Oct 26–27, 2024 · Oak Grove, MO · State championship
Reps: Dave Rogers, Forrest Bruce, Peg Rogers · Prize money: $3,525
Mulkey's BBQ won Grand Champion at the Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) on October 26, 2024 in Oak Grove, MO, scoring 705.0856 in a field of 56 teams. JANKY LEG BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.0628. Category winners: Chicken — SmokinGhost BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ (180.0000); Pork — Matty Macks (177.7144); Brisket — Mulkey's BBQ (178.8572). The Backyard Series standings were won by T-Dawg BBQ with 350.2628. This is the 8th of 12 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ; the next was held in 2025.
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 2025 — 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 81 times in 100
Mulkey's BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, JANKY LEG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
2 of 10 tracked editions
Janky Leg BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 10 tracked editions.
Stronger than 97% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1660 power rating going in — stronger than 97% of every contest tracked.
Master Series — Chicken places 3–4: Mulkey's BBQ and TEAM CRAWFORD tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: TEAM CRAWFORD and BUNCH OF SWINES tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: Low Eye Que and Squealin N Dealin BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Mulkey's BBQ took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 17th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Janky Leg BBQ (won 2022, 2023), Fluffy Butt BBQ (won 2023), Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ (won 2024).
Bigger than 90% of the 5,462 contests in the data
56 teams — bigger than 90% of the 5,462 contests in the data.
This contest usually draws about 39 teams
56 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 39.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
63 of 69 teams from 2024-10-25 came back
63 of the 69 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2022 | Oak Grove, MO | Oak Grove Fieldhouse | 40 | 702.8116 | Janky Leg BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Oak Grove, MO | Oak Grove Fieldhouse | 38 | 177.7144 | 4 Legs Up BBQ | — |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Oak Grove, MO | Oak Grove Fieldhouse | 47 | 700.5028 | Janky Leg BBQ | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Oak Grove, MO | Oak Grove Fieldhouse | 40 | 705.1088 | Squealin and Dealin BBQ | JANKY LEG BBQ |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Oak Grove, MO | Oak Grove Fieldhouse | 27 | 176.5716 | Fluffy Butt BBQ | — |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Oak Grove, MO | Oak Grove Fieldhouse | 28 | 180 | BrewsCue | — |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Oak Grove, MO | Oak Grove Fieldhouse | 53 | 707.4288 | Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ | Crossed Rifles BBQ |
| Oct 26, 2024 ← this one | Oak Grove, MO | Oak Grove Fieldhouse | 56 | 705.0856 | Mulkey's BBQ | JANKY LEG BBQ |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Oak Grove, MO | Oak Grove Fieldhouse | 53 | 709.6800 | OMBBQ | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| Nov 1, 2025 | Oak Grove, MO | Oak Grove Fieldhouse | 50 | 703.9544 | Slaps BBQ | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Oak Grove, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 31, 2026 | Oak Grove, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 177.7028 | 176.5600 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180 | 175.4172 | 175.4056 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.7144 | 175.4288 | 174.2744 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 171.9772 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 180 | 173.1200 | 169.6800 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 174.2972 | 171.9772 | 169.6800 |
56 entries · top 705.0856 · median 683.0226
56 entries · top 178.8572 · median 172.2742
56 entries · top 180 · median 170.8342 · 🔥 perfect 180
56 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.8228
56 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5256
13 entries · top 350.2628 · median 343.9544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-Dawg BBQ | |
| 2 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 3 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 4 | Flat Tire BBQ | |
| 5 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 6 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 7 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 8 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 9 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 10 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 11 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 12 | Poppin Smoke BBQ | |
| 13 | East Bow Que |
13 entries · top 180 · median 172.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-Dawg BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 3 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 4 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 5 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 6 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 7 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 8 | Flat Tire BBQ | |
| 9 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 10 | East Bow Que | |
| 11 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 12 | Poppin Smoke BBQ | |
| 13 | Bushwood BBQ |
13 entries · top 174.2972 · median 170.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flat Tire BBQ | |
| 2 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 3 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 4 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 5 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 6 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 7 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 8 | T-Dawg BBQ | |
| 9 | Poppin Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 11 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 12 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 13 | East Bow Que |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
24 entries · top 180 · median 176.2858 · 🔥 perfect 180