Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2)
2025-07-19 – 2025-07-20 · Osceola, MO · 📍 140 Parkview Drive · State championship
Reps: DAVE ROGERS, PEG ROGERS · Prize money: $5,600.00
Grand Champion: Man Meat BBQ (708.5372) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 TRIPLE H BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 80% 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.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 2–3: Mulkey's BBQ and TRIPLE H BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: JANKY LEG BBQ and MUNNY'S STOVE tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: MUNNY'S STOVE and Smoke 'n Magic tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Triple H BBQ (won 2025), When Pigs Die (won 2025).
🏟️ 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-18 | Osceola, MO | 140 Parkview Drive | 32 | 711.9772 | Triple H BBQ | Pits and Grills |
| 2025-07-18 | Osceola, MO | 140 Parkview Drive | 9 | 178.8572 | When Pigs Die | — |
| 2025-07-19 ← this one | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.7144 | 176.5600 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 174.2744 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 174.2628 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 174.8572 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 169.6684 | 159.3484 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 176.0116 | 170.2744 | 159.9312 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |