A new contest record
707.4060
highest overall ever cooked here
707.4060 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 706.2400 Munny's Stove BBQ set in 2025.
- old record 706.2400
- set 2025 by Munny's Stove BBQ
Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) 2025
Jul 26–27, 2025 · Dodge City, KS · 📍 Wright Park · State championship
Reps: Larry Voth, Lynda Voth · Prize money: $9,250
FINGER LEIKAM GOOD won Grand Champion at the Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) on July 26, 2025 in Dodge City, KS at Wright Park, scoring 707.4060 in a field of 19 teams. Damn Fine Beef & Swine took Reserve Grand Champion with 703.9656. Category winners: Chicken — BrewsCue (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Shark Q (178.8572); Pork — FINGER LEIKAM GOOD (177.7144); Brisket — Damn Fine Beef & Swine (180.0000). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Munny's Stove BBQ.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
634.65
median 693.10
707.41 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 178.86
- Pork 177.71
- Brisket 180 🔥
147.35
180
Entries
19
4 judged meats
Top score
707.4060
Winning margin
3.4404
GC over RC
Field average
686.90
634.65707.41
median 693.10 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.1544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
693.0972
634.65707.41
10th place overall
Field spread
72.7544
winner to last place
Prize money
$9,250
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 7%
beats 93% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
73%
19 of 26 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.59 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,638
avg power rating going in · stronger than 93% of contests
Storylines (8 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
An upset on the books
32-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 68 times in 100
FINGER LEIKAM GOOD came in rated below the field's top team, Meat Candy Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1726
- top seed 1853
A day of perfect scores
3
perfect 180s
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- Damn Fine Beef & Swine · Brisket
- FINGER LEIKAM GOOD · Brisket
- BrewsCue · Chicken
A stacked field
1638
average power rating going in
Stronger than 93% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1638 power rating going in — stronger than 93% of every contest tracked.
- top seed Meat Candy Q (1853)
- 19 rated teams
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 14 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 6–7: FINGER LEIKAM GOOD and MAN MEAT BBQ tied on 176.5716 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: Shark Q and Dr. Squealgood BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 1–2: Damn Fine Beef & Swine and FINGER LEIKAM GOOD tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Pork Ribs 1–2 · tie
- Brisket 1–2 · tie
- Brisket 8–9 · tie
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
FINGER LEIKAM GOOD took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 9th.
- Chicken 6th
- Pork Ribs 9th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 2nd
A contest record in brisket
180.0000
best brisket ever cooked here
Damn Fine Beef & Swine turned in 180.0000 in brisket — past the 176.5600 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 176.5600
- across 1 past editions
They keep coming back
73%
of last edition’s field returned
19 of 26 teams from 2025-07-25 came back
19 of the 26 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2025 | Dodge City, KS | Wright Park | 18 | 706.2400 | Munny's Stove BBQ | Meat Candy Q |
| Jul 26, 2025 ← this one | Dodge City, KS | Wright Park | 19 | 707.4060 | Finger Liekam Good | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 177.1544 | 174.2860 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 177.7028 | 172.5600 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 175.4172 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 180 | 175.4056 | 173.1084 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
19 entries · top 707.4060 · median 693.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 2 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 3 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 4 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 5 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 6 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 7 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 8 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 9 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 10 | BrewsCue | |
| 11 | Shark Q | |
| 12 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 13 | Smokin Reefer BBQ | |
| 14 | Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team | |
| 15 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 16 | Chisholm Trail Smokers | |
| 17 | Chucho Q | |
| 18 | B&J BBQ | |
| 19 | KoehnBros BBQ |
Chicken
19 entries · top 180 · median 174.2860 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BrewsCue | |
| 2 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 3 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 4 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 5 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 6 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 7 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 8 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 9 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin Reefer BBQ | |
| 11 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 12 | Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team | |
| 13 | B&J BBQ | |
| 14 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 15 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 16 | Shark Q | |
| 17 | Chisholm Trail Smokers | |
| 18 | Chucho Q | |
| 19 | KoehnBros BBQ |
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 178.8572 · median 172.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shark Q | |
| 2 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 3 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 4 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 5 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 6 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 7 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 8 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 9 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 10 | Chisholm Trail Smokers | |
| 11 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 12 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 13 | Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team | |
| 14 | B&J BBQ | |
| 15 | Smokin Reefer BBQ | |
| 16 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 17 | BrewsCue | |
| 18 | Chucho Q | |
| 19 | KoehnBros BBQ |
Pork
19 entries · top 177.7144 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 2 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 3 | Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team | |
| 4 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 5 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 6 | BrewsCue | |
| 7 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 8 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 9 | Chisholm Trail Smokers | |
| 10 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 11 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 12 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 13 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 14 | Shark Q | |
| 15 | Smokin Reefer BBQ | |
| 16 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 17 | Chucho Q | |
| 18 | KoehnBros BBQ | |
| 19 | B&J BBQ |
Brisket
19 entries · top 180 · median 173.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 2 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 3 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 4 | Smokin Reefer BBQ | |
| 5 | Shark Q | |
| 6 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 7 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 8 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 9 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 10 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 11 | BrewsCue | |
| 12 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 13 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 14 | Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team | |
| 15 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 16 | Chucho Q | |
| 17 | B&J BBQ | |
| 18 | KoehnBros BBQ | |
| 19 | Chisholm Trail Smokers |