A new contest record
709.7144
highest overall ever cooked here
709.7144 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 705.0972 PORKY BUTTS set in 2023.
- old record 705.0972
- set 2023 by PORKY BUTTS
Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 2024
Jul 19–20, 2024 · Osceola, MO · 📍 140 Parkview Drive · State championship
Reps: Dave Rogers, Peg Rogers · Prize money: $5,000
RAZORRACKS won Grand Champion at the Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) on July 19, 2024 in Osceola, MO at 140 Parkview Drive, scoring 709.7144 in a field of 37 teams. JANKY LEG BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 707.9656. Category winners: Chicken — CHUNKY BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — RAZORRACKS (180.0000); Pork — JANKY LEG BBQ (179.4400); Brisket — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (180.0000). The Backyard Series standings were won by Too Sauced BBQ with 348.5256. The Other standings were won by Jordyn Hayes with 179.4400. This is the 7th of 9 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by BULL IN THE RING; the next was held in 2024.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
614.64
median 687.31
709.71 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Master Series — Chicken 180 🔥
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 180 🔥
- Master Series — Pork 179.44
- Master Series — Brisket 180 🔥
- Backyard Series — Chicken 176.56
- Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 173.12
141.10
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2020 to 2024 — this edition picked out.
Entries
37
6 judged meats · 5 ancillary
Top score
709.7144
Winning margin
1.7488
GC over RC
Field average
683.29
614.64709.71
median 687.31 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
7 🔥
Tightest race
Pork
0.5828 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
697.0744
614.64709.71
10th place overall
Field spread
95.0744
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 3%
beats 97% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.25 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,609
avg power rating going in · stronger than 83% of contests
Storylines (7 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.
A day of perfect scores
7
perfect 180s
7 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN · Brisket
- Dr. Squealgood BBQ · Brisket
- JANKY LEG BBQ · Brisket
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 9 tracked editions
Razorracks has won this contest 2 times across its 9 tracked editions.
- 2022
- 2024
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 24 calls decided inside half a point
Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: CHUNKY BBQ and Smokey Bey's Barbecue tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 2–3: Smokey Bey's Barbecue and Notch 9 tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: TRIPLE H BBQ and Damn Fine Beef & Swine tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Master Series — Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Master Series — Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Master Series — Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Master Series — Chicken 7–8 · tie
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
RAZORRACKS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 14th.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 14th
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Razorracks (won 2022), HEAVY SMOKE BBQ (won 2023).
- Razorracks · 2022
- HEAVY SMOKE BBQ · 2023
The biggest field yet
37
teams — a contest high
This contest usually draws about 28 teams
37 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 28.
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2020 | Osceola, MO | Osceola, MO 64776 | 29 | 692.5600 | Double Barrel BBQ | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ |
| Jul 22, 2022 | Osceola, MO | 140 Parkview Drive | 28 | 696.5372 | Razorracks | LOVE 2 Q |
| Jul 23, 2022 | Osceola, MO | 140 Parkview Drive | 26 | 698.2284 | Slaps | 4 LEGS UP BBQ |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Osceola, MO | 140 Parkview Drive | 31 | 699.3944 | HEAVY SMOKE BBQ | CHUNKY BBQ |
| Jul 22, 2023 | Osceola, MO | 140 Parkview Drive | 28 | 705.0972 | PORKY BUTTS | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Jul 22, 2023 | Osceola, MO | 140 Parkview Drive | 27 | 177.7028 | BULL IN THE RING | — |
| Jul 19, 2024 ← this one | Osceola, MO | 140 Parkview Drive | 37 | 709.7144 | Razorracks | JANKY LEG BBQ |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Osceola, MO | 140 Parkview Drive | 13 | 175.4288 | Bushwood BBQ | — |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Osceola, MO | 140 Parkview Drive | 33 | 713.1316 | Janky Leg BBQ | TRIPLE H BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180 | 177.7028 | 175.4288 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180 | 176.5716 | 175.4288 |
| Master Series — Pork | 179.4400 | 178.8572 | 176 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180 | 177.7028 | 174.2628 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 176.5600 | 170.8228 | 166.8228 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 173.1200 | 168.5256 | 161.6572 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
37 entries · top 709.7144 · median 687.3140
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 2 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 5 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 6 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 7 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 8 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 9 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 10 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 11 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 12 | Smokey Bey's Barbecue | |
| 13 | Smoke This Fluffy Butt | |
| 14 | JDQ BBQ | |
