BBQ & Fly-In on the River

2025-08-15 – 2025-08-16 · Excelsior Springs, MO · 📍 201 E. Broadway · State championship

Reps: DAVE ROGERS, FORREST BRUCE, LARRY HADLEY · Prize money: $8,550.00

Grand Champion: Smoke This Drink That BBQ (710.8572) · 62 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ

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Smoke This Drink That BBQ

710.8572 · Master Series — Overall

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MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ

704.5372 · Master Series — Overall

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RAZORRACKS

703.9772 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 judged meats · 3 ancillary

Top score

710.8572

Winning margin

6.3200

GC over RC

Field average

676.39

median 684.17

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

BLIND HOG BBQ (Pork), KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON (Pork), Damn Fine Beef & Swine (Pork Ribs)

Tightest race

Chicken

0.5828 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

697.6572

10th place overall

Field spread

98.4800

winner to last place

Prize money

$8,550.00

on the line

Most consistent

Smoke This Drink That BBQ

avg finish 5.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 0.5828 pts — RAZORRACKS

How hot was the win?

Top 4%

beats 96% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data

Traveled in

52%

of the 61 teams with a home region came from outside MO

Came back for more

57%

37 of 65 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.77 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1583

avg power rating going in · stronger than 82% of contests

Top-rated in the field

JANKY LEG BBQ

rated 1878 pre-contest

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

Triple H BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.

🔥 A day of perfect scores

3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

📸 Photo finishes

Chicken places 1–2: Smoke This Drink That BBQ and RAZORRACKS tied on 179.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: Take It Easy BBQ and MACHETE BOYS BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: MACHETE BOYS BBQ and PARTS 'R' SMOKIN tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

🛡️ Back to defend

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Machete Boys BBQ (won 2024).

🃏 An upset on the books

Smoke This Drink That BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, JANKY LEG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-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)

Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)

Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)

Where the field came from (home regions on file)

This contest over the years full contest page →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve Champion
2020-08-14	Excelsior Springs, MO	201 E Broadway	55	703.3828	Shake 'n Bake BBQ	GETTIN' SAUCED
2022-08-19	Excelsior Springs, MO	201 E. Broadway	54	707.4056	Triple H BBQ	SLAPS BBQ
2023-08-18	Excelsior Springs, MO	201 E. Broadway	57	706.8344	Gettin' Basted	MACHETE BOYS BBQ
2024-08-16	Excelsior Springs, MO	201 E. Broadway	65	703.9660	Machete Boys BBQ	Ambition Que
2025-08-15 ← this one	Excelsior Springs, MO	201 E. Broadway	62	710.8572	Smoke This Drink That BBQ	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ
2026-08-14	Excelsior Springs, MO	201 E. Broadway	83	711.9772	Triple H BBQ	BBQ Maestros

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	179.4400	178.8572	177.7028
Pork Ribs	180.0000	177.1544	174.3200
Pork	180.0000	178.8572	176.5600
Brisket	179.4400	177.7144	175.4172

