University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest
2026-03-13 – 2026-03-14 · Fayetteville, AR · State championship
Reps: EUGENE WICKHAM, SARAH WICKHAM · Prize money: $6,200.00
Grand Champion: MUNNY'S STOVE (703.9544) · 37 teams
Entries
37
4 categories
Top score
703.9544
Winning margin
0.5716
GC over RC
Field average
681.43
median 688.55
Perfect 180s
5 🔥
Tightest race
Pork
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
694.2172
what a walk cost here
Field spread
102.5028
winner to last place
Prize money
$6,200.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 21%
beats 79% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1626
avg power rating going in · stronger than 97% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5716 points — closer than 90% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
MUNNY'S STOVE took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1626 power rating going in — stronger than 97% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
MUNNY'S STOVE came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-14 | Fayetteville, AR | 28 | 705.7372 | HOLLOW Q |
| 2026-03-13 ← this one | Fayetteville, AR | 37 | 703.9544 | MUNNY'S STOVE |
| 2027-03-12 | Fayetteville, AR | — | — | — |
| 2027-03-13 | Fayetteville, AR | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
37 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 2 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 3 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 4 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 5 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 6 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 7 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 8 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 9 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 10 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 11 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 12 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 13 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 14 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 15 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 16 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 17 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 18 | Electrified BBQ | |
| 19 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 20 | Crooked Que BBQ | |
| 21 | Ahh Townley BBQ | |
| 22 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 23 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 24 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 25 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 26 | Old Grunt BBQ | |
| 27 | Ambition Que | |
| 28 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 29 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 30 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 31 | MR BBQ | |
| 32 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 33 | Chisholm Trail Smokers | |
| 34 | Partners 'N' Swine | |
| 35 | Rub Me Raw BBQ | |
| 36 | Better Than Tim BBQ | |
| 37 | BRRBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
37 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 3 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 4 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 5 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 6 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 7 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 8 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 9 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 10 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 11 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 12 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 13 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 14 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 15 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 16 | Chisholm Trail Smokers | |
| 17 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 18 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 19 | Ambition Que | |
| 20 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 21 | Ahh Townley BBQ | |
| 22 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 23 | MR BBQ | |
| 24 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 25 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 26 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 27 | Electrified BBQ | |
| 28 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 29 | Old Grunt BBQ | |
| 30 | Partners 'N' Swine | |
| 31 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 32 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 33 | Crooked Que BBQ | |
| 34 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 35 | Rub Me Raw BBQ | |
| 36 | BRRBQ | |
| 37 | Better Than Tim BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
37 entries · top 703.9544 · median 688.5488
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 2 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 3 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 4 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 5 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 6 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 7 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 8 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 9 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 10 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 11 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 12 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 13 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 14 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 15 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 16 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 17 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 18 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 19 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 20 | Ambition Que | |
| 21 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 22 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 23 | Crooked Que BBQ | |
| 24 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 25 | Ahh Townley BBQ | |
| 26 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 27 | Electrified BBQ | |
| 28 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 29 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 30 | MR BBQ | |
| 31 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 32 | Old Grunt BBQ | |
| 33 | Chisholm Trail Smokers | |
| 34 | Rub Me Raw BBQ | |
| 35 | Partners 'N' Swine | |
| 36 | BRRBQ | |
| 37 | Better Than Tim BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
37 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 2 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 5 | Ambition Que | |
| 6 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 7 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 8 | Rub Me Raw BBQ | |
| 9 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 10 | Crooked Que BBQ | |
| 11 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 12 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 13 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 14 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 15 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 16 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 17 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 18 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 19 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 20 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 21 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 22 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 23 | MR BBQ | |
| 24 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 25 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 26 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 27 | Electrified BBQ | |
| 28 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 29 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 30 | Chisholm Trail Smokers | |
| 31 | Ahh Townley BBQ | |
| 32 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 33 | BRRBQ | |
| 34 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 35 | Old Grunt BBQ | |
| 36 | Better Than Tim BBQ | |
| 37 | Partners 'N' Swine |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
37 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | Ahh Townley BBQ | |
| 4 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 5 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 6 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 7 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 8 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 9 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 10 | Electrified BBQ | |
| 11 | Crooked Que BBQ | |
| 12 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 13 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 14 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 15 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 16 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 17 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 18 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 19 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 20 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 21 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 22 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 23 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 24 | Ambition Que | |
| 25 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 26 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 27 | MR BBQ | |
| 28 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 29 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 30 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 31 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 32 | Old Grunt BBQ | |
| 33 | Rub Me Raw BBQ | |
| 34 | BRRBQ | |
| 35 | Partners 'N' Swine | |
| 36 | Better Than Tim BBQ | |
| 37 | Chisholm Trail Smokers |