Smoke on the Bricks
2025-08-08 – 2025-08-09 · Baldwin City, KS · State championship
Reps: DAVE ROGERS, FORREST BRUCE, LARRY HADLEY · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Squealin N Dealin BBQ (703.9888) · 53 teams
Entries
Top score
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Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5484 points — closer than 92% of every championship in the data.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
6 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
Squealin N Dealin BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, JANKY LEG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-31 | Baldwin City, KS | 49 | 692.5596 | Fat & Dumb BBQ |
| 2020-08-21 | Baldwin City, KS | 43 | 700.5832 | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2021-08-20 | Baldwin City, KS | 46 | 710.8228 | Dirt Road BBQ |
| 2022-08-26 | Baldwin City, KS | 48 | 701.1200 | Slaps BBQ |
| 2022-08-26 | Baldwin City, KS | — | — | — |
| 2023-08-25 | Baldwin City, KS | 44 | 704.5372 | Meat Rushmore BBQ |
| 2024-08-09 | Baldwin City, KS | 46 | 707.9888 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ |
| 2025-08-08 ← this one | Baldwin City, KS | 53 | 703.9888 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ |
| 2026-08-07 | Baldwin City, KS | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Dessert
14 entries · top 180.0000 · median 176.2800 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Sausage
22 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.9714 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Brisket
52 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.8170
Master Series — Chicken
53 entries · top 178.2972 · median 172.5600
Master Series — Overall
53 entries · top 703.9888 · median 682.7544
Master Series — Pork
52 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
53 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180