Sep 27–28, 2013 · Shawnee, KS · State championship
3 GUYS WITH WOOD won Grand Champion at the Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship on September 27, 2013 in Shawnee, KS, scoring 685.6800 in a field of 114 teams. HOGGY STYLE took Reserve Grand Champion with 684.5488. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 (178.8800); Pork Ribs — Hawg Heaven (176.5600); Pork — 3 GUYS WITH WOOD (180.0000); Brisket — GRILL CRAZY (177.7600). This is the 1st of 7 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 2022 — 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.
Closer than 83% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1312 points — closer than 83% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 69 times in 100
3 GUYS WITH WOOD came in rated below the field's top team, JAESTAR BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was 3 GUYS WITH WOOD's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 2nd tracked contest.
2 of 7 tracked editions
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has won this contest 2 times across its 7 tracked editions.
Chicken places 6–7: HOGGY STYLE and IHC BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: HOGGY STYLE and SQUEAL OF APPROVAL tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: STICKS-N-CHICKS BBQ and Short Horns BBQ tied on 170.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
3 GUYS WITH WOOD took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 33rd.
Bigger than 99% of the 5,462 contests in the data
114 teams — bigger than 99% of the 5,462 contests in the data.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2013 ← this one | Shawnee, KS | Shawnee, KS | 114 | 685.6800 | 3 GUYS WITH WOOD | HOGGY STYLE |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Shawnee, KS | Shawnee, KS 66203 | 112 | 694.2856 | KC Q | MIDNIGHT STOKERS |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Shawnee, KS | Shawnee, KS 66216 | 112 | 709.1200 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | FUNNY FARM BBQ |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Shawnee, KS | Shawnee, KS | 111 | 686.2284 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | SKUNK RIVER BBQ |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Shawnee, KS | Shawnee Town 1929 | 102 | 714.8572 | Fat & Dumb BBQ | 913 BBQ |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Shawnee, KS | Shawnee Town | 86 | 709.1316 | Mad Mutt's BBQ | 913 BBQ |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Shawnee, KS | 11600 Johnson Drive | 87 | 709.7256 | 913 BBQ | KC SMOKE DAWGS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8800 | 173.7028 | 171.4400 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 173.7144 | 171.4628 |
| Pork | 180 | 175.4172 | 171.4400 |
| Brisket | 177.7600 | 171.9884 | 170.2744 |
114 entries · top 685.6800 · median 640.8002
114 entries · top 178.8800 · median 160.5658
114 entries · top 176.5600 · median 160.5314
114 entries · top 180 · median 160.8456 · 🔥 perfect 180
114 entries · top 177.7600 · median 157.4000
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.
73 entries · top 180 · median 164.0344 · 🔥 perfect 180
34 entries · top 180 · median 169.4228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rock Chalk Jayhawk BBQ | |
| 2 | GRILL CRAZY | |
| 3 | KC Q | |
| 4 | True-B-Que | |
| 5 | BUTT-LIQUOR-BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN IN THE BUSHES | |
| 7 | OVERLAND PORK BBQ | |
| 8 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 9 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 10 | LAST YEAR'S LEFTOVERS | |
| 11 | Big Fork BBQ | |
| 12 | MEAT A SWING'N | |
| 13 | MOST WANTED BBQ | |
| 14 | K C RIB DOCTOR | |
| 15 | Joint Effort | |
| 16 | Lost In The Sauce | |
| 17 | SKUNK RIVER BBQ | |
| 18 | HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS | |
| 19 | SQUEAL OF APPROVAL | |
| 20 | JUST SMOKED YOUR BUTT | |
| 21 | Cardinal Way BBQ | |
| 22 | SWEET ASH BBQ | |
| 23 | Hawg Heaven | |
| 24 | Sea Brisket | |
| 25 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 26 | Nice Ashes | |
| 27 | SMKN Q MO | |
| 28 | Oink! Oink! | |
| 29 | F.O.M.S.B. | |
| 30 | LAZY G BBQ | |
| 31 | BBQWEISER | |
| 32 | Pot Bellies | |
| 33 | DUB 7 BBQ | |
| 34 | Overland Pig Committee |