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

62 entries · top 710.8572 · median 684.1654

#	Team	Score
1	Smoke This Drink That BBQ	710.8572
2	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	704.5372
3	RAZORRACKS	703.9772
4	Damn Fine Beef & Swine	703.3712
5	Aww Shucks BBQ	702.2860
6	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	702.2284
7	JANKY LEG BBQ	699.3600
8	Bears Backyard Q	698.8228
9	BLIND HOG BBQ	698.2516
10	KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON	697.6572
11	O.G. BANDITS	697.1088
12	Bad Influence BBQ - MO	696.5260
13	MACHETE BOYS BBQ	696.5144
14	B 3 BBQ	695.9200
15	MAN MEAT BBQ	695.3944
16	FINGER LEIKAM GOOD	694.8116
17	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	693.6688
18	Blind Fox BBQ	693.0860
19	Matty Macks	693.0628
20	SCORE ONE SMOKIN'	691.9772
21	Smokey Bey's Barbecue	690.8232
22	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	689.6228
23	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	689.0744
24	Weekend Bum BBQ	689.0628
25	PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY	688.4684
26	TAILGATE GUYS BBQ	687.9084
27	Smokin' Beaver BBQ	686.8460
28	SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES	685.0628
29	SLAPS BBQ	685.0052
30	Smoke 'n Magic	684.4572
31	Smokin Suckers	684.4568
32	Ambition Que	683.8740
33	MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	683.3484
34	GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY	682.7544
35	Never Easy BBQ	682.7428
36	Take It Easy BBQ	682.2172
37	IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ	682.1828
38	All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO	681.0172
39	Split Borders BBQ	680.4572
40	GETTIN' SAUCED	679.9316
41	WELL SAUCED BBQ	679.8972
42	Too Sauced To Smoke	676.4684
43	Electrified BBQ	674.7544
44	SOUTHINURMOUTH	673.5884
45	ShowMeMoSmoke	673.0288
46	Atlas Saloon Brewery	668.3768
47	Cow Creek BBQ	667.8168
48	Pancho, Cisco, The Kid, and Company	663.9544
49	IN DEEP SAUCE	662.6740
50	Drumline BBQ	653.5312
51	Three Legged Pig BBQ	648.4576
52	WINGED SWINE	644.9368
53	Smokin' The Rite Way	636.4116
54	Keep on Porkin On	635.3148
55	WOTS	635.2460
56	Y-We-Q	634.0688
57	BALD BEAUTIES BBQ	628.9144
58	YELTON FARM SERVICES	626.0688
59	Bad Influence BBQ	625.1084
60	Holy Smoke Discover BBQ	624.4688
61	Prohibition BBQ	622.0456
62	LOCOMOTIVE #1	612.3772

Chicken

62 entries · top 179.4400 · median 172.5428

#	Team	Score
1	Smoke This Drink That BBQ	179.4400
2	RAZORRACKS	179.4400
3	Take It Easy BBQ	178.8572
4	MACHETE BOYS BBQ	178.8572
5	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	178.8572
6	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	178.8572
7	O.G. BANDITS	177.7144
8	Never Easy BBQ	177.7144
9	JANKY LEG BBQ	177.7028
10	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	177.7028
11	Damn Fine Beef & Swine	177.7028
12	PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY	177.1428
13	SCORE ONE SMOKIN'	176.5600
14	GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY	176.5600
15	FINGER LEIKAM GOOD	176.5600
16	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	176.0116
17	Smokin Suckers	176.0000
18	Matty Macks	175.4172
19	Split Borders BBQ	175.4172
20	SOUTHINURMOUTH	175.4056
21	Weekend Bum BBQ	174.2628
22	Cow Creek BBQ	174.2628
23	Bad Influence BBQ - MO	173.7144
24	Too Sauced To Smoke	173.1428
25	Aww Shucks BBQ	173.1200
26	BLIND HOG BBQ	173.1200
27	TAILGATE GUYS BBQ	173.1200
28	B 3 BBQ	173.1084
29	Atlas Saloon Brewery	173.1084
30	MAN MEAT BBQ	173.1084
31	Smokey Bey's Barbecue	173.1084
32	Blind Fox BBQ	171.9772
33	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	171.9656
34	IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ	171.4056
35	All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO	170.8344
36	KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON	170.8228
37	SLAPS BBQ	170.8228
38	Bears Backyard Q	169.7028
39	MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	169.6800
40	ShowMeMoSmoke	169.6800
41	Smoke 'n Magic	169.6800
42	Ambition Que	169.1084
43	Bad Influence BBQ	168.5600
44	SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES	168.5372
45	WELL SAUCED BBQ	168.5256
46	Electrified BBQ	167.4172
47	GETTIN' SAUCED	167.3944
48	Holy Smoke Discover BBQ	166.8572
49	Smokin' Beaver BBQ	166.8344
50	Y-We-Q	166.2400
51	Drumline BBQ	165.6800
52	YELTON FARM SERVICES	162.8116
53	Three Legged Pig BBQ	162.2744
54	IN DEEP SAUCE	162.2400
55	WOTS	160.5028
56	WINGED SWINE	159.9428
57	Pancho, Cisco, The Kid, and Company	158.8344
58	Keep on Porkin On	157.1200
59	Smokin' The Rite Way	156.5372
60	LOCOMOTIVE #1	153.0972
61	Prohibition BBQ	153.0972
62	BALD BEAUTIES BBQ	147.3600

