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Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 2017

Jul 14–15, 2017 · Mayetta, KS · 📍 12305 150th Rd

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HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB
695.3944 · Master Series — Overall
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SMOOTH SMOKE
690.2744 · Master Series — Overall
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BUFFALO'S BBQ
689.1312 · Master Series — Overall

HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB won Grand Champion at the Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest on July 14, 2017 in Mayetta, KS at 12305 150th Rd, scoring 695.3944 in a field of 58 teams. SMOOTH SMOKE took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.2744. Category winners: Chicken — HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB (178.8572); Pork Ribs — BARRY & ERICA (177.1428); Pork — BURNT FINGER BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — SMOOTH SMOKE (177.7028). This is the 4th of 8 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by PORKY BUTTS BBQ; the next was held in 2018.

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.

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 177.14
  • Pork 177.70
  • Brisket 177.70
126.77 178.86

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2021 — this edition picked out.

2013-06-07 — 702.2856 (PIGSKIN BBQ) 2014-06-06 — 701.7372 (JP CUSTOM SMOKE) 2016-06-03 — 691.4172 (PORKY BUTTS BBQ) 2017-07-14 — 695.3944 (HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB) 2018-07-13 — 697.0968 (SPITFIRE) 2019-07-12 — 706.8344 (Boomerang BBQ) 2020-07-10 — 698.8684 (Smokin Timbers BBQ) 2021-07-09 — 713.1316 (Happy Grillmore) 695.39 2013 2021

Entries

58
4 judged meats

Top score

695.3944

Winning margin

5.1200
GC over RC

Field average

661.67
577.59695.39
median 671.35 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Chicken
1.7028 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

683.3940
577.59695.39
10th place overall

Field spread

117.8060
winner to last place

Most consistent

HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB
avg finish 8.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket
won by 2.2972 pts — SMOOTH SMOKE

How hot was the win?

Top 52%
beats 48% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

44%
24 of 55 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong
ρ = -0.78 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,596
avg power rating going in · stronger than 75% of contests

Top-rated in the field

JAESTAR BBQ
rated 1893 pre-contest

Storylines (4 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 13 calls decided inside half a point

Pork Ribs places 6–7: JAESTAR BBQ and LAZY BUTT BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE and HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB tied on 173.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE and LUCKY D'S BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
  • Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
  • Pork 2–3 · tie
  • Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0112

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 16th.

  • Chicken 1st
  • Pork Ribs 10th
  • Pork 8th
  • Brisket 16th

Back to defend

1 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: JP CUSTOM SMOKE (won 2014).

  • JP CUSTOM SMOKE · 2014

One of the big ones

58 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 91% of the 5,482 contests in the data

58 teams — bigger than 91% of the 5,482 contests in the data.

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 →

DateWhereVenueTeamsHigh scoreGrand ChampionReserve Champion
Jun 7, 2013 Mayetta, KS Mayetta, KS 69 702.2856 PIGSKIN BBQ WOODWARD BARBEQUE
Jun 6, 2014 Mayetta, KS Mayetta, KS 66509 54 701.7372 JP CUSTOM SMOKE SMOKEAHOLICS
Jun 3, 2016 Mayetta, KS 12305 150th RD 55 691.4172 PORKY BUTTS BBQ THUMP & STRUM BBQ
Jul 14, 2017 ← this one Mayetta, KS 12305 150th Rd 58 695.3944 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB SMOOTH SMOKE
Jul 13, 2018 Mayetta, KS 12305 150th Rd 48 697.0968 SPITFIRE BOOM CHICKA COW COW
Jul 12, 2019 Mayetta, KS Prairie Band Casino 59 706.8344 Boomerang BBQ HIGH i QUE
Jul 10, 2020 Mayetta, KS Prairie Band Casino 61 698.8684 Smokin Timbers BBQ MAN MEAT BBQ
Jul 9, 2021 Mayetta, KS Prairie Band Casino 43 713.1316 Happy Grillmore SLAPS BBQ

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

Category1st5th10th
Chicken178.8572177.1544173.7028
Pork Ribs177.1428174.2744173.7144
Pork177.7028174.8572172.5716
Brisket177.7028174.2628171.4516

