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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

🥇
MACHETE BOYS BBQ
703.9660 · Master Series — Overall
🥈
Ambition Que
702.8228 · Master Series — Overall
🥉
JANKY LEG BBQ
702.2860 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

65
7 categories

Top score

703.9660

Winning margin

1.1432
GC over RC

Field average

669.28
median 680.49

Perfect 180s

18 🔥

Tightest race

Ancillary — Dessert
0.0000 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

695.9200
what a walk cost here

Field spread

138.5488
winner to last place

Prize money

$8,450.00
on the line

Most consistent

AMERICAN FIRE BBQ
avg finish 8.50 across 6 meats

Double threats

9
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Ancillary — Pasta
won by 4.0000 pts — MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 20%
beats 80% of 2713 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1591
avg power rating going in · stronger than 87% of contests

Top-rated in the field

JANKY LEG BBQ
rated 1914 pre-contest

Storylines

🪒 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)

This contest over the years

DateWhereTeamsHigh scoreGrand 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

#TeamScore
1 B 3 BBQ 180.0000 🔥
2 Smoke This Drink That BBQ 180.0000 🔥
3 AMERICAN FIRE BBQ 180.0000 🔥
4 Bourbon & Blues BBQ 180.0000 🔥
5 Notch 9 180.0000 🔥
6 Split Borders BBQ 180.0000 🔥
7 WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ 180.0000 🔥
8 All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO 179.4400
9 Drumline BBQ 178.8572
10 No Money No Honey BBQ 178.8572
11 KC MEAT SWEATS 177.7028
12 Bad Influence BBQ - MO 176.5828
13 Big James Kitchen 174.2628
14 WEEKEND BUM BBQ 174.2628
15 LOVE 2 Q 174.2628
16 Keep on Porkin' On 166.8456
17 IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ 164.5256

Ancillary — Pasta

21 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.5484 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ 180.0000 🔥
2 IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ 176.0000
3 Bourbon & Blues BBQ 175.4056
4 Split Borders BBQ 174.8572
5 Big James Kitchen 174.2744
6 WABASH BBQ 174.2628
7 Three Legged Pig BBQ 173.7028
8 BRISKETBONE BBQ 173.1428
9 WEEKEND BUM BBQ 173.1200
10 Notch 9 172.5484
11 PARTS 'R' SMOKIN 172.5484
12 No Money No Honey BBQ 171.9888
13 KC MEAT SWEATS 170.8228
14 The Tenderizers 170.2628
15 Bears Backyard Q 169.6800
16 Fergolicious BBQ 169.6684
17 Keep on Porkin' On 168.5600
18 Atlas Saloon Brewery 166.2628
19 Bad Influence BBQ - MO 164.5484
20 All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO 162.8000
21 B 3 BBQ 158.2284

