Jul 26–27, 2019 · Iola, KS · 📍 Riverside Park · State championship
Reps: Dennis Polson, Linda Polson · Prize money: $6,000
Fat&Dumb BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ on July 26, 2019 in Iola, KS at Riverside Park, scoring 689.7372 in a field of 41 teams. WOOD HOOK BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.9884. Category winners: Chicken — HIGH i QUE (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Fat&Dumb BBQ (178.2972); Pork — Three Brothers Different Mothers (178.2972); Brisket — TAILGATERS BBQ (175.4172). This is the 5th of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by HIGH i QUE II; the next was held in 2021.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2015 to 2021 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 83 times in 100
Fat&Dumb BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SLAPS BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 17-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.1032 points.
Stronger than 96% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1652 power rating going in — stronger than 96% of every contest tracked.
Pork Ribs places 3–4: DIRT ROAD BBQ and Pork Pullers tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: WOOD HOOK BBQ and 4 LEGS UP BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: 4 LEGS UP BBQ and MAN MEAT BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Fat&Dumb BBQ took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 24th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ (won 2016), SMOOTH SMOKE (won 2017).
This contest usually draws about 29 teams
41 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 29.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2015 | Iola, KS | Iola, KS 66749 | 26 | 698.8572 | Fergolicious BBQ | TRUEBUD BBQ |
| Jul 29, 2016 | Iola, KS | Riverside Park | 36 | 683.9200 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | CAVEMAN CUISINE |
| Jul 28, 2017 | Iola, KS | 500 Park Ave, Riverside Park | 27 | 702.2284 | SMOOTH SMOKE | SPICY SPITFIRE |
| Jul 27, 2018 | Iola, KS | 500 Park Ave, Riverside Park | 27 | 693.7028 | HIGH i QUE II | WOOD HOOK BBQ |
| Jul 26, 2019 ← this one | Iola, KS | Riverside Park | 41 | 689.7372 | Fat & Dumb BBQ | WOOD HOOK BBQ |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Iola, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Iola, KS | 510 park Ave | 28 | 694.8228 | Bull Creek BBQ | 913 BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176.0228 | 172.5944 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 173.7372 | 171.4172 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 175.4172 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 175.4172 | 173.1428 | 170.2856 |
41 entries · top 689.7372 · median 669.0512
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 2 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 3 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 4 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 5 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 6 | The Real BBQ Wives of Kansas City | |
| 7 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 8 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 9 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 10 | 3 PIGS SMOKIN | |
| 11 | Land Locked BBQ | |
| 12 | Pork Pullers | |
| 13 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 14 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 15 | TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 17 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 18 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 19 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 20 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin in the Ozarks | |
| 22 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 23 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 24 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 25 | SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE | |
| 26 | Big Al and the Boys | |
| 27 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 28 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 29 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 30 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 31 | OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | |
| 32 | Big Bang BBQ | |
| 33 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 34 | PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ | |
| 35 | COOL BLUE Q | |
| 36 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 37 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 38 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 39 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 40 | Four Way Test BBQ | |
| 41 | OLDE SKOOL BARBICUE |
41 entries · top 180 · median 167.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 2 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 3 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 4 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 5 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 6 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 7 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 9 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 10 | The Real BBQ Wives of Kansas City | |
| 11 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 12 | TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 13 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 14 | Land Locked BBQ | |
| 15 | COOL BLUE Q | |
| 16 | 3 PIGS SMOKIN | |
| 17 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 18 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 19 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 20 | Big Al and the Boys | |
| 21 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 22 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 23 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 24 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 25 | Pork Pullers | |
| 26 | SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE | |
| 27 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 28 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 29 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 30 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 31 | OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | |
| 32 | Big Bang BBQ | |
| 33 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 34 | Smokin in the Ozarks | |
| 35 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 36 | Four Way Test BBQ | |
| 37 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 38 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 39 | PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ | |
| 40 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 41 | OLDE SKOOL BARBICUE |
41 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 2 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 3 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 4 | Pork Pullers | |
| 5 | 3 PIGS SMOKIN | |
| 6 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 7 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 8 | Big Al and the Boys | |
| 9 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 10 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 11 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 12 | Smokin in the Ozarks | |
| 13 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 14 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 15 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 16 | SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE | |
| 17 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 18 | Land Locked BBQ | |
| 19 | TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 20 | The Real BBQ Wives of Kansas City | |
| 21 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 22 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 23 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 24 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 25 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 26 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 27 | PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ | |
| 28 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 29 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 30 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 31 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 32 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 33 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 34 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 35 | OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | |
| 36 | Big Bang BBQ | |
| 37 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 38 | COOL BLUE Q | |
| 39 | Four Way Test BBQ | |
| 40 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 41 | OLDE SKOOL BARBICUE |
41 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 2 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 3 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 4 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 5 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 6 | The Real BBQ Wives of Kansas City | |
| 7 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 8 | Land Locked BBQ | |
| 9 | Smokin in the Ozarks | |
| 10 | 3 PIGS SMOKIN | |
| 11 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 12 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 13 | Pork Pullers | |
| 14 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 15 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 16 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 17 | SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE | |
| 18 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 19 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 20 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 21 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 22 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 23 | COOL BLUE Q | |
| 24 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 25 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 26 | PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ | |
| 27 | TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 28 | OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | |
| 29 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 30 | Big Al and the Boys | |
| 31 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 32 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 33 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 34 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 35 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 36 | Big Bang BBQ | |
| 37 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 38 | OLDE SKOOL BARBICUE | |
| 39 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 40 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 41 | Four Way Test BBQ |
41 entries · top 175.4172 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 4 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 5 | The Real BBQ Wives of Kansas City | |
| 6 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 7 | Land Locked BBQ | |
| 8 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 9 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 11 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 12 | Big Bang BBQ | |
| 13 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 14 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 15 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 16 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 17 | Smokin in the Ozarks | |
| 18 | Pork Pullers | |
| 19 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 20 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 21 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 22 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 23 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 24 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 25 | OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | |
| 26 | 3 PIGS SMOKIN | |
| 27 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 28 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 29 | SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE | |
| 30 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 31 | PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ | |
| 32 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 33 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 34 | Big Al and the Boys | |
| 35 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 36 | COOL BLUE Q | |
| 37 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 38 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 39 | Four Way Test BBQ | |
| 40 | OLDE SKOOL BARBICUE | |
| 41 | M Squared Smokin' Q |
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.
7 entries · top 178.8572 · median 174.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 2 | Big Bang BBQ | |
| 3 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 4 | OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | |
| 5 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 6 | OLDE SKOOL BARBICUE | |
| 7 | Big Al and the Boys |