Aug 2–3, 2013 · Rossville, KS
RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS won Grand Champion at the Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest on August 2, 2013 in Rossville, KS, scoring 668.5372 in a field of 25 teams. SBSB BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 666.7996. Category winners: Chicken — PIMPIN' PORK (175.4516); Pork Ribs — WILMA BBQ (176.0000); Pork — BLUE BUCKET BBQ (170.8572); Brisket — NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ (173.1428). This is the 1st of 2 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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Pork Ribs places 4–5: RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS and FRONT DOOR GANG tied on 163.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: Three Brothers Different Mothers edged CYGNETURE BARBEQUE by 0.0004. Chicken places 1–2: PIMPIN' PORK edged RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS by 0.0116.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2013 ← this one | Rossville, KS | Rossville, KS | 25 | 668.5372 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | SBSB BBQ |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Rossville, KS | Rossville, KS 66533 | 37 | 684.5028 | BUTCHER BBQ | K.C. CAN CREW |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4516 | 171.9772 | 161.7144 |
| Pork Ribs | 176 | 163.9772 | 160.5484 |
| Pork | 170.8572 | 165.7600 | 162.2856 |
| Brisket | 173.1428 | 162.8456 | 159.3944 |
25 entries · top 668.5372 · median 630.2284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | |
| 2 | SBSB BBQ | |
| 3 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 4 | WILMA BBQ | |
| 5 | FRONT DOOR GANG | |
| 6 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 7 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 8 | PIMPIN' PORK | |
| 9 | Boxer Q BBQ | |
| 10 | CYGNETURE BARBEQUE | |
| 11 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 12 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ | |
| 13 | Know Butt BBQ | |
| 14 | ABUNDANT BBQ | |
| 15 | TACOS BOYS BBQ | |
| 16 | Cow Creek Smokers | |
| 17 | MEAT MONGERS BBQ | |
| 18 | MUDDY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 19 | Partycrowd BBQ | |
| 20 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 21 | Smoke N Flames | |
| 22 | Smokin M's | |
| 23 | PLC Smoker | |
| 24 | CLUCK, MOO, & OINK JOINT | |
| 25 | Smokin' Sowers |
25 entries · top 175.4516 · median 160
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIMPIN' PORK | |
| 2 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | |
| 3 | FRONT DOOR GANG | |
| 4 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 5 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 6 | SBSB BBQ | |
| 7 | CYGNETURE BARBEQUE | |
| 8 | WILMA BBQ | |
| 9 | MUDDY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 10 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ | |
| 11 | ABUNDANT BBQ | |
| 12 | TACOS BOYS BBQ | |
| 13 | MEAT MONGERS BBQ | |
| 14 | Cow Creek Smokers | |
| 15 | PLC Smoker | |
| 16 | Partycrowd BBQ | |
| 17 | Smokin' Sowers | |
| 18 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 19 | Boxer Q BBQ | |
| 20 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 21 | Know Butt BBQ | |
| 22 | Smoke N Flames | |
| 23 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 24 | Smokin M's | |
| 25 | CLUCK, MOO, & OINK JOINT |
25 entries · top 176 · median 159.9544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WILMA BBQ | |
| 2 | Know Butt BBQ | |
| 3 | SBSB BBQ | |
| 4 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | |
| 5 | FRONT DOOR GANG | |
| 6 | Smoke N Flames | |
| 7 | Boxer Q BBQ | |
| 8 | TACOS BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | Partycrowd BBQ | |
| 10 | Cow Creek Smokers | |
| 11 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 12 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ | |
| 13 | PIMPIN' PORK | |
| 14 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 15 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 16 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 17 | CYGNETURE BARBEQUE | |
| 18 | ABUNDANT BBQ | |
| 19 | MUDDY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 20 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 21 | MEAT MONGERS BBQ | |
| 22 | CLUCK, MOO, & OINK JOINT | |
| 23 | Smokin' Sowers | |
| 24 | PLC Smoker | |
| 25 | Smokin M's |
25 entries · top 170.8572 · median 158.8340
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 2 | SBSB BBQ | |
| 3 | Boxer Q BBQ | |
| 4 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 5 | MEAT MONGERS BBQ | |
| 6 | FRONT DOOR GANG | |
| 7 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 8 | WILMA BBQ | |
| 9 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ | |
| 10 | ABUNDANT BBQ | |
| 11 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 12 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | |
| 13 | Know Butt BBQ | |
| 14 | Smokin M's | |
| 15 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 16 | PIMPIN' PORK | |
| 17 | MUDDY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 18 | TACOS BOYS BBQ | |
| 19 | PLC Smoker | |
| 20 | CYGNETURE BARBEQUE | |
| 21 | Cow Creek Smokers | |
| 22 | Partycrowd BBQ | |
| 23 | Smoke N Flames | |
| 24 | Smokin' Sowers | |
| 25 | CLUCK, MOO, & OINK JOINT |
25 entries · top 173.1428 · median 149.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 2 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | |
| 3 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 4 | Boxer Q BBQ | |
| 5 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 6 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 7 | CYGNETURE BARBEQUE | |
| 8 | WILMA BBQ | |
| 9 | FRONT DOOR GANG | |
| 10 | PIMPIN' PORK | |
| 11 | SBSB BBQ | |
| 12 | Cow Creek Smokers | |
| 13 | ABUNDANT BBQ | |
| 14 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ | |
| 15 | TACOS BOYS BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokin M's | |
| 17 | Know Butt BBQ | |
| 18 | CLUCK, MOO, & OINK JOINT | |
| 19 | PLC Smoker | |
| 20 | MUDDY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 21 | MEAT MONGERS BBQ | |
| 22 | Partycrowd BBQ | |
| 23 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 24 | Smoke N Flames | |
| 25 | Smokin' Sowers |