West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS)
2026-05-15 · Kansas City, MO · 📍 Liberty Street
Reps: CLARA WILLIAMS, JONATHAN B WILLIAMS · Prize money: $1,000.00
Grand Champion: Smokey Jokers (178.8800) · 15 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 10 In The Pit BBQ
Entries
15
1 judged meat
Top score
178.8800
Winning margin
0.5828
1st over 2nd
Field average
158.69
median 166.82
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
6.9144 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
164.5372
10th place overall
Field spread
158.8800
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,000.00
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 22%
beats 78% of 2987 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
SMOKEY JOKERS took the Grand Championship home to KS.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Kansas City, MO | Liberty Street | 16 | 353.7028 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | — |
| 2026-05-15 ← this one | Kansas City, MO | Liberty Street | 15 | 178.8800 | Smokey Jokers | — |
| 2026-05-15 | Kansas City, MO | Liberty Street | 15 | 177.1428 | Too Sauced BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 171.9656 | 164.5372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 178.8800 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKEY JOKERS | |
| 2 | 10 In The Pit BBQ | |
| 3 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 4 | SadieQ | |
| 5 | Alaska BBQ Mann | |
| 6 | I Smell Smoke | |
| 7 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 8 | Bald Beauties BBQ | |
| 9 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 10 | HevyQue | |
| 11 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 12 | Poppin Smoke BBQ | |
| 13 | Sasquatch Smoke N Que | |
| 14 | Leuschen Hausgemacht | |
| 15 | HOG TUAH BBQ |