Master Series — Brisket

65 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1312 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 PARTS 'R' SMOKIN 180.0000 🔥
2 MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ 177.7144
3 WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ 177.7028
4 Go Pig or Go Home 177.7028
5 MACHETE BOYS BBQ 176.5716
6 THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE 176.5600
7 Split Borders BBQ 176.0000
8 AMERICAN FIRE BBQ 175.4172
9 Ambition Que 175.4172
10 JANKY LEG BBQ 175.4172
11 Smokey Bey's Barbecue 174.8456
12 SLAPS BBQ 174.2856
13 Notch 9 174.2628
14 AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW 174.2628
15 RUM N' SMOKE BBQ 173.7028
16 FAIRWAY SMOKERS 173.7028
17 MAN MEAT BBQ 173.1316
18 Bears Backyard Q 173.1200
19 Blind Fox BBQ 173.1200
20 Bad Influence BBQ - MO 173.1200
21 YELTON FARM SERVICES 173.1200
22 Broken Bottle BBQ 173.1200
23 Big James Kitchen 173.1200
24 Matty Macks 170.8456
25 IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ 170.8456
26 Squealin N Dealin BBQ 170.8344
27 The Drunken Sailor 170.8228
28 GETTIN' SAUCED 170.8112
29 TRIPLE H BBQ 170.2628
30 Aww Shucks BBQ 169.6916
31 PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY 169.6916
32 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 169.6800
33 Cow Creek BBQ 169.1312
34 LOVE 2 Q 168.5484
35 KC MEAT SWEATS 168.5256
36 WELL SAUCED BBQ 168.5256
37 B 3 BBQ 167.3944
38 Damn Fine Beef & Swine 167.3828
39 No Money No Honey BBQ 166.2972
40 UGLY BABY BBQ 165.6800
41 Bourbon & Blues BBQ 164.5256
42 SCORE ONE SMOKIN' 164.5256
43 Smokin' Beaver BBQ 164.0000
44 Three Brothers Different Mothers 163.9428
45 Smoke This Drink That BBQ 162.8228
46 Fergolicious BBQ 161.6456
47 BRUSHFIRE BBQ 160.5144
48 KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON 159.4056
49 All Sauced Up 158.2400
50 All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO 157.6456
51 Smokin The Rite Way 156.5600
52 Three Legged Pig BBQ 155.9544
53 WEEKEND BUM BBQ 155.3484
54 BRISKETBONE BBQ 154.8000
55 The Dogs Like It 154.2404
56 WOTS SMOKERS 153.6800
57 Drumline BBQ 153.0744
58 WABASH BBQ 150.1944
59 T-Rex BBQ 148.5028
60 Smoke Me Tender BBQ 147.3600
61 Keep on Porkin' On 146.2172
62 Atlas Saloon Brewery 145.0628
63 GOOD FELLAS BBQ AND CATERING 143.3828
64 The Tenderizers 142.7772
65 Locomotive 1 121.5772

Master Series — Chicken

65 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 JANKY LEG BBQ 180.0000 🔥
2 Damn Fine Beef & Swine 178.8572
3 TRIPLE H BBQ 177.7028
4 Bears Backyard Q 177.7028
5 Blind Fox BBQ 177.7028
6 KC MEAT SWEATS 177.7028
7 Ambition Que 177.1428
8 AMERICAN FIRE BBQ 176.5716
9 B 3 BBQ 176.5600
10 PARTS 'R' SMOKIN 176.5600
11 The Drunken Sailor 176.5600
12 Squealin N Dealin BBQ 176.5600
13 FAIRWAY SMOKERS 176.0116
14 Big James Kitchen 175.4172
15 WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ 175.4056
16 Go Pig or Go Home 175.4056
17 Matty Macks 174.8572
18 SCORE ONE SMOKIN' 174.8572
19 Bad Influence BBQ - MO 174.8572
20 MACHETE BOYS BBQ 174.2628
21 PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY 174.2628
22 MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ 174.2628
23 Smokey Bey's Barbecue 173.7028
24 WELL SAUCED BBQ 173.1316
25 WEEKEND BUM BBQ 173.1200
26 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 172.5716
27 UGLY BABY BBQ 172.5600
28 KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON 171.9656
29 IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ 171.4172
30 Smoke This Drink That BBQ 171.4056
31 Bourbon & Blues BBQ 170.8228
32 RUM N' SMOKE BBQ 170.8228
33 LOVE 2 Q 170.2628
34 WABASH BBQ 170.2628
35 THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE 170.2628
36 GETTIN' SAUCED 169.6800
37 T-Rex BBQ 169.6800
38 SLAPS BBQ 169.6684
39 Smoke Me Tender BBQ 166.2632
40 Three Legged Pig BBQ 166.2628
41 BRISKETBONE BBQ 166.2516
42 AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW 166.2400
43 All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO 166.2400
44 Cow Creek BBQ 165.0972
45 Broken Bottle BBQ 165.0972
46 MAN MEAT BBQ 165.0856
47 Three Brothers Different Mothers 163.9312
48 Smokin' Beaver BBQ 162.8116
49 Notch 9 162.8000
50 YELTON FARM SERVICES 162.2400
51 Fergolicious BBQ 162.2284
52 BRUSHFIRE BBQ 160.5260
53 WOTS SMOKERS 159.9312
54 All Sauced Up 158.8000
55 Atlas Saloon Brewery 157.6800
56 No Money No Honey BBQ 157.6456
57 Keep on Porkin' On 157.0972
58 Smokin The Rite Way 156.5484
59 The Dogs Like It 156.5256
60 Drumline BBQ 155.9428
61 Aww Shucks BBQ 153.6456
62 Split Borders BBQ 151.9428
63 GOOD FELLAS BBQ AND CATERING 147.3372
64 Locomotive 1 142.2172
65 The Tenderizers 141.6456

