Smoke in the Spring

2015-04-10 – 2015-04-11 · Osage City, KS · 📍 Osage City, KS 66523

Grand Champion: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (698.2516) · 97 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKE N BABES BBQ

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IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

698.2516 · Master Series — Overall

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SMOKE N BABES BBQ

693.1200 · Master Series — Overall

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PELLET ENVY

689.0740 · Master Series — Overall

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.

451.87 median 649.54 698.25 🏆

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

Chicken 176.00
Pork Ribs 179.44
Pork 177.70
Brisket 180.00 🔥

130.18 180.00

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2026 — this edition picked out.

Entries

4 judged meats · 2 ancillary

Top score

698.2516

Winning margin

5.1316

GC over RC

Field average

645.66

451.87698.25

median 649.54 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

PELLET ENVY (Brisket)

Tightest race

Pork

1.1428 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

679.9316

451.87698.25

10th place overall

Field spread

246.3776

winner to last place

Most consistent

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

avg finish 8.00 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 4.0000 pts — PELLET ENVY

How hot was the win?

Top 40%

beats 60% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

71%

52 of 73 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.72 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1555

avg power rating going in · stronger than 42% of contests

Top-rated in the field

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

rated 1919 pre-contest

Storylines (11 found in this contest's numbers)

Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.

A new contest record

698.2516 highest overall ever cooked here

698.2516 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 689.6916 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ set in 2014.

old record 689.6916
set 2014 by IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

Back-to-back

2 in a row editions of this contest

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.

2014
2015

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 4th
Pork Ribs 2nd
Pork 3rd
Brisket 23rd

A dynasty in the making

2× wins at this contest

2 of 14 tracked editions

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 14 tracked editions.

2014
2015

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 13 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 7–8: BLUE BUCKET BBQ and PORK ME PURPLE tied on 171.9884 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: R BUTTS R SMOKIN and IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ tied on 179.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ and SMOKE N BABES BBQ tied on 179.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 7–8 · tie
Pork Ribs 1–2 · tie
Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
Pork 2–3 · tie

A contest record in brisket

180.0000 best brisket ever cooked here

PELLET ENVY turned in 180.0000 in brisket — past the 178.2858 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.

old best 178.2858
across 2 past editions

Back to defend

2 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: GRILLIN' BEAVERS (won 2013), IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (won 2014).

GRILLIN' BEAVERS · 2013
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ · 2014

One of the big ones

97 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 99% of the 5,410 contests in the data

97 teams made this a bigger field than 99% of every contest tracked.

The biggest field yet

97 teams — a contest high

This contest usually draws about 72 teams

97 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 72.

A perfect score on the table

1 perfect 180s

1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

PELLET ENVY · Brisket

They keep coming back

71% of last edition’s field returned

52 of 73 teams from 2014-04-11 came back

52 of the 73 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.

This contest's own records (3 in the KCBS record book)

Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.

#7 🧱 Deepest contest 95 average field across every edition · 13 editions · biggest 109 · 10 Apr 2026
#7 🏛️ Longest-running contest 14 editions on file · 2013 → 2026 · about 95 teams a year · 10 Apr 2026
#9 🎲 Most different champions 11 separate winners of one contest · from 13 editions with a champion on file · 10 Apr 2026

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)

This contest over the years full contest page →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve Champion
2013-04-12	Osage City, KS	Osage City, KS	71	685.7142	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	PELLET ENVY
2014-04-11	Osage City, KS	Osage City, KS 66523	73	689.6916	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ
2015-04-10 ← this one	Osage City, KS	Osage City, KS 66523	97	698.2516	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	SMOKE N BABES BBQ
2016-04-08	Osage City, KS	Osage City, KS	109	700.5144	CLARK CREW BBQ	LUCKY'S Q
2017-04-07	Osage City, KS	517 South 1st St (Jones Park)	100	700.0116	CLARK CREW BBQ	THE SMOKING HILLS
2018-04-06	Osage City, KS	517 South 1st St (Jones Park)	103	699.3712	HOGLINE	4 LEGS UP BBQ
2020-10-30	Osage City, KS	Jones Park (in Osage City)	93	706.2744	Tebo Creek BBQ	TRIPLE H BBQ
2021-04-09	Osage City, KS	Jones Park (in Osage City)	105	703.4400	Piggin Whiskey O.G.	FINGER LEIKAM GOOD
2022-04-08	Osage City, KS	517 South 1st Street	94	700.0228	Last Call Heroes BBQ	HIGH i QUE
2022-04-08	Osage City, KS	517 South 1st Street	—	—	—	—
2023-04-07	Osage City, KS	517 South 1st Street	103	707.9772	Janky Leg BBQ	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ
2024-04-05	Osage City, KS	517 South 1st Street	97	706.2628	Burnt Trees	Damn Fine Beef & Swine
2025-04-11	Osage City, KS	517 South 1st Street	92	708.6060	Parts 'R' Smokin	Cow Creek BBQ
2026-04-10	Osage City, KS	517 South 1st Street	101	709.7028	Blind Fox BBQ	SLAPS BBQ

