Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition
2024-06-28 – 2024-06-29 · Topeka, KS · 📍 510 SW 49th Street · State championship
Reps: EUGENE WICKHAM, SARAH WICKHAM · Prize money: $4,210.00
Grand Champion: Man Meat BBQ (706.2628) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Smoke This Drink That BBQ
Entries
28
4 judged meats
Top score
706.2628
Winning margin
5.1540
GC over RC
Field average
668.17
median 688.46
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
691.9084
10th place overall
Field spread
402.3888
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,210.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 18%
beats 82% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
29%
of the 28 teams with a home region came from outside KS
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.57 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1596
avg power rating going in · stronger than 89% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 5–6: SLAPS BBQ and Bourbon Bent tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: FINGER LEIKAM GOOD and Shark Q tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: Go Pig or Go Home and 777 BBQ tied on 173.7144 — 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 | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 175.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 176.5600 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 176.0116 | 173.7028 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 706.2628 · median 688.4570
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 3 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 4 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 5 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 6 | M2 Smokin' Q | |
| 7 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 8 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 9 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 10 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 11 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 12 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 13 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 14 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 15 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 16 | Shark Q | |
| 17 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 18 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 19 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 20 | Blaz'n Weazel BBQ | |
| 21 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 22 | Bourbon Bent | |
| 23 | 777 BBQ | |
| 24 | WINGED SWINE | |
| 25 | THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS | |
| 26 | Swine Nine Family BBQ | |
| 27 | Deep Roots BBQ | |
| 28 | Beyond Q |
Chicken
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 2 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 3 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 4 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 5 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 6 | Bourbon Bent | |
| 7 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 8 | Shark Q | |
| 9 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 10 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 12 | M2 Smokin' Q | |
| 13 | WINGED SWINE | |
| 14 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 15 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 16 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 17 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 18 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 19 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 20 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 21 | THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS | |
| 22 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 23 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 24 | 777 BBQ | |
| 25 | Blaz'n Weazel BBQ | |
| 26 | Deep Roots BBQ | |
| 27 | Swine Nine Family BBQ | |
| 28 | Beyond Q |
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 178.2972 · median 171.6856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 3 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 4 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 5 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 6 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 7 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 8 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 9 | 777 BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 11 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 12 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 13 | Bourbon Bent | |
| 14 | THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS | |
| 15 | M2 Smokin' Q | |
| 16 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 17 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 18 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 19 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 20 | WINGED SWINE | |
| 21 | Shark Q | |
| 22 | Blaz'n Weazel BBQ | |
| 23 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 24 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 25 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 26 | Beyond Q | |
| 27 | Deep Roots BBQ | |
| 28 | Swine Nine Family BBQ |
Pork
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blaz'n Weazel BBQ | |
| 2 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 3 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 4 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 5 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 6 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 7 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 8 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 9 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 10 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 11 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 12 | M2 Smokin' Q | |
| 13 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 14 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 15 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 16 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 17 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 18 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 19 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 20 | Shark Q | |
| 21 | THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS | |
| 22 | 777 BBQ | |
| 23 | WINGED SWINE | |
| 24 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 25 | Bourbon Bent | |
| 26 | Deep Roots BBQ | |
| 27 | Swine Nine Family BBQ |
Brisket
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | M2 Smokin' Q | |
| 2 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 3 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 4 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 5 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 6 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 7 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 8 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 9 | Shark Q | |
| 10 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 11 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 13 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 14 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 15 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 16 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 17 | Blaz'n Weazel BBQ | |
| 18 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 19 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 20 | Bourbon Bent | |
| 21 | 777 BBQ | |
| 22 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 23 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 24 | WINGED SWINE | |
| 25 | THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS | |
| 26 | Swine Nine Family BBQ | |
| 27 | Deep Roots BBQ |