Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2)
2025-07-19 – 2025-07-20 · Osceola, MO · State championship
Reps: DAVE ROGERS, PEG ROGERS · Prize money: $5,600.00
Grand Champion: Man Meat BBQ (708.5372) · 28 teams
Entries
28
6 categories
Top score
352.5832
Winning margin
1.1660
GC over RC
Field average
338.11
median 338.23
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
321.5996
what a walk cost here
Field spread
30.9836
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,600.00
on the line
Double threats
8
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 82%
beats 18% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1610
avg power rating going in · stronger than 94% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1660 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
MAN MEAT BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1610 power rating going in — stronger than 94% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
MAN MEAT BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, TRIPLE H BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-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)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-18 | Osceola, MO | 32 | 711.9772 | Triple H BBQ |
| 2025-07-18 | Osceola, MO | 9 | 178.8572 | When Pigs Die |
| 2025-07-19 ← this one | Osceola, MO | 28 | 708.5372 | Man Meat BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
10 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.0970
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 2 | Fire Pig | |
| 3 | Piggy's Kin | |
| 4 | Little Smokiez | |
| 5 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 6 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 7 | Trophy Husbands BBQ | |
| 8 | T-Dawg BBQ | |
| 9 | Six Packs Slabs | |
| 10 | Bushwood BBQ |
Backyard Series — Overall
10 entries · top 352.5832 · median 338.2286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire Pig | |
| 2 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 3 | Little Smokiez | |
| 4 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 5 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 6 | Trophy Husbands BBQ | |
| 7 | Piggy's Kin | |
| 8 | T-Dawg BBQ | |
| 9 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 10 | Six Packs Slabs |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
10 entries · top 176.0116 · median 169.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire Pig | |
| 2 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 3 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 4 | Little Smokiez | |
| 5 | Trophy Husbands BBQ | |
| 6 | T-Dawg BBQ | |
| 7 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 8 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 9 | Piggy's Kin | |
| 10 | Six Packs Slabs |
Master Series — Brisket
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 2 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 3 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 4 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 5 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 6 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 7 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 8 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 9 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 10 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 11 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 12 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 13 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 14 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 15 | Smokin' Sparkies | |
| 16 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 17 | Mulkey's BBQ | |
| 18 | Pits and Grills | |
| 19 | Wicked Pig BBQ | |
| 20 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 21 | Crooked Que BBQ | |
| 22 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 23 | ALBERT EINSWINE | |
| 24 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 25 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 26 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 27 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 28 | Muddy River Smokers |
Master Series — Chicken
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.6972 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pits and Grills | |
| 2 | Mulkey's BBQ | |
| 3 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 4 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 5 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 6 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 7 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 8 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 9 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 10 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 11 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 12 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 13 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 14 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 15 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 16 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 17 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 18 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 19 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 20 | Wicked Pig BBQ | |
| 21 | ALBERT EINSWINE | |
| 22 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 23 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 24 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 25 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 26 | Muddy River Smokers | |
| 27 | Crooked Que BBQ | |
| 28 | Smokin' Sparkies |
Master Series — Overall
28 entries · top 708.5372 · median 691.9200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 3 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 4 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 5 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 6 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 7 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 8 | Mulkey's BBQ | |
| 9 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 10 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 12 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 13 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 14 | Pits and Grills | |
| 15 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 16 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 17 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 18 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 19 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 20 | Wicked Pig BBQ | |
| 21 | ALBERT EINSWINE | |
| 22 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 23 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 24 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 25 | Smokin' Sparkies | |
| 26 | Crooked Que BBQ | |
| 27 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 28 | Muddy River Smokers |
Master Series — Pork
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 3 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 4 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 5 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 6 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 7 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 8 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 9 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 10 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 11 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 12 | ALBERT EINSWINE | |
| 13 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 14 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 15 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 16 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 17 | Wicked Pig BBQ | |
| 18 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 19 | Crooked Que BBQ | |
| 20 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 21 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 22 | Pits and Grills | |
| 23 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 24 | Smokin' Sparkies | |
| 25 | Mulkey's BBQ | |
| 26 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 27 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 28 | Muddy River Smokers |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mulkey's BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokin' Sparkies | |
| 3 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 4 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 5 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 6 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 8 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 9 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 10 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 11 | Wicked Pig BBQ | |
| 12 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 13 | ALBERT EINSWINE | |
| 14 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 15 | Pits and Grills | |
| 16 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 17 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 18 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 19 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 20 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 21 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 22 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 23 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 24 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 25 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 26 | Crooked Que BBQ | |
| 27 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 28 | Muddy River Smokers |