| 15 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 16 | Aww Shucks BBQ | |
| 17 | Ambition Que | |
| 18 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 19 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 20 | Notch 9 | |
| 21 | Poppa Pig | |
| 22 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 23 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 24 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 25 | ROCKSTAR BBQ | |
| 26 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 27 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 28 | COMING IN HOT STL | |
| 29 | Muddy River Smokers | |
| 30 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 31 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 32 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 33 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 34 | BIG D BBQ | |
| 35 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 36 | Hogzilla | |
| 37 | Crooked Que BBQ |
Chicken
37 entries · top 180 · median 173.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokey Bey's Barbecue | |
| 3 | Notch 9 | |
| 4 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 5 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 6 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 7 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 8 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 9 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 10 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 11 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 12 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 13 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 14 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 15 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 16 | Aww Shucks BBQ | |
| 17 | COMING IN HOT STL | |
| 18 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 19 | Ambition Que | |
| 20 | Poppa Pig | |
| 21 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 22 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 23 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 24 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 25 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 27 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 28 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 29 | Smoke This Fluffy Butt | |
| 30 | ROCKSTAR BBQ | |
| 31 | JDQ BBQ | |
| 32 | Crooked Que BBQ | |
| 33 | Muddy River Smokers | |
| 34 | Hogzilla | |
| 35 | BIG D BBQ | |
| 36 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 37 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ |
Pork Ribs
37 entries · top 180 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 2 | Smokey Bey's Barbecue | |
| 3 | Ambition Que | |
| 4 | Smoke This Fluffy Butt | |
| 5 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 6 | JDQ BBQ | |
| 7 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 8 | Aww Shucks BBQ | |
| 9 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 10 | Muddy River Smokers | |
| 11 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 12 | Poppa Pig | |
| 13 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 14 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 15 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 16 | COMING IN HOT STL | |
| 17 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 18 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 19 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 20 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 21 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 22 | Notch 9 | |
| 23 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 24 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 25 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 26 | ROCKSTAR BBQ | |
| 27 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 28 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 29 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 30 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 31 | BIG D BBQ | |
| 32 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 33 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 34 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 35 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 36 | Hogzilla | |
| 37 | Crooked Que BBQ |
Pork
37 entries · top 179.4400 · median 172.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 2 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 3 | Muddy River Smokers | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 6 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 7 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 8 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 9 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 10 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 11 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 12 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 13 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 14 | ROCKSTAR BBQ | |
| 15 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 16 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 17 | Smoke This Fluffy Butt | |
| 18 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 19 | Aww Shucks BBQ | |
| 20 | Poppa Pig | |
| 21 | JDQ BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokey Bey's Barbecue | |
| 23 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 25 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 26 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 27 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 28 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 29 | Notch 9 | |
| 30 | Ambition Que | |
| 31 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 32 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 33 | COMING IN HOT STL | |
| 34 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 35 | BIG D BBQ | |
