Mar 14–15, 2014 · N. Kansas City, MO · State championship
GETTIN' SAUCED won Grand Champion at the NKC MO State Championship BBQ on March 14, 2014 in N. Kansas City, MO, scoring 682.7884 in a field of 61 teams. PITMASTERIQ BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 669.6688. Category winners: Chicken — PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (174.2856); Pork Ribs — DODGE COUNTY SMOKERS (178.8572); Pork — SMOKE THIS BBQ MO (180.0000); Brisket — GETTIN' SAUCED (175.4400).
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 78 times in 100
GETTIN' SAUCED came in rated below the field's top team, TRUEBUD BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Wider than 94% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 13.1196 points — a wider margin than 94% of championships in the data.
Chicken places 3–4: HELPING U BBQ and A BOY & HIS BBQ tied on 169.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: KC SMOKE DAWGS and SMOKIN GUNS BBQ tied on 166.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 and MAGUIRE UNIVERSITY CULINARY INSTITUTE tied on 168.5372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
GETTIN' SAUCED took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 24th.
Bigger than 92% of the 5,469 contests in the data
61 teams — bigger than 92% 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.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2014 ← this one | N. Kansas City, MO | N. Kansas City, MO 64116 | 61 | 682.7884 | GETTIN' SAUCED | PITMASTERIQ BBQ |
| Mar 13, 2015 | North Kansas City, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2856 | 169.7028 | 166.8344 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 168.0116 | 166.2628 |
| Pork | 180 | 169.1200 | 167.4400 |
| Brisket | 175.4400 | 170.8228 | 166.8800 |
61 entries · top 682.7884 · median 637.0400
61 entries · top 174.2856 · median 159.9428
61 entries · top 178.8572 · median 159.4288
61 entries · top 180 · median 159.3828 · 🔥 perfect 180
61 entries · top 175.4400 · median 158.2744
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
18 entries · top 177.7372 · median 165.6856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HANG 'EM' HIGH | |
| 2 | Bushwhackers | |
| 3 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 4 | PULL MY PORK | |
| 5 | LEEPS BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN SUZY | |
| 7 | NICKLE BOYS BBQ | |
| 8 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 9 | SWEET BEAVER BBQ | |
| 10 | TEAM KCBBQSOURCE.COM | |
| 11 | FLOWER OF THE FLAMES | |
| 12 | MIDWEST SCUBA-QUE | |
| 13 | SMOKE ME TENDER BBQ | |
| 14 | Bone Pile BBQ | |
| 15 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 16 | Always Rubbin Somethin | |
| 17 | THE Q CREW | |
| 18 | HELPING U BBQ |
7 entries · top 176.5600 · median 171.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syndie Felty | |
| 2 | Giovanni Biscari | |
| 3 | Madysen Bresette | |
| 4 | Taylor White | |
| 5 | Luciana Biscari | |
| 6 | Jewell White | |
| 7 | Jordan Bresette |