Meat Inferno
2025-10-03 – 2025-10-04 · Edgerton, KS · 📍 404 E. Nelson Street · State championship
Reps: DAVE ROGERS, PEG ROGERS · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Damn Fine Beef & Swine (705.6800) · 21 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Squealin N Dealin BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Bocephus BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 8 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5484 points — closer than 92% of every championship in the data.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
6 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Man Meat BBQ (won 2022), Bocephus BBQ (won 2023), Damn Fine Beef & Swine (won 2024).
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
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 →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-07 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 29 | 706.8344 | Man Meat BBQ | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN |
| 2022-10-07 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 13 | 176.5600 | Gettin' Basted | — |
| 2023-10-06 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 19 | 706.2400 | Bocephus BBQ | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS |
| 2023-10-06 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 7 | 176.5716 | Fergolicious BBQ | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 38 | 707.4056 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | Dr. Squealgood BBQ |
| 2024-10-04 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 10 | 178.8572 | Meat Candy Q | — |
| 2025-10-03 ← this one | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 21 | 705.6800 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | Squealin N Dealin BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | Edgerton, KS | 404 E. Nelson Street | 12 | 180.0000 | Bocephus BBQ | — |
| 2026-09-11 | Edgerton, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-11 | Edgerton, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 174.2744 | 169.6800 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 174.2744 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 174.2744 | 171.4172 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 174.2744 | 171.9656 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
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 |
Chicken
21 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Pork Ribs
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 |
Pork
21 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Brisket
21 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |