Jun 21–22, 2013 · Lenexa, KS · State championship
PORK 'N MINDY won Grand Champion at the Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship on June 21, 2013 in Lenexa, KS, scoring 681.1432 in a field of 183 teams. HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB took Reserve Grand Champion with 678.8572. Category winners: Chicken — Smokin' Hawks (179.4286); Pork Ribs — DIXIE BOYS BBQ (176.5714); Pork — IBM (I BURNT MINE) (180.0000); Brisket — Bare Bones (177.1428). This is the 1st of 4 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2014.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2016 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
PORK 'N MINDY won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 2 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was PORK 'N MINDY's first Grand Championship in the data.
Chicken places 4–5: Shorthorn BBQ and Heavy Smoke BBQ tied on 173.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Smokin Joe's BarberQ and None-the-Weiser tied on 173.1430 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Bare Bones and SMOKERS PURGATORY tied on 172.5714 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Bigger than 99% of the 5,469 contests in the data
183 teams — bigger than 99% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2013 ← this one | Lenexa, KS | Lenexa, KS | 183 | 681.1432 | PORK 'N MINDY | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Lenexa, KS | Lenexa, KS 66215 | 184 | 683.9540 | HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS | FOUR MEN AND A PIG |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Lenexa, KS | Lenexa, KS 66215 | 183 | 695.9540 | PELLET ENVY | HIGH i QUE |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Lenexa, KS | Lenexa, KS | 183 | 697.1084 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | HIGH i QUE |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4286 | 173.7144 | 172.5714 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5714 | 173.7144 | 171.4284 |
| Pork | 180 | 173.7142 | 172 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 174.8572 | 170.8572 |
183 entries · top 681.1432 · median 629.7134
182 entries · top 179.4286 · median 159.1428
183 entries · top 176.5714 · median 158.2856
183 entries · top 180 · median 159.4284 · 🔥 perfect 180
183 entries · top 177.1428 · median 157.1428