Master Series — Overall

65 entries · top 703.9660 · median 680.4916

#TeamScore
1 MACHETE BOYS BBQ 703.9660
2 Ambition Que 702.8228
3 JANKY LEG BBQ 702.2860
4 AMERICAN FIRE BBQ 702.2744
5 FAIRWAY SMOKERS 702.2628
6 Smokey Bey's Barbecue 701.6800
7 MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ 698.8000
8 TRIPLE H BBQ 697.6456
9 Bears Backyard Q 696.5600
10 WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ 695.9200
11 Big James Kitchen 695.3600
12 SCORE ONE SMOKIN' 694.8000
13 Damn Fine Beef & Swine 694.7656
14 Blind Fox BBQ 692.5144
15 PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY 692.4916
16 Go Pig or Go Home 691.9200
17 WELL SAUCED BBQ 691.3256
18 RUM N' SMOKE BBQ 690.2628
19 AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW 690.1944
20 PARTS 'R' SMOKIN 689.6800
21 MAN MEAT BBQ 689.0400
22 LOVE 2 Q 687.3484
23 SLAPS BBQ 686.7540
24 Bad Influence BBQ - MO 685.6344
25 Cow Creek BBQ 685.0628
26 GETTIN' SAUCED 685.0284
27 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 684.5032
28 B 3 BBQ 683.9088
29 Squealin N Dealin BBQ 683.9088
30 Matty Macks 682.7772
31 IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ 681.6456
32 THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE 681.0512
33 The Drunken Sailor 680.4916
34 Smoke This Drink That BBQ 676.4800
35 KC MEAT SWEATS 675.3140
36 Fergolicious BBQ 674.6968
37 Broken Bottle BBQ 673.0404
38 UGLY BABY BBQ 673.0056
39 KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON 671.8740
40 Bourbon & Blues BBQ 668.9940
41 WEEKEND BUM BBQ 668.4572
42 Notch 9 666.1256
43 Aww Shucks BBQ 665.5772
44 Smokin' Beaver BBQ 661.0056
45 All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO 659.2572
46 Three Legged Pig BBQ 658.7316
47 T-Rex BBQ 658.1372
48 Split Borders BBQ 653.5656
49 Three Brothers Different Mothers 651.7824
50 YELTON FARM SERVICES 651.2112
51 WOTS SMOKERS 650.7312
52 The Dogs Like It 646.7548
53 No Money No Honey BBQ 645.5312
54 WABASH BBQ 643.2228
55 Smoke Me Tender BBQ 637.5548
56 BRUSHFIRE BBQ 636.9604
57 Drumline BBQ 634.6860
58 BRISKETBONE BBQ 634.6744
59 Smokin The Rite Way 631.3828
60 All Sauced Up 630.0568
61 Atlas Saloon Brewery 622.0688
62 GOOD FELLAS BBQ AND CATERING 601.5656
63 Keep on Porkin' On 600.9600
64 The Tenderizers 589.5768
65 Locomotive 1 565.4172

