Jun 14–15, 2024 · Kansas City, KS · 📍 Our Lady of Unity · State championship
Reps: Dave Rogers, Larry Hadley · Prize money: $5,000
PIGGIN' WHISKEY won Grand Champion at the 10th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life on June 14, 2024 in Kansas City, KS at Our Lady of Unity, scoring 706.8344 in a field of 34 teams. SLAPS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 698.2400. Category winners: Chicken — Who's Cookin' (178.8572); Pork Ribs — Go Pig or Go Home (180.0000); Pork — IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ (178.8572); Brisket — LOVE 2 Q (179.4400).
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 68 times in 100
Piggin' Whiskey came in rated below the field's top team, SLAPS BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
PIGGIN' WHISKEY won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 3–4: RAILYARD BBQ and Go Pig or Go Home tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: CASUAL SMOKERS and SLAPS BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: SLAPS BBQ and PARTS 'R' SMOKIN tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 175.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 177.1544 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 174.8456 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 175.4056 | 172.5600 |
34 entries · top 706.8344 · median 682.1944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 4 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 5 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 6 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 7 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 8 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 9 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 10 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 11 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 12 | GEO SMOKERS | |
| 13 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 14 | Boss Hog BBQ | |
| 15 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 16 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 17 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 18 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 19 | TORNADO BBQ | |
| 20 | BrewsCue | |
| 21 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 22 | Sudden Sams BBQ | |
| 23 | Pits and Grills | |
| 24 | Crooked Que BBQ | |
| 25 | ManBearPig | |
| 26 | Flying W North BBQ | |
| 27 | Sweat Ranch BBQ | |
| 28 | Ming Street Meats | |
| 29 | Simple Q Barbeque | |
| 30 | Buds Boys BBQ | |
| 31 | Smoke-A-Holics | |
| 32 | RUB THAT MEAT BBQ | |
| 33 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 34 | BALD BEAUTIES BBQ |
34 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 2 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 3 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 4 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 5 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 6 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 7 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 8 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 9 | Pits and Grills | |
| 10 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 11 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 12 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 13 | ManBearPig | |
| 14 | Simple Q Barbeque | |
| 15 | TORNADO BBQ | |
| 16 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 17 | Boss Hog BBQ | |
| 18 | GEO SMOKERS | |
| 19 | BrewsCue | |
| 20 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 21 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 22 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 23 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 24 | Sweat Ranch BBQ | |
| 25 | Sudden Sams BBQ | |
| 26 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 27 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 28 | Flying W North BBQ | |
| 29 | Buds Boys BBQ | |
| 30 | Crooked Que BBQ | |
| 31 | Smoke-A-Holics | |
| 32 | Ming Street Meats | |
| 33 | RUB THAT MEAT BBQ | |
| 34 | BALD BEAUTIES BBQ |
34 entries · top 180 · median 168.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 2 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 3 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 4 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 5 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 6 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 8 | GEO SMOKERS | |
| 9 | Crooked Que BBQ | |
| 10 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 11 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 12 | Sudden Sams BBQ | |
| 13 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 14 | Boss Hog BBQ | |
| 15 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 16 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 17 | Sweat Ranch BBQ | |
| 18 | Ming Street Meats | |
| 19 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 20 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 21 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 22 | ManBearPig | |
| 23 | Buds Boys BBQ | |
| 24 | Flying W North BBQ | |
| 25 | TORNADO BBQ | |
| 26 | Smoke-A-Holics | |
| 27 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 28 | BrewsCue | |
| 29 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 30 | Simple Q Barbeque | |
| 31 | RUB THAT MEAT BBQ | |
| 32 | BALD BEAUTIES BBQ | |
| 33 | Pits and Grills | |
| 34 | KC FINE SWINES |
34 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 3 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 4 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 5 | BrewsCue | |
| 6 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 7 | GEO SMOKERS | |
| 8 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 9 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 10 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 11 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 12 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 13 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 14 | Ming Street Meats | |
| 15 | Boss Hog BBQ | |
| 16 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 17 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 18 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 19 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 20 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 21 | Flying W North BBQ | |
| 22 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 23 | Pits and Grills | |
| 24 | RUB THAT MEAT BBQ | |
| 25 | ManBearPig | |
| 26 | TORNADO BBQ | |
| 27 | Sudden Sams BBQ | |
| 28 | Buds Boys BBQ | |
| 29 | BALD BEAUTIES BBQ | |
| 30 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 31 | Smoke-A-Holics | |
| 32 | Simple Q Barbeque | |
| 33 | Crooked Que BBQ | |
| 34 | Sweat Ranch BBQ |
34 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 2 | TORNADO BBQ | |
| 3 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 4 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 5 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 6 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 7 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 8 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 9 | Boss Hog BBQ | |
| 10 | Pits and Grills | |
| 11 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 12 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 13 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 14 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 15 | Sudden Sams BBQ | |
| 16 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 17 | GEO SMOKERS | |
| 18 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 19 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 20 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 21 | BrewsCue | |
| 22 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 23 | Crooked Que BBQ | |
| 24 | Flying W North BBQ | |
| 25 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 26 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 27 | Sweat Ranch BBQ | |
| 28 | ManBearPig | |
| 29 | Smoke-A-Holics | |
| 30 | Simple Q Barbeque | |
| 31 | RUB THAT MEAT BBQ | |
| 32 | BALD BEAUTIES BBQ | |
| 33 | Ming Street Meats | |
| 34 | Buds Boys BBQ |
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.
6 entries · top 180 · median 177.7086 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BrewsCue | |
| 2 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 3 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 4 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 5 | Buds Boys BBQ | |
| 6 | Crooked Que BBQ |
10 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.7086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ManBearPig | |
| 2 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 4 | Buds Boys BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoke-A-Holics | |
| 6 | BALD BEAUTIES BBQ | |
| 7 | RUB THAT MEAT BBQ | |
| 8 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 9 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 10 | Crooked Que BBQ |