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Shawnee Great Grillers

2025-09-26 – 2025-09-27 · Shawnee, KS · 📍 11501 W. 57th St · State championship

Reps: DAVE ROGERS, FORREST BRUCE, LARRY HADLEY, PEG ROGERS · Prize money: $6,350.00

Grand Champion: LOVE 2 Q (706.8228) · 67 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE

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LOVE 2 Q
706.8228 · Master Series — Overall
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BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE
703.9656 · Master Series — Overall
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Squealin N Dealin BBQ
703.3828 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

67
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary

Top score

706.8228

Winning margin

2.8572
GC over RC

Field average

663.07
median 661.04

Perfect 180s

3 🔥
KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON (Pork), BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE (Pork), Pine Tar BBQ (Pork)

Tightest race

Chicken
1.7028 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

696.4912
10th place overall

Field spread

108.7888
winner to last place

Prize money

$6,350.00
on the line

Most consistent

LOVE 2 Q
avg finish 6.00 across 4 meats

Double threats

6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs
won by 1.1428 pts — LOVE 2 Q

How hot was the win?

Top 17%
beats 83% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data

Traveled in

6%
of the 67 teams with a home region came from outside KS

Came back for more

70%
51 of 73 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Moderate
ρ = -0.56 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1527
avg power rating going in · stronger than 32% of contests

Top-rated in the field

SLAPS BBQ
rated 1861 pre-contest

Storylines

🔥 A day of perfect scores

3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

📸 Photo finishes

Chicken places 2–3: Squealin N Dealin BBQ and LOVE 2 Q tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: This is Nice and Power I BBQ tied on 177.7372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Power I BBQ and MAD MUTT'S BBQ tied on 177.7372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

🛡️ Back to defend

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Slaps BBQ (won 2023), Mad Mutt's BBQ (won 2024).

🃏 An upset on the books

LOVE 2 Q came in rated below the field's top team, SLAPS BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-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)

Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)

Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)

Where the field came from (home regions on file)

This contest over the years full contest page →

DateWhereVenueTeamsHigh scoreGrand ChampionReserve Champion
2023-09-22 Shawnee, KS 11501 W. 57th St 73 703.9544 Slaps BBQ Fergolicious BBQ
2024-09-27 Shawnee, KS 11501 W. 57th St 73 705.1088 Mad Mutt's BBQ SLAPS BBQ
2025-09-26 ← this one Shawnee, KS 11501 W. 57th St 67 706.8228 LOVE 2 Q BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE
2026-09-25 Shawnee, KS — — — — —

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category1st5th10th
Chicken179.4400177.7372176.5600
Pork Ribs178.8572176.5600175.4172
Pork180.0000177.7028175.4172
Brisket178.2972175.4172174.2628