Pork Ribs

62 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6972 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Damn Fine Beef & Swine	180.0000 🔥
2	Bears Backyard Q	179.4400
3	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	179.4400
4	MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	178.8800
5	Smoke This Drink That BBQ	177.1544
6	Smokin' Beaver BBQ	176.5716
7	Aww Shucks BBQ	175.4172
8	FINGER LEIKAM GOOD	174.8572
9	GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY	174.8572
10	SCORE ONE SMOKIN'	174.3200
11	BLIND HOG BBQ	174.2744
12	PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY	174.2744
13	Bad Influence BBQ - MO	174.2744
14	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	174.2628
15	Weekend Bum BBQ	174.2628
16	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	173.1316
17	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	173.1200
18	MAN MEAT BBQ	171.9888
19	B 3 BBQ	171.9772
20	All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO	171.9656
21	TAILGATE GUYS BBQ	171.9656
22	SOUTHINURMOUTH	171.4172
23	JANKY LEG BBQ	170.8344
24	ShowMeMoSmoke	170.2744
25	Blind Fox BBQ	170.2744
26	KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON	170.2744
27	O.G. BANDITS	170.2628
28	Pancho, Cisco, The Kid, and Company	170.2628
29	SLAPS BBQ	170.2512
30	Smokey Bey's Barbecue	169.7260
31	GETTIN' SAUCED	169.7144
32	MACHETE BOYS BBQ	169.6800
33	Smokin Suckers	169.6684
34	WELL SAUCED BBQ	169.1200
35	Too Sauced To Smoke	169.1084
36	RAZORRACKS	168.5372
37	Take It Easy BBQ	168.5372
38	Drumline BBQ	168.5372
39	Ambition Que	168.5256
40	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	167.9772
41	SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES	167.4056
42	Keep on Porkin On	166.8344
43	Never Easy BBQ	166.8228
44	Split Borders BBQ	166.8228
45	Smokin' The Rite Way	166.2516
46	Matty Macks	166.2400
47	IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ	166.2400
48	Smoke 'n Magic	165.0972
49	WINGED SWINE	165.0856
50	Three Legged Pig BBQ	164.5488
51	Electrified BBQ	163.9544
52	BALD BEAUTIES BBQ	162.8000
53	IN DEEP SAUCE	162.8000
54	LOCOMOTIVE #1	161.6800
55	Atlas Saloon Brewery	160.5144
56	Cow Creek BBQ	160.4912
57	Y-We-Q	159.9772
58	Bad Influence BBQ	157.1200
59	Prohibition BBQ	153.6344
60	WOTS	150.8000
61	YELTON FARM SERVICES	149.0856
62	Holy Smoke Discover BBQ	145.1200

