Rollin' Smokin' Meat Wagon	149.7028
56	Bent Rail BBQ	148.5144
57	Soggy Brisket	146.8228
58	Flying W North BBQ	146.2400

Master Series — Overall

58 entries · top 705.1200 · median 674.9998

#	Team	Score
1	PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY	705.1200
2	SLAPS BBQ	703.9544
3	Damn Fine Beef & Swine	703.3944
4	PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ	701.6916
5	KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON	698.8344
6	Cities Edge BBQ	698.2284
7	SCORE ONE SMOKIN'	696.5260
8	Ambition Que	695.9428
9	Blind Fox BBQ	694.8344
10	Dr. Squealgood BBQ	694.2864
11	Que or be Qued	693.6688
12	Go Pig or Go Home	692.5144
13	JDQ BBQ	692.4684
14	WELL SAUCED BBQ	691.3372
15	The 28th Amendment	690.7772
16	MUNNY'S STOVE	690.2172
17	BULL CREEK BBQ	689.6572
18	THE GRISWOLDS	687.9084
19	Smokey Bey's Barbecue	686.7888
20	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	686.7428
21	GETTIN' SAUCED	686.1944
22	UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	685.0284
23	MAN MEAT BBQ	684.4572
24	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	683.3260
25	Cow Creek BBQ	681.6000
26	Dirt Crüe BBQ	676.4456
27	BURNIN' SANDS BBQ	675.9088
28	3 Blondes and a Bald	675.9088
29	In Deep Sauce	675.3144
30	GEO SMOKERS	674.6852
31	At Ease	674.1600
32	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	673.6344
33	FIRE DANCER BBQ	673.0172
34	Pine Tar BBQ	671.9316
35	Shark Q	671.3256
36	Haven't Got A Q	667.9432
37	Take It Easy BBQ	667.8744
38	Spirit Smoking Crew	667.2800
39	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	666.7200
40	Lazy J Smoke Show	664.4228
41	Smoke 'n Magic	662.1028
42	Three Legged Pig BBQ	661.6344
43	THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS	658.7544
44	Smoke Til We're Broke	653.6460
45	JayHawgs BBQ	651.3028
46	Damn It's Good BBQ	647.8400
47	Bucknutz BBQ	643.8056
48	TORNADO BBQ	643.2688
49	Flying W North BBQ	640.9944
50	Low Budget	640.4460
51	SKY BLUE THIGHS	639.2688
52	Meats N Sweets	631.2456
53	Buds Boys	627.9432
54	Shell Rock Smokers	626.0344
55	END OF THE ROAD BBQ	607.8172
56	Bent Rail BBQ	592.9144
57	The Rollin' Smokin' Meat Wagon	581.4512
58	Soggy Brisket	578.2168

Master Series — Pork

58 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9714 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Dr. Squealgood BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ	178.8572
3	Que or be Qued	177.7144
4	JDQ BBQ	177.7144
5	At Ease	177.7144
6	The 28th Amendment	177.7144
7	WELL SAUCED BBQ	177.7028
8	UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	177.7028
9	PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY	177.7028
10	Cities Edge BBQ	177.1544
11	Damn Fine Beef & Swine	176.0116
12	SLAPS BBQ	175.4172
13	BULL CREEK BBQ	174.8688
14	Cow Creek BBQ	174.8572
15	THE GRISWOLDS	174.8456
16	BURNIN' SANDS BBQ	174.2744
17	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	174.2628
18	GEO SMOKERS	174.2628
19	Go Pig or Go Home	174.2628
20	Smokey Bey's Barbecue	173.7144
21	GETTIN' SAUCED	173.1200
22	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	173.1084
23	KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON	173.1084
24	SCORE ONE SMOKIN'	172.5600
25	In Deep Sauce	172.0116
26	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	172.0000
27	Blind Fox BBQ	171.9772
28	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	171.9772
29	MUNNY'S STOVE	171.9772
30	Ambition Que	171.9656
31	MAN MEAT BBQ	170.8228
32	Dirt Crüe BBQ	170.2744
33	TORNADO BBQ	168.5600
34	Three Legged Pig BBQ	168.5372
35	FIRE DANCER BBQ	167.9656
36	Spirit Smoking Crew	167.3944
37	3 Blondes and a Bald	167.3828
38	Damn It's Good BBQ	166.2516
39	Smoke 'n Magic	166.2400
40	Buds Boys	165.7372
41	Take It Easy BBQ	165.6800
42	Pine Tar BBQ	165.6800
43	Flying W North BBQ	165.6684
44	Low Budget	163.9544
45	Lazy J Smoke Show	163.9544
46	Shell Rock Smokers	163.9428
47	Bent Rail BBQ	163.4172
48	JayHawgs BBQ	162.8228
49	THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS	161.6800
50	Haven't Got A Q	161.6800
51	Shark Q	161.6456
52	SKY BLUE THIGHS	161.1200
53	Smoke Til We're Broke	159.9772
54	Meats N Sweets	159.4172
55	END OF THE ROAD BBQ	155.3484
56	Bucknutz BBQ	152.5144
57	Soggy Brisket	143.4400
58	The Rollin' Smokin' Meat Wagon	142.7540

Master Series — Pork Ribs

58 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.8514 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	WELL SAUCED BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	Damn Fine Beef & Swine	180.0000 🔥
3	KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON	177.7144
4	Cities Edge BBQ	177.7028
5	PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ	177.1544
6	PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY	177.1544
7	SLAPS BBQ	176.5716
8	Ambition Que	174.8572
9	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	174.8572
10	THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS	174.8572
11	Pine Tar BBQ	174.8572
12	BULL CREEK BBQ	174.2972
13	SCORE ONE SMOKIN'	174.2744
14	MAN MEAT BBQ	174.2744
15	THE GRISWOLDS	174.2744
16	UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	173.1200
17	JDQ BBQ	173.1200
18	Que or be Qued	172.5600
19	The 28th Amendment	172.5600
20	GETTIN' SAUCED	171.9772
21	Bucknutz BBQ	171.9656
22	Go Pig or Go Home	171.4172
23	3 Blondes and a Bald	170.8344
24	Smokey Bey's Barbecue	170.8344
25	Dr. Squealgood BBQ	170.8344
26	Spirit Smoking Crew	170.8228
27	Dirt Crüe BBQ	170.8228
28	Blind Fox BBQ	170.2972
29	Shark Q	169.1428
30	Three Legged Pig BBQ	168.5600
31	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	168.5372
32	Cow Creek BBQ	168.5372
33	GEO SMOKERS	168.5256
34	Haven't Got A Q	167.9772
35	Smoke 'n Magic	167.9656
36	Lazy J Smoke Show	167.9656
37	BURNIN' SANDS BBQ	167.4288
38	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	167.3944
39	Take It Easy BBQ	166.8344
40	MUNNY'S STOVE	166.8344
41	Flying W North BBQ	166.2400
42	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	165.6800
43	Low Budget	163.9772
44	Smoke Til We're Broke	163.3944
45	END OF THE ROAD BBQ	162.8344
46	At Ease	162.8000
47	In Deep Sauce	162.7884
48	TORNADO BBQ	161.6916
49	JayHawgs BBQ	161.6800
50	FIRE DANCER BBQ	156.5260
51	Soggy Brisket	153.1428
52	Meats N Sweets	153.0628
53	Damn It's Good BBQ	152.5256
54	Shell Rock Smokers	152.4800
55	Buds Boys	149.0856
56	SKY BLUE THIGHS	147.3600
57	The Rollin' Smokin' Meat Wagon	142.8000
58	Bent Rail BBQ	133.6456