2017-08-11 – 2017-08-12 · Winston, MO · 📍 13141 State Hwy
Grand Champion: DIRT ROAD BBQ (709.1200) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SLAPS BBQ
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2022 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 92% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5484 points — closer than 92% of every championship in the data.
Stronger than 99% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1684 power rating going in — stronger than 99% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 8–9: IN DEEP SAUCE and JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: DIRT ROAD BBQ and SLAPS BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: DIRT ROAD BBQ and THE SMOKING HILLS tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
DIRT ROAD BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 9th.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-11 ← this one | Winston, MO | 13141 State Hwy | 25 | 709.1200 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2018-08-10 | Winston, MO | 13141 State Hwy | 25 | 697.7372 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | HIGH i QUE |
| 2019-08-09 | Winston, MO | I-35 Speedway | 30 | 692.4800 | Boomerang BBQ | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2020-08-07 | Winston, MO | I-35 Speedway | 30 | 705.1656 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G. | HIGH i QUE |
| 2021-08-13 | Winston, MO | I-35 Speedway | 25 | 705.1316 | HEAVY SMOKE BBQ | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON |
| 2022-08-12 | Winston, MO | I-35 Speedway | 25 | 706.2516 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2023-08-04 | Winston, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 177.7144 | 174.2972 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 177.7144 | 172.0000 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 176.0000 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 178.3200 | 176.0000 | 172.5484 |
25 entries · top 709.1200 · median 683.3140
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | SUBLIME BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 5 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 6 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 7 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 8 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 9 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 10 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 11 | TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW | |
| 12 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 13 | VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY | |
| 14 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 15 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 16 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 17 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 18 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 19 | Buckshot BBQ | |
| 20 | ROUND BOYS BBQ | |
| 21 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 22 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 23 | PIT STOP CATERING KC | |
| 24 | TURN 2 'PIT CREW | |
| 25 | TRAILOR HOGS |
25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 2 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 3 | TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW | |
| 4 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 5 | SUBLIME BBQ | |
| 6 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 7 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 8 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 9 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 10 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 12 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 13 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 14 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 15 | VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY | |
| 16 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 17 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 18 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 19 | Buckshot BBQ | |
| 20 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 21 | TRAILOR HOGS | |
| 22 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 23 | ROUND BOYS BBQ | |
| 24 | TURN 2 'PIT CREW | |
| 25 | PIT STOP CATERING KC |
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW | |
| 3 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 4 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 5 | SUBLIME BBQ | |
| 6 | VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY | |
| 7 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 8 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 9 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 10 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 11 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 12 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 13 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 14 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 15 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 16 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 17 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 18 | Buckshot BBQ | |
| 19 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 20 | ROUND BOYS BBQ | |
| 21 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 22 | TRAILOR HOGS | |
| 23 | PIT STOP CATERING KC | |
| 24 | TURN 2 'PIT CREW | |
| 25 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ |
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 2 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 3 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 4 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 5 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 6 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 7 | VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY | |
| 8 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 9 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 10 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 11 | SUBLIME BBQ | |
| 12 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 13 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 14 | PIT STOP CATERING KC | |
| 15 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 16 | ROUND BOYS BBQ | |
| 17 | TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW | |
| 18 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 19 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 20 | Buckshot BBQ | |
| 21 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 22 | TURN 2 'PIT CREW | |
| 23 | TRAILOR HOGS | |
| 24 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 25 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD |
25 entries · top 178.3200 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUBLIME BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 3 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 4 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 5 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 6 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 7 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 8 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 9 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 10 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 11 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 12 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 13 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 14 | TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW | |
| 15 | Buckshot BBQ | |
| 16 | ROUND BOYS BBQ | |
| 17 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 18 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 19 | TURN 2 'PIT CREW | |
| 20 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 21 | VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY | |
| 22 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 23 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 24 | PIT STOP CATERING KC | |
| 25 | TRAILOR HOGS |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
5 entries · top 175.4172 · median 173.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 3 | PIT STOP CATERING KC | |
| 4 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 5 | TURN 2 'PIT CREW |
8 entries · top 180.0000 · median 177.1314 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 2 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 3 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 4 | VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | PIT STOP CATERING KC | |
| 7 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 8 | TURN 2 'PIT CREW |