East Central State BBQ Cookoff
2025-08-22 – 2025-08-23 · Paola, KS · State championship
Reps: FORREST BRUCE, LARRY HADLEY · Prize money: $4,500.00
Grand Champion: Go Pig or Go Home (705.0740) · 27 teams
Entries
27
5 categories
Top score
705.0740
Winning margin
6.2856
GC over RC
Field average
663.76
median 672.43
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
685.6228
what a walk cost here
Field spread
128.2852
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,500.00
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 17%
beats 83% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1566
avg power rating going in · stronger than 71% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Go Pig or Go Home took the Grand Championship home to MO.
🃏 An upset on the books
Go Pig or Go Home came in rated below the field's top team, MAN MEAT BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-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)
Score distribution
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Sausage
10 entries · top 176.5600 · median 171.9886
Master Series — Brisket
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 2 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 3 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 4 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 5 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 7 | Aww Shucks BBQ | |
| 8 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 9 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 10 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 11 | Gomer & Barney BBQ | |
| 12 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 13 | Wea Street BBQ | |
| 14 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 15 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 16 | PayHeed BBQ | |
| 17 | Taylor Made BBQ | |
| 18 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 19 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 20 | The Drunken Sailor | |
| 21 | Beaux Hogs BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokey and the Brisket | |
| 23 | Making BBQ Great Again | |
| 24 | AM & PM SMOKERS | |
| 25 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 26 | Royal Smoke | |
| 27 | J & M BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 2 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 3 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 4 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 5 | The Drunken Sailor | |
| 6 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 7 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 8 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 9 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 10 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 11 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 12 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 13 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 14 | AM & PM SMOKERS | |
| 15 | Smokey and the Brisket | |
| 16 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 17 | PayHeed BBQ | |
| 18 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 19 | Aww Shucks BBQ | |
| 20 | Taylor Made BBQ | |
| 21 | Beaux Hogs BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 23 | Making BBQ Great Again | |
| 24 | Gomer & Barney BBQ | |
| 25 | Wea Street BBQ | |
| 26 | Royal Smoke | |
| 27 | J & M BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
27 entries · top 705.0740 · median 672.4340
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 2 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 3 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 4 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 5 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 6 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 7 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 8 | Aww Shucks BBQ | |
| 9 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 10 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 11 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 12 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 13 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 14 | PayHeed BBQ | |
| 15 | The Drunken Sailor | |
| 16 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 17 | Taylor Made BBQ | |
| 18 | Smokey and the Brisket | |
| 19 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 20 | Wea Street BBQ | |
| 21 | AM & PM SMOKERS | |
| 22 | Beaux Hogs BBQ | |
| 23 | Gomer & Barney BBQ | |
| 24 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 25 | Making BBQ Great Again | |
| 26 | Royal Smoke | |
| 27 | J & M BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
27 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 2 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 3 | Aww Shucks BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 5 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 6 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 7 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 8 | PayHeed BBQ | |
| 9 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 10 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 11 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 12 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 13 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 14 | The Drunken Sailor | |
| 15 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 16 | Beaux Hogs BBQ | |
| 17 | Wea Street BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 19 | Taylor Made BBQ | |
| 20 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 21 | Royal Smoke | |
| 22 | Smokey and the Brisket | |
| 23 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 24 | Making BBQ Great Again | |
| 25 | AM & PM SMOKERS | |
| 26 | Gomer & Barney BBQ | |
| 27 | J & M BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 2 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 3 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 4 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 5 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 6 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 7 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 8 | Aww Shucks BBQ | |
| 9 | PayHeed BBQ | |
| 10 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 11 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 12 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 13 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 14 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 15 | Smokey and the Brisket | |
| 16 | Wea Street BBQ | |
| 17 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 18 | Taylor Made BBQ | |
| 19 | The Drunken Sailor | |
| 20 | AM & PM SMOKERS | |
| 21 | Royal Smoke | |
| 22 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 23 | Gomer & Barney BBQ | |
| 24 | J & M BBQ | |
| 25 | Making BBQ Great Again | |
| 26 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 27 | Beaux Hogs BBQ |