Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2)
2026-07-18 – 2026-07-19 · Osceola, MO · 📍 140 Parkview Drive · State championship
Reps: DAVE ROGERS, PEG ROGERS · Prize money: $6,000.00
Grand Champion: Bad Dog BBQ (709.1316) · 32 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Rowdy Pig
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
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Bad Dog BBQ took the Grand Championship home to AR.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🧹 A double category winner
Puddle Duck BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: Bad Dog BBQ and Electrified BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: Electrified BBQ and 1 Bite Stand tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: 1 Bite Stand and Rowdy Pig tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Rowdy Pig (won 2026).
🃏 An upset on the books
Bad Dog BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, TRIPLE H BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 17-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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | Osceola, MO | 140 Parkview Drive | 32 | 707.3944 | Rowdy Pig | Mulkey's BBQ |
| 2026-07-18 ← this one | Osceola, MO | 140 Parkview Drive | 32 | 709.1316 | Bad Dog BBQ | Rowdy Pig |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 175.4056 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 177.7144 | 175.4288 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.7144 | 176.5716 | 175.4172 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 175.4172 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 173.1084 | 171.4056 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 171.9772 | 167.3828 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
32 entries · top 709.1316 · median 692.4970
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 2 | Rowdy Pig | |
| 3 | Triple H BBQ | |
| 4 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 5 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 6 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 7 | Fire Dancer BBQ | |
| 8 | Man Meat BBQ | |
| 9 | Razorracks BBQ | |
| 10 | Parts R Smokin | |
| 11 | Munny's Stove | |
| 12 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 13 | Tailgate Guys BBQ | |
| 14 | 1 Bite Stand | |
| 15 | Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ | |
| 16 | Smoke-n-Magic | |
| 17 | Electrified BBQ | |
| 18 | Blind Fox BBQ | |
| 19 | Brews Before Q's | |
| 20 | Wicked Pig BBQ | |
| 21 | Jankey Leg | |
| 22 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 23 | B3 BBQ | |
| 24 | Mulkey's BBQ | |
| 25 | Smoke Wurx BBQ | |
| 26 | Topeka BBQ Store | |
| 27 | Slow Burn BBQ | |
| 28 | Big D's Barbeque | |
| 29 | Crossfire BBQ | |
| 30 | Six Pack Slabs | |
| 31 | Hogzilla | |
| 32 | Grey Wolfe BBQ |
Chicken
32 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1142 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 2 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 3 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 4 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 5 | Electrified BBQ | |
| 6 | 1 Bite Stand | |
| 7 | Rowdy Pig | |
| 8 | Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ | |
| 9 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 10 | Smoke-n-Magic | |
| 11 | Man Meat BBQ | |
| 12 | Razorracks BBQ | |
| 13 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 14 | Fire Dancer BBQ | |
| 15 | Tailgate Guys BBQ | |
| 16 | Blind Fox BBQ | |
| 17 | Triple H BBQ | |
| 18 | Mulkey's BBQ | |
| 19 | B3 BBQ | |
| 20 | Brews Before Q's | |
| 21 | Grey Wolfe BBQ | |
| 22 | Smoke Wurx BBQ | |
| 23 | Wicked Pig BBQ | |
| 24 | Parts R Smokin | |
| 25 | Munny's Stove | |
| 26 | Jankey Leg | |
| 27 | Crossfire BBQ | |
| 28 | Slow Burn BBQ | |
| 29 | Big D's Barbeque | |
| 30 | Topeka BBQ Store | |
| 31 | Hogzilla | |
| 32 | Six Pack Slabs |
Pork Ribs
32 entries · top 179.4400 · median 173.4114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tailgate Guys BBQ | |
| 2 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 3 | Parts R Smokin | |
| 4 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 5 | Rowdy Pig | |
| 6 | Munny's Stove | |
| 7 | Triple H BBQ | |
| 8 | Jankey Leg | |
| 9 | Man Meat BBQ | |
| 10 | B3 BBQ | |
| 11 | Mulkey's BBQ | |
| 12 | Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ | |
| 13 | Fire Dancer BBQ | |
| 14 | Smoke-n-Magic | |
| 15 | Blind Fox BBQ | |
| 16 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 17 | Wicked Pig BBQ | |
| 18 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 19 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 20 | Electrified BBQ | |
| 21 | Topeka BBQ Store | |
| 22 | Brews Before Q's | |
| 23 | Razorracks BBQ | |
| 24 | Smoke Wurx BBQ | |
| 25 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 26 | 1 Bite Stand | |
| 27 | Crossfire BBQ | |
| 28 | Big D's Barbeque | |
| 29 | Slow Burn BBQ | |
| 30 | Grey Wolfe BBQ | |
| 31 | Hogzilla | |
| 32 | Six Pack Slabs |
Pork
32 entries · top 177.7144 · median 173.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Razorracks BBQ | |
| 2 | 1 Bite Stand | |
| 3 | Fire Dancer BBQ | |
| 4 | Rowdy Pig | |
| 5 | Triple H BBQ | |
| 6 | Man Meat BBQ | |
| 7 | Wicked Pig BBQ | |
| 8 | Munny's Stove | |
| 9 | Blind Fox BBQ | |
| 10 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 11 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 12 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 13 | Tailgate Guys BBQ | |
| 14 | Brews Before Q's | |
| 15 | Parts R Smokin | |
| 16 | Jankey Leg | |
| 17 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 18 | Electrified BBQ | |
| 19 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 20 | Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ | |
| 21 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 22 | Mulkey's BBQ | |
| 23 | Smoke Wurx BBQ | |
| 24 | Crossfire BBQ | |
| 25 | Slow Burn BBQ | |
| 26 | Big D's Barbeque | |
| 27 | Hogzilla | |
| 28 | Smoke-n-Magic | |
| 29 | Topeka BBQ Store | |
| 30 | Six Pack Slabs | |
| 31 | B3 BBQ | |
| 32 | Grey Wolfe BBQ |
Brisket
32 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B3 BBQ | |
| 2 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 3 | Triple H BBQ | |
| 4 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 5 | Brews Before Q's | |
| 6 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 7 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 8 | Six Pack Slabs | |
| 9 | Smoke-n-Magic | |
| 10 | Rowdy Pig | |
| 11 | Fire Dancer BBQ | |
| 12 | Parts R Smokin | |
| 13 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 14 | Razorracks BBQ | |
| 15 | Jankey Leg | |
| 16 | Munny's Stove | |
| 17 | Wicked Pig BBQ | |
| 18 | Electrified BBQ | |
| 19 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 20 | 1 Bite Stand | |
| 21 | Topeka BBQ Store | |
| 22 | Man Meat BBQ | |
| 23 | Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ | |
| 24 | Slow Burn BBQ | |
| 25 | Mulkey's BBQ | |
| 26 | Blind Fox BBQ | |
| 27 | Smoke Wurx BBQ | |
| 28 | Big D's Barbeque | |
| 29 | Tailgate Guys BBQ | |
| 30 | Crossfire BBQ | |
| 31 | Hogzilla | |
| 32 | Grey Wolfe BBQ |
Backyard Series
Overall
15 entries · top 356.5600 · median 341.0856
Chicken
15 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.6684