| 36 | Crooked Que BBQ | |
| 37 | Hogzilla |
Brisket
37 entries · top 180 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 3 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 4 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 5 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 6 | JDQ BBQ | |
| 7 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 8 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 9 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 10 | Smoke This Fluffy Butt | |
| 11 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 12 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 13 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 14 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 15 | ROCKSTAR BBQ | |
| 16 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 17 | Ambition Que | |
| 18 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 19 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 20 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 21 | Notch 9 | |
| 22 | BIG D BBQ | |
| 23 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 24 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 25 | Aww Shucks BBQ | |
| 26 | Poppa Pig | |
| 27 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 28 | COMING IN HOT STL | |
| 29 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 30 | Smokey Bey's Barbecue | |
| 31 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 32 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 33 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 34 | Muddy River Smokers | |
| 35 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 36 | Crooked Que BBQ | |
| 37 | Hogzilla |
Backyard Series
Overall
11 entries · top 348.5256 · median 336.5144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 2 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 3 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 4 | Shmack Q | |
| 5 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 6 | Flat Tire BBQ | |
| 7 | T-Dawg BBQ | |
| 8 | Little Smokiez | |
| 9 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 10 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 11 | Wanna B BBQ |
Chicken
11 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 2 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 3 | Shmack Q | |
| 4 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 5 | Flat Tire BBQ | |
| 6 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 7 | Little Smokiez | |
| 8 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 9 | Wanna B BBQ | |
| 10 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 11 | T-Dawg BBQ |
Pork Ribs
11 entries · top 173.1200 · median 166.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 2 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 3 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 4 | T-Dawg BBQ | |
| 5 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 6 | Shmack Q | |
| 7 | Flat Tire BBQ | |
| 8 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 9 | Little Smokiez | |
| 10 | Wanna B BBQ | |
| 11 | Bushwood BBQ |
Other
Overall
20 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.6856 · out of 180, not the usual 720
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordyn Hayes | |
| 2 | Makaylee Wohlers | |
| 3 | Colton Heyen | |
| 4 | Kamie Hooper | |
| 5 | Cooper Heyen | |
| 6 | Peyton Schafer | |
| 7 | London Dewitt | |
| 8 | Owen Colter | |
| 9 | Wilson Distler | |
| 10 | Reagan Stoffer | |
| 11 | Hunter Miller | |
| 12 | Xander Hirsch | |
| 13 | Oaklie Hooper | |
| 14 | Charlie Daughtrey | |
| 15 | Cheyenne Russell | |
| 16 | Shaylee Wohlers | |
| 17 | Bryson Murray | |
| 18 | Bristal Nalters | |
| 19 | Javen Dixon | |
| 20 | Briley Walters |
Ancillary categories
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.
Ancillary — Cheese
10 entries · top 180 · median 172.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 2 | T-Dawg BBQ | |
| 3 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 4 | Muddy River Smokers | |
| 5 | COMING IN HOT STL | |
| 6 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 7 | Little Smokiez | |
| 8 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 9 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 10 | Crooked Que BBQ |
Ancillary — Dessert
10 entries · top 180 · median 177.4286 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notch 9 | |
| 2 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 3 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 4 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoke This Fluffy Butt | |
| 6 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 7 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 8 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 9 | Little Smokiez | |
| 10 | Crooked Que BBQ |
Other — Kidsq 11-15
10 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.1372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makaylee Wohlers | |
| 2 | Colton Heyen | |
| 3 | Kamie Hooper | |
| 4 | London Dewitt | |
| 5 | Xander Hirsch | |
| 6 | Cheyenne Russell | |
| 7 | Bryson Murray | |
| 8 | Shaylee Wohlers | |
| 9 | Javen Dixon | |
| 10 | Briley Walters |
Other — Kidsq Age 5-10
10 entries · top 179.4400 · median 172.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordyn Hayes | |
| 2 | Cooper Heyen | |
| 3 | Peyton Schafer | |
| 4 | Owen Colter | |
| 5 | Reagan Stoffer | |
| 6 | Wilson Distler | |
| 7 | Hunter Miller | |
| 8 | Oaklie Hooper | |
| 9 | Charlie Daughtrey | |
| 10 | Bristal Nalters |
Ancillary — Wings
9 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Smokiez | |
| 2 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 3 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 4 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 5 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 6 | Shmack Q | |
| 7 | COMING IN HOT STL | |
| 8 | Muddy River Smokers | |
| 9 | Curly Bird BBQ |