Smoke on the River (Day 2)
2025-08-30 – 2025-08-31 · Burlington, KS · State championship
Reps: BUNNY TUTTLE, RICH TUTTLE · Prize money: $9,350.00
Grand Champion: BOCEPHUS BBQ (707.3712) · 24 teams
Entries
24
4 categories
Top score
707.3712
Winning margin
1.1196
GC over RC
Field average
691.47
median 695.08
Perfect 180s
5 🔥
Tightest race
Pork
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
698.2288
what a walk cost here
Field spread
85.1540
winner to last place
Prize money
$9,350.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 10%
beats 90% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1637
avg power rating going in · stronger than 98% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1196 points — closer than 85% of every championship in the data.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1637 power rating going in — stronger than 98% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
Bocephus BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, JANKY LEG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-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 | Burlington, KS | 25 | 706.2516 | SQUEALIN N DEALIN BBQ |
| 2025-08-30 ← this one | 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
24 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.2744 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 2 | JDQ BBQ | |
| 3 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 4 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 5 | BrewsCue | |
| 6 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 7 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 8 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 9 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S | |
| 10 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 11 | SUPERSWINE BBQ | |
| 12 | Lucky D's BBQ | |
| 13 | Poppa Pig | |
| 14 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 15 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 17 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 18 | PACS BBQ | |
| 19 | IOLA UNDERHOGS | |
| 20 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 21 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 22 | M2 Smokin' Q | |
| 23 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 24 | Southern Smokehouse |
Master Series — Chicken
24 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 2 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | BrewsCue | |
| 4 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 5 | Poppa Pig | |
| 6 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 7 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 8 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 9 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 10 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 11 | JDQ BBQ | |
| 12 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 13 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 14 | PACS BBQ | |
| 15 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 16 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 17 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 18 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S | |
| 19 | M2 Smokin' Q | |
| 20 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 21 | SUPERSWINE BBQ | |
| 22 | Lucky D's BBQ | |
| 23 | Southern Smokehouse | |
| 24 | IOLA UNDERHOGS |
Master Series — Overall
24 entries · top 707.3712 · median 695.0802
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 2 | JDQ BBQ | |
| 3 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 4 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 5 | Poppa Pig | |
| 6 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 7 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 8 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 9 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 10 | SUPERSWINE BBQ | |
| 11 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 12 | BrewsCue | |
| 13 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 14 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 15 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S | |
| 16 | M2 Smokin' Q | |
| 17 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 18 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 19 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 20 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 21 | PACS BBQ | |
| 22 | Lucky D's BBQ | |
| 23 | IOLA UNDERHOGS | |
| 24 | Southern Smokehouse |
Master Series — Pork
24 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 2 | SUPERSWINE BBQ | |
| 3 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 4 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 5 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 6 | JDQ BBQ | |
| 7 | Poppa Pig | |
| 8 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 9 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 10 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 11 | BrewsCue | |
| 12 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 13 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 14 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 15 | M2 Smokin' Q | |
| 16 | IOLA UNDERHOGS | |
| 17 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 18 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S | |
| 19 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 20 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 21 | Lucky D's BBQ | |
| 22 | PACS BBQ | |
| 23 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 24 | Southern Smokehouse |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
24 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.7030 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 2 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 3 | M2 Smokin' Q | |
| 4 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 5 | SUPERSWINE BBQ | |
| 6 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 7 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 8 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 9 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S | |
| 10 | Poppa Pig | |
| 11 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 12 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 13 | JDQ BBQ | |
| 14 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 15 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 16 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 17 | IOLA UNDERHOGS | |
| 18 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 19 | BrewsCue | |
| 20 | Lucky D's BBQ | |
| 21 | PACS BBQ | |
| 22 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 23 | Southern Smokehouse | |
| 24 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ |