Oct 3–4, 2025 · Edgerton, KS · 📍 404 E. Nelson Street · State championship
Reps: Dave Rogers, Peg Rogers · Prize money: $10,000
Damn Fine Beef & Swine won Grand Champion at the Meat Inferno on October 3, 2025 in Edgerton, KS at 404 E. Nelson Street, scoring 705.6800 in a field of 21 teams. Squealin N Dealin BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 705.1316. Category winners: Chicken — MAN MEAT BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Bocephus BBQ (175.4172); Pork — Damn Fine Beef & Swine (180.0000); Brisket — Shark Q (180.0000). This is the 7th of 10 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by Meat Candy Q; the next was held in 2025.
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, 2022 to 2026 — 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.
Closer than 93% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5484 points — closer than 93% of every championship in the data.
6 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
2 of 10 tracked editions
Bocephus BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 10 tracked editions.
Chicken places 1–2: MAN MEAT BBQ and Smoke Wurx BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: Smoke Wurx BBQ and Damn Fine Beef & Swine tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: Damn Fine Beef & Swine and Squealin N Dealin BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Damn Fine Beef & Swine took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 8th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Man Meat BBQ (won 2022), Bocephus BBQ (won 2023), Damn Fine Beef & Swine (won 2024).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2022 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 29 | 706.8344 | Man Meat BBQ | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 13 | 176.5600 | Gettin' Basted | — |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 19 | 706.2400 | Bocephus BBQ | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 7 | 176.5716 | Fergolicious BBQ | — |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 38 | 707.4056 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | Dr. Squealgood BBQ |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 10 | 178.8572 | Meat Candy Q | — |
| Oct 3, 2025 ← this one | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 21 | 705.6800 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | Squealin N Dealin BBQ |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 12 | 180 | Bocephus BBQ | — |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Edgerton, KS | 303 E. Nelson Street | 33 | 698.2172 | JDQ BBQ | Parts R Smokin' |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Edgerton, KS | 303 E. Nelson Street | 11 | 175.4288 | Smoke Wurx BBQ | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.2744 | 169.6800 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 174.2744 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 180 | 174.2744 | 171.4172 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.2744 | 171.9656 |
21 entries · top 705.6800 · median 683.3488
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 2 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 3 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 4 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 5 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 6 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 7 | Shark Q | |
| 8 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 9 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin' Beaver BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoke Wurx BBQ | |
| 12 | KC Meat Sweats | |
| 13 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 14 | Barking Hogs BBQ | |
| 15 | M2 Smokin' Q | |
| 16 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 17 | Young Gun BBQ | |
| 18 | Aporkcalypse BBQ | |
| 19 | Faith, Fire, & Flavor | |
| 20 | Genuswine Brisket Authority | |
| 21 | Rocking T's BBQ |
21 entries · top 180 · median 168.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | Smoke Wurx BBQ | |
| 3 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 4 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 5 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 6 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 7 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 8 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 9 | Barking Hogs BBQ | |
| 10 | Shark Q | |
| 11 | KC Meat Sweats | |
| 12 | Smokin' Beaver BBQ | |
| 13 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 14 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 15 | Young Gun BBQ | |
| 16 | M2 Smokin' Q | |
| 17 | Aporkcalypse BBQ | |
| 18 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 19 | Faith, Fire, & Flavor | |
| 20 | Rocking T's BBQ | |
| 21 | Genuswine Brisket Authority |
21 entries · top 175.4172 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 2 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 3 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 4 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 5 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 6 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 7 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 8 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 9 | Smoke Wurx BBQ | |
| 10 | Shark Q | |
| 11 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 12 | KC Meat Sweats | |
| 13 | Smokin' Beaver BBQ | |
| 14 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 15 | Barking Hogs BBQ | |
| 16 | Young Gun BBQ | |
| 17 | M2 Smokin' Q | |
| 18 | Aporkcalypse BBQ | |
| 19 | Genuswine Brisket Authority | |
| 20 | Rocking T's BBQ | |
| 21 | Faith, Fire, & Flavor |
21 entries · top 180 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 2 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 3 | Smokin' Beaver BBQ | |
| 4 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 5 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 6 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 7 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 8 | KC Meat Sweats | |
| 9 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 10 | M2 Smokin' Q | |
| 11 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 12 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 13 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 14 | Faith, Fire, & Flavor | |
| 15 | Shark Q | |
| 16 | Smoke Wurx BBQ | |
| 17 | Rocking T's BBQ | |
| 18 | Barking Hogs BBQ | |
| 19 | Aporkcalypse BBQ | |
| 20 | Young Gun BBQ | |
| 21 | Genuswine Brisket Authority |
21 entries · top 180 · median 171.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shark Q | |
| 2 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 3 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 4 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 5 | Barking Hogs BBQ | |
| 6 | M2 Smokin' Q | |
| 7 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 8 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 9 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 10 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 11 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 12 | Smokin' Beaver BBQ | |
| 13 | KC Meat Sweats | |
| 14 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 15 | Smoke Wurx BBQ | |
| 16 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 17 | Young Gun BBQ | |
| 18 | Aporkcalypse BBQ | |
| 19 | Genuswine Brisket Authority | |
| 20 | Faith, Fire, & Flavor | |
| 21 | Rocking T's BBQ |