Buds Blues and BBQ
2024-09-13 – 2024-09-14 · Columbia, MO · 📍 6401 Highway 40 W · State championship
Reps: CLARA WILLIAMS, JONATHAN B WILLIAMS · Prize money: $8,500.00
Grand Champion: Shake 'N Bake BBQ (692.4800) · 16 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE
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📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: My Three Sons BBQ and Shear Smoke tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 9–10: AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW and MEAT'S MY MISTRESS tied on 167.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 6–7: Uncle Bub's BBQ LLC and In Deep Sauce tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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)
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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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-13 ← this one | Columbia, MO | 6401 Highway 40 W | 16 | 692.4800 | Shake 'N Bake BBQ | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2024-09-13 | Columbia, MO | 6401 Highway 40 W | 5 | 177.7028 | There's No Place Like Smoke | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Columbia, MO | 6401 Highway 40 W | 9 | 697.0972 | AMBITION QUE | OnlyCans Competition BBQ |
| 2025-09-05 | Columbia, MO | 6401 Highway 40 W | 7 | 177.1428 | ALL FIRED UP AND KICKIN ASH | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 170.8228 | 167.9772 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 170.8572 | 167.4172 |
| Master Series — Pork | 175.4056 | 172.5600 | 167.4056 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 176.0000 | 169.1200 | 163.4056 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 177.7028 | 171.4284 | 147.4172 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 170.8344 | 151.9888 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
16 entries · top 692.4800 · median 672.7598
Chicken
16 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.2514
Pork
16 entries · top 175.4056 · median 169.1028
Brisket
16 entries · top 176.0000 · median 164.2342
Backyard Series
Overall
10 entries · top 350.8344 · median 342.8342
Chicken
10 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.5714
Pork Ribs
10 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1258