2015-07-24 – 2015-07-25 · Iola, KS · 📍 Iola, KS 66749
Grand Champion: Fergolicious BBQ (698.8572) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 TRUEBUD BBQ
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, 2015 to 2021 — 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 84 times in 100
Fergolicious BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, TRUEBUD BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Fergolicious BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was Fergolicious BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 13th tracked contest.
Chicken places 4–5: KC SMOKE DAWGS and Fergolicious BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Fergolicious BBQ and PORK PULLERS tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: SMOKERS WILD and KC SMOKE DAWGS tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
TRUEBUD BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-24 ← this one | Iola, KS | Iola, KS 66749 | 26 | 698.8572 | Fergolicious BBQ | TRUEBUD BBQ |
| 2016-07-29 | Iola, KS | Riverside Park | 36 | 683.9200 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | CAVEMAN CUISINE |
| 2017-07-28 | Iola, KS | 500 Park Ave, Riverside Park | 27 | 702.2284 | SMOOTH SMOKE | SPICY SPITFIRE |
| 2018-07-27 | Iola, KS | 500 Park Ave, Riverside Park | 27 | 693.7028 | HIGH i QUE II | WOOD HOOK BBQ |
| 2019-07-26 | Iola, KS | Riverside Park | 41 | 689.7372 | Fat & Dumb BBQ | WOOD HOOK BBQ |
| 2020-07-24 | Iola, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-07-23 | Iola, KS | 510 park Ave | 28 | 694.8228 | Bull Creek BBQ | 913 BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5716 | 171.4172 | 169.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 172.0000 | 166.2516 |
| Pork | 177.1544 | 171.9656 | 169.1428 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 172.0000 | 168.0000 |
26 entries · top 698.8572 · median 666.2058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 2 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 4 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 5 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 6 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 7 | THE OUTLAWS | |
| 8 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 9 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 10 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 11 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 12 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 13 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 14 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 15 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 16 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 17 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 18 | 180 BBQ | |
| 19 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 20 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 21 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 22 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 23 | Olde Skool Barbique | |
| 24 | FIRESTORM | |
| 25 | Y WOODNT U Q | |
| 26 | Smokin in the Ozarks |
26 entries · top 176.5716 · median 168.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 2 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 3 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 4 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 5 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 6 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 7 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 8 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 9 | Olde Skool Barbique | |
| 10 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 11 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 12 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 13 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 14 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 15 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 16 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 17 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 18 | 180 BBQ | |
| 19 | Smokin in the Ozarks | |
| 20 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 21 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 22 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 23 | THE OUTLAWS | |
| 24 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 25 | FIRESTORM | |
| 26 | Y WOODNT U Q |
26 entries · top 179.4400 · median 164.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 2 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 4 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 6 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 7 | THE OUTLAWS | |
| 8 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 9 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 10 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 11 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 12 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 13 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 14 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 15 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 17 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 18 | Smokin in the Ozarks | |
| 19 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 20 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 21 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 22 | Olde Skool Barbique | |
| 23 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 24 | 180 BBQ | |
| 25 | FIRESTORM | |
| 26 | Y WOODNT U Q |
26 entries · top 177.1544 · median 167.1086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 2 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 3 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 5 | THE OUTLAWS | |
| 6 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 7 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 8 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 9 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 10 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 11 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 12 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 13 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 14 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 15 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 16 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 17 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 18 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 19 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 20 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 21 | FIRESTORM | |
| 22 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 23 | 180 BBQ | |
| 24 | Y WOODNT U Q | |
| 25 | Olde Skool Barbique | |
| 26 | Smokin in the Ozarks |
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.8458
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 2 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 3 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 4 | THE OUTLAWS | |
| 5 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 6 | 180 BBQ | |
| 7 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 8 | Y WOODNT U Q | |
| 9 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 10 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 11 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 12 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 13 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 14 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 15 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 16 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 18 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 19 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 20 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 21 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 22 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 23 | Olde Skool Barbique | |
| 24 | FIRESTORM | |
| 25 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 26 | Smokin in the Ozarks |
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.
9 entries · top 180.0000 · median 177.7372 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 2 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 3 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 4 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 5 | Olde Skool Barbique | |
| 6 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 7 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 8 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 9 | 180 BBQ |