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

58 entries · top 695.3944 · median 671.3484

#TeamScore
1 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 695.3944
2 SMOOTH SMOKE 690.2744
3 BUFFALO'S BBQ 689.1312
4 BLACK EYE BBQ 688.5484
5 JAESTAR BBQ 688.5372
6 SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE 687.9772
7 THE SMOKING HILLS 687.9656
8 SLAPS BBQ 687.9196
9 LUCKY D'S BBQ 685.6340
10 BARREL BOYS BBQ 683.3940
11 LAZY BUTT BBQ 680.5028
12 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 678.7656
13 OLD STYLE BBQ 678.2284
14 BLAZING CATTLES BBQ 677.0512
15 BURNT FINGER BBQ 677.0400
16 WHITE MOOSE BBQ 676.5028
17 THESLABS.COM 676.4684
18 JP CUSTOM SMOKE 675.9084
19 THUMP & STRUM BBQ 675.3712
20 SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 674.7544
21 SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE 674.2288
22 GETTIN' SAUCED 674.2056
23 IN DEEP SAUCE 674.1712
24 WABASH BBQ 673.6344
25 BARRY & ERICA 673.0396
26 BEER GUT BAR-B-QUE 673.0284
27 B & C SMOKERS 672.9940
28 SMOKIN' 101 BBQ 671.9540
29 MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN 671.3712
30 KC Q 671.3256
31 PORK ME PURPLE 670.7312
32 BALD BEAUTIES BBQ 667.9428
33 56 SMOKEHOUSE 663.3832
34 UNFAMOUS DAVE'S 663.3372
35 MAN MEAT BBQ 661.0172
36 SMOKERS PURGATORY 659.8856
37 WICHITA SWINEMEN 658.1716
38 FIRESTORM 657.6232
39 OVERLAND PORK BBQ 656.4688
40 ROCK N BLUES BBQ 655.8400
41 Smoke-N-Things 652.4688
42 RUB ME TENDER IN KANSAS 652.4460
43 BLUE COLLAR BBQ 650.2288
44 RED OAK BBQ 650.2060
45 F.O.M.S.B. 645.6228
46 RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ 644.5140
47 M.E. SMOKIN 643.4628
48 PASSIONS OF THE PIT 639.2800
49 CRAZY BONES BBQ TEAM 638.7312
50 CAPITOL PLAZA PIG PATROL 636.5260
51 BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES 635.3604
52 MEL'S BBQ 633.0060
53 BULLDOG BARBEQUE 629.6116
54 BOAR KNUCKLE BBQ 625.6000
55 LONGBONE BBQ 622.0340
56 Smoking Pallet 618.2516
57 CHRIS P. BACON BBQ 582.0344
58 JOE'S CAROLINA STYLE BBQ 577.5884

Chicken

58 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4116

#TeamScore
1 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 178.8572
2 JAESTAR BBQ 178.2972
3 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 177.7028
4 BLUE COLLAR BBQ 177.1772
5 WABASH BBQ 177.1544
6 SLAPS BBQ 175.4056
7 LAZY BUTT BBQ 174.2972
8 THE SMOKING HILLS 174.2628
9 BEER GUT BAR-B-QUE 173.7144
10 BLACK EYE BBQ 173.7028
11 SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE 173.1200
12 SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 173.1200
13 THESLABS.COM 171.9884
14 KC Q 171.4056
15 SMOKERS PURGATORY 170.8800
16 OLD STYLE BBQ 170.8456
17 56 SMOKEHOUSE 170.8228
18 WICHITA SWINEMEN 170.2628
19 BARREL BOYS BBQ 170.2628
20 SMOKIN' 101 BBQ 169.7028
21 THUMP & STRUM BBQ 169.7028
22 UNFAMOUS DAVE'S 169.1200
23 BALD BEAUTIES BBQ 168.5484
24 Smoke-N-Things 168.5372
25 BLAZING CATTLES BBQ 168.5256
26 BUFFALO'S BBQ 168.0228
27 F.O.M.S.B. 168
28 PASSIONS OF THE PIT 167.9656
29 IN DEEP SAUCE 167.4172
30 FIRESTORM 167.4060
31 B & C SMOKERS 167.3712
32 MEL'S BBQ 166.8572
33 JP CUSTOM SMOKE 166.8456
34 SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE 166.8344
35 LUCKY D'S BBQ 166.8112
36 SMOOTH SMOKE 166.2972
37 MAN MEAT BBQ 166.2744
38 ROCK N BLUES BBQ 166.2400
39 RUB ME TENDER IN KANSAS 166.2284
40 GETTIN' SAUCED 165.7028
41 M.E. SMOKIN 165.2000
42 PORK ME PURPLE 165.1200
43 Smoking Pallet 164.0228
44 RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ 162.8800
45 CAPITOL PLAZA PIG PATROL 162.8228
46 OVERLAND PORK BBQ 162.8228
47 RED OAK BBQ 162.2632
48 BARRY & ERICA 161.6800
49 MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN 161.6800
50 BURNT FINGER BBQ 161.6456
51 BULLDOG BARBEQUE 161.1084
52 BOAR KNUCKLE BBQ 160.5372
53 BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES 160.5372
54 WHITE MOOSE BBQ 157.0856
55 CRAZY BONES BBQ TEAM 154.2284
56 CHRIS P. BACON BBQ 153.1316
57 LONGBONE BBQ 150.7656
58 JOE'S CAROLINA STYLE BBQ 150.2512

Pork Ribs

58 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.7086

#TeamScore
1 BARRY & ERICA 177.1428
2 THE SMOKING HILLS 176
3 SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE 175.4400
4 JP CUSTOM SMOKE 175.4172
5 WICHITA SWINEMEN 174.2744
6 JAESTAR BBQ 174.2628
7 LAZY BUTT BBQ 174.2628
8 MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN 173.7256
9 SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE 173.7144
10 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 173.7144
11 BLAZING CATTLES BBQ 173.7028
12 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 173.7028
13 SMOKIN' 101 BBQ 173.7028
14 BUFFALO'S BBQ 173.1428
15 SMOOTH SMOKE 173.1316
16 SLAPS BBQ 172.5600
17 PORK ME PURPLE 172.5484
18 THESLABS.COM 172
19 KC Q 171.4172
20 WHITE MOOSE BBQ 171.4056
21 GETTIN' SAUCED 171.4056
22 BALD BEAUTIES BBQ 170.8688
23 LUCKY D'S BBQ 170.8572
24 BARREL BOYS BBQ 170.2856
25 RED OAK BBQ 169.1200
26 FIRESTORM 169.1200
27 OVERLAND PORK BBQ 168.5716
28 MAN MEAT BBQ 168.5256
29 WABASH BBQ 167.9772
30 BLACK EYE BBQ 167.4400
31 IN DEEP SAUCE 167.4056
32 OLD STYLE BBQ 167.3828
33 BURNT FINGER BBQ 166.8688
34 CRAZY BONES BBQ TEAM 166.2856
35 THUMP & STRUM BBQ 165.7028
36 LONGBONE BBQ 165.6800
37 M.E. SMOKIN 165.1312
38 UNFAMOUS DAVE'S 164.5372
39 56 SMOKEHOUSE 164.0116
40 PASSIONS OF THE PIT 163.4172
41 B & C SMOKERS 163.3944
42 BOAR KNUCKLE BBQ 162.8800
43 SMOKERS PURGATORY 161.6916
44 SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 161.6572
45 Smoking Pallet 161.1772
46 BULLDOG BARBEQUE 158.8460
47 RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ 158.2400
48 F.O.M.S.B. 157.7028
49 BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES 157.6916
50 ROCK N BLUES BBQ 157.0972
51 Smoke-N-Things 156.5600
52 RUB ME TENDER IN KANSAS 156.5144
53 BEER GUT BAR-B-QUE 155.9428
54 BLUE COLLAR BBQ 154.8344
55 MEL'S BBQ 154.8228
56 CAPITOL PLAZA PIG PATROL 146.2516
57 CHRIS P. BACON BBQ 140.4800
58 JOE'S CAROLINA STYLE BBQ 134.2628

