Jul 5–6, 2013 · Cameron, MO
TRUEBUD BBQ won Grand Champion at the Crossroads BBQ Cook-off on July 5, 2013 in Cameron, MO, scoring 684.0000 in a field of 40 teams. BURNT FINGER BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.4280. Category winners: Chicken — Pyros (178.8572); Pork Ribs — THUMP & STRUM BBQ (177.7144); Pork — MASTERQUE (178.2858); Brisket — PELLET ENVY (180.0000).
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 90% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5720 points — closer than 90% of every championship in the data.
TRUEBUD BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 2.8576 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Chicken places 4–5: THUMP & STRUM BBQ and IOWA OUTLAWS BBQ tied on 174.2858 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: NICKLE BOYS BBQ and IF YOU'VE GOT EM SMOKE EM tied on 169.7142 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: Y NOT BARBEQUE and TRUEBUD BBQ tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.2858 | 169.7142 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 170.2860 | 168.5716 |
| Pork | 178.2858 | 172 | 170.2858 |
| Brisket | 180 | 173.1428 | 167.4286 |
40 entries · top 684 · median 654.5714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 2 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 3 | K.C. CAN CREW | |
| 4 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 5 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Pyros | |
| 7 | IF YOU'VE GOT EM SMOKE EM | |
| 8 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 9 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 10 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN FYRPIT | |
| 12 | CYGNETURE BARBEQUE | |
| 13 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 14 | IOWA OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 15 | 50 SHADES OF QUE | |
| 16 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 17 | FRONT DOOR GANG | |
| 18 | NICKLE BOYS BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKE N BABES BBQ | |
| 20 | MASTERQUE | |
| 21 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 22 | LIL' FIDDLER'S | |
| 23 | TAYLOR MADE BBQ | |
| 24 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 25 | YELLOW DOG BBQ AND SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 26 | S&S BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKIN O BBQ | |
| 28 | Y NOT BARBEQUE | |
| 29 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 30 | Highline BBQ | |
| 31 | D-DON'S PIT CREW | |
| 32 | POLITICAL PORK | |
| 33 | HOOTCHIE COOTCHIE BBQ | |
| 34 | ROCK-N-ROLL RIB RUBBERS | |
| 35 | SINGLE BARREL BBQ | |
| 36 | SMD BBQ | |
| 37 | Redd's Rub | |
| 38 | Team Jaycees | |
| 39 | PARRAQ | |
| 40 | HEIMLICH HOTTIES |
40 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.4284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyros | |
| 2 | 50 SHADES OF QUE | |
| 3 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 5 | IOWA OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 6 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 7 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 8 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 9 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 10 | K.C. CAN CREW | |
| 11 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 12 | SMD BBQ | |
| 13 | D-DON'S PIT CREW | |
| 14 | SMOKIN O BBQ | |
| 15 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 16 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 17 | POLITICAL PORK | |
| 18 | CYGNETURE BARBEQUE | |
| 19 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 20 | SINGLE BARREL BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKE N BABES BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN FYRPIT | |
| 23 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 24 | TAYLOR MADE BBQ | |
| 25 | Highline BBQ | |
| 26 | FRONT DOOR GANG | |
| 27 | IF YOU'VE GOT EM SMOKE EM | |
| 28 | YELLOW DOG BBQ AND SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 29 | HOOTCHIE COOTCHIE BBQ | |
| 30 | S&S BBQ | |
| 31 | MASTERQUE | |
| 32 | PARRAQ | |
| 33 | Y NOT BARBEQUE | |
| 34 | NICKLE BOYS BBQ | |
| 35 | LIL' FIDDLER'S | |
| 36 | HEIMLICH HOTTIES | |
| 37 | ROCK-N-ROLL RIB RUBBERS | |
| 38 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 39 | Redd's Rub | |
| 40 | Team Jaycees |
40 entries · top 177.7144 · median 164
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 2 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 3 | HOOTCHIE COOTCHIE BBQ | |
