BBQ & Fly-In on the River
2024-08-16 – 2024-08-17 · Excelsior Springs, MO · State championship
Reps: DAVE ROGERS, FORREST BRUCE, LARRY HADLEY · Prize money: $8,450.00
Grand Champion: Machete Boys BBQ (703.9660) · 65 teams
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🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1432 points — closer than 81% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
MACHETE BOYS BBQ took the Grand Championship home to MN.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
18 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
MACHETE BOYS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, JANKY LEG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-14 | Excelsior Springs, MO | 55 | 703.3828 | Shake 'n Bake BBQ |
| 2022-08-19 | Excelsior Springs, MO | 54 | 707.4056 | Triple H BBQ |
| 2023-08-18 | Excelsior Springs, MO | 57 | 706.8344 | Gettin' Basted |
| 2024-08-16 ← this one | Excelsior Springs, MO | 65 | 703.9660 | Machete Boys BBQ |
| 2025-08-15 | Excelsior Springs, MO | 62 | 710.8572 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ |
| 2026-08-14 | Excelsior Springs, MO | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Dessert
17 entries · top 180.0000 · median 178.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Pasta
21 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.5484 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Brisket
65 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1312 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
65 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
65 entries · top 703.9660 · median 680.4916
Master Series — Pork
65 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
65 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180
Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey smoke
51 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180