Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown
2019-10-04 – 2019-10-05 · Lebanon, MO · 📍 Lebanon, MO 65536 · State championship
Reps: DAVE ROGERS, PEG ROGERS · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Slaps BBQ (707.3828) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BOOMERANG BBQ
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Top-10 cutoff
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How hot was the win?
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Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
SLAPS BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🧹 A double category winner
SLAPS BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 7–8: DIRT ROAD BBQ and SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: YELLOW JACKET BBQ and Cook Shack BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 1–2: SLAPS BBQ and BOOMERANG BBQ tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SHAKE 'N BAKE 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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-19 | 500 E Elm Street | 21 | 710.8916 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | BYO GRILL | |
| 2019-10-04 ← this one | Lebanon, MO | Lebanon, MO 65536 | 27 | 707.3828 | Slaps BBQ | BOOMERANG BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 173.7144 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 171.4172 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 175.4056 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 174.2628 | 172.5484 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
27 entries · top 707.3828 · median 674.7432
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 2 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 3 | BYO GRILL | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 6 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 8 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 9 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 10 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 11 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 12 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 13 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 14 | YELLOW JACKET BBQ | |
| 15 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 16 | Ash Clowns | |
| 17 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 18 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 20 | FOWL BALLZ | |
| 21 | All Fired Up & Kickin Ash | |
| 22 | Hogs B Hatin' | |
| 23 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 24 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 25 | BULLS SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 26 | Doublewide BBQ | |
| 27 | Rockin Rev's BBQ |
Chicken
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYO GRILL | |
| 2 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 3 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 4 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 5 | YELLOW JACKET BBQ | |
| 6 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 7 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 8 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 9 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 10 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 12 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 13 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 14 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 15 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 16 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 17 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 18 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 19 | All Fired Up & Kickin Ash | |
| 20 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 21 | Ash Clowns | |
| 22 | FOWL BALLZ | |
| 23 | Rockin Rev's BBQ | |
| 24 | Hogs B Hatin' | |
| 25 | BULLS SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 26 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 27 | Doublewide BBQ |
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 4 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 5 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 6 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 7 | YELLOW JACKET BBQ | |
| 8 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 9 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 10 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 11 | Ash Clowns | |
| 12 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 13 | BYO GRILL | |
| 14 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 15 | Hogs B Hatin' | |
| 16 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 17 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 18 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 19 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 20 | All Fired Up & Kickin Ash | |
| 21 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 23 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 24 | FOWL BALLZ | |
| 25 | BULLS SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 26 | Doublewide BBQ | |
| 27 | Rockin Rev's BBQ |
Pork
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 3 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 4 | BYO GRILL | |
| 5 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 6 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 7 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 8 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 9 | FOWL BALLZ | |
| 10 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 11 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 12 | Ash Clowns | |
| 13 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 14 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 15 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 16 | YELLOW JACKET BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 18 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 19 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 20 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 21 | Hogs B Hatin' | |
| 22 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 23 | All Fired Up & Kickin Ash | |
| 24 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 25 | BULLS SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 26 | Doublewide BBQ |
Brisket
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.9542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 2 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 3 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 4 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 7 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 8 | BYO GRILL | |
| 9 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 10 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 11 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 12 | Ash Clowns | |
| 13 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 14 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 15 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 16 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 17 | All Fired Up & Kickin Ash | |
| 18 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 19 | YELLOW JACKET BBQ | |
| 20 | FOWL BALLZ | |
| 21 | Hogs B Hatin' | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 23 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 24 | BULLS SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 25 | Doublewide BBQ | |
| 26 | BLOWIN' SMOKE |
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 — Cabo Rita
7 entries · top 172.5944 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYO GRILL | |
| 2 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 3 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 4 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 5 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 6 | Hogs B Hatin' | |
| 7 | FOWL BALLZ |
Kids-Q — Kids- Q 11-15
3 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molly L. | |
| 2 | Abby J. | |
| 3 | Cameron M. |