Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS)
2025-03-29 · St. Robert, MO · 📍 114 J.H. Williamson Drive
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, JEANNE TITUS
Grand Champion: Shake 'n Bake BBQ (180.0000) · 15 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 HESSHOGS
Entries
15
1 judged meat
Top score
180.0000
Winning margin
3.4400
1st over 2nd
Field average
169.57
median 169.68
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
7.4172 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
167.4056
10th place overall
Field spread
20.6400
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 16%
beats 84% of 2987 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Came back for more
38%
15 of 39 teams from the previous edition returned
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 2–3: HESSHOGS and Wapatui Smokers tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: QUE U edged SOUTHINURMOUTH by 0.0344. Pork Ribs places 9–10: Hillbilly Bar B Q edged WE WILL ROCK QUE by 0.0344.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-28 | 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 ← this one | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 172.5828 | 167.4056 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 2 | HESSHOGS | |
| 3 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 4 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 5 | Smokin'45 BBQ | |
| 6 | QUE U | |
| 7 | SOUTHINURMOUTH | |
| 8 | Really Damn Delicious BBQ | |
| 9 | Hillbilly Bar B Q | |
| 10 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 11 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 12 | BULLS SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 13 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 14 | Rocket BBQ | |
| 15 | Kingdom BBQ |