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East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival

2019-08-23 – 2019-08-24 · Paola, KS · 📍 Town Square · State championship

Reps: KIM COLLIER, LARRY HADLEY, MARK COLLIER · Prize money: $4,300.00

Grand Champion: Man Meat BBQ (696.4912) · 66 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ

🥇
MAN MEAT BBQ
696.4912 · Master Series — Overall
🥈
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ
695.4288 · Master Series — Overall
🥉
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ
694.2172 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

66
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary

Top score

696.4912

Winning margin

1.0624
GC over RC

Field average

653.01
median 662.75

Perfect 180s

1 🔥
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ (Brisket)

Tightest race

Pork
1.7372 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

689.6456
10th place overall

Field spread

270.9140
winner to last place

Prize money

$4,300.00
on the line

Most consistent

MAN MEAT BBQ
avg finish 7.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs
won by 2.2972 pts — SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 66%
beats 34% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data

Traveled in

8%
of the 66 teams with a home region came from outside KS

Form held

Strong
ρ = -0.64 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1522
avg power rating going in · stronger than 27% of contests

Top-rated in the field

SLAPS BBQ
rated 1676 pre-contest

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

BIG WIGS BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 8 tracked editions.

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.0624 points — closer than 84% of every championship in the data.

📸 Photo finishes

Chicken places 3–4: GETTIN' SAUCED and KC FINE SWINES tied on 175.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: KC SMOKE DAWGS and B & C SMOKERS tied on 174.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: OLD STYLE BBQ and BOXER Q BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

🛡️ Back to defend

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BIG WIGS BBQ (won 2013, 2015), DEAD LAST BBQ (won 2014), B & C SMOKERS (won 2016), SLAPS BBQ (won 2017), DIRT ROAD BBQ (won 2018).

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)

This contest over the years full contest page →

DateWhereVenueTeamsHigh scoreGrand ChampionReserve Champion
2013-08-23 Paola, KS 68 681.1200 BIG WIGS BBQ SWEET PETE'S SMOKIN' HOT MEAT
2014-08-22 Paola, KS 66071 69 685.7372 DEAD LAST BBQ SMOKIN' R'S 2.0
2015-08-28 Paola, KS 66071 65 682.2860 BIG WIGS BBQ SMOKIN' R'S
2016-08-26 Park Square 61 690.8228 B & C SMOKERS SMOKIN' R'S
2017-08-25 Park Square 57 703.3712 SLAPS BBQ JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0
2018-08-24 Park Square 67 690.7996 DIRT ROAD BBQ GETTIN' BASTED
2019-08-23 ← this one Paola, KS Town Square 66 696.4912 Man Meat BBQ SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ
2022-08-26 Paola, KS Town Square 45 705.1428 FERGOLICIOUS BBQ HIGH i QUE

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category1st5th10th
Chicken178.8800174.8456172.5944
Pork Ribs177.7144174.8456173.7028
Pork177.1544175.4172171.9656
Brisket180.0000175.4172174.2972