| 4 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 5 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 6 | K.C. CAN CREW | |
| 7 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 8 | NICKLE BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | IF YOU'VE GOT EM SMOKE EM | |
| 10 | IOWA OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 11 | LIL' FIDDLER'S | |
| 12 | CYGNETURE BARBEQUE | |
| 13 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 14 | Pyros | |
| 15 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 16 | ROCK-N-ROLL RIB RUBBERS | |
| 17 | FRONT DOOR GANG | |
| 18 | SMOKIN O BBQ | |
| 19 | S&S BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKE N BABES BBQ | |
| 21 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 22 | Highline BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 24 | SMOKIN FYRPIT | |
| 25 | YELLOW DOG BBQ AND SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 26 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 27 | TAYLOR MADE BBQ | |
| 28 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 29 | 50 SHADES OF QUE | |
| 30 | SINGLE BARREL BBQ | |
| 31 | D-DON'S PIT CREW | |
| 32 | Team Jaycees | |
| 33 | POLITICAL PORK | |
| 34 | Y NOT BARBEQUE | |
| 35 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 36 | MASTERQUE | |
| 37 | HEIMLICH HOTTIES | |
| 38 | Redd's Rub | |
| 39 | PARRAQ | |
| 40 | SMD BBQ |
40 entries · top 178.2858 · median 163.9999
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MASTERQUE | |
| 2 | SMOKIN FYRPIT | |
| 3 | CYGNETURE BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 5 | Y NOT BARBEQUE | |
| 6 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 7 | NICKLE BOYS BBQ | |
| 8 | SINGLE BARREL BBQ | |
| 9 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 10 | IF YOU'VE GOT EM SMOKE EM | |
| 11 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 12 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 13 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 14 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 15 | Pyros | |
| 16 | Redd's Rub | |
| 17 | FRONT DOOR GANG | |
| 18 | LIL' FIDDLER'S | |
| 19 | K.C. CAN CREW | |
| 20 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 21 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 22 | Highline BBQ | |
| 23 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKE N BABES BBQ | |
| 25 | TAYLOR MADE BBQ | |
| 26 | S&S BBQ | |
| 27 | IOWA OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 28 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 29 | YELLOW DOG BBQ AND SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 30 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 31 | ROCK-N-ROLL RIB RUBBERS | |
| 32 | 50 SHADES OF QUE | |
| 33 | SMOKIN O BBQ | |
| 34 | SMD BBQ | |
| 35 | HOOTCHIE COOTCHIE BBQ | |
| 36 | Team Jaycees | |
| 37 | D-DON'S PIT CREW | |
| 38 | PARRAQ | |
| 39 | POLITICAL PORK | |
| 40 | HEIMLICH HOTTIES |
40 entries · top 180 · median 163.4284 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 2 | K.C. CAN CREW | |
| 3 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 4 | IF YOU'VE GOT EM SMOKE EM | |
| 5 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN FYRPIT | |
| 7 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 8 | 50 SHADES OF QUE | |
| 9 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 11 | TAYLOR MADE BBQ | |
| 12 | POLITICAL PORK | |
| 13 | MASTERQUE | |
| 14 | IOWA OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 15 | Pyros | |
| 16 | YELLOW DOG BBQ AND SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 17 | FRONT DOOR GANG | |
| 18 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 19 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 20 | SMOKE N BABES BBQ | |
| 21 | CYGNETURE BARBEQUE | |
| 22 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 23 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 24 | D-DON'S PIT CREW | |
| 25 | LIL' FIDDLER'S | |
| 26 | S&S BBQ | |
| 27 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 28 | Y NOT BARBEQUE | |
| 29 | SMD BBQ | |
| 30 | NICKLE BOYS BBQ | |
| 31 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 32 | SMOKIN O BBQ | |
| 33 | ROCK-N-ROLL RIB RUBBERS | |
| 34 | Highline BBQ | |
| 35 | HOOTCHIE COOTCHIE BBQ | |
| 36 | HEIMLICH HOTTIES | |
| 37 | PARRAQ | |
| 38 | Team Jaycees | |
| 39 | Redd's Rub | |
| 40 | SINGLE BARREL BBQ |