Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
2019-08-16 – 2019-08-17 · Cape Girardeau, MO · 📍 410 Kiwanis dr. · State championship
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Outlaw Hawgs BBQ (701.6456) · 45 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Heavy Smoke BBQ
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📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 7–8: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ and SMOKIN' BUTTS tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: QUE-N-BREW and BYO GRILL tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS and OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-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)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-23 | Cape Girardeau, MO | 56 | 687.3256 | SMOKIN T'S | 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 2015-08-21 | Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 | 58 | 682.2856 | Hot Mess BBQ | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 2016-08-19 | Arena Park | 51 | 683.9196 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 2019-08-16 ← this one | Cape Girardeau, MO | 410 Kiwanis dr. | 45 | 701.6456 | Outlaw Hawgs BBQ | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2021-08-20 | Cape Girardeau, MO | 410 Kiwanis dr. | 27 | 682.7312 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 176.0116 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 173.1316 |
| Pork | 174.8800 | 174.2628 | 171.4172 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 175.4056 | 172.5600 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
45 entries · top 701.6456 · median 651.8628
Chicken
45 entries · top 177.7144 · median 164.5372
Pork Ribs
45 entries · top 180.0000 · median 164.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
45 entries · top 174.8800 · median 165.6684
Brisket
45 entries · top 178.8572 · median 161.6800