McLouth BBQ Blowout 35th Annual
2026-06-05 – 2026-06-06 · McLouth, KS · 📍 100 Bulldog Way · State championship
Reps: DAVID DYCHE, JO DYCHE · Prize money: $5,400.00
Grand Champion: Meat Candy Q (706.8228) · 30 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Squealin N Dealin BBQ
Entries
30
4 judged meats
Top score
706.8228
Winning margin
1.1428
GC over RC
Field average
668.86
median 681.11
Tightest race
Pork
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
686.2516
10th place overall
Field spread
214.3200
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,400.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 17%
beats 83% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
20%
of the 30 teams with a home region came from outside KS
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.77 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1563
avg power rating going in · stronger than 68% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 80% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Meat Candy Q took the Grand Championship home to CA.
🧹 A double category winner
Squealin N Dealin BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 9–10: BALD BEAUTIES BBQ and Barking Dog BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: Meat Candy Q and ROADKILL BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: Smokey Bey's Barbecue and SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.8456 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 174.2628 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 173.1316 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 174.2856 | 169.7028 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
30 entries · top 706.8228 · median 681.1088
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 2 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 3 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 4 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 5 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 6 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 7 | Smokey Bey's Barbecue | |
| 8 | Bare Knuckles | |
| 9 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 10 | Electrified BBQ | |
| 11 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 12 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 13 | BALD BEAUTIES BBQ | |
| 14 | TOPEKA BBQ SHOP | |
| 15 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 16 | WINGED SWINE | |
| 17 | Bourbon Bent BBQ | |
| 18 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 19 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 20 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 21 | Rocks Famous BBQ | |
| 22 | Smoke Dat Hog BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 24 | Young Gun BBQ | |
| 25 | Hook 'Em Hogs BBQ | |
| 26 | Smoke N Fire BBQ | |
| 27 | BRUSHFIRE BBQ | |
| 28 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 29 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 30 | Thigh Daddy's BBQ |
Chicken
30 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 2 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 3 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 4 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 5 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 6 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 7 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 8 | Rocks Famous BBQ | |
| 9 | BALD BEAUTIES BBQ | |
| 10 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 11 | TOPEKA BBQ SHOP | |
| 12 | Bourbon Bent BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokey Bey's Barbecue | |
| 14 | WINGED SWINE | |
| 15 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 16 | Electrified BBQ | |
| 17 | Bare Knuckles | |
| 18 | Smoke Dat Hog BBQ | |
| 19 | Thigh Daddy's BBQ | |
| 20 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 21 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 22 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 23 | Hook 'Em Hogs BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 25 | BRUSHFIRE BBQ | |
| 26 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 27 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 28 | Smoke N Fire BBQ | |
| 29 | Young Gun BBQ | |
| 30 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ |
Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 2 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 3 | Bare Knuckles | |
| 4 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 5 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 6 | Electrified BBQ | |
| 7 | Thigh Daddy's BBQ | |
| 8 | Smokey Bey's Barbecue | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 10 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 11 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 12 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 13 | Bourbon Bent BBQ | |
| 14 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 15 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 16 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 17 | BALD BEAUTIES BBQ | |
| 18 | WINGED SWINE | |
| 19 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 20 | Smoke Dat Hog BBQ | |
| 21 | TOPEKA BBQ SHOP | |
| 22 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 23 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 24 | Rocks Famous BBQ | |
| 25 | Smoke N Fire BBQ | |
| 26 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 27 | Young Gun BBQ | |
| 28 | BRUSHFIRE BBQ | |
| 29 | Hook 'Em Hogs BBQ | |
| 30 | KC FINE SWINES |
Pork
29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 2 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 3 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 4 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 5 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 6 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokey Bey's Barbecue | |
| 8 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 9 | BALD BEAUTIES BBQ | |
| 10 | Rocks Famous BBQ | |
| 11 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 12 | TOPEKA BBQ SHOP | |
| 13 | Bourbon Bent BBQ | |
| 14 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 15 | Bare Knuckles | |
| 16 | Smoke Dat Hog BBQ | |
| 17 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 18 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 19 | Electrified BBQ | |
| 20 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 21 | WINGED SWINE | |
| 22 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 23 | Hook 'Em Hogs BBQ | |
| 24 | Young Gun BBQ | |
| 25 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 26 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 27 | Smoke N Fire BBQ | |
| 28 | BRUSHFIRE BBQ | |
| 29 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ |
Brisket
30 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 2 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 3 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 4 | Electrified BBQ | |
| 5 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 6 | WINGED SWINE | |
| 7 | Bare Knuckles | |
| 8 | TOPEKA BBQ SHOP | |
| 9 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 10 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokey Bey's Barbecue | |
| 12 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 13 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 14 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 15 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 16 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 17 | Young Gun BBQ | |
| 18 | Bourbon Bent BBQ | |
| 19 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 20 | BALD BEAUTIES BBQ | |
| 21 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 22 | BRUSHFIRE BBQ | |
| 23 | Hook 'Em Hogs BBQ | |
| 24 | Smoke N Fire BBQ | |
| 25 | Smoke Dat Hog BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 27 | Rocks Famous BBQ | |
| 28 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 29 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 30 | Thigh Daddy's BBQ |