Master Series — Pork

65 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ 180.0000 🔥
2 TRIPLE H BBQ 180.0000 🔥
3 SCORE ONE SMOKIN' 180.0000 🔥
4 FAIRWAY SMOKERS 180.0000 🔥
5 Ambition Que 179.4400
6 Smokey Bey's Barbecue 178.8572
7 IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ 177.7144
8 The Dogs Like It 177.7144
9 AMERICAN FIRE BBQ 177.7028
10 RUM N' SMOKE BBQ 177.1428
11 JANKY LEG BBQ 176.5716
12 Big James Kitchen 176.5600
13 Aww Shucks BBQ 176.5600
14 B 3 BBQ 176.0000
15 LOVE 2 Q 175.4172
16 Fergolicious BBQ 175.4172
17 Damn Fine Beef & Swine 175.4056
18 WELL SAUCED BBQ 175.4056
19 Blind Fox BBQ 174.8572
20 Cow Creek BBQ 174.2628
21 The Drunken Sailor 173.7144
22 WOTS SMOKERS 173.7028
23 MACHETE BOYS BBQ 173.1316
24 AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW 173.1200
25 GETTIN' SAUCED 173.1200
26 PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY 173.1200
27 THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE 172.5600
28 MAN MEAT BBQ 171.9656
29 Bears Backyard Q 170.8800
30 Go Pig or Go Home 170.8344
31 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 169.6800
32 Notch 9 169.6800
33 Squealin N Dealin BBQ 168.5372
34 T-Rex BBQ 168.5372
35 WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ 168.5372
36 All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO 168.5372
37 Bad Influence BBQ - MO 167.9772
38 WEEKEND BUM BBQ 167.4172
39 Bourbon & Blues BBQ 167.3828
40 SLAPS BBQ 167.3828
41 Smokin' Beaver BBQ 166.8228
42 Smokin The Rite Way 166.2972
43 Matty Macks 166.2516
44 KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON 166.2400
45 UGLY BABY BBQ 166.2400
46 Smoke This Drink That BBQ 165.6800
47 Smoke Me Tender BBQ 165.6800
48 PARTS 'R' SMOKIN 164.5828
49 Broken Bottle BBQ 164.5372
50 BRUSHFIRE BBQ 163.9772
51 Split Borders BBQ 163.9428
52 KC MEAT SWEATS 163.4056
53 Three Legged Pig BBQ 161.0972
54 Drumline BBQ 158.2744
55 BRISKETBONE BBQ 158.2284
56 WABASH BBQ 157.6456
57 Keep on Porkin' On 156.5600
58 All Sauced Up 156.4912
59 Atlas Saloon Brewery 155.3600
60 No Money No Honey BBQ 155.3600
61 GOOD FELLAS BBQ AND CATERING 154.8456
62 Three Brothers Different Mothers 153.6456
63 YELTON FARM SERVICES 153.6112
64 The Tenderizers 149.1312
65 Locomotive 1 147.9656

Master Series — Pork Ribs

65 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 MACHETE BOYS BBQ 180.0000 🔥
2 MAN MEAT BBQ 178.8572
3 Cow Creek BBQ 176.5716
4 Smoke This Drink That BBQ 176.5716
5 AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW 176.5716
6 SCORE ONE SMOKIN' 175.4172
7 SLAPS BBQ 175.4172
8 Three Legged Pig BBQ 175.4172
9 PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY 175.4172
10 Fergolicious BBQ 175.4056
11 Bears Backyard Q 174.8572
12 Smokey Bey's Barbecue 174.2744
13 WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ 174.2744
14 KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON 174.2628
15 WELL SAUCED BBQ 174.2628
16 Damn Fine Beef & Swine 173.1200
17 LOVE 2 Q 173.1200
18 AMERICAN FIRE BBQ 172.5828
19 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 172.5716
20 WEEKEND BUM BBQ 172.5716
21 FAIRWAY SMOKERS 172.5484
22 GETTIN' SAUCED 171.4172
23 T-Rex BBQ 171.4172
24 Ambition Que 170.8228
25 Matty Macks 170.8228
26 JANKY LEG BBQ 170.2972
27 Broken Bottle BBQ 170.2860
28 Three Brothers Different Mothers 170.2628
29 Big James Kitchen 170.2628
30 Bad Influence BBQ - MO 169.6800
31 TRIPLE H BBQ 169.6800
32 RUM N' SMOKE BBQ 168.5944
33 PARTS 'R' SMOKIN 168.5372
34 UGLY BABY BBQ 168.5256
35 Go Pig or Go Home 167.9772
36 Squealin N Dealin BBQ 167.9772
37 Drumline BBQ 167.3944
38 Smokin' Beaver BBQ 167.3712
39 Blind Fox BBQ 166.8344
40 All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO 166.8344
41 MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ 166.8228
42 Bourbon & Blues BBQ 166.2628
43 No Money No Honey BBQ 166.2284
44 Aww Shucks BBQ 165.6800
45 KC MEAT SWEATS 165.6800
46 WABASH BBQ 165.1200
47 Atlas Saloon Brewery 163.9660
48 B 3 BBQ 163.9544
49 WOTS SMOKERS 163.4172
50 YELTON FARM SERVICES 162.2400
51 Split Borders BBQ 161.6800
52 THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE 161.6684
53 IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ 161.6684
54 The Drunken Sailor 159.3944
55 Notch 9 159.3828
56 The Dogs Like It 158.2744
57 Smoke Me Tender BBQ 158.2516
58 All Sauced Up 156.5256
59 The Tenderizers 156.0228
60 GOOD FELLAS BBQ AND CATERING 156.0000
61 BRISKETBONE BBQ 155.3944
62 Locomotive 1 153.6572
63 Smokin The Rite Way 151.9772
64 BRUSHFIRE BBQ 151.9428
65 Keep on Porkin' On 141.0856

Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey smoke

51 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ 180.0000 🔥
2 MAN MEAT BBQ 180.0000 🔥
3 PARTS 'R' SMOKIN 180.0000 🔥
4 LOVE 2 Q 178.8572
5 AMERICAN FIRE BBQ 177.1428
6 MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ 177.1428
7 Go Pig or Go Home 177.1428
8 Drumline BBQ 176.5600
9 Damn Fine Beef & Swine 176.5600
10 Matty Macks 175.4172
11 The Drunken Sailor 175.4172
12 Blind Fox BBQ 175.4056
13 Cow Creek BBQ 174.2628
14 Fergolicious BBQ 173.1200
15 Big James Kitchen 173.1084
16 PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY 172.5828
17 WEEKEND BUM BBQ 172.5600
18 GETTIN' SAUCED 172.0000
19 WELL SAUCED BBQ 171.4172
20 Smokin' Beaver BBQ 170.8456
21 All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO 170.8344
22 Split Borders BBQ 170.8228
23 Keep on Porkin' On 170.8228
24 No Money No Honey BBQ 170.8228
25 SCORE ONE SMOKIN' 169.7028
26 Squealin N Dealin BBQ 169.6684
27 MACHETE BOYS BBQ 168.5484
28 UGLY BABY BBQ 168.5256
29 IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ 168.5256
30 Notch 9 168.5256
31 WABASH BBQ 167.9772
32 Three Legged Pig BBQ 167.3828
33 BRUSHFIRE BBQ 167.3828
34 Bourbon & Blues BBQ 166.2400
35 Bad Influence BBQ - MO 165.7028
36 Atlas Saloon Brewery 165.7028
37 AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW 165.6684
38 YELTON FARM SERVICES 165.1200
39 RUM N' SMOKE BBQ 164.5372
40 THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE 163.9428
41 KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON 163.3712
42 Bears Backyard Q 162.2628
43 Smokey Bey's Barbecue 161.0856
44 Locomotive 1 161.0856
45 T-Rex BBQ 160.5144
46 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 159.9428
47 The Dogs Like It 158.8112
48 Smoke Me Tender BBQ 158.2056
49 Broken Bottle BBQ 157.0856
50 B 3 BBQ 155.4172
51 Three Brothers Different Mothers 148.5256

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