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

67 entries · top 706.8228 · median 661.0404

#TeamScore
1 LOVE 2 Q 706.8228
2 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 703.9656
3 Squealin N Dealin BBQ 703.3828
4 MAD MUTT'S BBQ 701.7144
5 Fat&Dumb BBQ 701.0856
6 KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON 700.5256
7 Barking Dog BBQ 697.6688
8 KC SMOKE DAWGS 697.1088
9 Stewey Magoos BBQ 696.5372
10 SLAPS BBQ 696.4912
11 This is Nice 695.4288
12 Hoggy Style BBQ 694.8344
13 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 694.2172
14 Aww Shucks BBQ 693.6456
15 3 Blondes and a Bald 689.0628
16 Broken Bottle BBQ 686.2056
17 Pine Tar BBQ 682.1944
18 BALD BEAUTIES BBQ 680.4572
19 ROADKILL BBQ 679.9200
20 Three Brothers Different Mothers 679.3368
21 Bourbon Barrel Smokers 678.8688
22 Smokin' Beaver BBQ 677.5884
23 SMOKE ON WHEELS 673.0632
24 Power I BBQ 673.0628
25 Crooked Que BBQ 669.6116
26 T'S SMOKIN PIT 669.5772
27 Naked Wings 669.0400
28 Last Years Left Overs 668.9940
29 Smokeritaville 668.3996
30 Smoker Bandits 665.5884
31 Big Fork BBQ 664.4456
32 Shell Rock Smokers 663.8512
33 Bare Knuckle BBQ 663.2568
34 Porkatory 661.0404
35 FOMSB 660.4572
36 HAWG HEAVEN BBQ 659.3256
37 Mind if I Smoke 659.2796
38 Minage a Hog 657.5316
39 Shawnee Que Crew 655.8856
40 K C RIB DOCTOR 655.8744
41 Thigh Daddy's BBQ 654.6972
42 Grilligans Island 654.1372
43 This Little Piggy Got Smoked 653.5200
44 Ribs for Her Pleasure 653.5196
45 IHC BBQ 651.2340
46 Charface 649.0404
47 Kingdom Smoke 648.5260
48 Velvet Swine 647.8856
49 SMOKING JOE'S BARBERQ 645.5544
50 Legendary BBQ 645.5200
51 Pitt Crew BBQ 644.9828
52 Smokers Anonymous 643.2912
53 Evening Wood 643.2800
54 Ultimate Flippin Grillers 643.2000
55 Smoking Haydocks 642.6968
56 No Butts About It 641.4968
57 SMF 640.9600
58 Bubbas Pigalicious 639.3028
59 Overland Pig Committee 637.5540
60 Lucky Pig Barbecue 635.2796
61 Beer Belly BBQ 633.0860
62 ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE 632.4344
63 RIB I'S 619.3372
64 Why Not Smoke 616.9484
65 Jurassic Pork 614.6052
66 YARDHOGS BBQ 600.4000
67 Whisky Pit 598.0340

Chicken

67 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.3828

#TeamScore
1 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 179.4400
2 Squealin N Dealin BBQ 178.8572
3 LOVE 2 Q 178.8572
4 SLAPS BBQ 178.2972
5 This is Nice 177.7372
6 Power I BBQ 177.7372
7 MAD MUTT'S BBQ 177.7372
8 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 177.7144
9 Smoker Bandits 177.7028
10 BALD BEAUTIES BBQ 176.5600
11 KC SMOKE DAWGS 175.4172
12 Fat&Dumb BBQ 175.4056
13 Stewey Magoos BBQ 173.7144
14 KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON 173.7028
15 Three Brothers Different Mothers 173.1428
16 Pine Tar BBQ 173.1428
17 Porkatory 173.1428
18 T'S SMOKIN PIT 173.1200
19 ROADKILL BBQ 173.1200
20 Mind if I Smoke 171.9656
21 SMF 170.8572
22 FOMSB 170.8456
23 Kingdom Smoke 170.8344
24 This Little Piggy Got Smoked 170.8228
25 Smoking Haydocks 169.7028
26 Hoggy Style BBQ 169.1312
27 Barking Dog BBQ 169.1200
28 Bourbon Barrel Smokers 168.0116
29 Big Fork BBQ 167.9884
30 Shell Rock Smokers 167.9656
31 Aww Shucks BBQ 167.9656
32 3 Blondes and a Bald 167.4056
33 Smokers Anonymous 167.4056
34 Grilligans Island 167.3828
35 Legendary BBQ 166.8460
36 Velvet Swine 166.8344
37 Broken Bottle BBQ 166.8228
38 Bare Knuckle BBQ 166.8228
39 Charface 166.8228
40 Smokeritaville 165.6684
41 SMOKE ON WHEELS 165.0856
42 Minage a Hog 164.5372
43 Last Years Left Overs 164.5372
44 Lucky Pig Barbecue 164.5256
45 ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE 163.9888
46 Jurassic Pork 163.9540
47 Naked Wings 163.9428
48 Bubbas Pigalicious 162.8684
49 Beer Belly BBQ 162.8344
50 IHC BBQ 162.8228
51 K C RIB DOCTOR 162.2628
52 Crooked Que BBQ 162.2400
53 Thigh Daddy's BBQ 161.6688
54 SMOKING JOE'S BARBERQ 159.4172
55 Overland Pig Committee 159.3828
56 RIB I'S 158.8572
57 No Butts About It 157.6684
58 Evening Wood 157.6572
59 Smokin' Beaver BBQ 157.0628
60 HAWG HEAVEN BBQ 156.5372
61 Whisky Pit 156.5256
62 Pitt Crew BBQ 155.9656
63 Ribs for Her Pleasure 153.0740
64 Ultimate Flippin Grillers 152.4684
65 Shawnee Que Crew 150.2400
66 Why Not Smoke 147.4056
67 YARDHOGS BBQ 141.6572