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	176.0000	172.5716	171.4172
Pork Ribs	179.4400	175.4172	172.0000
Pork	177.7028	176.5600	174.2744
Brisket	180.0000	174.2628	170.8344

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

97 entries · top 698.2516 · median 649.5428

#	Team	Score
1	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	698.2516
2	SMOKE N BABES BBQ	693.1200
3	PELLET ENVY	689.0740
4	LIL' FIDDLER'S	687.9884
5	SMOKEAHOLICS	686.1940
6	CLARK CREW BBQ	685.6228
7	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	683.3828
8	PORK PATROL BBQ	681.0400
9	CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ	680.5944
10	THE SMOKING HILLS	679.9316
11	WaunaQue	677.0512
12	Fergolicious BBQ	676.5028
13	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	674.7656
14	BOXER Q BBQ	674.7428
15	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	673.6912
16	SMOKE ON WHEELS	673.0856
17	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	672.4800
18	CHOP QUEY	671.3140
19	MIDNIGHT STOKERS	670.8000
20	THESLABS.COM	670.2168
21	BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	668.4796
22	FOUR MEN AND A PIG	667.8744
23	Reckless and Brave Competition BBQ Team	667.3828
24	PIT CREW BBQ	666.2516
25	OLD STYLE BBQ	665.7144
26	LUCKY D'S BBQ	664.4344
27	SMOKIN BAD HABIT	664.3996
28	INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	662.7772
29	FRONT DOOR GANG	662.7544
30	PORK ME PURPLE	662.7312
31	SMOKING CO	662.1832
32	SMOKERS WILD	661.5884
33	K.C. CAN CREW	661.5772
34	Smokin' Porky BBQ	660.9828
35	BEER GUT BAR-B-QUE	659.3488
36	PURPLE SHADOW	658.6628
37	BBQ BONANZA	657.5544
38	DARKSIDE BBQ	657.0056
39	BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS	656.9824
40	B & C SMOKERS	656.9596
41	HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS	655.8740
42	BLUE BUCKET BBQ	654.6624
43	KC SMOKE DAWGS	654.1484
44	DAWGHOUSE BBQ	654.1024
45	GETTIN' SAUCED	653.5884
46	777 BBQ	652.4228
47	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	652.3996
48	THE Q CREW	650.7428
49	Hillbilly Smoke Club	649.5428
50	913 BBQ	648.9712
51	QSS SMOKIN	648.4456
52	SMOKIN' R'S 2.0	647.9080
53	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	646.6740
54	BLACK EYE BBQ	646.1484
55	BARREL BOYS BBQ	646.1256
56	MANNY'S BBQ	645.6344
57	BEAUX HAWG BBQ	645.0516
58	3 B'S BBQ	643.8856
59	LAZY BUTT BBQ	643.2800
60	SOMETHING BORROWED SOMETHING BLUE BBQ	641.0856
61	Babe's BBQ	638.7548
62	INDIGO PIG	637.5428
63	LAZY 2 BBQ	637.0516
64	OUTHOUSE BBQ	637.0400
65	MEL'S BBQ	636.9600
66	ON THE SAUCE	635.8856
67	BLUE RIVER BBQ & BREWHAUS	634.2172
68	Fat and Greasy BBQ	632.8912
69	FUNNY FARM BBQ	632.3200
70	SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE	631.8860
71	GRISWOLD GRILLERS	631.8516
72	Tipsy Pigs BBQ	629.6456
73	RICH AND STU'S VOODOO BBQ	629.5888
74	3 pigs smokin	629.0628
75	BAD OL' BERNS BBQ	627.8512
76	RIBS N BIBS	627.2684
77	PECULIAR SMOKE	626.1368
78	ALBURNT EINSWINE	625.6228
79	BLUE COLLAR BBQ	623.8972
80	3.2 FLU QUE	623.2228
81	DUSTY ROADS BBQ	618.7656
82	SMOKIN SOMETHING OR OTHER	618.2056
83	THREE LEGGED PIG BBQ	618.1028
84	Burnt Butts-N-Buns	617.0060
85	BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES	614.1600
86	T-Town Drunkeen Monkees	613.5540
87	Hog Tied	613.0976
88	Showtime	612.4568
89	DRUM DADDY BBQ	611.3604
90	FIREBUGBBQ.COM	608.3540
91	R U Rdy 4 BBQ	606.7548
92	SILVER FOX BBQ	605.0168
93	Reckin-Crue Bar B Que	595.9084
94	Old Old 50 BBQ	595.8744
95	ROCK N BLUES BBQ	594.7084
96	JONES' EGGSTRAVAGANT BBQ	579.2568
97	Rubbed Raw	451.8740

