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VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits

2019-04-05 – 2019-04-06 · Overland Park, KS · 📍 Overland Park VFW 846 · State championship

Prize money: $4,000.00

Grand Champion: Man Meat BBQ (697.6800) · 53 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 4 LEGS UP BBQ

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MAN MEAT BBQ
697.6800 · Master Series — Overall
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4 LEGS UP BBQ
697.6456 · Master Series — Overall
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Fat&Dumb BBQ
694.2628 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

53
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary

Top score

697.6800

Winning margin

0.0344
GC over RC

Field average

650.06
median 664.50

Perfect 180s

1 🔥
HIGH i QUE (Pork Ribs)

Tightest race

Chicken
2.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

681.5768
10th place overall

Field spread

257.8404
winner to last place

Prize money

$4,000.00
on the line

Most consistent

Fat&Dumb BBQ
avg finish 6.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken
won by 1.6912 pts — The Boys in Que

How hot was the win?

Top 60%
beats 40% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data

Traveled in

13%
of the 53 teams with a home region came from outside KS

Form held

Moderate
ρ = -0.42 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1503
avg power rating going in · stronger than 6% of contests

Top-rated in the field

4 LEGS UP BBQ
rated 1538 pre-contest

Storylines

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0344 points — closer than 95% of every championship in the data.

📸 Photo finishes

Chicken places 4–5: 4 LEGS UP BBQ and Fat&Dumb BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: SMOKE RINGERS and BONES BRIGADE KC tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: BONES BRIGADE KC and Smoke-A-Holics tied on 174.2628 — 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)

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)

Category1st5th10th
Chicken177.7028175.4056173.1428
Pork Ribs180.0000174.2972170.8800
Pork178.2972174.2628170.2744
Brisket177.1428174.2744171.4172

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

53 entries · top 697.6800 · median 664.5028

#TeamScore
1 MAN MEAT BBQ 697.6800
2 4 LEGS UP BBQ 697.6456
3 Fat&Dumb BBQ 694.2628
4 HIGH i QUE 693.1544
5 Happy Grillmore 693.1316
6 BONES BRIGADE KC 688.5256
7 Nickle Boys BBQ 684.5144
8 3 PIGS SMOKIN 682.7884
9 COOL BLUE Q 681.6228
10 913 BBQ 681.5768
11 SMOKIN VAN NORMAN 680.4916
12 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 679.3484
13 UNFAMOUS DAVE'S 677.6000
14 The Boys in Que 677.0400
15 ALL FORKED UP FOR Q 677.0056
16 SMOKE RINGERS 675.3260
17 GETTIN' SAUCED 674.1600
18 SCORCHED DECK BBQ 673.6000
19 B & C SMOKERS 670.7884
20 THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS 670.1944
21 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 669.6340
22 Oak Park Boys BBQ 669.0516
23 Smoke-A-Holics 669.0400
24 Knights of the Holy Grill 666.1716
25 END OF THE ROAD BBQ 665.6804
26 Meats van der Rohe 664.5144
27 IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ 664.5028
28 MAD MUTT'S BBQ 663.9540
29 SKUNK RIVER BBQ 663.3260
30 Overland Pork BBQ 656.4452
31 JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ 654.7656
32 GEO SMOKERS 654.7084
33 SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 650.6512
34 Moontower BBQ 649.5316
35 Skyy Full of Smoke 643.2568
36 1st and 10 BBQ 641.0516
37 Wanna B's 636.9832
38 J Pig Picture Perfect BBQ 634.6624
39 Smokin' Bunz BBQ 633.5772
40 Rub On It 631.1312
41 Bbqweiser 629.5772
42 GLAZED & CONFUSED 627.3604
43 B & C BBQ 626.3092
44 Broken Bottle BBQ 625.6000
45 Pork 'N Mindy 625.0284
46 ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE 621.6228
47 MORNING WOOD 619.8624
48 The Lasers 615.2344
49 Royally Forked 594.0916
50 Task Force Window Cleaning 593.6684
51 3 Bald Beauties 583.7716
52 POWER I BBQ 518.2168
53 B & D BBQ 439.8396

