Smoke on the River (Day 1)
2025-08-29 – 2025-08-30 · Burlington, KS · State championship
Reps: BUNNY TUTTLE, RICH TUTTLE · Prize money: $9,350.00
Grand Champion: SQUEALIN N DEALIN BBQ (706.2516) · 25 teams
Entries
25
4 categories
Top score
706.2516
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
681.27
median 694.77
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
697.0860
what a walk cost here
Field spread
109.2568
winner to last place
Prize money
$9,350.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 13%
beats 87% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1621
avg power rating going in · stronger than 96% of contests
Storylines
⚖️ Decided by a tiebreaker
The top two teams finished on identical totals — the Grand Championship came down to the KCBS tiebreaker rules.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1621 power rating going in — stronger than 96% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
Squealin N Dealin BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, JANKY LEG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-16 | Burlington, KS | 6 | 344.5828 | TOO SAUCED BBQ |
| 2023-09-01 | Burlington, KS | 20 | 699.9544 | GETTIN' BASTED |
| 2024-08-31 | Burlington, KS | 28 | 707.3944 | Slaps BBQ |
| 2024-08-31 | Burlington, KS | 13 | 175.4288 | B3 BBQ |
| 2025-08-29 ← this one | Burlington, KS | 25 | 706.2516 | SQUEALIN N DEALIN BBQ |
| 2025-08-30 | Burlington, KS | 24 | 707.3712 | BOCEPHUS BBQ |
| 2026-09-04 | Burlington, KS | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-05 | Burlington, KS | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 2 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 3 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 4 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 5 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 6 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 7 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S | |
| 8 | Take It Easy BBQ | |
| 9 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 10 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 11 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 12 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 13 | BrewsCue | |
| 14 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 15 | Lucky D's BBQ | |
| 16 | Aww Shucks BBQ | |
| 17 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 18 | JDQ BBQ | |
| 19 | PACS BBQ | |
| 20 | M2 Smokin' Q | |
| 21 | MRS. MEAT BBQ | |
| 22 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 23 | Southern Smokehouse | |
| 24 | BIG B'S BBQ | |
| 25 | SAUCY & WET BBQ BOYS |
Master Series — Chicken
25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 173.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 2 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 3 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 4 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 5 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 6 | JDQ BBQ | |
| 7 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 8 | Take It Easy BBQ | |
| 9 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 10 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 11 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 12 | MRS. MEAT BBQ | |
| 13 | Lucky D's BBQ | |
| 14 | BrewsCue | |
| 15 | Aww Shucks BBQ | |
| 16 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 17 | PACS BBQ | |
| 18 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S | |
| 19 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 20 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 21 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 22 | M2 Smokin' Q | |
| 23 | BIG B'S BBQ | |
| 24 | Southern Smokehouse | |
| 25 | SAUCY & WET BBQ BOYS |
Master Series — Overall
25 entries · top 706.2516 · median 694.7656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 2 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 3 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 4 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 5 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 6 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 7 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 8 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 9 | Take It Easy BBQ | |
| 10 | BrewsCue | |
| 11 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S | |
| 12 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 13 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 14 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 15 | Aww Shucks BBQ | |
| 16 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 17 | Lucky D's BBQ | |
| 18 | MRS. MEAT BBQ | |
| 19 | JDQ BBQ | |
| 20 | PACS BBQ | |
| 21 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 22 | M2 Smokin' Q | |
| 23 | Southern Smokehouse | |
| 24 | SAUCY & WET BBQ BOYS | |
| 25 | BIG B'S BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.1544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 3 | MRS. MEAT BBQ | |
| 4 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 5 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 6 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 7 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 8 | BrewsCue | |
| 9 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 10 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 11 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S | |
| 12 | Lucky D's BBQ | |
| 13 | Take It Easy BBQ | |
| 14 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 15 | Aww Shucks BBQ | |
| 16 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 17 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 18 | PACS BBQ | |
| 19 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 20 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 21 | JDQ BBQ | |
| 22 | M2 Smokin' Q | |
| 23 | Southern Smokehouse | |
| 24 | SAUCY & WET BBQ BOYS | |
| 25 | BIG B'S BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.2744 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 2 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 3 | BrewsCue | |
| 4 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 5 | Aww Shucks BBQ | |
| 6 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S | |
| 7 | Take It Easy BBQ | |
| 8 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 9 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 10 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 11 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 12 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 13 | MRS. MEAT BBQ | |
| 14 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 15 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 16 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 17 | M2 Smokin' Q | |
| 18 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 19 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 20 | JDQ BBQ | |
| 21 | SAUCY & WET BBQ BOYS | |
| 22 | Lucky D's BBQ | |
| 23 | PACS BBQ | |
| 24 | Southern Smokehouse | |
| 25 | BIG B'S BBQ |