BBQ & Fly-In on the River
2025-08-15 – 2025-08-16 · Excelsior Springs, MO · 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
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🔥 A day of perfect scores
7 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 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.
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This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-14 | Excelsior Springs, MO | 55 | 703.3828 | Shake 'n Bake BBQ |
| 2022-08-19 | Excelsior Springs, MO | 54 | 707.4056 | Triple H BBQ |
| 2023-08-18 | Excelsior Springs, MO | 57 | 706.8344 | Gettin' Basted |
| 2024-08-16 | Excelsior Springs, MO | 65 | 703.9660 | Machete Boys BBQ |
| 2025-08-15 ← this one | Excelsior Springs, MO | 62 | 710.8572 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ |
| 2026-08-14 | Excelsior Springs, MO | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Dessert
11 entries · top 180.0000 · median 177.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Pasta
14 entries · top 176.0000 · median 170.5656
Ancillary — Turkey smoke
37 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5256
Master Series — Brisket
62 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.8228
Master Series — Chicken
62 entries · top 179.4400 · median 172.5428
Master Series — Overall
62 entries · top 710.8572 · median 684.1654
Master Series — Pork
62 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.1258 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
62 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6972 · 🔥 perfect 180