Ribs on the River
2019-06-21 – 2019-06-22 · Louisiana, MO · 📍 Main St · State championship
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, JEANNE TITUS · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Heavy Smoke BBQ STL (698.8456) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SKUNK RIVER BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧹 A double category winner
TRIPLE H BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Pork Ribs places 2–3: BIG BOOTS BBQ and Heavy Smoke BBQ tied on 175.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 8–9: LION 'BOUT THE Q and GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Brisket places 8–9: AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW and UNFAMOUS DAVE'S tied on 169.7028 — 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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-21 ← this one | Louisiana, MO | Main St | 26 | 698.8456 | Heavy Smoke BBQ STL | SKUNK RIVER BBQ |
| 2022-10-21 | Louisiana, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 177.7144 | 174.2628 | 169.7028 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 172.5600 | 169.1544 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180.0000 | 174.8572 | 171.4172 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 177.1428 | 171.9656 | 169.1084 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 173.1428 | — | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 165.1200 | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 698.8456 · median 673.2854
Chicken
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.9484
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 177.7372 · median 167.6972
Pork
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.9714 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
26 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.1314
Backyard Series
Overall
4 entries · top 336.5372 · median 314.8114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muscle Memory | |
| 2 | Smokin' Tinman | |
| 3 | RazzleDazzle | |
| 4 | 4-Friends-BBQ |
Chicken
4 entries · top 173.1428 · median 165.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muscle Memory | |
| 2 | 4-Friends-BBQ | |
| 3 | Smokin' Tinman | |
| 4 | RazzleDazzle |
Pork Ribs
4 entries · top 165.1200 · median 151.9600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin' Tinman | |
| 2 | Muscle Memory | |
| 3 | RazzleDazzle | |
| 4 | 4-Friends-BBQ |