Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ

2026-04-17 – 2026-04-18 · Iola, KS · 📍 600 South State · State championship

Reps: DAVID DYCHE, JO DYCHE · Prize money: $7,000.00

Grand Champion: Squealin N Dealin BBQ (702.2516) · 27 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 WOOD HOOK BBQ

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Squealin N Dealin BBQ

702.2516 · Master Series — Overall

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WOOD HOOK BBQ

699.9428 · Master Series — Overall

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Smoke 'n Magic

698.2168 · 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.

632.99 median 681.05 702.25 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 178.86
Pork Ribs 178.86
Pork 178.30
Brisket 174.26

146.80 178.86

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2022 to 2026 — this edition picked out.

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

702.2516

Winning margin

2.3088

GC over RC

Field average

680.17

632.99702.25

median 681.05 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Brisket

1.1544 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

689.0400

632.99702.25

10th place overall

Field spread

69.2572

winner to last place

Prize money

$7,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

WOOD HOOK BBQ

avg finish 5.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 1.1544 pts — Cow Creek BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 24%

beats 76% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

41%

11 of 27 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.83 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1593

avg power rating going in · stronger than 73% of contests

Top-rated in the field

Squealin N Dealin BBQ

rated 1790 pre-contest

Storylines (3 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.

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 17 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 5–6: HOLLOW Q and Squealin N Dealin BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Squealin N Dealin BBQ and Bocephus BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: MAN MEAT BBQ and Squealin N Dealin BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 5–6 · tie
Chicken 6–7 · tie
Pork Ribs 1–2 · tie
Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

Squealin N Dealin BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 17th.

Chicken 6th
Pork Ribs 2nd
Pork 1st
Brisket 17th

Back to defend

2 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Barking Dog BBQ (won 2024), Bocephus BBQ (won 2025).

Barking Dog BBQ · 2024
Bocephus BBQ · 2025

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
2022-07-29	Iola, KS	River Side Park	16	699.3712	Gettin' Sauced	HIGH i QUE
2023-07-28	Iola, KS	River Side Park	25	700.5028	Slaps BBQ	Fine As* Swine BBQ
2024-05-17	Iola, KS	Riverside Park	31	703.4060	Barking Dog BBQ	Damn Fine Beef & Swine
2025-05-16	Iola, KS	Riverside Park	27	703.9772	Bocephus BBQ	WOOD HOOK BBQ
2026-04-17 ← this one	Iola, KS	600 South State	27	702.2516	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	WOOD HOOK BBQ

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	178.8572	176.5600	174.2628
Pork Ribs	178.8572	176.5600	172.5484
Pork	178.2972	173.1428	173.1200
Brisket	174.2628	173.1084	170.8228

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

27 entries · top 702.2516 · median 681.0512

#	Team	Score
1	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	702.2516
2	WOOD HOOK BBQ	699.9428
3	Smoke 'n Magic	698.2168
4	Bocephus BBQ	698.2168
5	MAN MEAT BBQ	695.3484
6	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	691.3024
7	Cow Creek BBQ	690.7656
8	Barking Dog BBQ	689.6344
9	Pine Tar BBQ	689.6228
10	SMOKIN' OUTLAWS	689.0400
11	MUNNY'S STOVE	687.3600
12	BrewsCue	685.0168
13	CASUAL SMOKERS	683.3256
14	Electrified BBQ	681.0512
15	BARE KNUCKLE BBQ	679.9316
16	TORNADO BBQ	679.8972
17	HOLLOW Q	679.8396
18	BALD BEAUTIES BBQ	675.3028
19	Split Borders BBQ	673.0056
20	Who's Cookin'	672.9824
21	TAILGATE GUYS BBQ	671.9088
22	M2 Smokin' Q	671.2800
23	THE GRISWOLDS	670.6968
24	ROADKILL BBQ	663.8740
25	Underhog BBQ	655.9204
26	WINGED SWINE	655.8512
27	Far Beyond BBQ	632.9944

Chicken

27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.4056

#	Team	Score
1	Cow Creek BBQ	178.8572
2	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	177.7028
3	WOOD HOOK BBQ	177.1544
4	MUNNY'S STOVE	177.1428
5	HOLLOW Q	176.5600
6	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	176.5600
7	Bocephus BBQ	176.5600
8	MAN MEAT BBQ	174.8572
9	Barking Dog BBQ	174.2744
10	Split Borders BBQ	174.2628
11	Pine Tar BBQ	173.1084
12	TORNADO BBQ	171.9888
13	Smoke 'n Magic	171.9656
14	THE GRISWOLDS	171.4056
15	BrewsCue	171.4056
16	Underhog BBQ	170.8572
17	BALD BEAUTIES BBQ	170.8344
18	BARE KNUCKLE BBQ	170.8344
19	ROADKILL BBQ	169.7028
20	Who's Cookin'	169.6800
21	CASUAL SMOKERS	168.5372
22	SMOKIN' OUTLAWS	168.5256
23	Far Beyond BBQ	167.9888
24	Electrified BBQ	167.9656
25	TAILGATE GUYS BBQ	165.1200
26	M2 Smokin' Q	164.5256
27	WINGED SWINE	162.7884

Pork Ribs

27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6916

#	Team	Score
1	MAN MEAT BBQ	178.8572
2	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	178.8572
3	Bocephus BBQ	177.1428
4	SMOKIN' OUTLAWS	176.5600
5	Pine Tar BBQ	176.5600
6	Smoke 'n Magic	176.5600
7	WOOD HOOK BBQ	175.4172
8	TAILGATE GUYS BBQ	173.7144
9	Barking Dog BBQ	173.1200
10	Who's Cookin'	172.5484
11	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	171.9656
12	CASUAL SMOKERS	170.8228
13	BARE KNUCKLE BBQ	170.2744
14	M2 Smokin' Q	169.6916
15	Electrified BBQ	169.6800
16	Cow Creek BBQ	167.9772
17	MUNNY'S STOVE	166.8344
18	Split Borders BBQ	166.2400
19	TORNADO BBQ	166.2400
20	BALD BEAUTIES BBQ	166.2400
21	BrewsCue	166.2284
22	THE GRISWOLDS	165.0856
23	Far Beyond BBQ	163.3828
24	Underhog BBQ	162.8344
25	WINGED SWINE	162.2744
26	ROADKILL BBQ	160.4912
27	HOLLOW Q	159.3484

Pork

27 entries · top 178.2972 · median 171.4056

#	Team	Score
1	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	178.2972
2	Smoke 'n Magic	177.1428
3	Cow Creek BBQ	175.4056
4	Pine Tar BBQ	174.2744
5	TORNADO BBQ	173.1428
6	Electrified BBQ	173.1428
7	SMOKIN' OUTLAWS	173.1316
8	BrewsCue	173.1200
9	M2 Smokin' Q	173.1200
10	TAILGATE GUYS BBQ	173.1200
11	WOOD HOOK BBQ	173.1084
12	WINGED SWINE	173.1084
13	MUNNY'S STOVE	172.5600
14	Bocephus BBQ	171.4056
15	MAN MEAT BBQ	170.8228
16	HOLLOW Q	170.8228
17	CASUAL SMOKERS	170.8228
18	Split Borders BBQ	170.2628
19	Barking Dog BBQ	169.6800
20	BALD BEAUTIES BBQ	169.6800
21	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	168.5256
22	Who's Cookin'	167.3828
23	BARE KNUCKLE BBQ	166.8572
24	ROADKILL BBQ	165.1200
25	THE GRISWOLDS	165.0856
26	Underhog BBQ	163.4172
27	Far Beyond BBQ	154.8228

Brisket

27 entries · top 174.2628 · median 169.1200

#	Team	Score
1	WOOD HOOK BBQ	174.2628
2	BrewsCue	174.2628
3	CASUAL SMOKERS	173.1428
4	Bocephus BBQ	173.1084
5	HOLLOW Q	173.1084
6	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	173.1084
7	Barking Dog BBQ	172.5600
8	Smoke 'n Magic	172.5484
9	BARE KNUCKLE BBQ	171.9656
10	MUNNY'S STOVE	170.8228
11	SMOKIN' OUTLAWS	170.8228
12	MAN MEAT BBQ	170.8112
13	Electrified BBQ	170.2628
14	THE GRISWOLDS	169.1200
15	ROADKILL BBQ	168.5600
16	BALD BEAUTIES BBQ	168.5484
17	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	168.5372
18	TORNADO BBQ	168.5256
19	Cow Creek BBQ	168.5256
20	Pine Tar BBQ	165.6800
21	M2 Smokin' Q	163.9428
22	Who's Cookin'	163.3712
23	Split Borders BBQ	162.2400
24	TAILGATE GUYS BBQ	159.9544
25	Underhog BBQ	158.8116
26	WINGED SWINE	157.6800
27	Far Beyond BBQ	146.8000

Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ

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

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Winning score by edition

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?

Came back for more

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (3 found in this contest's numbers)

Photo finishes

How the title was won

Back to defend

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)

This contest over the years full contest page →

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