Oct 4–5, 2024 · Edgerton, KS · 📍 404 E. Nelson Street · State championship
Reps: Dave Rogers, Peg Rogers · Prize money: $10,000
Damn Fine Beef & Swine won Grand Champion at the Meat Inferno on October 4, 2024 in Edgerton, KS at 404 E. Nelson Street, scoring 707.4056 in a field of 38 teams. Dr. Squealgood BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 706.2628. Category winners: Chicken — Dr. Squealgood BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — GETTIN' BASTED (180.0000); Pork — Aww Shucks BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — TEAM CRAWFORD (177.7028). This is the 5th of 10 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Fergolicious BBQ; the next was held in 2024.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2022 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 81% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 81% of every championship in the data.
707.4056 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 706.8344 Man Meat BBQ set in 2022.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100
Damn Fine Beef & Swine came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Damn Fine Beef & Swine won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
8 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
2 of 10 tracked editions
Bocephus BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 10 tracked editions.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 2.8684 points.
Stronger than 90% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1627 power rating going in — stronger than 90% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 1–2: Dr. Squealgood BBQ and KC MEAT SWEATS tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: Summa Dat Que and GETTIN' BASTED tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: BrewsCue and Meat Candy Q tied on 176.5716 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Man Meat BBQ (won 2022), Gettin' Basted (won 2022), Bocephus BBQ (won 2023).
This contest usually draws about 17 teams
38 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 17.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2022 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 29 | 706.8344 | Man Meat BBQ | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 13 | 176.5600 | Gettin' Basted | — |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 19 | 706.2400 | Bocephus BBQ | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 7 | 176.5716 | Fergolicious BBQ | — |
| Oct 4, 2024 ← this one | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 38 | 707.4056 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | Dr. Squealgood BBQ |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 10 | 178.8572 | Meat Candy Q | — |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 21 | 705.6800 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | Squealin N Dealin BBQ |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 12 | 180 | Bocephus BBQ | — |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Edgerton, KS | 303 E. Nelson Street | 33 | 698.2172 | JDQ BBQ | Parts R Smokin' |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Edgerton, KS | 303 E. Nelson Street | 11 | 175.4288 | Smoke Wurx BBQ | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 177.7144 | 176 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 178.8572 | 175.4056 |
| Pork | 180 | 180 | 176 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 173.1200 |
38 entries · top 707.4056 · median 682.7658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 2 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | BrewsCue | |
| 5 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 7 | Aww Shucks BBQ | |
| 8 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 9 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 10 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 11 | In Deep Sauce | |
| 12 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 13 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 14 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 15 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 16 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 17 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 18 | Blind Fox BBQ | |
| 19 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 20 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 21 | Low Eye Que | |
| 22 | Heading South BBQ | |
| 23 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 24 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 25 | KC MEAT SWEATS | |
| 26 | M2 Smokin' Q | |
| 27 | Smokin' Beaver BBQ | |
| 28 | F5 BBQ | |
| 29 | Snuff The Rooster BBQ | |
| 30 | Meat Your Maker | |
| 31 | Shake and Bake BBQ | |
| 32 | Lazy J Smoke Show | |
| 33 | Rock-N-Honnz BBQ | |
| 34 | Genuswine Brisket Authority | |
| 35 | Whimpy's | |
| 36 | Beware of the Hog BBQ | |
| 37 | Rocks Famous BBQ | |
| 38 | Rub Sugar Spice Magik |
38 entries · top 180 · median 173.4114 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 2 | KC MEAT SWEATS | |
| 3 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 6 | BrewsCue | |
| 7 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 8 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 9 | In Deep Sauce | |
| 10 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 11 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 12 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 13 | M2 Smokin' Q | |
| 14 | Aww Shucks BBQ | |
| 15 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 16 | Snuff The Rooster BBQ | |
| 17 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 18 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 19 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 20 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 21 | Shake and Bake BBQ | |
| 22 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 23 | Smokin' Beaver BBQ | |
| 24 | Rub Sugar Spice Magik | |
| 25 | Heading South BBQ | |
| 26 | Low Eye Que | |
| 27 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 28 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 29 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 30 | Blind Fox BBQ | |
| 31 | F5 BBQ | |
| 32 | Lazy J Smoke Show | |
| 33 | Whimpy's | |
| 34 | Beware of the Hog BBQ | |
| 35 | Meat Your Maker | |
| 36 | Genuswine Brisket Authority | |
| 37 | Rocks Famous BBQ | |
| 38 | Rock-N-Honnz BBQ |
37 entries · top 180 · median 172.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 3 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 4 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 5 | Aww Shucks BBQ | |
| 6 | In Deep Sauce | |
| 7 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 8 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 9 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 10 | BrewsCue | |
| 11 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 12 | Lazy J Smoke Show | |
| 13 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 14 | Shake and Bake BBQ | |
| 15 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 16 | Blind Fox BBQ | |
| 17 | KC MEAT SWEATS | |
| 18 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 20 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 21 | Heading South BBQ | |
| 22 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 23 | Snuff The Rooster BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 25 | Low Eye Que | |
| 26 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 27 | Smokin' Beaver BBQ | |
| 28 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 29 | M2 Smokin' Q | |
| 30 | Meat Your Maker | |
| 31 | Rocks Famous BBQ | |
| 32 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 33 | F5 BBQ | |
| 34 | Whimpy's | |
| 35 | Rock-N-Honnz BBQ | |
| 36 | Beware of the Hog BBQ | |
| 37 | Genuswine Brisket Authority |
38 entries · top 180 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aww Shucks BBQ | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 4 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 5 | BrewsCue | |
| 6 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 7 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 8 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 9 | In Deep Sauce | |
| 10 | Low Eye Que | |
| 11 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 12 | F5 BBQ | |
| 13 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 15 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 16 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 17 | Heading South BBQ | |
| 18 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 19 | Blind Fox BBQ | |
| 20 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 21 | Genuswine Brisket Authority | |
| 22 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 23 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 24 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 25 | Rub Sugar Spice Magik | |
| 26 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 27 | Meat Your Maker | |
| 28 | Rock-N-Honnz BBQ | |
| 29 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 30 | Lazy J Smoke Show | |
| 31 | M2 Smokin' Q | |
| 32 | Shake and Bake BBQ | |
| 33 | Snuff The Rooster BBQ | |
| 34 | Whimpy's | |
| 35 | Smokin' Beaver BBQ | |
| 36 | KC MEAT SWEATS | |
| 37 | Beware of the Hog BBQ | |
| 38 | Rocks Famous BBQ |
38 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 2 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 3 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 4 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 5 | Blind Fox BBQ | |
| 6 | BrewsCue | |
| 7 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 8 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 10 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 11 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 12 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 13 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 14 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 15 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 16 | Smokin' Beaver BBQ | |
| 17 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 18 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 19 | Rock-N-Honnz BBQ | |
| 20 | Aww Shucks BBQ | |
| 21 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 22 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 23 | Meat Your Maker | |
| 24 | M2 Smokin' Q | |
| 25 | KC MEAT SWEATS | |
| 26 | In Deep Sauce | |
| 27 | Heading South BBQ | |
| 28 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 29 | Low Eye Que | |
| 30 | F5 BBQ | |
| 31 | Genuswine Brisket Authority | |
| 32 | Snuff The Rooster BBQ | |
| 33 | Lazy J Smoke Show | |
| 34 | Whimpy's | |
| 35 | Shake and Bake BBQ | |
| 36 | Beware of the Hog BBQ | |
| 37 | Rub Sugar Spice Magik | |
| 38 | Rocks Famous BBQ |