Pork Ribs

67 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2400

#TeamScore
1 LOVE 2 Q 178.8572
2 No Butts About It 177.7144
3 KC SMOKE DAWGS 177.7144
4 Ribs for Her Pleasure 177.7028
5 Smokin' Beaver BBQ 176.5600
6 Fat&Dumb BBQ 176.5600
7 Shawnee Que Crew 175.4400
8 MAD MUTT'S BBQ 175.4172
9 3 Blondes and a Bald 175.4172
10 Aww Shucks BBQ 175.4172
11 Hoggy Style BBQ 174.8572
12 Barking Dog BBQ 174.2860
13 This is Nice 173.7144
14 Squealin N Dealin BBQ 172.5600
15 Stewey Magoos BBQ 172.5600
16 SMOKE ON WHEELS 172.0116
17 Bare Knuckle BBQ 171.9884
18 Evening Wood 171.9772
19 Porkatory 171.9772
20 Broken Bottle BBQ 171.9656
21 Smokeritaville 170.8344
22 SLAPS BBQ 170.8228
23 KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON 170.8228
24 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 170.8228
25 Bourbon Barrel Smokers 169.7144
26 Shell Rock Smokers 169.1200
27 Power I BBQ 168.5372
28 IHC BBQ 168.5372
29 T'S SMOKIN PIT 168.5372
30 Thigh Daddy's BBQ 167.9656
31 Minage a Hog 167.3944
32 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 166.8344
33 Crooked Que BBQ 166.2516
34 Grilligans Island 166.2400
35 Smokers Anonymous 165.6800
36 Naked Wings 165.1428
37 Charface 165.1316
38 Mind if I Smoke 165.0856
39 K C RIB DOCTOR 164.5372
40 BALD BEAUTIES BBQ 163.9544
41 ROADKILL BBQ 162.8344
42 Last Years Left Overs 162.7884
43 Big Fork BBQ 162.2400
44 FOMSB 161.6916
45 Smoker Bandits 161.6800
46 Ultimate Flippin Grillers 161.6688
47 HAWG HEAVEN BBQ 161.6456
48 Three Brothers Different Mothers 160.5372
49 Smoking Haydocks 160.5140
50 Bubbas Pigalicious 159.9544
51 Overland Pig Committee 158.8228
52 Velvet Swine 158.2284
53 Pine Tar BBQ 157.0744
54 Kingdom Smoke 156.5488
55 Pitt Crew BBQ 155.9544
56 SMOKING JOE'S BARBERQ 155.9316
57 Legendary BBQ 155.3828
58 This Little Piggy Got Smoked 153.6572
59 RIB I'S 152.5028
60 ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE 151.9200
61 Beer Belly BBQ 150.8572
62 Lucky Pig Barbecue 150.2400
63 SMF 150.2172
64 Why Not Smoke 149.6228
65 Whisky Pit 147.3372
66 YARDHOGS BBQ 144.5256
67 Jurassic Pork 144.5028

Pork

67 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON 180.0000 🔥
2 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 180.0000 🔥
3 Pine Tar BBQ 180.0000 🔥
4 Barking Dog BBQ 177.7028
5 Squealin N Dealin BBQ 177.7028
6 LOVE 2 Q 176.5600
7 Fat&Dumb BBQ 176.0116
8 Stewey Magoos BBQ 176.0000
9 Broken Bottle BBQ 175.4400
10 3 Blondes and a Bald 175.4172
11 Aww Shucks BBQ 175.4172
12 Pitt Crew BBQ 175.4056
13 SLAPS BBQ 175.4056
14 MAD MUTT'S BBQ 174.8572
15 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 174.2628
16 ROADKILL BBQ 174.2628
17 Crooked Que BBQ 174.2628
18 Smokin' Beaver BBQ 173.1428
19 Hoggy Style BBQ 173.1316
20 KC SMOKE DAWGS 173.1200
21 Shell Rock Smokers 173.1200
22 Three Brothers Different Mothers 173.1084
23 Last Years Left Overs 171.4172
24 Naked Wings 171.4172
25 HAWG HEAVEN BBQ 170.8572
26 Power I BBQ 170.8228
27 SMOKE ON WHEELS 170.2744
28 SMOKING JOE'S BARBERQ 169.6684
29 BALD BEAUTIES BBQ 169.1084
30 This is Nice 168.5600
31 Smoking Haydocks 168.0000
32 Mind if I Smoke 167.4400
33 Ultimate Flippin Grillers 166.8228
34 T'S SMOKIN PIT 166.2628
35 Lucky Pig Barbecue 166.2284
36 Bourbon Barrel Smokers 165.7372
37 K C RIB DOCTOR 165.6800
38 Minage a Hog 165.0856
39 Jurassic Pork 165.0856
40 Thigh Daddy's BBQ 164.5600
41 Shawnee Que Crew 164.5256
42 Smokeritaville 164.5256
43 Kingdom Smoke 164.0456
44 Velvet Swine 163.9656
45 This Little Piggy Got Smoked 163.9428
46 ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE 163.4172
47 Grilligans Island 162.8344
48 Bare Knuckle BBQ 162.8000
49 FOMSB 162.8000
50 Why Not Smoke 162.2400
51 Porkatory 161.1088
52 YARDHOGS BBQ 160.0000
53 Charface 159.9544
54 Ribs for Her Pleasure 159.9428
55 Evening Wood 159.4172
56 Beer Belly BBQ 158.8344
57 IHC BBQ 158.2400
58 Smoker Bandits 158.2056
59 Overland Pig Committee 157.6800
60 Smokers Anonymous 155.9312
61 Big Fork BBQ 155.9200
62 Legendary BBQ 155.8968
63 SMF 154.8000
64 No Butts About It 152.4800
65 Bubbas Pigalicious 151.9428
66 RIB I'S 149.1200
67 Whisky Pit 146.7884

Brisket

67 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.0972

#TeamScore
1 Big Fork BBQ 178.2972
2 Hoggy Style BBQ 177.7144
3 Barking Dog BBQ 176.5600
4 KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON 176.0000
5 This is Nice 175.4172
6 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 175.4056
7 Bourbon Barrel Smokers 175.4056
8 Aww Shucks BBQ 174.8456
9 Squealin N Dealin BBQ 174.2628
10 Stewey Magoos BBQ 174.2628
11 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 173.7028
12 MAD MUTT'S BBQ 173.7028
13 Fat&Dumb BBQ 173.1084
14 LOVE 2 Q 172.5484
15 Three Brothers Different Mothers 172.5484
16 Pine Tar BBQ 171.9772
17 Broken Bottle BBQ 171.9772
18 SLAPS BBQ 171.9656
19 KC SMOKE DAWGS 170.8572
20 BALD BEAUTIES BBQ 170.8344
21 3 Blondes and a Bald 170.8228
22 Smokin' Beaver BBQ 170.8228
23 HAWG HEAVEN BBQ 170.2856
24 Last Years Left Overs 170.2512
25 ROADKILL BBQ 169.7028
26 Naked Wings 168.5372
27 Smoker Bandits 168.0000
28 Legendary BBQ 167.3944
29 Smokeritaville 167.3712
30 Crooked Que BBQ 166.8572
31 SMOKE ON WHEELS 165.6916
32 Shawnee Que Crew 165.6800
33 FOMSB 165.1200
34 This Little Piggy Got Smoked 165.0972
35 SMF 165.0856
36 Bubbas Pigalicious 164.5372
37 K C RIB DOCTOR 163.3944
38 Ribs for Her Pleasure 162.8000
39 Ultimate Flippin Grillers 162.2400
40 Overland Pig Committee 161.6684
41 T'S SMOKIN PIT 161.6572
42 Bare Knuckle BBQ 161.6456
43 IHC BBQ 161.6340
44 Beer Belly BBQ 160.5600
45 SMOKING JOE'S BARBERQ 160.5372
46 Minage a Hog 160.5144
47 Thigh Daddy's BBQ 160.5028
48 RIB I'S 158.8572
49 Velvet Swine 158.8572
50 Grilligans Island 157.6800
51 Why Not Smoke 157.6800
52 Pitt Crew BBQ 157.6572
53 Charface 157.1316
54 Kingdom Smoke 157.0972
55 Power I BBQ 155.9656
56 Porkatory 154.8116
57 Mind if I Smoke 154.7884
58 Lucky Pig Barbecue 154.2856
59 Smokers Anonymous 154.2744
60 Evening Wood 154.2284
61 YARDHOGS BBQ 154.2172
62 Shell Rock Smokers 153.6456
63 No Butts About It 153.6340
64 ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE 153.1084
65 Whisky Pit 147.3828
66 Smoking Haydocks 144.4800
67 Jurassic Pork 141.0628

Ancillary categories

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.

Ancillary — Sausage

41 entries · top 176.5944 · median 168.5600

#TeamScore
1 Pine Tar BBQ 176.5944
2 FOMSB 176.0000
3 Kingdom Smoke 176.0000
4 This is Nice 175.4172
5 Bubbas Pigalicious 175.4172
6 Barking Dog BBQ 174.2744
7 IHC BBQ 173.7028
8 SMOKE ON WHEELS 173.1428
9 K C RIB DOCTOR 173.1200
10 Last Years Left Overs 172.5600
11 Grilligans Island 172.5600
12 LOVE 2 Q 172.5600
13 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 171.9656
14 YARDHOGS BBQ 171.4400
15 Smoking Haydocks 170.8456
16 HAWG HEAVEN BBQ 170.8228
17 Minage a Hog 170.8112
18 ROADKILL BBQ 170.2628
19 Why Not Smoke 169.6800
20 Smokeritaville 169.1200
21 Shell Rock Smokers 168.5600
22 Bourbon Barrel Smokers 168.5256
23 T'S SMOKIN PIT 168.5256
24 Big Fork BBQ 168.5256
25 No Butts About It 168.5256
26 Naked Wings 167.9656
27 ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE 167.9656
28 SMF 166.2512
29 Ribs for Her Pleasure 166.2400
30 Ultimate Flippin Grillers 166.2400
31 Smokers Anonymous 165.6916
32 Porkatory 165.1200
33 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 164.5484
34 Smokin' Beaver BBQ 164.5256
35 Whisky Pit 162.8116
36 BALD BEAUTIES BBQ 162.8116
37 Velvet Swine 162.2512
38 Legendary BBQ 161.6572
39 SMOKING JOE'S BARBERQ 161.6456
40 Evening Wood 157.6684
41 Broken Bottle BBQ 157.6572

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