Jul 3–4, 2013 · Liberty, MO
JAESTAR BBQ won Grand Champion at the Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest on July 3, 2013 in Liberty, MO, scoring 693.1426 in a field of 30 teams. PELLET ENVY took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.1426. Category winners: Chicken — JAESTAR BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE (180.0000); Pork — PELLET ENVY (177.1430); Brisket — JAESTAR BBQ (174.2856). This is the 1st of 3 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2014.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2015 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE holds the KCBS record for highest pork ribs score — 180 one meat, out of 180, won the category with it, set right here. Nobody has beaten it since.
This was JAESTAR BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 14th tracked contest.
2 of 3 tracked editions
R BUTTS R SMOKIN has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
Chicken places 1–2: JAESTAR BBQ and BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: BRO'S Q and E.R. BBQ tied on 166.2858 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: SWEET BEAVER BBQ and OLD STYLE BBQ tied on 172.5714 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
JAESTAR BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
JAESTAR BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 11th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2013 ← this one | Liberty, MO | Liberty, MO | 30 | 693.1426 | JAESTAR BBQ | PELLET ENVY |
| Jul 3, 2014 | Liberty, MO | Liberty, MO 64068 | 31 | 683.9200 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | BURNT FINGER BBQ |
| Jul 3, 2015 | Liberty, MO | Liberty, MO 64068 | 27 | 689.6916 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | DIRT ROAD BBQ |
| Jul 3, 2017 | Liberty, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 170.2858 | 166.2856 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 172.5714 | 169.1426 |
| Pork | 177.1430 | 171.9998 | 167.4286 |
| Brisket | 174.2856 | 169.7142 | 164.5714 |
30 entries · top 693.1426 · median 651.7141
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 2 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 3 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 4 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 5 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 6 | SWEET BEAVER BBQ | |
| 7 | S&S BBQ | |
| 8 | NICKLE BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKE ME TENDER BBQ | |
| 10 | 50 SHADES OF QUE | |
| 11 | Citizens 4 Jeff Moore | |
| 12 | JUSTIN BIEBERQUE | |
| 13 | THOUSAND HILLS CATTLE CO. | |
| 14 | Beer & Butts Que | |
| 15 | MUDHOLE BBQ | |
| 16 | Swinewerks | |
| 17 | HANG 'EM' HIGH | |
| 18 | E.R. BBQ | |
| 19 | BRO'S Q | |
| 20 | SMOKIN JO | |
| 21 | UNCLE BO'S BBQ | |
| 22 | The CapFed BBQ Team | |
| 23 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 24 | UNCLE TOM'S FUN BUS | |
| 25 | Piggin-A-Pit BBQ | |
| 26 | C.M. Mose & Son | |
| 27 | BRATS & BBQ | |
| 28 | My Old Kentucky Bar BQ | |
| 29 | Climate Control | |
| 30 | Canuteson & Graham |
30 entries · top 178.8572 · median 161.7142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 2 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 3 | S&S BBQ | |
| 4 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 5 | MUDHOLE BBQ | |
| 6 | 50 SHADES OF QUE | |
| 7 | Citizens 4 Jeff Moore | |
| 8 | BRO'S Q | |
| 9 | E.R. BBQ | |
| 10 | The CapFed BBQ Team | |
| 11 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 12 | NICKLE BOYS BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE ME TENDER BBQ | |
