8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship

2026-03-20 – 2026-03-21 · Olathe, KS · 📍 21151 W. 167th St · State championship

Reps: DAVE ROGERS, FORREST BRUCE, LARRY HADLEY · Prize money: $10,000.00

Grand Champion: JDQ BBQ (703.9656) · 68 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 SLAPS BBQ

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JDQ BBQ

703.9656 · Master Series — Overall

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SLAPS BBQ

701.6800 · Master Series — Overall

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Barking Dog BBQ

699.9772 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

703.9656

Winning margin

2.2856

GC over RC

Field average

670.35

median 676.75

Perfect 180s

4 🔥

Slaughter House BBQ (Brisket), Barking Dog BBQ (Chicken), Flat Tire BBQ (Pork), Smokey Bey's Barbecue (Pork)

Tightest race

Chicken

2.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

694.2172

10th place overall

Field spread

190.3200

winner to last place

Prize money

$10,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

JDQ BBQ

avg finish 9.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 2.2972 pts — Slaughter House BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 29%

beats 71% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data

Traveled in

29%

of the 68 teams with a home region came from outside KS

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.66 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1565

avg power rating going in · stronger than 70% of contests

Top-rated in the field

SLAPS BBQ

rated 1868 pre-contest

Storylines

🔥 A day of perfect scores

4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

📸 Photo finishes

Chicken places 5–6: PACS BBQ and Fluffy Butt BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: SLAPS BBQ and Ambition Que tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: Bocephus BBQ and PARTS 'R' SMOKIN tied on 177.1544 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

🃏 An upset on the books

JDQ BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SLAPS BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-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)

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)

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	180.0000	177.7028	175.4172
Pork Ribs	178.2972	176.0000	174.8456
Pork	180.0000	177.7028	176.5600
Brisket	180.0000	176.5828	175.4056

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

68 entries · top 703.9656 · median 676.7484

#	Team	Score
1	JDQ BBQ	703.9656
2	SLAPS BBQ	701.6800
3	Barking Dog BBQ	699.9772
4	Bocephus BBQ	698.8344
5	Dr. Squealgood BBQ	698.8112
6	Ambition Que	698.2056
7	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	697.1312
8	Smokey Bey's Barbecue	696.5256
9	WOOD HOOK BBQ	694.2284
10	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	694.2172
11	BULL IN THE RING	691.9084
12	PACS BBQ	690.7996
13	C&M BBQ	690.7884
14	Cow Creek BBQ	690.7656
15	O.G. BANDITS	690.7540
16	ROADKILL BBQ	690.2284
17	Fluffy Butt BBQ	689.1084
18	BUCKSHOTBBQ	688.5140
19	BREWS BEFORE Q'S	687.9656
20	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	687.9312
21	Blind Fox BBQ	687.3600
22	Smoked & Furious	686.7656
23	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	686.2168
24	Go Pig or Go Home	686.2168
25	Flat Tire BBQ	685.6460
26	FINGER LEIKAM GOOD	685.6340
27	LOVE 2 Q	682.2172
28	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	682.1944
29	Bushwood BBQ	681.6800
30	MUNNY'S STOVE	680.4568
31	IN DEEP SAUCE	679.3600
32	Bourbon Bent BBQ	677.6228
33	Bucknutz BBQ	677.5652
34	Electrified BBQ	677.0284
35	Who's Cookin'	676.4684
36	At Ease	675.3484
37	Don't Tread on Meat	675.3256
38	ROCKSTAR BBQ	673.5540
39	The 28th Amendment	673.0400
40	Slaughter House BBQ	671.3144
41	GEO SMOKERS	671.3028
42	Split Borders BBQ	670.7312
43	Aporkalypse BBQ	670.1372
44	MEAT'S MY MISTRESS	669.6456
45	Sixkiller BBQ	668.3996
46	Smoke Wurx BBQ	666.2400
47	Pine Tar BBQ	665.0628
48	BARE KNUCKLE BBQ	664.4688
49	Grills Gone Wild	664.4684
50	Black Sail BBQ	663.8512
51	UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	663.2456
52	SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES	659.8508
53	Que or be Qued	659.2912
54	TORNADO BBQ	658.7196
55	3 Idiots & A Smoker	655.8400
56	JayHawgs BBQ	655.2916
57	SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ	652.4796
58	Three Legged Pig BBQ	650.1148
59	Open Flame BBQ	648.4688
60	BALD BEAUTIES BBQ	643.2688
61	Far Beyond BBQ	635.8168
62	BRR BQ	633.5884
63	On The Brink BBQ	627.8516
64	Buds Boys	622.6632
65	Pit Crew BBQ	619.8056
66	END OF THE ROAD BBQ	616.3428
67	Cannonball Chili & BBQ	610.0920
68	Aww Shucks BBQ	513.6456