Pork

62 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.1258 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	BLIND HOG BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON	180.0000 🔥
3	Matty Macks	178.8572
4	Smokey Bey's Barbecue	178.8572
5	Smoke This Drink That BBQ	178.8572
6	O.G. BANDITS	177.7144
7	Bad Influence BBQ - MO	177.7028
8	Damn Fine Beef & Swine	177.1428
9	IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ	176.5600
10	RAZORRACKS	176.5600
11	Aww Shucks BBQ	176.0116
12	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	176.0000
13	MAN MEAT BBQ	175.4172
14	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	175.4056
15	MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	174.8572
16	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	174.8572
17	WOTS	174.2972
18	Smoke 'n Magic	174.2744
19	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	174.2628
20	Smokin' Beaver BBQ	173.7372
21	MACHETE BOYS BBQ	173.7028
22	SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES	173.7028
23	Blind Fox BBQ	173.1200
24	Bears Backyard Q	173.1200
25	JANKY LEG BBQ	173.1084
26	Pancho, Cisco, The Kid, and Company	171.9884
27	SCORE ONE SMOKIN'	171.9772
28	B 3 BBQ	171.9772
29	Electrified BBQ	171.9656
30	GETTIN' SAUCED	171.9656
31	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	171.4172
32	FINGER LEIKAM GOOD	170.8344
33	Too Sauced To Smoke	170.8228
34	All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO	169.6800
35	Split Borders BBQ	169.6800
36	Ambition Que	169.6800
37	Never Easy BBQ	169.6800
38	TAILGATE GUYS BBQ	169.1200
39	SLAPS BBQ	168.5256
40	WELL SAUCED BBQ	167.9888
41	Take It Easy BBQ	167.4056
42	SOUTHINURMOUTH	167.4056
43	Weekend Bum BBQ	166.8344
44	Three Legged Pig BBQ	166.2744
45	ShowMeMoSmoke	166.2516
46	GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY	166.2516
47	PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY	166.2284
48	WINGED SWINE	165.7028
49	YELTON FARM SERVICES	163.9428
50	Smokin Suckers	163.9428
51	Atlas Saloon Brewery	163.9312
52	Cow Creek BBQ	163.3828
53	Keep on Porkin On	162.8344
54	Smokin' The Rite Way	162.2628
55	IN DEEP SAUCE	162.2284
56	BALD BEAUTIES BBQ	158.8000
57	Holy Smoke Discover BBQ	158.2744
58	Prohibition BBQ	158.2512
59	Y-We-Q	155.9316
60	Bad Influence BBQ	150.2856
61	LOCOMOTIVE #1	149.0856
62	Drumline BBQ	147.3484

Brisket

62 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.8228

#	Team	Score
1	RAZORRACKS	179.4400
2	B 3 BBQ	178.8572
3	Aww Shucks BBQ	177.7372
4	JANKY LEG BBQ	177.7144
5	Blind Fox BBQ	177.7144
6	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	177.7028
7	Bears Backyard Q	176.5600
8	KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON	176.5600
9	Ambition Que	176.5600
10	SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES	175.4172
11	SLAPS BBQ	175.4056
12	Smoke This Drink That BBQ	175.4056
13	IN DEEP SAUCE	175.4056
14	Smoke 'n Magic	175.4056
15	MAN MEAT BBQ	174.8800
16	Smokin Suckers	174.8456
17	MACHETE BOYS BBQ	174.2744
18	WELL SAUCED BBQ	174.2628
19	TAILGATE GUYS BBQ	173.7028
20	Weekend Bum BBQ	173.7028
21	FINGER LEIKAM GOOD	172.5600
22	Matty Macks	172.5484
23	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	171.9772
24	Drumline BBQ	171.9656
25	O.G. BANDITS	171.4172
26	Electrified BBQ	171.4172
27	GETTIN' SAUCED	170.8572
28	BLIND HOG BBQ	170.8572
29	Bad Influence BBQ - MO	170.8344
30	Atlas Saloon Brewery	170.8228
31	PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY	170.8228
32	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	170.8228
33	Smokin' Beaver BBQ	169.7028
34	Cow Creek BBQ	169.6800
35	Smokey Bey's Barbecue	169.1316
36	SCORE ONE SMOKIN'	169.1200
37	All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO	168.5372
38	Split Borders BBQ	168.5372
39	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	168.5256
40	Damn Fine Beef & Swine	168.5256
41	Never Easy BBQ	168.5256
42	IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ	167.9772
43	Take It Easy BBQ	167.4172
44	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	166.8344
45	ShowMeMoSmoke	166.8228
46	GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY	165.0856
47	Too Sauced To Smoke	163.3944
48	Pancho, Cisco, The Kid, and Company	162.8688
49	BALD BEAUTIES BBQ	159.9544
50	MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	159.9312
51	SOUTHINURMOUTH	159.3600
52	Prohibition BBQ	157.0628
53	Three Legged Pig BBQ	155.3600
54	Holy Smoke Discover BBQ	154.2172
55	WINGED SWINE	154.2056
56	Y-We-Q	151.9200
57	Smokin' The Rite Way	151.3600
58	YELTON FARM SERVICES	150.2288
59	WOTS	149.6460
60	Bad Influence BBQ	149.1428
61	Keep on Porkin On	148.5260
62	LOCOMOTIVE #1	148.5144

