Buds Blues and BBQ
2025-09-05 – 2025-09-06 · Columbia, MO · State championship
Reps: BUNNY TUTTLE, RICH TUTTLE · Prize money: $6,400.00
Grand Champion: AMBITION QUE (697.0972) · 9 teams
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🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 81% of every championship in the data.
🃏 An upset on the books
Ambition Que came in rated below the field's top team, Too Sauced BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-13 | Columbia, MO | 16 | 692.4800 | Shake 'N Bake BBQ |
| 2024-09-13 | Columbia, MO | 5 | 177.7028 | There's No Place Like Smoke |
| 2025-09-05 ← this one | Columbia, MO | 9 | 697.0972 | AMBITION QUE |
| 2025-09-05 | Columbia, MO | 7 | 177.1428 | ALL FIRED UP AND KICKIN ASH |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
10 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 2 | Fire Pig | |
| 3 | HESSHOGS | |
| 4 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 5 | Chester's Twisted Que | |
| 6 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 7 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 8 | Smoked By The Brooks | |
| 9 | SHOOTING THE BREEZE | |
| 10 | ROLLING SMOKE BBQ |
Backyard Series — Overall
10 entries · top 352.5600 · median 337.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire Pig | |
| 2 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 3 | HESSHOGS | |
| 4 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 5 | Chester's Twisted Que | |
| 6 | Smoked By The Brooks | |
| 7 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 8 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 9 | ROLLING SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | SHOOTING THE BREEZE |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
10 entries · top 176.0000 · median 167.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire Pig | |
| 2 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 3 | Chester's Twisted Que | |
| 4 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 5 | HESSHOGS | |
| 6 | ROLLING SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoked By The Brooks | |
| 8 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 9 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 10 | SHOOTING THE BREEZE |
Master Series — Brisket
9 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
Master Series — Chicken
9 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.7144
Master Series — Overall
9 entries · top 697.0972 · median 687.8968
Master Series — Pork
9 entries · top 176.0000 · median 171.4172
Master Series — Pork Ribs
9 entries · top 177.7144 · median 173.1084