2025-05-16 – 2025-05-17 · Iola, KS · 📍 Riverside Park · State championship
Reps: DAVID DYCHE, JO DYCHE · Prize money: $7,000.00
Grand Champion: Bocephus BBQ (703.9772) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 WOOD HOOK BBQ
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, 2022 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.
Closer than 78% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1888 points — closer than 78% of every championship in the data.
703.9772 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 703.4060 Barking Dog BBQ set in 2024.
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 3.4744 points.
Chicken places 6–7: FINGER LEIKAM GOOD and Damn Fine Beef & Swine tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: CASUAL SMOKERS and FINGER LEIKAM GOOD tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Bocephus BBQ and PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Bocephus BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 9th.
O.G. BANDITS turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 178.8800 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Gettin' Sauced (won 2022).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-29 | Iola, KS | River Side Park | 16 | 699.3712 | Gettin' Sauced | HIGH i QUE |
| 2023-07-28 | Iola, KS | River Side Park | 25 | 700.5028 | Slaps BBQ | Fine As* Swine BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 | Iola, KS | Riverside Park | 31 | 703.4060 | Barking Dog BBQ | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-05-16 ← this one | Iola, KS | Riverside Park | 27 | 703.9772 | Bocephus BBQ | WOOD HOOK BBQ |
| 2026-04-17 | Iola, KS | 600 South State | 27 | 702.2516 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | WOOD HOOK BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 176.5828 | 173.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 174.2744 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 177.1428 | 174.2744 |
27 entries · top 703.9772 · median 685.6572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 2 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 3 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 4 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 5 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 6 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 7 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 8 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 9 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 10 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 11 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 12 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 13 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 14 | GEO SMOKERS | |
| 15 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 16 | Split Borders BBQ | |
| 17 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 18 | TORNADO BBQ | |
| 19 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 20 | WINGED SWINE | |
| 21 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 22 | Bucking Knockout | |
| 23 | Damn It's Good BBQ | |
| 24 | Lady Underhogs | |
| 25 | Iola Underhogs | |
| 26 | Junior Underhogs | |
| 27 | The Rollin' Smokin' Meat Wagon |
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 2 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 3 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 4 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 5 | TORNADO BBQ | |
| 6 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 7 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 8 | Split Borders BBQ | |
| 9 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 10 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 11 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 12 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 13 | Damn It's Good BBQ | |
| 14 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 15 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 16 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 17 | GEO SMOKERS | |
| 18 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 19 | The Rollin' Smokin' Meat Wagon | |
| 20 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 21 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 22 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 23 | Iola Underhogs | |
| 24 | Junior Underhogs | |
| 25 | Bucking Knockout | |
| 26 | WINGED SWINE | |
| 27 | Lady Underhogs |
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8688 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 2 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 3 | Split Borders BBQ | |
| 4 | Bucking Knockout | |
| 5 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 6 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 7 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 8 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 9 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 10 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 11 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 12 | GEO SMOKERS | |
| 13 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 14 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 15 | WINGED SWINE | |
| 16 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 17 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 18 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 19 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 20 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 21 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 22 | Lady Underhogs | |
| 23 | TORNADO BBQ | |
| 24 | Junior Underhogs | |
| 25 | Iola Underhogs | |
| 26 | Damn It's Good BBQ | |
| 27 | The Rollin' Smokin' Meat Wagon |
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 2 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 3 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 4 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 5 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 6 | GEO SMOKERS | |
| 7 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 8 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 9 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 10 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 11 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 12 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 13 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 14 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 15 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 16 | WINGED SWINE | |
| 17 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 18 | Split Borders BBQ | |
| 19 | TORNADO BBQ | |
| 20 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 21 | Lady Underhogs | |
| 22 | Iola Underhogs | |
| 23 | Damn It's Good BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 25 | The Rollin' Smokin' Meat Wagon | |
| 26 | Bucking Knockout | |
| 27 | Junior Underhogs |
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 2 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 3 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 4 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 5 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 6 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 7 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 8 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 9 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 10 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 11 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 12 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 13 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 14 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 15 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 16 | TORNADO BBQ | |
| 17 | GEO SMOKERS | |
| 18 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 19 | WINGED SWINE | |
| 20 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 21 | Damn It's Good BBQ | |
| 22 | Lady Underhogs | |
| 23 | Split Borders BBQ | |
| 24 | Bucking Knockout | |
| 25 | Iola Underhogs | |
| 26 | Junior Underhogs | |
| 27 | The Rollin' Smokin' Meat Wagon |