McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual
2024-05-31 – 2024-06-01 · McLouth, KS · 📍 110 Bulldog Way · State championship
Reps: CLARA WILLIAMS, JONATHAN B WILLIAMS · Prize money: $5,400.00
Grand Champion: Bocephus BBQ (702.3084) · 35 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Barking Dog BBQ
Entries
35
4 judged meats
Top score
702.3084
Winning margin
4.0800
GC over RC
Field average
660.86
median 667.37
Tightest race
Pork
3.4628 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
681.1084
10th place overall
Field spread
197.3480
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,400.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 36%
beats 64% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
11%
of the 35 teams with a home region came from outside KS
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.64 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1526
avg power rating going in · stronger than 31% of contests
Storylines
🧹 A double category winner
Bocephus BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: WEEKEND BUM BBQ and RAILYARD BBQ tied on 179.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: Who's Cookin' and Thigh Daddy's BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS and Grinders BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 174.8456 | 172.0000 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 174.2856 | 172.0000 |
| Pork | 178.8800 | 175.4172 | 171.4284 |
| Brisket | 176.0000 | 172.0344 | 170.8112 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
35 entries · top 702.3084 · median 667.3712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 2 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 3 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 4 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 5 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 6 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | Grinders BBQ | |
| 8 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 9 | TOPEKA BBQ SHOP | |
| 10 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 11 | HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS | |
| 12 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 13 | Blaz'n Weazel BBQ | |
| 14 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 15 | Cafe Que | |
| 16 | Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet | |
| 17 | Rocks Famous BBQ | |
| 18 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 19 | Double Stack BBQ | |
| 20 | Brushfire | |
| 21 | JJ's Bangin' BBQ | |
| 22 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 23 | Broken Bottle BBQ | |
| 24 | Thigh Daddy's BBQ | |
| 25 | Fubar-B-Q | |
| 26 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 27 | Meats N Sweets BBQ | |
| 28 | Smoke Dat Hawg BBQ | |
| 29 | Hook 'Em Hogs BBQ | |
| 30 | No Money No Honey BBQ | |
| 31 | Hot Mess BBQ | |
| 32 | Smokin' Hog Butts | |
| 33 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 34 | Smoke Wyde Open | |
| 35 | Blowin Smoke BBQ |
Chicken
35 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 2 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 3 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 4 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 5 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 6 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 7 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 8 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 9 | Thigh Daddy's BBQ | |
| 10 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 11 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 12 | Double Stack BBQ | |
| 13 | TOPEKA BBQ SHOP | |
| 14 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 15 | Blaz'n Weazel BBQ | |
| 16 | Rocks Famous BBQ | |
| 17 | Fubar-B-Q | |
| 18 | HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS | |
| 19 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 20 | No Money No Honey BBQ | |
| 21 | Grinders BBQ | |
| 22 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 23 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 24 | Meats N Sweets BBQ | |
| 25 | Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet | |
| 26 | JJ's Bangin' BBQ | |
| 27 | Smokin' Hog Butts | |
| 28 | Hook 'Em Hogs BBQ | |
| 29 | Cafe Que | |
| 30 | Brushfire | |
| 31 | Hot Mess BBQ | |
| 32 | Smoke Wyde Open | |
| 33 | Smoke Dat Hawg BBQ | |
| 34 | Broken Bottle BBQ | |
| 35 | Blowin Smoke BBQ |
Pork Ribs
35 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.2744 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 2 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 3 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 4 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 5 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 6 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 7 | TOPEKA BBQ SHOP | |
| 8 | Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet | |
| 9 | Blaz'n Weazel BBQ | |
| 10 | Broken Bottle BBQ | |
| 11 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 12 | Grinders BBQ | |
| 13 | Cafe Que | |
| 14 | HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS | |
| 15 | JJ's Bangin' BBQ | |
| 16 | Rocks Famous BBQ | |
| 17 | Brushfire | |
| 18 | Meats N Sweets BBQ | |
| 19 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 20 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 21 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 22 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 23 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 24 | Thigh Daddy's BBQ | |
| 25 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 26 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 27 | Double Stack BBQ | |
| 28 | Hot Mess BBQ | |
| 29 | Smoke Dat Hawg BBQ | |
| 30 | Smokin' Hog Butts | |
| 31 | Hook 'Em Hogs BBQ | |
| 32 | Smoke Wyde Open | |
| 33 | No Money No Honey BBQ | |
| 34 | Fubar-B-Q | |
| 35 | Blowin Smoke BBQ |
Pork
35 entries · top 178.8800 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 2 | HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS | |
| 3 | Grinders BBQ | |
| 4 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 5 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 6 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 7 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 8 | Cafe Que | |
| 9 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 10 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 11 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 12 | Fubar-B-Q | |
| 13 | Smoke Dat Hawg BBQ | |
| 14 | TOPEKA BBQ SHOP | |
| 15 | Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet | |
| 16 | JJ's Bangin' BBQ | |
| 17 | Brushfire | |
| 18 | Broken Bottle BBQ | |
| 19 | Double Stack BBQ | |
| 20 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 21 | Hot Mess BBQ | |
| 22 | Meats N Sweets BBQ | |
| 23 | Blaz'n Weazel BBQ | |
| 24 | Thigh Daddy's BBQ | |
| 25 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 26 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 27 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 28 | Smokin' Hog Butts | |
| 29 | Rocks Famous BBQ | |
| 30 | Hook 'Em Hogs BBQ | |
| 31 | Blowin Smoke BBQ | |
| 32 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 33 | No Money No Honey BBQ | |
| 34 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 35 | Smoke Wyde Open |
Brisket
35 entries · top 176.0000 · median 167.4400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brushfire | |
| 2 | Rocks Famous BBQ | |
| 3 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 4 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 5 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 6 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 7 | JJ's Bangin' BBQ | |
| 8 | Cafe Que | |
| 9 | Grinders BBQ | |
| 10 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 11 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 12 | TOPEKA BBQ SHOP | |
| 13 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 14 | Broken Bottle BBQ | |
| 15 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 16 | Blaz'n Weazel BBQ | |
| 17 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 18 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 19 | Hook 'Em Hogs BBQ | |
| 20 | Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet | |
| 21 | No Money No Honey BBQ | |
| 22 | Double Stack BBQ | |
| 23 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 24 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 25 | Smoke Dat Hawg BBQ | |
| 26 | HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS | |
| 27 | Fubar-B-Q | |
| 28 | Smoke Wyde Open | |
| 29 | Meats N Sweets BBQ | |
| 30 | Hot Mess BBQ | |
| 31 | Thigh Daddy's BBQ | |
| 32 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 33 | Smokin' Hog Butts | |
| 34 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 35 | Blowin Smoke BBQ |