Chicken

68 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Barking Dog BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	Dr. Squealgood BBQ	178.8572
3	JDQ BBQ	178.2972
4	BULL IN THE RING	177.7144
5	PACS BBQ	177.7028
6	Fluffy Butt BBQ	177.7028
7	BREWS BEFORE Q'S	175.4744
8	JayHawgs BBQ	175.4288
9	SLAPS BBQ	175.4172
10	Ambition Que	175.4172
11	WOOD HOOK BBQ	175.4056
12	Flat Tire BBQ	174.8572
13	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	174.8456
14	Sixkiller BBQ	174.2744
15	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	174.2628
16	Aww Shucks BBQ	173.7028
17	O.G. BANDITS	173.1084
18	Bourbon Bent BBQ	172.5600
19	Smokey Bey's Barbecue	172.5600
20	MUNNY'S STOVE	172.5484
21	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	172.0000
22	BUCKSHOTBBQ	171.9656
23	Smoked & Furious	171.9656
24	Cow Creek BBQ	171.9656
25	FINGER LEIKAM GOOD	171.4172
26	Who's Cookin'	171.4172
27	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	171.4056
28	IN DEEP SAUCE	170.2628
29	Go Pig or Go Home	170.2628
30	Bushwood BBQ	169.7028
31	Bocephus BBQ	169.6800
32	Blind Fox BBQ	169.6800
33	Electrified BBQ	169.6684
34	Pit Crew BBQ	169.1200
35	The 28th Amendment	169.1200
36	At Ease	169.1084
37	Grills Gone Wild	168.5600
38	BALD BEAUTIES BBQ	168.5488
39	Don't Tread on Meat	168.5372
40	ROCKSTAR BBQ	168.5256
41	Bucknutz BBQ	168.5256
42	SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ	168.0572
43	Smoke Wurx BBQ	167.9884
44	Aporkalypse BBQ	167.9772
45	Pine Tar BBQ	167.9772
46	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	167.9540
47	GEO SMOKERS	167.4056
48	Slaughter House BBQ	167.3828
49	UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	167.3828
50	ROADKILL BBQ	167.3828
51	TORNADO BBQ	166.2400
52	MEAT'S MY MISTRESS	165.1544
53	3 Idiots & A Smoker	165.1200
54	LOVE 2 Q	165.1084
55	Black Sail BBQ	165.0972
56	Open Flame BBQ	164.5944
57	Split Borders BBQ	164.5256
58	BARE KNUCKLE BBQ	163.9772
59	C&M BBQ	163.9428
60	Three Legged Pig BBQ	163.3944
61	Buds Boys	161.6916
62	BRR BQ	161.6684
63	Que or be Qued	161.1200
64	Cannonball Chili & BBQ	159.9772
65	On The Brink BBQ	157.1084
66	END OF THE ROAD BBQ	152.5144
67	SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES	152.5140
68	Far Beyond BBQ	150.2516

