Buds Blues and BBQ (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) 2024
Sep 13, 2024 · Columbia, MO · 📍 6401 Highway 40 W
Reps: Clara Williams, Jonathan B Williams · Prize money: $1,175
Full results from the Buds Blues and BBQ (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) 2024, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on September 13, 2024 in Columbia, MO at 6401 Highway 40 W. Too Sauced BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Chicken — THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE (177.7028). This is the 2nd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by Shake 'N Bake BBQ; the next was held in 2025.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2024 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Entries
5
1 judged meat
Top score
177.7028
Winning margin
2.2972
1st over 2nd in Chicken
Field average
173.34
168.53177.70
Chicken · median 174.26 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
9.1772 pts across the top 5
Field spread
9.1772
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,175
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 62%
beats 38% of 5595 Chicken wins in the data
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2024 | Columbia, MO | 6401 Highway 40 W | 16 | 692.4800 | Shake 'N Bake BBQ | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| Sep 13, 2024 ← this one | Columbia, MO | 6401 Highway 40 W | 5 | 177.7028 | There's No Place Like Smoke | — |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Columbia, MO | 6401 Highway 40 W | 9 | 697.0972 | AMBITION QUE | OnlyCans Competition BBQ |
| Sep 5, 2025 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 168.5256 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Chicken
5 entries · top 177.7028 · median 174.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 2 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 3 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 4 | Stag BBQ | |
| 5 | WOOD HOOK BBQ |