Chicken

52 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.6972

#TeamScore
1 The Boys in Que 177.7028
2 Nickle Boys BBQ 176.0116
3 B & C SMOKERS 176.0000
4 4 LEGS UP BBQ 175.4056
5 Fat&Dumb BBQ 175.4056
6 Oak Park Boys BBQ 174.8688
7 SCORCHED DECK BBQ 174.2744
8 UNFAMOUS DAVE'S 174.2628
9 Meats van der Rohe 173.7372
10 MORNING WOOD 173.1428
11 MAN MEAT BBQ 173.1084
12 SMOKE RINGERS 172.5716
13 BONES BRIGADE KC 172.5600
14 Knights of the Holy Grill 172.5600
15 913 BBQ 171.9656
16 HIGH i QUE 171.4172
17 IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ 170.8456
18 ALL FORKED UP FOR Q 170.8344
19 THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS 169.6916
20 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 169.6684
21 END OF THE ROAD BBQ 169.1200
22 POWER I BBQ 168.5828
23 Happy Grillmore 168.5372
24 COOL BLUE Q 168.5372
25 3 PIGS SMOKIN 167.9884
26 GETTIN' SAUCED 167.9772
27 SMOKIN VAN NORMAN 167.4172
28 MAD MUTT'S BBQ 166.8800
29 1st and 10 BBQ 166.8228
30 B & C BBQ 166.3204
31 Smokin' Bunz BBQ 165.6800
32 Overland Pork BBQ 165.1084
33 Moontower BBQ 165.0856
34 SKUNK RIVER BBQ 164.5372
35 GLAZED & CONFUSED 164.0000
36 GEO SMOKERS 162.8000
37 ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE 161.6916
38 Skyy Full of Smoke 161.1084
39 Wanna B's 161.0972
40 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 160.5600
41 JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ 160.5372
42 Royally Forked 159.4172
43 Pork 'N Mindy 157.1200
44 Smoke-A-Holics 156.5372
45 SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 156.4912
46 Task Force Window Cleaning 156.0000
47 Rub On It 153.6344
48 J Pig Picture Perfect BBQ 152.5028
49 Bbqweiser 150.8344
50 Broken Bottle BBQ 147.4400
51 3 Bald Beauties 140.5260
52 The Lasers 130.7544

Pork Ribs

53 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 HIGH i QUE 180.0000 🔥
2 COOL BLUE Q 179.4400
3 Happy Grillmore 175.4400
4 MAN MEAT BBQ 174.8572
5 SKUNK RIVER BBQ 174.2972
6 913 BBQ 173.1084
7 SMOKIN VAN NORMAN 172.5600
8 3 PIGS SMOKIN 171.9772
9 Fat&Dumb BBQ 171.4400
10 ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE 170.8800
11 Smoke-A-Holics 170.8228
12 Nickle Boys BBQ 170.2744
13 BONES BRIGADE KC 169.7256
14 Overland Pork BBQ 169.6800
15 SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 169.6800
16 4 LEGS UP BBQ 169.6800
17 SMOKE RINGERS 169.1316
18 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 169.1200
19 GETTIN' SAUCED 168.5256
20 END OF THE ROAD BBQ 167.9888
21 JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ 167.9656
22 THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS 167.3944
23 IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ 166.8344
24 MAD MUTT'S BBQ 166.2856
25 Meats van der Rohe 166.2628
26 J Pig Picture Perfect BBQ 166.2284
27 POWER I BBQ 165.6684
28 MORNING WOOD 164.5256
29 ALL FORKED UP FOR Q 164.5256
30 Oak Park Boys BBQ 163.9656
31 The Boys in Que 163.9544
32 The Lasers 163.4172
33 B & C SMOKERS 163.4056
34 Knights of the Holy Grill 163.3944
35 Bbqweiser 162.2400
36 Moontower BBQ 161.7032
37 UNFAMOUS DAVE'S 161.6800
38 SCORCHED DECK BBQ 161.6800
39 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 161.1084
40 1st and 10 BBQ 159.4056
41 Wanna B's 158.8344
42 GEO SMOKERS 157.7028
43 Rub On It 156.5260
44 Broken Bottle BBQ 154.2628
45 3 Bald Beauties 153.0972
46 Task Force Window Cleaning 152.5372
47 Smokin' Bunz BBQ 151.9888
48 GLAZED & CONFUSED 151.4288
49 Pork 'N Mindy 150.2516
50 Skyy Full of Smoke 149.0856
51 B & C BBQ 148.5600
52 B & D BBQ 142.2400
53 Royally Forked 137.6572