Chicken

97 entries · top 176.0000 · median 163.4284

#	Team	Score
1	DARKSIDE BBQ	176.0000
2	THESLABS.COM	174.2628
3	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	173.7028
4	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	173.1200
5	Smokin' Porky BBQ	172.5716
6	DUSTY ROADS BBQ	172.5600
7	BLUE BUCKET BBQ	171.9884
8	PORK ME PURPLE	171.9884
9	OUTHOUSE BBQ	171.4400
10	CHOP QUEY	171.4172
11	Tipsy Pigs BBQ	171.4172
12	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	171.4172
13	CLARK CREW BBQ	171.4056
14	Babe's BBQ	170.8456
15	K.C. CAN CREW	170.8228
16	SMOKE N BABES BBQ	170.2972
17	PIT CREW BBQ	170.2972
18	CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ	170.2972
19	MIDNIGHT STOKERS	170.2628
20	BARREL BOYS BBQ	170.2628
21	QSS SMOKIN	169.7028
22	LIL' FIDDLER'S	169.7028
23	BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	169.6912
24	THE SMOKING HILLS	169.6800
25	FOUR MEN AND A PIG	169.1316
26	SMOKIN BAD HABIT	169.1200
27	BEER GUT BAR-B-QUE	168.5600
28	PORK PATROL BBQ	168.5372
29	SMOKEAHOLICS	168.5256
30	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	167.9884
31	B & C SMOKERS	167.9656
32	FRONT DOOR GANG	167.4400
33	BLACK EYE BBQ	167.4056
34	BBQ BONANZA	167.3944
35	INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	166.8228
36	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	166.2628
37	Reckless and Brave Competition BBQ Team	166.2400
38	3 pigs smokin	165.7144
39	Fergolicious BBQ	165.1200
40	OLD STYLE BBQ	165.0972
41	SMOKIN' R'S 2.0	164.5712
42	SMOKING CO	164.5372
43	WaunaQue	164.5256
44	BLUE RIVER BBQ & BREWHAUS	164.0000
45	FIREBUGBBQ.COM	163.9772
46	PELLET ENVY	163.9656
47	LAZY BUTT BBQ	163.9428
48	BEAUX HAWG BBQ	163.4516
49	PECULIAR SMOKE	163.4284
50	KC SMOKE DAWGS	163.4172
51	LUCKY D'S BBQ	163.3944
52	Hillbilly Smoke Club	163.3944
53	HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS	163.3828
54	SMOKIN SOMETHING OR OTHER	162.8684
55	SMOKERS WILD	162.7884
56	BAD OL' BERNS BBQ	162.2628
57	PURPLE SHADOW	162.2284
58	RICH AND STU'S VOODOO BBQ	161.6800
59	DRUM DADDY BBQ	161.1772
60	3 B'S BBQ	161.1656
61	BLUE COLLAR BBQ	161.1428
62	Burnt Butts-N-Buns	161.1316
63	FUNNY FARM BBQ	161.0972
64	GRISWOLD GRILLERS	161.0972
65	BOXER Q BBQ	161.0856
66	BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS	160.5256
67	Reckin-Crue Bar B Que	160.5028
68	ON THE SAUCE	159.4284
69	913 BBQ	159.3828
70	Fat and Greasy BBQ	159.3828
71	GETTIN' SAUCED	159.3712
72	DAWGHOUSE BBQ	158.2056
73	MEL'S BBQ	157.6800
74	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	157.6456
75	RIBS N BIBS	157.0856
76	Old Old 50 BBQ	156.5372
77	THREE LEGGED PIG BBQ	156.5144
78	SMOKE ON WHEELS	155.9656
79	THE Q CREW	155.9428
80	777 BBQ	155.9428
81	SILVER FOX BBQ	155.4400
82	Showtime	155.4056
83	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	155.4056
84	T-Town Drunkeen Monkees	154.8572
85	INDIGO PIG	154.8000
86	MANNY'S BBQ	154.2972
87	BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES	153.6800
88	SOMETHING BORROWED SOMETHING BLUE BBQ	151.9656
89	SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE	151.9200
90	R U Rdy 4 BBQ	151.3944
91	Hog Tied	151.3944
92	LAZY 2 BBQ	151.3828
93	ALBURNT EINSWINE	150.2744
94	Rubbed Raw	147.3712
95	3.2 FLU QUE	146.8000
96	JONES' EGGSTRAVAGANT BBQ	139.4056
97	ROCK N BLUES BBQ	136.5256

Pork Ribs

97 entries · top 179.4400 · median 162.8228

#	Team	Score
1	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	179.4400
2	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	179.4400
3	SMOKE N BABES BBQ	179.4400
4	LIL' FIDDLER'S	176.5600
5	CLARK CREW BBQ	175.4172
6	PELLET ENVY	175.4056
7	HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS	174.8572
8	PORK PATROL BBQ	173.7028
9	SMOKEAHOLICS	173.1428
10	WaunaQue	172.0000
11	BOXER Q BBQ	172.0000
12	DAWGHOUSE BBQ	171.4172
13	INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	170.8572
14	K.C. CAN CREW	170.8344
15	FRONT DOOR GANG	170.8228
16	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	170.2744
17	PIT CREW BBQ	170.2744
18	BEER GUT BAR-B-QUE	169.7372
19	FOUR MEN AND A PIG	169.7144
20	Hillbilly Smoke Club	169.6684
21	THE SMOKING HILLS	169.1200
22	CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ	168.5372
23	CHOP QUEY	167.9772
24	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	167.9772
25	INDIGO PIG	167.4516
26	BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	167.4172
27	THE Q CREW	167.4172
28	SMOKIN BAD HABIT	167.4056
29	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	166.8572
30	SOMETHING BORROWED SOMETHING BLUE BBQ	166.8228
31	Smokin' Porky BBQ	166.8228
32	Fergolicious BBQ	166.8228
33	MIDNIGHT STOKERS	165.7372
34	RIBS N BIBS	165.7028
35	BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS	165.6800
36	GETTIN' SAUCED	165.1200
37	ON THE SAUCE	165.1200
38	SMOKIN' R'S 2.0	165.1084
39	BEAUX HAWG BBQ	164.5600
40	Reckless and Brave Competition BBQ Team	163.9772
41	SMOKE ON WHEELS	163.9772
42	PORK ME PURPLE	163.3828
43	RICH AND STU'S VOODOO BBQ	163.3828
44	Rubbed Raw	162.8572
45	THESLABS.COM	162.8456
46	SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE	162.8456
47	MANNY'S BBQ	162.8344
48	SMOKING CO	162.8344
49	BBQ BONANZA	162.8228
50	LUCKY D'S BBQ	162.8228
51	Hog Tied	162.3088
52	OUTHOUSE BBQ	162.2400
53	Babe's BBQ	161.7144
54	3.2 FLU QUE	161.6800
55	PURPLE SHADOW	161.6572
56	913 BBQ	161.6456
57	Tipsy Pigs BBQ	161.1544
58	MEL'S BBQ	161.1200
59	ALBURNT EINSWINE	161.1084
60	BLUE BUCKET BBQ	161.0856
61	BLUE COLLAR BBQ	160.5600
62	777 BBQ	160.5372
63	KC SMOKE DAWGS	160.5256
64	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	160.5028
65	FUNNY FARM BBQ	160.5028
66	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	159.9428
67	OLD STYLE BBQ	159.4172
68	SMOKERS WILD	159.3828
69	Old Old 50 BBQ	158.8000
70	BLUE RIVER BBQ & BREWHAUS	157.7372
71	DARKSIDE BBQ	157.6800
72	BLACK EYE BBQ	157.6684
73	LAZY BUTT BBQ	157.0972
74	3 B'S BBQ	156.5028
75	BAD OL' BERNS BBQ	155.9772
76	B & C SMOKERS	155.9200
77	QSS SMOKIN	155.9200
78	PECULIAR SMOKE	155.4172
79	BARREL BOYS BBQ	155.3600
80	BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES	154.7772
81	SMOKIN SOMETHING OR OTHER	153.6800
82	3 pigs smokin	153.1200
83	Fat and Greasy BBQ	153.0628
84	JONES' EGGSTRAVAGANT BBQ	152.5600
85	LAZY 2 BBQ	152.5372
86	T-Town Drunkeen Monkees	151.4056
87	GRISWOLD GRILLERS	151.3716
88	THREE LEGGED PIG BBQ	150.8000
89	R U Rdy 4 BBQ	149.1544
90	ROCK N BLUES BBQ	148.5144
91	Showtime	147.9428
92	SILVER FOX BBQ	146.8000
93	FIREBUGBBQ.COM	146.7884
94	Reckin-Crue Bar B Que	145.7488
95	DRUM DADDY BBQ	145.6800
96	Burnt Butts-N-Buns	145.0860
97	DUSTY ROADS BBQ	143.3600

