2024-05-17 – 2024-05-18 · Iola, KS · 📍 Riverside Park · State championship
Reps: DAVE ROGERS, PEG ROGERS · Prize money: $6,000.00
Grand Champion: Barking Dog BBQ (703.4060) · 31 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Damn Fine Beef & Swine
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.
703.4060 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 700.5028 Slaps BBQ set in 2023.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 76 times in 100
Barking Dog BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, 913 BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Barking Dog BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was Barking Dog BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 44th tracked contest.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.6176 points.
Chicken places 3–4: MAN MEAT BBQ and MUNNY'S STOVE tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: MUNNY'S STOVE and 913 BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: 913 BBQ and Squealin N Dealin BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Gettin' Sauced (won 2022).
This contest usually draws about 21 teams
31 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 21.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-29 | Iola, KS | River Side Park | 16 | 699.3712 | Gettin' Sauced | HIGH i QUE |
| 2023-07-28 | Iola, KS | River Side Park | 25 | 700.5028 | Slaps BBQ | Fine As* Swine BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 ← this one | Iola, KS | Riverside Park | 31 | 703.4060 | Barking Dog BBQ | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-05-16 | Iola, KS | Riverside Park | 27 | 703.9772 | Bocephus BBQ | WOOD HOOK BBQ |
| 2026-04-17 | Iola, KS | 600 South State | 27 | 702.2516 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | WOOD HOOK BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 175.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176.0000 | 172.5600 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 175.4056 | 173.7028 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 176.0228 | 171.9772 |
31 entries · top 703.4060 · median 686.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 2 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 3 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 4 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 5 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 6 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 7 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 8 | 913 BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 10 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 11 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 12 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 13 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 14 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 15 | Blind Fox BBQ | |
| 16 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 17 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 18 | GUYS IN A TRUCK BBQ | |
| 19 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 20 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 21 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 22 | M2 Smokin' Q | |
| 23 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 24 | SMOKIN' TOAD'S | |
| 25 | Bourbon Bent BBQ | |
| 26 | TORNADO BBQ | |
| 27 | Split Borders BBQ | |
| 28 | WINGED SWINE | |
| 29 | J & M BBQ | |
| 30 | Papa Chads BBQ | |
| 31 | Iola Underhogs |
31 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' TOAD'S | |
| 3 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 4 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 5 | 913 BBQ | |
| 6 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 7 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 8 | GUYS IN A TRUCK BBQ | |
| 9 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 10 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 11 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 13 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 14 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 15 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 16 | M2 Smokin' Q | |
| 17 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 18 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 19 | Blind Fox BBQ | |
| 20 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 21 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 22 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 23 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 24 | Split Borders BBQ | |
| 25 | TORNADO BBQ | |
| 26 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 27 | Bourbon Bent BBQ | |
| 28 | Iola Underhogs | |
| 29 | J & M BBQ | |
| 30 | WINGED SWINE | |
| 31 | Papa Chads BBQ |
31 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 2 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 3 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 4 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 5 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 6 | M2 Smokin' Q | |
| 7 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 8 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 9 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 10 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 11 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 12 | Blind Fox BBQ | |
| 13 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 14 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 15 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 16 | 913 BBQ | |
| 17 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 18 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 19 | GUYS IN A TRUCK BBQ | |
| 20 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 21 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 22 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' TOAD'S | |
| 24 | Bourbon Bent BBQ | |
| 25 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 26 | TORNADO BBQ | |
| 27 | Split Borders BBQ | |
| 28 | WINGED SWINE | |
| 29 | J & M BBQ | |
| 30 | Papa Chads BBQ | |
| 31 | Iola Underhogs |
31 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.8800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 3 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 4 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 5 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 6 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 7 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 8 | Blind Fox BBQ | |
| 9 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 10 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 11 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 12 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 13 | GUYS IN A TRUCK BBQ | |
| 14 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 15 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 16 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 17 | M2 Smokin' Q | |
| 18 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 19 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 20 | 913 BBQ | |
| 21 | WINGED SWINE | |
| 22 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 23 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 24 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 25 | Iola Underhogs | |
| 26 | Bourbon Bent BBQ | |
| 27 | J & M BBQ | |
| 28 | TORNADO BBQ | |
| 29 | SMOKIN' TOAD'S | |
| 30 | Split Borders BBQ | |
| 31 | Papa Chads BBQ |
31 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 3 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 4 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 5 | 913 BBQ | |
| 6 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 7 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 8 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 9 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 10 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 11 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 12 | Blind Fox BBQ | |
| 13 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 14 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 15 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 17 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 18 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 19 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 20 | Bourbon Bent BBQ | |
| 21 | GUYS IN A TRUCK BBQ | |
| 22 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 23 | TORNADO BBQ | |
| 24 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 25 | WINGED SWINE | |
| 26 | SMOKIN' TOAD'S | |
| 27 | Split Borders BBQ | |
| 28 | M2 Smokin' Q | |
| 29 | Papa Chads BBQ | |
| 30 | J & M BBQ | |
| 31 | Iola Underhogs |