Apr 12–13, 2019 · Osage City, KS · 📍 517 South 1st St (Jones Park) · State championship
CLARK CREW BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smoke In the Springs on April 12, 2019 in Osage City, KS at 517 South 1st St (Jones Park), scoring 706.2400 in a field of 104 teams. HOGLINE took Reserve Grand Champion with 703.3944. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKE THIS BBQ MO (180.0000); Pork Ribs — BYO GRILL (180.0000); Pork — HOGLINE (178.2972); Brisket — HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB (180.0000).
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
CLARK CREW BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Chicken places 1–2: SMOKE THIS BBQ MO and CLARK CREW BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: CLARK CREW BBQ and BOOMERANG BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: 913 BBQ and HOGLINE tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Bigger than 98% of the 5,469 contests in the data
104 teams — bigger than 98% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 178.8572 | 176.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 176.5600 | 174.8572 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 175.4172 | 175.4056 |
| Brisket | 180 | 177.7028 | 175.4172 |
104 entries · top 706.2400 · median 665.6058
104 entries · top 180 · median 166.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180
104 entries · top 180 · median 165.9830 · 🔥 perfect 180
103 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.8112
102 entries · top 180 · median 166.2284 · 🔥 perfect 180
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.
33 entries · top 180 · median 169.7372 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | |
| 2 | BEAUX HAWG BBQ | |
| 3 | Smokesdidier BBQ | |
| 4 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 5 | Shark Q | |
| 6 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 7 | BBQ Bonanza | |
| 8 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 9 | Big Al and the Boys | |
| 10 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 11 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 12 | DAWGHOUSE BBQ | |
| 13 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 14 | M.T. POCKETS | |
| 15 | Troublesome Creek | |
| 16 | SHKETCHY'S BBQ | |
| 17 | 837 BARBEQUE | |
| 18 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 19 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 20 | Parra Q | |
| 21 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 22 | SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ | |
| 23 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 24 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 25 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 26 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 27 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 28 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 29 | TJ's BBQ | |
| 30 | R U Rdy 4 BBQ | |
| 31 | GO HAM BBQ | |
| 32 | Sav N' Butts BBQ | |
| 33 | Showtime |
29 entries · top 180 · median 173.1656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 2 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 3 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 4 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 5 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 6 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 7 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 8 | DRUM DADDY BBQ | |
| 9 | M.T. POCKETS | |
| 10 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 11 | TJ's BBQ | |
| 12 | Jousting Pigs BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 14 | Parra Q | |
| 15 | OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | |
| 16 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 17 | SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ | |
| 18 | Showtime | |
| 19 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 20 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 21 | Shark Q | |
| 22 | SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE | |
| 23 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 24 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 25 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 26 | R U Rdy 4 BBQ | |
| 27 | SHKETCHY'S BBQ | |
| 28 | 837 BARBEQUE | |
| 29 | Smokesdidier BBQ |
9 entries · top 172.0572 · median 159.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaia H | |
| 2 | Will F | |
| 3 | Tristen H | |
| 4 | Malorie and Maci | |
| 5 | Isabella P | |
| 6 | Lexie L | |
| 7 | Hunter H | |
| 8 | Brady M | |
| 9 | Dane M |