Ancillary categories

Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.

Ancillary — Dessert

11 entries · top 180.0000 · median 177.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	MAN MEAT BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	Blind Fox BBQ	180.0000 🔥
3	Bad Influence BBQ - MO	180.0000 🔥
4	B 3 BBQ	180.0000 🔥
5	IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ	178.8572
6	Split Borders BBQ	177.7028
7	Never Easy BBQ	176.5600
8	Smoke This Drink That BBQ	175.4288
9	MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	174.2628
10	BALD BEAUTIES BBQ	174.2628
11	All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO	166.2284

Ancillary — Pasta

14 entries · top 176.0000 · median 170.5656

#	Team	Score
1	IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ	176.0000
2	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	174.8456
3	All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO	172.5600
4	ShowMeMoSmoke	172.5600
5	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	171.9772
6	Drumline BBQ	170.8456
7	Atlas Saloon Brewery	170.8456
8	MAN MEAT BBQ	170.2856
9	B 3 BBQ	169.6684
10	Bears Backyard Q	169.1200
11	Split Borders BBQ	168.5256
12	Bad Influence BBQ	166.2284
13	Holy Smoke Discover BBQ	165.1200
14	Three Legged Pig BBQ	159.9312

Ancillary — Turkey Smoke

37 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5256

#	Team	Score
1	Bad Influence BBQ - MO	179.4400
2	Never Easy BBQ	178.8800
3	Smoke 'n Magic	178.2972
4	Smokin' Beaver BBQ	177.7372
5	SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES	177.7028
6	FINGER LEIKAM GOOD	176.5600
7	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	176.5600
8	Smoke This Drink That BBQ	175.4172
9	Matty Macks	174.2856
10	IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ	174.2628
11	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	173.7028
12	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	173.1200
13	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	171.9772
14	MACHETE BOYS BBQ	171.9656
15	MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	171.4400
16	BLIND HOG BBQ	169.7028
17	O.G. BANDITS	169.6916
18	ShowMeMoSmoke	169.1084
19	MAN MEAT BBQ	168.5256
20	Take It Easy BBQ	168.5256
21	Cow Creek BBQ	167.9656
22	B 3 BBQ	167.3828
23	BALD BEAUTIES BBQ	166.8344
24	WELL SAUCED BBQ	166.8228
25	Drumline BBQ	165.7028
26	SCORE ONE SMOKIN'	165.1084
27	SOUTHINURMOUTH	165.0740
28	PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY	164.5256
29	Prohibition BBQ	163.3944
30	Blind Fox BBQ	162.2400
31	Bad Influence BBQ	161.7028
32	Bears Backyard Q	161.7028
33	WINGED SWINE	158.8228
34	All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO	155.9772
35	Holy Smoke Discover BBQ	152.5488
36	TAILGATE GUYS BBQ	142.7772
37	Damn Fine Beef & Swine	141.1200

BBQ & Fly-In on the River

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Prize money

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Traveled in

Came back for more

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

🔥 A day of perfect scores

📸 Photo finishes

🛡️ Back to defend

🃏 An upset on the books

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

Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)

Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)

Where the field came from (home regions on file)

This contest over the years full contest page →

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket

Ancillary categories

Ancillary — Dessert

Ancillary — Pasta

Ancillary — Turkey Smoke