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

66 entries · top 696.4912 · median 662.7486

#TeamScore
1 MAN MEAT BBQ 696.4912
2 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 695.4288
3 AMERICAN FIRE BBQ 694.2172
4 GETTIN' SAUCED 692.5600
5 PARTS 'R' SMOKIN 690.8572
6 Piggin' Whiskey KCMO 690.7652
7 OLD STYLE BBQ 690.2512
8 DIRT ROAD BBQ 690.2284
9 Slaps BBQ 690.1940
10 BOXER Q BBQ 689.6456
11 HOUSE'S BAR-B-QUE 685.6572
12 KC SMOKE DAWGS 685.0512
13 HIGH i QUE 681.6112
14 PORK PULLERS 681.1084
15 LOVE 2 Q 680.5256
16 SMOKE RINGERS 679.9424
17 BLACK EYE BBQ 677.6344
18 Chase Brothers BBQ 675.3484
19 Team BBQ War 674.8116
20 ALL FORKED UP FOR Q 674.2284
21 SMOKEY AND THE BRISKET 674.2172
22 Big Al and the Boys 673.6228
23 Jay Hogs BBQ 671.9084
24 SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 670.7656
25 PORKERSTARS 670.1600
26 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 669.0856
27 B & C SMOKERS 668.5256
28 Born2Q 668.4568
29 LIL' SUMPIN BBQ 667.9084
30 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 667.8856
31 DEAD LAST BBQ 667.3032
32 BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS 665.5652
33 BIG WIGS BBQ 663.2684
34 Justice BBQ 662.2288
35 KC FINE SWINES 662.2172
36 ABS of Squeal 660.5600
37 Smokey Bottom Boys BBQ 660.3880
38 Happy Grillmore - KS 659.8624
39 BULL CREEK BBQ 658.7772
40 FUNNY FARM BBQ 647.3028
41 PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ 646.7200
42 Big Bang BBQ 645.6112
43 Smokin Ass BBQ 643.9316
44 Beer Belly BBQ 643.9200
45 Swing'n Meats BBQ 642.1716
46 DOUBLE STACK BBQ 642.1712
47 EVENING WOOD 641.0744
48 BEAUX HAWG BBQ 639.8628
49 Squealin N Dealin BBQ 638.2060
50 Meat Slingers 638.1944
51 BUBBA AND THE BOYS BARBEQUE 638.1140
52 PORKY BUTTS DRIVE ME NUTS 637.0284
53 Royal Smoke 636.4916
54 DUNN UP BBQ 634.7544
55 Griswold Grillers 634.6744
56 Sausage Fest BBQ 626.7088
57 Bewildered BBQ 623.1996
58 Bare Bones 622.1256
59 Pork 'N Mindy 620.4912
60 Two Fat Guys Burning Meat 616.4572
61 BURNT BUTTS-N-BUNS 615.8172
62 Big D's Smoking Pit 595.3492
63 The Brisketbones 586.0912
64 Hog Pirates 570.0340
65 Bone Pile BBQ 567.3712
66 She'za Smokin 425.5772

Chicken

65 entries · top 178.8800 · median 166.8344

#TeamScore
1 OLD STYLE BBQ 178.8800
2 ALL FORKED UP FOR Q 177.7028
3 GETTIN' SAUCED 175.4400
4 KC FINE SWINES 175.4400
5 KC SMOKE DAWGS 174.8456
6 B & C SMOKERS 174.8456
7 MAN MEAT BBQ 174.2628
8 PORK PULLERS 173.7028
9 DEAD LAST BBQ 173.1200
10 SMOKEY AND THE BRISKET 172.5944
11 Slaps BBQ 172.5600
12 Swing'n Meats BBQ 172.5600
13 Piggin' Whiskey KCMO 171.9656
14 SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 171.4056
15 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 170.8572
16 Bare Bones 170.8572
17 PARTS 'R' SMOKIN 170.8572
18 SMOKE RINGERS 170.2512
19 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 169.1544
20 Smokey Bottom Boys BBQ 169.1200
21 Happy Grillmore - KS 169.1200
22 DIRT ROAD BBQ 169.1200
23 AMERICAN FIRE BBQ 169.1200
24 Justice BBQ 169.1200
25 BIG WIGS BBQ 168.5600
26 EVENING WOOD 168.0000
27 LIL' SUMPIN BBQ 168.0000
28 BUBBA AND THE BOYS BARBEQUE 167.9656
29 Meat Slingers 167.4060
30 PORKERSTARS 167.3828
31 HIGH i QUE 167.3828
32 Two Fat Guys Burning Meat 166.8800
33 Big Al and the Boys 166.8344
34 HOUSE'S BAR-B-QUE 166.8228
35 BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS 166.2628
36 Smokin Ass BBQ 165.7260
37 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 165.7028
38 Team BBQ War 165.7028
39 BLACK EYE BBQ 165.6800
40 BULL CREEK BBQ 165.1316
41 LOVE 2 Q 165.1200
42 DUNN UP BBQ 163.9656
43 BOXER Q BBQ 163.9656
44 Griswold Grillers 163.9428
45 Pork 'N Mindy 163.4172
46 FUNNY FARM BBQ 163.4056
47 Chase Brothers BBQ 162.8228
48 Born2Q 162.2628
49 Jay Hogs BBQ 161.6456
50 Bewildered BBQ 161.1084
51 Big Bang BBQ 159.9884
52 Big D's Smoking Pit 159.4632
53 PORKY BUTTS DRIVE ME NUTS 158.8344
54 Royal Smoke 158.8228
55 Beer Belly BBQ 157.7028
56 ABS of Squeal 156.0000
57 Sausage Fest BBQ 154.8000
58 PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ 154.2056
59 Squealin N Dealin BBQ 151.9888
60 The Brisketbones 150.8228
61 DOUBLE STACK BBQ 150.8112
62 Bone Pile BBQ 149.7372
63 Hog Pirates 148.5484
64 BURNT BUTTS-N-BUNS 147.9200
65 BEAUX HAWG BBQ 146.8000

