12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life
2026-06-19 – 2026-06-20 · Kansas City, KS · State championship
Reps: FORREST BRUCE, LARRY HADLEY · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Brew 'N' Bar-B-Que (708.5256) · 33 teams
Entries
33
6 categories
Top score
708.5256
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
680.62
median 690.77
Perfect 180s
12 🔥
Tightest race
Ancillary — Dessert
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
696.5260
what a walk cost here
Field spread
100.6740
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Double threats
10
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 7%
beats 93% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1582
avg power rating going in · stronger than 82% of contests
Storylines
⚖️ Decided by a tiebreaker
The top two teams finished on identical totals — the Grand Championship came down to the KCBS tiebreaker rules.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
12 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-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 ↗
Ancillary — Dessert
10 entries · top 180.0000 · median 178.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 2 | BALD BEAUTIES BBQ | |
| 3 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 4 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 5 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 6 | Crooked Que BBQ | |
| 7 | Split Borders BBQ | |
| 8 | TORNADO BBQ | |
| 9 | Pit Crew BBQ | |
| 10 | Who's Cookin' |
Ancillary — Sausage
12 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 3 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 4 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 5 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 6 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 7 | BEEFIN MEATS BBQ CREW | |
| 8 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 9 | Crooked Que BBQ | |
| 10 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 11 | RUB THAT MEAT BBQ | |
| 12 | BALD BEAUTIES BBQ |
Master Series — Brisket
33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5488 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 4 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 5 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 6 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 7 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 8 | Smokey Bey's Barbecue | |
| 9 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 10 | Slaughter House BBQ | |
| 11 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 12 | BALD BEAUTIES BBQ | |
| 13 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 14 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 15 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 16 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 17 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 18 | Split Borders BBQ | |
| 19 | TORNADO BBQ | |
| 20 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 21 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 22 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 23 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 24 | Stewey Magoos BBQ | |
| 25 | BEEFIN MEATS BBQ CREW | |
| 26 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 27 | Crooked Que BBQ | |
| 28 | Buds Boys BBQ | |
| 29 | Ming Street Meats | |
| 30 | Trailer Pork Boys | |
| 31 | Pit Crew BBQ | |
| 32 | RUB THAT MEAT BBQ | |
| 33 | Simple Q |
Master Series — Chicken
33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokey Bey's Barbecue | |
| 3 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 4 | Pit Crew BBQ | |
| 5 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 6 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 7 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 8 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 9 | Stewey Magoos BBQ | |
| 10 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 11 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 12 | Slaughter House BBQ | |
| 13 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 14 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 15 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 16 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 17 | TORNADO BBQ | |
| 18 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 19 | Split Borders BBQ | |
| 20 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 21 | Crooked Que BBQ | |
| 22 | BALD BEAUTIES BBQ | |
| 23 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 24 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 25 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 26 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 27 | Trailer Pork Boys | |
| 28 | Buds Boys BBQ | |
| 29 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 30 | Ming Street Meats | |
| 31 | Simple Q | |
| 32 | BEEFIN MEATS BBQ CREW | |
| 33 | RUB THAT MEAT BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
33 entries · top 708.5256 · median 690.7656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 2 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 3 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 4 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 5 | Smokey Bey's Barbecue | |
| 6 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 7 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 8 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 9 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 10 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 11 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 12 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 13 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 14 | Stewey Magoos BBQ | |
| 15 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 16 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 17 | TORNADO BBQ | |
| 18 | Split Borders BBQ | |
| 19 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 20 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 21 | BALD BEAUTIES BBQ | |
| 22 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 23 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 24 | Slaughter House BBQ | |
| 25 | Crooked Que BBQ | |
| 26 | Pit Crew BBQ | |
| 27 | Buds Boys BBQ | |
| 28 | Trailer Pork Boys | |
| 29 | Ming Street Meats | |
| 30 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 31 | Simple Q | |
| 32 | BEEFIN MEATS BBQ CREW | |
| 33 | RUB THAT MEAT BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 2 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 3 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 4 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 5 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 6 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 7 | Stewey Magoos BBQ | |
| 8 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 9 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 10 | Split Borders BBQ | |
| 11 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 12 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 13 | TORNADO BBQ | |
| 14 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 15 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 16 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 17 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 18 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 19 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 20 | Smokey Bey's Barbecue | |
| 21 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 22 | Buds Boys BBQ | |
| 23 | Trailer Pork Boys | |
| 24 | Crooked Que BBQ | |
| 25 | Slaughter House BBQ | |
| 26 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 27 | BALD BEAUTIES BBQ | |
| 28 | Pit Crew BBQ | |
| 29 | Simple Q | |
| 30 | Ming Street Meats | |
| 31 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 32 | RUB THAT MEAT BBQ | |
| 33 | BEEFIN MEATS BBQ CREW |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.2744 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 2 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 3 | BALD BEAUTIES BBQ | |
| 4 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 5 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 6 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 7 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 8 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 9 | Smokey Bey's Barbecue | |
| 10 | TORNADO BBQ | |
| 11 | Split Borders BBQ | |
| 12 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 13 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 14 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 15 | Stewey Magoos BBQ | |
| 16 | Ming Street Meats | |
| 17 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 18 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 19 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 20 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 21 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 22 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 23 | Trailer Pork Boys | |
| 24 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 25 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 26 | Pit Crew BBQ | |
| 27 | Crooked Que BBQ | |
| 28 | Buds Boys BBQ | |
| 29 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 30 | BEEFIN MEATS BBQ CREW | |
| 31 | Simple Q | |
| 32 | Slaughter House BBQ | |
| 33 | RUB THAT MEAT BBQ |