Pork

53 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.2400

#TeamScore
1 MAN MEAT BBQ 178.2972
2 Nickle Boys BBQ 177.1428
3 4 LEGS UP BBQ 176.5600
4 HIGH i QUE 175.4972
5 ALL FORKED UP FOR Q 174.2628
6 Happy Grillmore 173.7372
7 BONES BRIGADE KC 171.9772
8 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 171.4056
9 UNFAMOUS DAVE'S 170.8344
10 Fat&Dumb BBQ 170.2744
11 Oak Park Boys BBQ 170.2628
12 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 169.7028
13 GETTIN' SAUCED 169.6800
14 THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS 169.1428
15 3 PIGS SMOKIN 169.1200
16 GEO SMOKERS 169.1200
17 The Boys in Que 168.5600
18 913 BBQ 167.9772
19 Broken Bottle BBQ 167.9772
20 SCORCHED DECK BBQ 167.9656
21 Smoke-A-Holics 167.4172
22 Moontower BBQ 167.3944
23 MAD MUTT'S BBQ 166.8228
24 Wanna B's 166.8228
25 END OF THE ROAD BBQ 166.2744
26 SMOKIN VAN NORMAN 166.2400
27 Skyy Full of Smoke 166.2400
28 B & C SMOKERS 165.7028
29 1st and 10 BBQ 165.7028
30 COOL BLUE Q 165.6684
31 The Lasers 165.1084
32 IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ 164.5600
33 Overland Pork BBQ 163.9884
34 Knights of the Holy Grill 163.9544
35 JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ 162.2400
36 SKUNK RIVER BBQ 161.6916
37 SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 160.4912
38 SMOKE RINGERS 159.3600
39 Rub On It 159.3368
40 GLAZED & CONFUSED 158.8344
41 Pork 'N Mindy 158.8112
42 J Pig Picture Perfect BBQ 158.2512
43 Meats van der Rohe 158.2400
44 Smokin' Bunz BBQ 157.0856
45 B & D BBQ 155.3712
46 Royally Forked 154.8228
47 Bbqweiser 154.2400
48 B & C BBQ 153.1428
49 3 Bald Beauties 149.6800
50 Task Force Window Cleaning 148.5484
51 ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE 135.9312
52 MORNING WOOD 132.5368
53 POWER I BBQ 20.0000

Brisket

53 entries · top 177.1428 · median 163.9656

#TeamScore
1 Fat&Dumb BBQ 177.1428
2 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 176.5600
3 4 LEGS UP BBQ 176.0000
4 Happy Grillmore 175.4172
5 SMOKIN VAN NORMAN 174.2744
6 SMOKE RINGERS 174.2628
7 BONES BRIGADE KC 174.2628
8 Smoke-A-Holics 174.2628
9 3 PIGS SMOKIN 173.7028
10 MAN MEAT BBQ 171.4172
11 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 170.8572
12 UNFAMOUS DAVE'S 170.8228
13 SCORCHED DECK BBQ 169.6800
14 913 BBQ 168.5256
15 GETTIN' SAUCED 167.9772
16 COOL BLUE Q 167.9772
17 ALL FORKED UP FOR Q 167.3828
18 The Boys in Que 166.8228
19 Skyy Full of Smoke 166.8228
20 Meats van der Rohe 166.2744
21 Knights of the Holy Grill 166.2628
22 HIGH i QUE 166.2400
23 B & C SMOKERS 165.6800
24 GEO SMOKERS 165.0856
25 JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ 164.0228
26 SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 163.9888
27 THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS 163.9656
28 MAD MUTT'S BBQ 163.9656
29 POWER I BBQ 163.9656
30 SKUNK RIVER BBQ 162.8000
31 END OF THE ROAD BBQ 162.2972
32 IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ 162.2628
33 Bbqweiser 162.2628
34 Rub On It 161.6340
35 Nickle Boys BBQ 161.0856
36 Oak Park Boys BBQ 159.9544
37 Pork 'N Mindy 158.8456
38 Smokin' Bunz BBQ 158.8228
39 B & C BBQ 158.2860
40 J Pig Picture Perfect BBQ 157.6800
41 Overland Pork BBQ 157.6684
42 The Lasers 155.9544
43 Broken Bottle BBQ 155.9200
44 Moontower BBQ 155.3484
45 ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE 153.1200
46 GLAZED & CONFUSED 153.0972
47 Wanna B's 150.2288
48 MORNING WOOD 149.6572
49 1st and 10 BBQ 149.1204
50 B & D BBQ 142.2284
51 Royally Forked 142.1944
52 3 Bald Beauties 140.4684
53 Task Force Window Cleaning 136.5828

Ancillary categories

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.

Ancillary — Sausage

18 entries · top 178.3200 · median 166.8228

#TeamScore
1 Task Force Window Cleaning 178.3200
2 Moontower BBQ 177.7372
3 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 176.5600
4 Smoke-A-Holics 176.0000
5 Rub On It 174.2972
6 ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE 174.2972
7 Skyy Full of Smoke 168.5600
8 Pork 'N Mindy 168.0000
9 IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ 166.8228
10 Wanna B's 166.8228
11 Nickle Boys BBQ 166.2512
12 THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS 165.7028
13 Overland Pork BBQ 165.6800
14 SKUNK RIVER BBQ 164.5256
15 SCORCHED DECK BBQ 163.9428
16 POWER I BBQ 162.2628
17 J Pig Picture Perfect BBQ 161.0856
18 GLAZED & CONFUSED 157.6800

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