| 14 | Swinewerks | |
| 15 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 16 | Beer & Butts Que | |
| 17 | UNCLE TOM'S FUN BUS | |
| 18 | SWEET BEAVER BBQ | |
| 19 | JUSTIN BIEBERQUE | |
| 20 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 21 | UNCLE BO'S BBQ | |
| 22 | THOUSAND HILLS CATTLE CO. | |
| 23 | SMOKIN JO | |
| 24 | My Old Kentucky Bar BQ | |
| 25 | HANG 'EM' HIGH | |
| 26 | BRATS & BBQ | |
| 27 | Canuteson & Graham | |
| 28 | C.M. Mose & Son | |
| 29 | Piggin-A-Pit BBQ | |
| 30 | Climate Control |
30 entries · top 180 · median 166 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 2 | SMOKE ME TENDER BBQ | |
| 3 | THOUSAND HILLS CATTLE CO. | |
| 4 | Beer & Butts Que | |
| 5 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 6 | 50 SHADES OF QUE | |
| 7 | NICKLE BOYS BBQ | |
| 8 | SWEET BEAVER BBQ | |
| 9 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 10 | JUSTIN BIEBERQUE | |
| 11 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 12 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 13 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 14 | S&S BBQ | |
| 15 | Citizens 4 Jeff Moore | |
| 16 | SMOKIN JO | |
| 17 | Piggin-A-Pit BBQ | |
| 18 | Swinewerks | |
| 19 | MUDHOLE BBQ | |
| 20 | HANG 'EM' HIGH | |
| 21 | E.R. BBQ | |
| 22 | BRO'S Q | |
| 23 | UNCLE BO'S BBQ | |
| 24 | UNCLE TOM'S FUN BUS | |
| 25 | Climate Control | |
| 26 | The CapFed BBQ Team | |
| 27 | BRATS & BBQ | |
| 28 | C.M. Mose & Son | |
| 29 | Canuteson & Graham | |
| 30 | My Old Kentucky Bar BQ |
30 entries · top 177.1430 · median 161.7143
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 2 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 3 | SWEET BEAVER BBQ | |
| 4 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 5 | Swinewerks | |
| 6 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKE ME TENDER BBQ | |
| 8 | MUDHOLE BBQ | |
| 9 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 10 | JUSTIN BIEBERQUE | |
| 11 | HANG 'EM' HIGH | |
| 12 | Beer & Butts Que | |
| 13 | 50 SHADES OF QUE | |
| 14 | SMOKIN JO | |
| 15 | E.R. BBQ | |
| 16 | THOUSAND HILLS CATTLE CO. | |
| 17 | Citizens 4 Jeff Moore | |
| 18 | NICKLE BOYS BBQ | |
| 19 | UNCLE BO'S BBQ | |
| 20 | S&S BBQ | |
| 21 | BRATS & BBQ | |
| 22 | Climate Control | |
| 23 | UNCLE TOM'S FUN BUS | |
| 24 | My Old Kentucky Bar BQ | |
| 25 | The CapFed BBQ Team | |
| 26 | Piggin-A-Pit BBQ | |
| 27 | C.M. Mose & Son | |
| 28 | BRO'S Q | |
| 29 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 30 | Canuteson & Graham |
30 entries · top 174.2856 · median 159.9998
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 2 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 3 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 4 | NICKLE BOYS BBQ | |
| 5 | SWEET BEAVER BBQ | |
| 6 | HANG 'EM' HIGH | |
| 7 | S&S BBQ | |
| 8 | Citizens 4 Jeff Moore | |
| 9 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 10 | BRO'S Q | |
| 11 | THOUSAND HILLS CATTLE CO. | |
| 12 | E.R. BBQ | |
| 13 | JUSTIN BIEBERQUE | |
| 14 | SMOKE ME TENDER BBQ | |
| 15 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 16 | 50 SHADES OF QUE | |
| 17 | UNCLE BO'S BBQ | |
| 18 | MUDHOLE BBQ | |
| 19 | Beer & Butts Que | |
| 20 | The CapFed BBQ Team | |
| 21 | My Old Kentucky Bar BQ | |
| 22 | Canuteson & Graham | |
| 23 | C.M. Mose & Son | |
| 24 | Swinewerks | |
| 25 | SMOKIN JO | |
| 26 | Piggin-A-Pit BBQ | |
| 27 | UNCLE TOM'S FUN BUS | |
| 28 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 29 | Climate Control | |
| 30 | BRATS & BBQ |