A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 15 tracked editions
Slaps BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 15 tracked editions.
- 2020
- 2022
Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2025
Jul 11, 2025 · Cameron, MO · 📍 9018 N.E. Highway 69
Reps: Eugene Wickham, Sarah Wickham · Prize money: $700
Full results from the Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2025, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on July 11, 2025 in Cameron, MO at 9018 N.E. Highway 69. O.G. BANDITS took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — HESSHOGS (180.0000). This is the 12th of 15 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ; the next was held in 2026.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
153.06
median 170.26
180 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2020 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
27
1 judged meat
Top score
180
Winning margin
0.5600
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
168.35
153.06180
Pork Ribs · median 170.26 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
6.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
171.9772
153.06180
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
26.9372
winner to last place
Prize money
$700
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 12%
beats 88% of 5786 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines (4 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 4 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 6–7: Big Reds Backyard BBQ and Go Pig or Go Home tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Go Pig or Go Home and GETTIN' BASTED tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Bushwood BBQ edged Aww Shucks BBQ by 0.0116.
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · 0.0344
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Gettin' Basted (won 2023).
- Gettin' Basted · 2023
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- HESSHOGS · Pork Ribs
This contest's own records (2 in the KCBS record book)
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| 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 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 10 | 346.2284 | HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ | — |
| Jul 11, 2025 ← this one | 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 | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 173.7028 | 171.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 180 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HESSHOGS | |
| 2 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 3 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 4 | Aww Shucks BBQ | |
| 5 | Take It Easy BBQ | |
| 6 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 7 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 8 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 9 | Hog Tuah BBQ | |
| 10 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 11 | T-Dawg BBQ | |
| 12 | A & W BBQ COMPANY | |
| 13 | Split Borders BBQ | |
| 14 | Too Sauced To Smoke | |
| 15 | SOUTHINURMOUTH | |
| 16 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 17 | RICK'S RACKS | |
| 18 | SadieQ | |
| 19 | Ro-Ro's Smokehouse | |
| 20 | Team No Clue BBQ | |
| 21 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 22 | B TEAM BBQ | |
| 23 | Drumline BBQ | |
| 24 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 25 | J & M BBQ | |
| 26 | BALD BEAUTIES BBQ | |
| 27 | STEINMAN FAMILY BBQ |