A rookie on the podium
3rd
at their first tracked contest
Big D's Barbeque finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2025
Jul 18, 2025 · Osceola, MO · 📍 140 Parkview Drive
Reps: Dave Rogers, Peg Rogers · Prize money: $1,050
Full results from the Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2025, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on July 18, 2025 in Osceola, MO at 140 Parkview Drive. B 3 BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — WHEN PIGS DIE (178.8572). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Triple H BBQ; the next was held in 2025.
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.
168.54
median 172.56
178.86 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2025 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Entries
9
1 judged meat
Top score
178.8572
Winning margin
2.8456
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
172.62
168.54178.86
Pork Ribs · median 172.56 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
6.2972 pts across the top 5
Field spread
10.3200
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,050
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 30%
beats 70% of 5793 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines (2 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
0.0116
decided the closest call
Pork Ribs places 8–9: Bushwood BBQ edged MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ by 0.0116.
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0116
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 18, 2025 | Osceola, MO | 140 Parkview Drive | 32 | 711.9772 | Triple H BBQ | Pits and Grills |
| Jul 18, 2025 ← this one | Osceola, MO | 140 Parkview Drive | 9 | 178.8572 | When Pigs Die | — |
| Jul 19, 2025 | Osceola, MO | 140 Parkview Drive | 28 | 708.5372 | Man Meat BBQ | TRIPLE H BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 172.5600 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
9 entries · top 178.8572 · median 172.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 2 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 3 | Big D's Barbeque | |
| 4 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 5 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 6 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 7 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 8 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 9 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |