Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1)
2025-03-28 – 2025-03-29 · St. Robert, MO · 📍 114 J.H. Williamson Drive · State championship
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, JEANNE TITUS · Prize money: $4,450.00
Grand Champion: Glamping Grillers (715.4288) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 JANKY LEG BBQ
Entries
27
6 judged meats
Top score
715.4288
Winning margin
3.4400
GC over RC
Field average
688.10
median 691.92
Perfect 180s
7 🔥
JANKY LEG BBQ (Brisket), Glamping Grillers (Chicken), Take It Easy BBQ (Chicken), FINGER LEIKAM GOOD (Chicken), MAN MEAT BBQ (Pork), JANKY LEG BBQ (Pork) + 1 more
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
694.8228
10th place overall
Field spread
87.5316
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,450.00
on the line
Double threats
8
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 0%
beats 100% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
44%
of the 39 teams with a home region came from outside MO
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.43 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1603
avg power rating going in · stronger than 92% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Glamping Grillers took the Grand Championship home to TN.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
7 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: Glamping Grillers and Take It Easy BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 2–3: Take It Easy BBQ and FINGER LEIKAM GOOD tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: Summa Dat Que and WE WILL ROCK QUE tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1603 power rating going in — stronger than 92% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
Glamping Grillers came in rated below the field's top team, JANKY LEG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-28 ← this one | St. Robert, MO | 114 J.H. Williamson Drive | 27 | 715.4288 | Glamping Grillers | JANKY LEG BBQ |
| 2025-03-29 | St. Robert, MO | 114 J.H. Williamson Drive | 25 | 702.8116 | Janky Leg BBQ | Can Country Outlaw BBQ |
| 2025-03-29 | St. Robert, MO | 114 J.H. Williamson Drive | 15 | 180.0000 | Shake 'n Bake BBQ | — |
| 2026-03-27 | St. Robert, MO | 114 J.H. Williamson Drive | 26 | 707.3828 | Kermit's Ex | Crossed Rifles BBQ |
| 2026-03-28 | St. Robert, MO | 114 J.H. Williamson Drive | 12 | 178.8572 | 1Bite Stand | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 178.8572 | 177.7028 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 177.7372 | 174.2860 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180.0000 | 178.8572 | 173.1200 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 176.5944 | 175.4056 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 177.7144 | 167.3944 | 162.8116 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 167.9772 | 153.6228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
27 entries · top 715.4288 · median 691.9200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 2 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 5 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 6 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 7 | Take It Easy BBQ | |
| 8 | BrewsCue | |
| 9 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 10 | SOUTHINURMOUTH | |
| 11 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 12 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 13 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 14 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 15 | QUE U | |
| 16 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 17 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 18 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 19 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 20 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 21 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 22 | Rub Me Raw BBQ | |
| 23 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 24 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 25 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 26 | All Up In Smoke | |
| 27 | Smokin'45 BBQ |
Chicken
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 2 | Take It Easy BBQ | |
| 3 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 4 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 5 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 6 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 7 | BrewsCue | |
| 8 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 9 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 10 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 11 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 13 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 14 | SOUTHINURMOUTH | |
| 15 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 16 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 17 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 18 | All Up In Smoke | |
| 19 | Rub Me Raw BBQ | |
| 20 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 21 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 22 | QUE U | |
| 23 | Smokin'45 BBQ | |
| 24 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 25 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 26 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 27 | MAN MEAT BBQ |
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 3 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 4 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 5 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 6 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 7 | BrewsCue | |
| 8 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 10 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 11 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 12 | SOUTHINURMOUTH | |
| 13 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 14 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 15 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 16 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 17 | QUE U | |
| 18 | Take It Easy BBQ | |
| 19 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 20 | Rub Me Raw BBQ | |
| 21 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 22 | All Up In Smoke | |
| 23 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 24 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 25 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 26 | Smokin'45 BBQ | |
| 27 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
Pork
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 3 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 4 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 5 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 6 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 7 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 8 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 9 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 10 | QUE U | |
| 11 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 12 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 13 | BrewsCue | |
| 14 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 15 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 16 | Take It Easy BBQ | |
| 17 | SOUTHINURMOUTH | |
| 18 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 19 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 20 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 21 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 23 | Rub Me Raw BBQ | |
| 24 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 25 | All Up In Smoke | |
| 26 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 27 | Smokin'45 BBQ |
Brisket
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 2 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | Take It Easy BBQ | |
| 5 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 6 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 7 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 8 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 9 | QUE U | |
| 10 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 11 | SOUTHINURMOUTH | |
| 12 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 13 | BrewsCue | |
| 14 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 15 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 16 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 17 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 18 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 19 | Rub Me Raw BBQ | |
| 20 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 21 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 22 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 23 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 24 | All Up In Smoke | |
| 25 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 26 | Smokin'45 BBQ | |
| 27 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ |
Backyard Series
Overall
12 entries · top 346.2516 · median 336.7828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 2 | HESSHOGS | |
| 3 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 4 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 5 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 6 | HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 7 | Pork-N-Go | |
| 8 | Hillbilly Bar B Q | |
| 9 | Really Damn Delicious BBQ | |
| 10 | BULLS SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 11 | Rocket BBQ | |
| 12 | Kingdom BBQ |
Chicken
12 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.1028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 2 | HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 3 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 4 | HESSHOGS | |
| 5 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 6 | Pork-N-Go | |
| 7 | BULLS SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 8 | Hillbilly Bar B Q | |
| 9 | Rocket BBQ | |
| 10 | Really Damn Delicious BBQ | |
| 11 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 12 | Kingdom BBQ |
Pork Ribs
12 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.6858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 2 | HESSHOGS | |
| 3 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 4 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 5 | Really Damn Delicious BBQ | |
| 6 | Pork-N-Go | |
| 7 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 8 | HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 9 | Hillbilly Bar B Q | |
| 10 | BULLS SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 11 | Kingdom BBQ | |
| 12 | Rocket BBQ |