Pork Ribs

66 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.7028

#TeamScore
1 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 177.7144
2 MAN MEAT BBQ 175.4172
3 PORKERSTARS 175.4056
4 Chase Brothers BBQ 174.8572
5 Piggin' Whiskey KCMO 174.8456
6 DIRT ROAD BBQ 174.2856
7 GETTIN' SAUCED 174.2744
8 BIG WIGS BBQ 174.2628
9 OLD STYLE BBQ 173.7028
10 BOXER Q BBQ 173.7028
11 DOUBLE STACK BBQ 172.5944
12 PARTS 'R' SMOKIN 172.0344
13 BLACK EYE BBQ 172.0000
14 PORK PULLERS 171.4400
15 Jay Hogs BBQ 171.4172
16 ABS of Squeal 171.4172
17 Slaps BBQ 171.4056
18 HOUSE'S BAR-B-QUE 170.8228
19 B & C SMOKERS 170.2972
20 KC SMOKE DAWGS 170.2744
21 HIGH i QUE 169.6800
22 BEAUX HAWG BBQ 169.1660
23 PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ 169.1200
24 AMERICAN FIRE BBQ 168.5372
25 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 168.5372
26 LIL' SUMPIN BBQ 168.5256
27 SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 167.9772
28 Born2Q 167.9772
29 Squealin N Dealin BBQ 167.3944
30 KC FINE SWINES 166.8572
31 PORKY BUTTS DRIVE ME NUTS 166.8228
32 BULL CREEK BBQ 166.2744
33 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 166.2628
34 BURNT BUTTS-N-BUNS 165.1428
35 SMOKE RINGERS 164.5484
36 Justice BBQ 164.0228
37 DEAD LAST BBQ 163.9772
38 Big Al and the Boys 163.9656
39 Team BBQ War 163.9544
40 LOVE 2 Q 163.9540
41 ALL FORKED UP FOR Q 162.8228
42 Big Bang BBQ 162.2628
43 BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS 162.2284
44 Beer Belly BBQ 161.6800
45 Happy Grillmore - KS 161.6684
46 SMOKEY AND THE BRISKET 161.6572
47 Smokin Ass BBQ 161.1200
48 Sausage Fest BBQ 161.1200
49 Meat Slingers 161.1200
50 Griswold Grillers 159.9544
51 FUNNY FARM BBQ 159.9544
52 EVENING WOOD 158.8344
53 Bewildered BBQ 158.8228
54 Royal Smoke 158.2400
55 Smokey Bottom Boys BBQ 157.6224
56 Big D's Smoking Pit 154.8460
57 Bare Bones 153.7028
58 DUNN UP BBQ 149.1544
59 Swing'n Meats BBQ 149.1200
60 She'za Smokin 147.9428
61 Pork 'N Mindy 147.4172
62 Two Fat Guys Burning Meat 145.6572
63 BUBBA AND THE BOYS BARBEQUE 142.2172
64 The Brisketbones 133.6112
65 Hog Pirates 131.8744
66 Bone Pile BBQ 131.4056

