Brighton Barbeque Bash
2025-08-22 – 2025-08-23 · Oshkosh, WI · 📍 4057 Fisk Ave · State championship
Reps: DEBRA GAGE, WILLIAM GAGE · Prize money: $7,500.00
Grand Champion: Gettin' Basted (702.8000) · 29 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN
Entries
29
4 judged meats
Top score
702.8000
Winning margin
14.8572
GC over RC
Field average
659.82
median 667.35
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.0228 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
675.8860
10th place overall
Field spread
102.5028
winner to last place
Prize money
$7,500.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 36%
beats 64% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
38%
of the 29 teams with a home region came from outside WI
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.44 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1563
avg power rating going in · stronger than 68% of contests
Storylines
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 14.8572 points — a wider margin than 97% of championships in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
GETTIN' BASTED took the Grand Championship home to MO.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: QUE U and GETTIN' BASTED tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: Second Hand Smoke SLV and Whiskey Budds BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: Can Country Outlaw BBQ and Smoke of Genius tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 170.8456 | 169.6916 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0000 | 171.9772 | 167.4056 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 172.5484 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 171.4056 | 167.9656 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
29 entries · top 702.8000 · median 667.3484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 3 | QUE U | |
| 4 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 5 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 6 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 7 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 8 | Wisco Fire BBQ | |
| 9 | C&M BBQ | |
| 10 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 11 | Sky High BBQ | |
| 12 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 13 | DB BBQ | |
| 14 | Whiskey Budds BBQ | |
| 15 | Northstar BBQ | |
| 16 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 17 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 18 | Smoke of Genius | |
| 19 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 20 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 21 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 22 | Squirmin Sow BBQ | |
| 23 | Dead A** Last BBQ | |
| 24 | DD's Mile High BBQ | |
| 25 | Aidens Butt and Other Cuts | |
| 26 | Mil-Town BBQ | |
| 27 | ShamRick BBQ | |
| 28 | Two Brews bbq | |
| 29 | MR GREENS BBQ |
Chicken
29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.2400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUE U | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 4 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 5 | Wisco Fire BBQ | |
| 6 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 8 | Whiskey Budds BBQ | |
| 9 | DB BBQ | |
| 10 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 11 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 12 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 13 | Sky High BBQ | |
| 14 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 15 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 16 | Squirmin Sow BBQ | |
| 17 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 18 | C&M BBQ | |
| 19 | Northstar BBQ | |
| 20 | Mil-Town BBQ | |
| 21 | ShamRick BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 23 | Smoke of Genius | |
| 24 | DD's Mile High BBQ | |
| 25 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 26 | Aidens Butt and Other Cuts | |
| 27 | Two Brews bbq | |
| 28 | MR GREENS BBQ | |
| 29 | Dead A** Last BBQ |
Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 176.0000 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C&M BBQ | |
| 2 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 3 | Sky High BBQ | |
| 4 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 5 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 6 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 7 | Wisco Fire BBQ | |
| 8 | Northstar BBQ | |
| 9 | Whiskey Budds BBQ | |
| 10 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 11 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 12 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 13 | Smoke of Genius | |
| 14 | Squirmin Sow BBQ | |
| 15 | Dead A** Last BBQ | |
| 16 | Aidens Butt and Other Cuts | |
| 17 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 18 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 19 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 20 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 21 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 22 | QUE U | |
| 23 | DB BBQ | |
| 24 | DD's Mile High BBQ | |
| 25 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 26 | Two Brews bbq | |
| 27 | MR GREENS BBQ | |
| 28 | Mil-Town BBQ | |
| 29 | ShamRick BBQ |
Pork
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 2 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 5 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 6 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 7 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 8 | Smoke of Genius | |
| 9 | DB BBQ | |
| 10 | QUE U | |
| 11 | Wisco Fire BBQ | |
| 12 | Whiskey Budds BBQ | |
| 13 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 14 | Northstar BBQ | |
| 15 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 16 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 17 | Sky High BBQ | |
| 18 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 19 | C&M BBQ | |
| 20 | DD's Mile High BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 22 | Dead A** Last BBQ | |
| 23 | ShamRick BBQ | |
| 24 | Squirmin Sow BBQ | |
| 25 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 26 | Mil-Town BBQ | |
| 27 | Aidens Butt and Other Cuts | |
| 28 | Two Brews bbq | |
| 29 | MR GREENS BBQ |
Brisket
29 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.0740
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 4 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 5 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 6 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 7 | C&M BBQ | |
| 8 | QUE U | |
| 9 | DB BBQ | |
| 10 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 11 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 12 | Northstar BBQ | |
| 13 | Wisco Fire BBQ | |
| 14 | Smoke of Genius | |
| 15 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 16 | Sky High BBQ | |
| 17 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 18 | Whiskey Budds BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 20 | Aidens Butt and Other Cuts | |
| 21 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 22 | Dead A** Last BBQ | |
| 23 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 24 | Squirmin Sow BBQ | |
| 25 | DD's Mile High BBQ | |
| 26 | Two Brews bbq | |
| 27 | MR GREENS BBQ | |
| 28 | Mil-Town BBQ | |
| 29 | ShamRick BBQ |