Pork

97 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.3828

#	Team	Score
1	QSS SMOKIN	177.7028
2	SMOKE ON WHEELS	177.1428
3	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	177.1428
4	SMOKERS WILD	176.5944
5	CLARK CREW BBQ	176.5600
6	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	175.4172
7	777 BBQ	175.4172
8	WaunaQue	174.8572
9	SMOKEAHOLICS	174.8456
10	BOXER Q BBQ	174.2744
11	SMOKE N BABES BBQ	172.5600
12	Smokin' Porky BBQ	172.5600
13	LIL' FIDDLER'S	171.9772
14	Reckless and Brave Competition BBQ Team	171.4400
15	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	171.4284
16	GRISWOLD GRILLERS	170.8800
17	CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ	170.8800
18	PURPLE SHADOW	170.8344
19	SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE	170.2972
20	B & C SMOKERS	170.2628
21	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	170.2628
22	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	169.7256
23	PELLET ENVY	169.7028
24	LUCKY D'S BBQ	169.6800
25	Fergolicious BBQ	169.1200
26	FOUR MEN AND A PIG	168.5256
27	Hillbilly Smoke Club	168.5256
28	OLD STYLE BBQ	168.0228
29	PORK PATROL BBQ	167.9772
30	INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	167.4400
31	SMOKIN BAD HABIT	167.3828
32	DAWGHOUSE BBQ	167.3712
33	3 B'S BBQ	166.8572
34	MANNY'S BBQ	166.8344
35	INDIGO PIG	166.2284
36	THE Q CREW	165.7144
37	THE SMOKING HILLS	165.6916
38	CHOP QUEY	164.5484
39	3.2 FLU QUE	164.5372
40	MIDNIGHT STOKERS	164.5372
41	BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS	164.5140
42	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	163.9772
43	FUNNY FARM BBQ	163.9428
44	LAZY 2 BBQ	163.4172
45	THESLABS.COM	163.4056
46	BEAUX HAWG BBQ	163.3944
47	BLUE BUCKET BBQ	163.3828
48	GETTIN' SAUCED	163.3828
49	BEER GUT BAR-B-QUE	163.3828
50	Fat and Greasy BBQ	162.8000
51	RIBS N BIBS	162.8000
52	MEL'S BBQ	162.8000
53	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	162.7884
54	ALBURNT EINSWINE	162.2628
55	PORK ME PURPLE	162.2628
56	ROCK N BLUES BBQ	162.2628
57	BARREL BOYS BBQ	162.2516
58	HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS	162.2400
59	BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	162.2284
60	SOMETHING BORROWED SOMETHING BLUE BBQ	161.7256
61	LAZY BUTT BBQ	161.6456
62	SMOKING CO	160.5488
63	Hog Tied	160.0572
64	SMOKIN' R'S 2.0	159.9428
65	BBQ BONANZA	159.9428
66	DARKSIDE BBQ	159.9428
67	BLACK EYE BBQ	159.3828
68	913 BBQ	159.3828
69	BLUE RIVER BBQ & BREWHAUS	157.6800
70	RICH AND STU'S VOODOO BBQ	157.1200
71	Reckin-Crue Bar B Que	157.1084
72	JONES' EGGSTRAVAGANT BBQ	157.1084
73	KC SMOKE DAWGS	157.0856
74	K.C. CAN CREW	156.5372
75	PIT CREW BBQ	156.5372
76	ON THE SAUCE	156.5372
77	3 pigs smokin	156.5256
78	DUSTY ROADS BBQ	155.4284
79	SILVER FOX BBQ	155.3712
80	DRUM DADDY BBQ	154.8344
81	T-Town Drunkeen Monkees	154.2284
82	Babe's BBQ	153.6688
83	THREE LEGGED PIG BBQ	153.6684
84	FRONT DOOR GANG	153.6572
85	PECULIAR SMOKE	153.0856
86	R U Rdy 4 BBQ	152.5372
87	BLUE COLLAR BBQ	152.5028
88	OUTHOUSE BBQ	151.9656
89	BAD OL' BERNS BBQ	151.9428
90	Showtime	149.0856
91	FIREBUGBBQ.COM	147.9428
92	SMOKIN SOMETHING OR OTHER	147.3600
93	BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES	145.7028
94	Old Old 50 BBQ	144.5828
95	Burnt Butts-N-Buns	144.5256
96	Tipsy Pigs BBQ	142.7656
97	Rubbed Raw	141.6456

Brisket

96 entries · top 180.0000 · median 160.4970 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	PELLET ENVY	180.0000 🔥
2	SMOKE ON WHEELS	176.0000
3	Fergolicious BBQ	175.4400
4	THE SMOKING HILLS	175.4400
5	SMOKING CO	174.2628
6	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	173.7028
7	OLD STYLE BBQ	173.1772
8	KC SMOKE DAWGS	173.1200
9	CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ	170.8800
10	FRONT DOOR GANG	170.8344
11	PORK PATROL BBQ	170.8228
12	SMOKE N BABES BBQ	170.8228
13	MIDNIGHT STOKERS	170.2628
14	LIL' FIDDLER'S	169.7484
15	LAZY 2 BBQ	169.7144
16	THESLABS.COM	169.7028
17	SMOKEAHOLICS	169.6800
18	PIT CREW BBQ	169.1428
19	BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	169.1428
20	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	169.1428
21	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	169.1200
22	913 BBQ	168.5600
23	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	168.5488
24	LUCKY D'S BBQ	168.5372
25	BBQ BONANZA	167.3944
26	BOXER Q BBQ	167.3828
27	CHOP QUEY	167.3712
28	BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS	166.2628
29	Burnt Butts-N-Buns	166.2628
30	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	166.2284
31	Reckless and Brave Competition BBQ Team	165.7256
32	GETTIN' SAUCED	165.7144
33	WaunaQue	165.6684
34	PORK ME PURPLE	165.0972
35	PURPLE SHADOW	163.9428
36	K.C. CAN CREW	163.3828
37	DARKSIDE BBQ	163.3828
38	SMOKERS WILD	162.8228
39	B & C SMOKERS	162.8112
40	CLARK CREW BBQ	162.2400
41	BLACK EYE BBQ	161.6916
42	THE Q CREW	161.6684
43	MANNY'S BBQ	161.6684
44	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	161.6572
45	LAZY BUTT BBQ	160.5944
46	SOMETHING BORROWED SOMETHING BLUE BBQ	160.5716
47	777 BBQ	160.5256
48	FOUR MEN AND A PIG	160.5028
49	SMOKIN BAD HABIT	160.4912
50	Showtime	160.0228
51	BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES	160.0000
52	3 B'S BBQ	159.3600
53	SMOKIN' R'S 2.0	158.2856
54	BARREL BOYS BBQ	158.2512
55	BLUE BUCKET BBQ	158.2056
56	BEER GUT BAR-B-QUE	157.6688
57	BAD OL' BERNS BBQ	157.6684
58	INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	157.6572
59	Fat and Greasy BBQ	157.6456
60	THREE LEGGED PIG BBQ	157.1200
61	DAWGHOUSE BBQ	157.1084
62	HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS	155.3940
63	MEL'S BBQ	155.3600
64	ON THE SAUCE	154.8000
65	BLUE RIVER BBQ & BREWHAUS	154.8000
66	Tipsy Pigs BBQ	154.3084
67	SMOKIN SOMETHING OR OTHER	154.2972
68	PECULIAR SMOKE	154.2056
69	3 pigs smokin	153.7028
70	R U Rdy 4 BBQ	153.6688
71	BEAUX HAWG BBQ	153.6456
72	T-Town Drunkeen Monkees	153.0628
73	Babe's BBQ	152.5260
74	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	152.5256
75	ALBURNT EINSWINE	151.9772
76	OUTHOUSE BBQ	151.3944
77	3.2 FLU QUE	150.2056
78	BLUE COLLAR BBQ	149.6916
79	DRUM DADDY BBQ	149.6688
80	FIREBUGBBQ.COM	149.6456
81	INDIGO PIG	149.0628
82	Smokin' Porky BBQ	149.0284
83	GRISWOLD GRILLERS	148.5028
84	Hillbilly Smoke Club	147.9544
85	DUSTY ROADS BBQ	147.4172
86	RICH AND STU'S VOODOO BBQ	147.4060
87	SILVER FOX BBQ	147.4056
88	ROCK N BLUES BBQ	147.4056
89	SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE	146.8232
90	FUNNY FARM BBQ	146.7772
91	QSS SMOKIN	145.1200
92	RIBS N BIBS	141.6800
93	Hog Tied	139.3372
94	Old Old 50 BBQ	135.9544
95	Reckin-Crue Bar B Que	132.5484
96	JONES' EGGSTRAVAGANT BBQ	130.1828