Pork

58 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.4114

#TeamScore
1 BURNT FINGER BBQ 177.7028
2 SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE 176.5600
3 LUCKY D'S BBQ 176.5600
4 WHITE MOOSE BBQ 176.0116
5 GETTIN' SAUCED 174.8572
6 BLACK EYE BBQ 173.7028
7 SMOOTH SMOKE 173.1428
8 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 173.1200
9 JAESTAR BBQ 172.5944
10 PORK ME PURPLE 172.5716
11 SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 172.5600
12 OLD STYLE BBQ 172.5600
13 BUFFALO'S BBQ 172.5600
14 BARRY & ERICA 171.9884
15 BARREL BOYS BBQ 170.8800
16 BEER GUT BAR-B-QUE 170.8228
17 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 170.2744
18 BLAZING CATTLES BBQ 169.7028
19 MEL'S BBQ 169.6800
20 IN DEEP SAUCE 169.6684
21 THUMP & STRUM BBQ 169.1200
22 BALD BEAUTIES BBQ 168.5828
23 56 SMOKEHOUSE 168.5600
24 THESLABS.COM 168.5372
25 BOAR KNUCKLE BBQ 168.5256
26 B & C SMOKERS 167.9656
27 RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ 167.4284
28 PASSIONS OF THE PIT 167.4172
29 MAN MEAT BBQ 167.4172
30 MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN 167.4056
31 CAPITOL PLAZA PIG PATROL 166.2972
32 Smoking Pallet 166.2856
33 ROCK N BLUES BBQ 166.2512
34 SMOKERS PURGATORY 166.2284
35 LAZY BUTT BBQ 165.6800
36 RUB ME TENDER IN KANSAS 165.1544
37 SLAPS BBQ 165.1084
38 M.E. SMOKIN 164.5716
39 CRAZY BONES BBQ TEAM 163.3944
40 THE SMOKING HILLS 162.8228
41 KC Q 162.8228
42 WABASH BBQ 162.8228
43 SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE 162.8228
44 UNFAMOUS DAVE'S 162.2628
45 JP CUSTOM SMOKE 162.2400
46 WICHITA SWINEMEN 161.6916
47 FIRESTORM 161.1200
48 BULLDOG BARBEQUE 160.5828
49 OVERLAND PORK BBQ 160.5372
50 SMOKIN' 101 BBQ 159.4056
51 F.O.M.S.B. 159.3828
52 Smoke-N-Things 155.9200
53 BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES 155.4516
54 JOE'S CAROLINA STYLE BBQ 155.4172
55 BLUE COLLAR BBQ 154.8228
56 LONGBONE BBQ 154.2056
57 RED OAK BBQ 153.6800
58 CHRIS P. BACON BBQ 151.9656

Brisket

58 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.5430

#TeamScore
1 SMOOTH SMOKE 177.7028
2 BUFFALO'S BBQ 175.4056
3 THE SMOKING HILLS 174.8800
4 SLAPS BBQ 174.8456
5 B & C SMOKERS 174.2628
6 BLACK EYE BBQ 173.7028
7 BEER GUT BAR-B-QUE 172.5484
8 WHITE MOOSE BBQ 172
9 BARREL BOYS BBQ 171.9656
10 Smoke-N-Things 171.4516
11 LUCKY D'S BBQ 171.4056
12 JP CUSTOM SMOKE 171.4056
13 SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE 170.8572
14 THUMP & STRUM BBQ 170.8456
15 BURNT FINGER BBQ 170.8228
16 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 169.7028
17 IN DEEP SAUCE 169.6800
18 SMOKIN' 101 BBQ 169.1428
19 MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN 168.5600
20 OLD STYLE BBQ 167.4400
21 UNFAMOUS DAVE'S 167.4172
22 SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 167.4172
23 LAZY BUTT BBQ 166.2628
24 ROCK N BLUES BBQ 166.2516
25 WABASH BBQ 165.6800
26 KC Q 165.6800
27 RED OAK BBQ 165.1428
28 BLAZING CATTLES BBQ 165.1200
29 RUB ME TENDER IN KANSAS 164.5488
30 OVERLAND PORK BBQ 164.5372
31 THESLABS.COM 163.9428
32 BLUE COLLAR BBQ 163.3944
33 JAESTAR BBQ 163.3828
34 SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE 162.8572
35 GETTIN' SAUCED 162.2400
36 BARRY & ERICA 162.2284
37 BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES 161.6800
38 CAPITOL PLAZA PIG PATROL 161.1544
39 SMOKERS PURGATORY 161.0856
40 F.O.M.S.B. 160.5372
41 PORK ME PURPLE 160.4912
42 56 SMOKEHOUSE 159.9888
43 FIRESTORM 159.9772
44 BALD BEAUTIES BBQ 159.9428
45 MAN MEAT BBQ 158.8000
46 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 157.0856
47 RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ 155.9656
48 CRAZY BONES BBQ TEAM 154.8228
49 WICHITA SWINEMEN 151.9428
50 LONGBONE BBQ 151.3828
51 BULLDOG BARBEQUE 149.0744
52 M.E. SMOKIN 148.5600
53 MEL'S BBQ 141.6460
54 PASSIONS OF THE PIT 140.4800
55 JOE'S CAROLINA STYLE BBQ 137.6572
56 CHRIS P. BACON BBQ 136.4572
57 BOAR KNUCKLE BBQ 133.6572
58 Smoking Pallet 126.7660

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