Knox Co. 4-H/FFA Ring of Smoke
2026-04-17 – 2026-04-18 · Edina, MO · State championship
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, JEANNE TITUS · Prize money: $11,500.00
Grand Champion: STL-High on the Hog (700.5488) · 25 teams
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1772 points — closer than 78% of every championship in the data.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1609 power rating going in — stronger than 94% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
STL-High on the Hog came in rated below the field's top team, JANKY LEG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 12-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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8456 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.0000 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
25 entries · top 700.5488 · median 681.0280
Master Series — Pork
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.4400
Master Series — Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1428