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Master Series — Cooks Choice

43 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.0000 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	BAD OL' BERNS BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	THREE LEGGED PIG BBQ	179.4400
3	SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE	177.1428
4	SMOKING CO	176.0228
5	BLUE BUCKET BBQ	176.0228
6	Old Old 50 BBQ	176.0000
7	INDIGO PIG	176.0000
8	BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS	176.0000
9	BOXER Q BBQ	175.4056
10	OLD STYLE BBQ	174.8688
11	BARREL BOYS BBQ	173.7028
12	LAZY BUTT BBQ	173.1084
13	3 pigs smokin	172.0800
14	MEL'S BBQ	172.0000
15	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	171.9656
16	FRONT DOOR GANG	171.4628
17	DAWGHOUSE BBQ	171.4056
18	3.2 FLU QUE	169.7600
19	913 BBQ	169.7028
20	Fat and Greasy BBQ	169.1544
21	Tipsy Pigs BBQ	168.0344
22	Showtime	168.0000
23	ON THE SAUCE	166.8228
24	DARKSIDE BBQ	166.2744
25	Reckin-Crue Bar B Que	165.7256
26	Burnt Butts-N-Buns	165.7028
27	PIT CREW BBQ	165.6912
28	B & C SMOKERS	165.6684
29	R U Rdy 4 BBQ	165.1428
30	Hog Tied	164.5944
31	THE Q CREW	164.5716
32	RIBS N BIBS	164.5712
33	BLUE COLLAR BBQ	164.0000
34	JONES' EGGSTRAVAGANT BBQ	162.8228
35	Hillbilly Smoke Club	161.1428
36	BEAUX HAWG BBQ	159.9656
37	BBQ BONANZA	158.2400
38	BEER GUT BAR-B-QUE	153.7028
39	BLUE RIVER BBQ & BREWHAUS	152.5028
40	Rubbed Raw	149.1428
41	SILVER FOX BBQ	145.7028
42	DRUM DADDY BBQ	145.6572
43	RICH AND STU'S VOODOO BBQ	143.4168

Master Series — Dessert

26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 175.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	913 BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	180.0000 🔥
3	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	180.0000 🔥
4	3 pigs smokin	180.0000 🔥
5	B & C SMOKERS	180.0000 🔥
6	BLUE BUCKET BBQ	180.0000 🔥
7	BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS	178.8572
8	RIBS N BIBS	177.7028
9	BAD OL' BERNS BBQ	177.7028
10	SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE	177.1428
11	Tipsy Pigs BBQ	175.4400
12	INDIGO PIG	175.4172
13	3.2 FLU QUE	175.4056
14	DARKSIDE BBQ	175.4056
15	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	175.4056
16	Showtime	174.3316
17	BEER GUT BAR-B-QUE	173.7144
18	THREE LEGGED PIG BBQ	173.1428
19	RICH AND STU'S VOODOO BBQ	173.1200
20	PIT CREW BBQ	171.4400
21	SMOKING CO	162.2400
22	Burnt Butts-N-Buns	160.5256
23	Old Old 50 BBQ	156.0344
24	Reckin-Crue Bar B Que	154.8456
25	R U Rdy 4 BBQ	154.8228
26	SILVER FOX BBQ	145.1084

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