Balloons and Barbeque
2025-10-17 – 2025-10-18 · Poteau, OK · State championship
Reps: KAREN JANE WILLIAMS, RALPH WILLIAMS · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Kermit's Ex (712.5484) · 15 teams
Entries
15
4 categories
Top score
712.5484
Winning margin
7.4052
GC over RC
Field average
672.95
median 686.77
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.8340 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
682.7312
what a walk cost here
Field spread
107.0632
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,000.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 2%
beats 98% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1584
avg power rating going in · stronger than 83% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Kermit's Ex took the Grand Championship home to AR.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
15 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dooms Day BBQ | |
| 2 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 4 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 5 | BrewsCue | |
| 6 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 7 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 8 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 9 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 10 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 11 | MK BBQ | |
| 12 | Big Pink BBQ | |
| 13 | DAL BBQ | |
| 14 | Wood Chip BBQ LLC | |
| 15 | 5 Oak Smoke |
Master Series — Chicken
15 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 2 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 3 | BrewsCue | |
| 4 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 5 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 6 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 7 | DAL BBQ | |
| 8 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 9 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 10 | Dooms Day BBQ | |
| 11 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 12 | MK BBQ | |
| 13 | Big Pink BBQ | |
| 14 | 5 Oak Smoke | |
| 15 | Wood Chip BBQ LLC |
Master Series — Overall
15 entries · top 712.5484 · median 686.7656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 2 | Dooms Day BBQ | |
| 3 | BrewsCue | |
| 4 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 5 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 6 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 7 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 8 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 9 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 10 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 11 | DAL BBQ | |
| 12 | Big Pink BBQ | |
| 13 | MK BBQ | |
| 14 | 5 Oak Smoke | |
| 15 | Wood Chip BBQ LLC |
Master Series — Pork
15 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 2 | Dooms Day BBQ | |
| 3 | BrewsCue | |
| 4 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 5 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 6 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 7 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 8 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 9 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 10 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 11 | Big Pink BBQ | |
| 12 | Wood Chip BBQ LLC | |
| 13 | 5 Oak Smoke | |
| 14 | DAL BBQ | |
| 15 | MK BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 177.7028 · median 174.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 2 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 3 | BrewsCue | |
| 4 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 5 | Dooms Day BBQ | |
| 6 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 8 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 9 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 10 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 11 | DAL BBQ | |
| 12 | Big Pink BBQ | |
| 13 | 5 Oak Smoke | |
| 14 | MK BBQ | |
| 15 | Wood Chip BBQ LLC |