Pork

66 entries · top 177.1544 · median 166.5484

#TeamScore
1 LOVE 2 Q 177.1544
2 DIRT ROAD BBQ 177.1544
3 AMERICAN FIRE BBQ 176.5600
4 HOUSE'S BAR-B-QUE 175.4172
5 BOXER Q BBQ 175.4172
6 MAN MEAT BBQ 174.2628
7 Smokey Bottom Boys BBQ 173.7028
8 HIGH i QUE 173.1428
9 SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 173.1428
10 Piggin' Whiskey KCMO 171.9656
11 LIL' SUMPIN BBQ 171.4400
12 B & C SMOKERS 171.4172
13 BLACK EYE BBQ 171.4172
14 GETTIN' SAUCED 170.8456
15 DEAD LAST BBQ 170.8344
16 Slaps BBQ 170.8228
17 Team BBQ War 170.2972
18 PARTS 'R' SMOKIN 170.2628
19 SMOKE RINGERS 170.2628
20 KC SMOKE DAWGS 170.2628
21 BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS 170.2512
22 BUBBA AND THE BOYS BARBEQUE 169.7028
23 SMOKEY AND THE BRISKET 169.7028
24 ALL FORKED UP FOR Q 169.7028
25 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 169.1428
26 Happy Grillmore - KS 169.1200
27 BULL CREEK BBQ 169.1084
28 Chase Brothers BBQ 169.1084
29 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 168.5600
30 BIG WIGS BBQ 168.5372
31 PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ 167.9656
32 Big Al and the Boys 167.4172
33 BEAUX HAWG BBQ 167.3940
34 KC FINE SWINES 165.7028
35 Jay Hogs BBQ 165.1428
36 Born2Q 165.1084
37 PORKERSTARS 164.5372
38 ABS of Squeal 164.0344
39 OLD STYLE BBQ 163.9656
40 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 163.9428
41 Griswold Grillers 163.4172
42 Justice BBQ 162.2516
43 Big Bang BBQ 162.2400
44 DUNN UP BBQ 162.2400
45 Beer Belly BBQ 161.6800
46 Smokin Ass BBQ 161.6800
47 PORK PULLERS 160.5484
48 FUNNY FARM BBQ 160.5256
49 Swing'n Meats BBQ 160.5144
50 Sausage Fest BBQ 160.0116
51 Pork 'N Mindy 159.3940
52 DOUBLE STACK BBQ 159.3828
53 Bewildered BBQ 159.3828
54 EVENING WOOD 158.2628
55 Bare Bones 158.2284
56 Hog Pirates 157.6912
57 Royal Smoke 156.5944
58 PORKY BUTTS DRIVE ME NUTS 155.4284
59 Squealin N Dealin BBQ 155.4172
60 Big D's Smoking Pit 154.8456
61 The Brisketbones 152.5372
62 Meat Slingers 152.5140
63 Two Fat Guys Burning Meat 151.9656
64 BURNT BUTTS-N-BUNS 145.1088
65 Bone Pile BBQ 144.5484
66 She'za Smokin 140.5600

Brisket

66 entries · top 180.0000 · median 162.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 AMERICAN FIRE BBQ 180.0000 🔥
2 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 178.2972
3 PARTS 'R' SMOKIN 177.7028
4 BOXER Q BBQ 176.5600
5 PORK PULLERS 175.4172
6 Slaps BBQ 175.4056
7 Big Al and the Boys 175.4056
8 SMOKE RINGERS 174.8800
9 Team BBQ War 174.8572
10 LOVE 2 Q 174.2972
11 Jay Hogs BBQ 173.7028
12 OLD STYLE BBQ 173.7028
13 Born2Q 173.1084
14 HOUSE'S BAR-B-QUE 172.5944
15 MAN MEAT BBQ 172.5484
16 GETTIN' SAUCED 172.0000
17 Piggin' Whiskey KCMO 171.9884
18 HIGH i QUE 171.4056
19 SMOKEY AND THE BRISKET 170.2628
20 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 169.7028
21 KC SMOKE DAWGS 169.6684
22 DIRT ROAD BBQ 169.6684
23 ABS of Squeal 169.1084
24 Chase Brothers BBQ 168.5600
25 BLACK EYE BBQ 168.5372
26 Justice BBQ 166.8344
27 BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS 166.8228
28 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 164.5256
29 ALL FORKED UP FOR Q 164.0000
30 FUNNY FARM BBQ 163.4172
31 Squealin N Dealin BBQ 163.4056
32 Beer Belly BBQ 162.8572
33 PORKERSTARS 162.8344
34 Royal Smoke 162.8344
35 Big Bang BBQ 161.1200
36 Swing'n Meats BBQ 159.9772
37 Happy Grillmore - KS 159.9540
38 LIL' SUMPIN BBQ 159.9428
39 Smokey Bottom Boys BBQ 159.9428
40 DUNN UP BBQ 159.3944
41 DOUBLE STACK BBQ 159.3828
42 DEAD LAST BBQ 159.3716
43 BULL CREEK BBQ 158.2628
44 SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 158.2400
45 BUBBA AND THE BOYS BARBEQUE 158.2284
46 BURNT BUTTS-N-BUNS 157.6456
47 Meat Slingers 157.1544
48 BEAUX HAWG BBQ 156.5028
49 EVENING WOOD 155.9772
50 PORKY BUTTS DRIVE ME NUTS 155.9428
51 PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ 155.4288
52 Smokin Ass BBQ 155.4056
53 KC FINE SWINES 154.2172
54 B & C SMOKERS 151.9656
55 Two Fat Guys Burning Meat 151.9544
56 BIG WIGS BBQ 151.9084
57 Sausage Fest BBQ 150.7772
58 Pork 'N Mindy 150.2628
59 The Brisketbones 149.1200
60 Griswold Grillers 147.3600
61 Bewildered BBQ 143.8856
62 Bone Pile BBQ 141.6800
63 Bare Bones 139.3372
64 She'za Smokin 137.0744
65 Hog Pirates 131.9200
66 Big D's Smoking Pit 126.1944

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

31 entries · top 177.1428 · median 170.2628

#TeamScore
1 LOVE 2 Q 177.1428
2 Big Al and the Boys 175.4172
3 Sausage Fest BBQ 174.8572
4 Piggin' Whiskey KCMO 174.2860
5 BEAUX HAWG BBQ 173.1200
6 Jay Hogs BBQ 173.1200
7 ABS of Squeal 172.0000
8 SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 171.9656
9 Pork 'N Mindy 171.4172
10 Chase Brothers BBQ 171.4056
11 BIG WIGS BBQ 170.8456
12 Smokin Ass BBQ 170.8456
13 Royal Smoke 170.8344
14 Big D's Smoking Pit 170.2972
15 FUNNY FARM BBQ 170.2628
16 Smokey Bottom Boys BBQ 170.2628
17 Beer Belly BBQ 168.0116
18 The Brisketbones 167.9656
19 Bewildered BBQ 167.9656
20 She'za Smokin 167.4172
21 Bare Bones 167.4056
22 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 167.3712
23 Hog Pirates 166.2628
24 Happy Grillmore - KS 162.8456
25 PARTS 'R' SMOKIN 162.8228
26 DUNN UP BBQ 162.8112
27 B & C SMOKERS 159.3828
28 KC FINE SWINES 158.8112
29 Porky Butts Drive Me Nuts Sausage 152.5832
30 Meat Slingers 151.3828
31 PORKY BUTTS DRIVE ME NUTS 150.8688

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