Mar 21–22, 2025 · Olathe, KS · 📍 21151 W. 167th St · State championship
Reps: Dave Rogers, Forrest Bruce, Larry Hadley · Prize money: $10,000
SLAPS BBQ won Grand Champion at the 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship on March 21, 2025 in Olathe, KS at 21151 W. 167th St, scoring 706.2512 in a field of 70 teams. Son of a Boar BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.7028. Category winners: Chicken — LOVE 2 Q (180.0000); Pork Ribs — MAN MEAT BBQ (178.8572); Pork — JDQ BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — Damn Fine Beef & Swine (180.0000).
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
SLAPS BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 2 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.
Chicken places 1–2: LOVE 2 Q and Son of a Boar BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS and GEO SMOKERS tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: STL-High on the Hog and At Ease tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Bigger than 95% of the 5,462 contests in the data
70 teams — bigger than 95% of the 5,462 contests in the data.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 177.7028 | 176.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 177.7372 | 176 |
| Pork | 180 | 180 | 176.5600 |
| Brisket | 180 | 176 | 173.7028 |
70 entries · top 706.2512 · median 681.3140
69 entries · top 180 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
70 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2686
70 entries · top 180 · median 171.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180
70 entries · top 180 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180