Pork Ribs

67 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.0000

#	Team	Score
1	Dr. Squealgood BBQ	178.2972
2	Bocephus BBQ	177.1544
3	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	177.1544
4	Blind Fox BBQ	176.5716
5	FINGER LEIKAM GOOD	176.0000
6	C&M BBQ	176.0000
7	Bushwood BBQ	174.8800
8	Don't Tread on Meat	174.8572
9	Barking Dog BBQ	174.8572
10	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	174.8456
11	Ambition Que	174.2744
12	O.G. BANDITS	174.2628
13	Smokey Bey's Barbecue	174.2628
14	BULL IN THE RING	174.2628
15	Bucknutz BBQ	173.7028
16	UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	173.7028
17	JDQ BBQ	173.7028
18	Electrified BBQ	173.7028
19	ROADKILL BBQ	173.1544
20	SLAPS BBQ	173.1428
21	WOOD HOOK BBQ	173.1428
22	LOVE 2 Q	173.1316
23	Go Pig or Go Home	173.1200
24	MEAT'S MY MISTRESS	170.2856
25	At Ease	170.2628
26	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	170.2628
27	BUCKSHOTBBQ	170.2628
28	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	169.6800
29	Three Legged Pig BBQ	169.1316
30	TORNADO BBQ	169.1084
31	SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES	169.1084
32	Cow Creek BBQ	168.5372
33	Aporkalypse BBQ	168.5256
34	PACS BBQ	168.0000
35	Fluffy Butt BBQ	167.9772
36	Black Sail BBQ	167.9656
37	IN DEEP SAUCE	167.4400
38	Buds Boys	167.3944
39	ROCKSTAR BBQ	167.3828
40	Bourbon Bent BBQ	166.8572
41	Far Beyond BBQ	166.8340
42	BREWS BEFORE Q'S	166.8228
43	Pine Tar BBQ	166.2744
44	JayHawgs BBQ	166.2628
45	Who's Cookin'	166.2628
46	Smoked & Furious	166.2628
47	SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ	166.2512
48	BARE KNUCKLE BBQ	166.2400
49	BALD BEAUTIES BBQ	164.5600
50	Flat Tire BBQ	164.5488
51	Split Borders BBQ	164.5372
52	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	163.9660
53	The 28th Amendment	163.9656
54	Grills Gone Wild	163.3944
55	Que or be Qued	163.3828
56	GEO SMOKERS	162.2400
57	MUNNY'S STOVE	162.2284
58	3 Idiots & A Smoker	161.0972
59	Smoke Wurx BBQ	159.9544
60	Sixkiller BBQ	159.3484
61	Open Flame BBQ	157.0972
62	END OF THE ROAD BBQ	157.0856
63	On The Brink BBQ	155.3944
64	Cannonball Chili & BBQ	154.8116
65	Slaughter House BBQ	154.2400
66	BRR BQ	150.2628
67	Pit Crew BBQ	150.2172

Pork

68 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2742 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Flat Tire BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	Smokey Bey's Barbecue	180.0000 🔥
3	The 28th Amendment	177.7028
4	Split Borders BBQ	177.7028
5	Ambition Que	177.7028
6	C&M BBQ	176.5828
7	BREWS BEFORE Q'S	176.5600
8	JDQ BBQ	176.5600
9	GEO SMOKERS	176.5600
10	SLAPS BBQ	176.5600
11	Barking Dog BBQ	176.5600
12	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	176.0000
13	Bocephus BBQ	175.4400
14	At Ease	175.4172
15	IN DEEP SAUCE	175.4172
16	MUNNY'S STOVE	175.4056
17	3 Idiots & A Smoker	175.4056
18	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	175.4056
19	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	174.2972
20	Dr. Squealgood BBQ	174.2856
21	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	173.7028
22	Cow Creek BBQ	173.7028
23	PACS BBQ	173.1084
24	ROADKILL BBQ	173.1084
25	Pine Tar BBQ	172.5828
26	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	172.5600
27	O.G. BANDITS	172.5600
28	WOOD HOOK BBQ	172.5600
29	LOVE 2 Q	172.5600
30	Go Pig or Go Home	171.9884
31	Electrified BBQ	171.9772
32	Smoked & Furious	170.8344
33	Aww Shucks BBQ	170.8112
34	Grills Gone Wild	170.2856
35	BULL IN THE RING	170.2628
36	Slaughter House BBQ	169.6916
37	Who's Cookin'	169.6800
38	BUCKSHOTBBQ	169.1428
39	Que or be Qued	169.1200
40	Sixkiller BBQ	169.1084
41	BARE KNUCKLE BBQ	168.5716
42	MEAT'S MY MISTRESS	168.5256
43	Bushwood BBQ	167.4172
44	SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES	167.4056
45	Aporkalypse BBQ	167.3944
46	Don't Tread on Meat	167.3828
47	ROCKSTAR BBQ	167.3828
48	Blind Fox BBQ	166.8456
49	Fluffy Butt BBQ	166.8456
50	SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ	166.8228
51	Black Sail BBQ	166.8228
52	FINGER LEIKAM GOOD	166.8112
53	Smoke Wurx BBQ	166.2972
54	Bucknutz BBQ	166.2284
55	TORNADO BBQ	165.6684
56	Far Beyond BBQ	165.0856
57	UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	165.0856
58	Three Legged Pig BBQ	162.8116
59	Bourbon Bent BBQ	162.8000
60	On The Brink BBQ	161.6800
61	BALD BEAUTIES BBQ	161.1084
62	Open Flame BBQ	160.5256
63	BRR BQ	159.3828
64	END OF THE ROAD BBQ	157.1200
65	JayHawgs BBQ	151.3600
66	Buds Boys	150.7656
67	Cannonball Chili & BBQ	149.6344
68	Pit Crew BBQ	149.0512

Brisket

68 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.8342 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Slaughter House BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	Smoked & Furious	177.7028
3	BUCKSHOTBBQ	177.1428
4	ROADKILL BBQ	176.5828
5	Fluffy Butt BBQ	176.5828
6	Cow Creek BBQ	176.5600
7	Bocephus BBQ	176.5600
8	SLAPS BBQ	176.5600
9	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	176.0000
10	Bourbon Bent BBQ	175.4056
11	JDQ BBQ	175.4056
12	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	174.2856
13	C&M BBQ	174.2628
14	Blind Fox BBQ	174.2628
15	WOOD HOOK BBQ	173.1200
16	Smoke Wurx BBQ	172.0000
17	PACS BBQ	171.9884
18	LOVE 2 Q	171.4172
19	FINGER LEIKAM GOOD	171.4056
20	Go Pig or Go Home	170.8456
21	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	170.8456
22	O.G. BANDITS	170.8228
23	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	170.8228
24	SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES	170.8228
25	Ambition Que	170.8112
26	MUNNY'S STOVE	170.2744
27	ROCKSTAR BBQ	170.2628
28	Smokey Bey's Barbecue	169.7028
29	Bushwood BBQ	169.6800
30	BULL IN THE RING	169.6684
31	Aww Shucks BBQ	169.1316
32	Bucknutz BBQ	169.1084
33	Who's Cookin'	169.1084
34	BREWS BEFORE Q'S	169.1084
35	Barking Dog BBQ	168.5600
36	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	167.3944
37	Dr. Squealgood BBQ	167.3712
38	Open Flame BBQ	166.2516
39	Flat Tire BBQ	166.2400
40	IN DEEP SAUCE	166.2400
41	Aporkalypse BBQ	166.2400
42	BARE KNUCKLE BBQ	165.6800
43	MEAT'S MY MISTRESS	165.6800
44	Sixkiller BBQ	165.6684
45	Que or be Qued	165.6684
46	GEO SMOKERS	165.0972
47	Don't Tread on Meat	164.5484
48	Split Borders BBQ	163.9656
49	Black Sail BBQ	163.9656
50	BRR BQ	162.2744
51	The 28th Amendment	162.2516
52	JayHawgs BBQ	162.2400
53	Grills Gone Wild	162.2284
54	Electrified BBQ	161.6800
55	At Ease	160.5600
56	Pine Tar BBQ	158.2284
57	TORNADO BBQ	157.7028
58	UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	157.0744
59	Three Legged Pig BBQ	154.7772
60	3 Idiots & A Smoker	154.2172
61	On The Brink BBQ	153.6688
62	Far Beyond BBQ	153.6456
63	Pit Crew BBQ	151.4172
64	SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ	151.3484
65	END OF THE ROAD BBQ	149.6228
66	BALD BEAUTIES BBQ	149.0516
67	Cannonball Chili & BBQ	145.6688
68	Buds Boys	142.8116

8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Prize money

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Traveled in

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines

🔥 A day of perfect scores

📸 Photo finishes

🃏 An upset on the books

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)

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

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket