Jul 11–12, 2025 · Cameron, MO · 📍 9018 N.E. Highway 69
Reps: Eugene Wickham, Sarah Wickham · Prize money: $750
HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ won Grand Champion at the Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (Backyard 2) on July 11, 2025 in Cameron, MO at 9018 N.E. Highway 69, scoring 346.2284 in a field of 10 teams. T-Dawg BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 345.0856. Category winners: Chicken — T-Dawg BBQ (173.1200); Pork Ribs — HESSHOGS (177.1428). This is the 11th of 15 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Shiggin aint easy; the next was held in 2025.
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, 2020 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 81 times in 100
HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Swine-O-licious BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 7th tracked contest.
2 of 15 tracked editions
Slaps BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 15 tracked editions.
Chicken places 6–7: Bushwood BBQ edged HESSHOGS by 0.0116. Chicken places 4–5: Poppin Smoke BBQ edged RICK'S RACKS by 0.0116.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SWINE-O-LICIOUS BBQ (won 2024).
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2020 | Cameron, MO | Cameron Elks | 42 | 708.5372 | Man Meat BBQ | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN |
| Jul 18, 2020 | Cameron, MO | Cameron Elks | 32 | 705.6916 | Slaps BBQ | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 27 | 701.0856 | Slaps BBQ | 4 LEGS UP BBQ |
| Jul 16, 2022 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 25 | 702.8572 | Fergolicious BBQ | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 30 | 703.3828 | Meat Rushmore BBQ | BrewsCue |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 30 | 177.7144 | Gettin' Basted | — |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 12 | 349.7028 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | — |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 28 | 703.9544 | JANKY LEG BBQ | FAIRWAY SMOKERS |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 20 | 178.8572 | SWINE-O-LICIOUS BBQ | — |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 36 | 702.7884 | Shiggin aint easy | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Jul 11, 2025 ← this one | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 10 | 346.2284 | HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ | — |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 27 | 180 | HESSHOGS4 | — |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Cameron, MO | 9018 NE Highway 69 | 37 | 713.1200 | TRIPLE H BBQ | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Cameron, MO | 9018 NE Highway 69 | 21 | 180 | Too Sauced BBQ | — |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Cameron, MO | 9018 NE Highway 69 | 16 | 349.6684 | Too Sauced BBQ | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.1200 | 169.6684 | 156.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 169.1200 | 155.4060 |
10 entries · top 346.2284 · median 336.8170
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 2 | T-Dawg BBQ | |
| 3 | HESSHOGS | |
| 4 | Fire Pig | |
| 5 | SadieQ | |
| 6 | RICK'S RACKS | |
| 7 | Poppin Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 9 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 10 | Kingdom Que BBQ |
10 entries · top 173.1200 · median 168.5314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-Dawg BBQ | |
| 2 | Fire Pig | |
| 3 | HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 4 | Poppin Smoke BBQ | |
| 5 | RICK'S RACKS | |
| 6 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 7 | HESSHOGS | |
| 8 | SadieQ | |
| 9 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 10 | Kingdom Que BBQ |
10 entries · top 177.1428 · median 168.5486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HESSHOGS | |
| 2 | HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 3 | T-Dawg BBQ | |
| 4 | SadieQ | |
| 5 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 6 | Fire Pig | |
| 7 | RICK'S RACKS | |
| 8 | Poppin Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 10 | Kingdom Que BBQ |