Jul 24–25, 2026 · Gardner, KS · 📍 136 E. Washington St. · State championship
Reps: Dave Rogers, Forrest Bruce · Prize money: $5,000
JDQ BBQ won Grand Champion at the Masters at the Midway: Johnson County Fair BBQ Championship on July 24, 2026 in Gardner, KS at 136 E. Washington St., scoring 702.8344 in a field of 29 teams. Blind Fox BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.9312. Category winners: Chicken — Bocephus BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Keep Calm and Sauce On (177.7028); Pork — Mission Imporkable (180.0000); Brisket — Black Sail BBQ (177.7028).
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.
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 75 times in 100
JDQ BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Meat Candy Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
JDQ BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 2–3: JDQ BBQ and Dr. Squealgood BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: Parrothead Smokers and Meat Candy Q tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: Harold's Hot Meat Smokers and Black Sail BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 177.7028 | 173.7144 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 170.8344 |
| Pork | 180 | 175.4056 | 172.5484 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 173.1084 | 169.6916 |
29 entries · top 702.8344 · median 679.9088
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JDQ BBQ | |
| 2 | Blind Fox BBQ | |
| 3 | Parts R Smokin | |
| 4 | Mission Imporkable | |
| 5 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 6 | Keep Calm and Sauce On | |
| 7 | Smoke-n-Magic | |
| 8 | Love 2 Q | |
| 9 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 10 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 11 | Wood Hook BBQ | |
| 12 | Harold's Hot Meat Smokers | |
| 13 | GEO SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Black Sail BBQ | |
| 15 | Slaughter House BBQ | |
| 16 | Parrothead Smokers | |
| 17 | Bad influence BBQ-Mo | |
| 18 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 19 | Bald Beauties BBQ | |
| 20 | RED OAK BBQ | |
| 21 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 22 | LL BBQ | |
| 23 | Thump & Strum BBQ | |
| 24 | Smoke Me Tender BBQ | |
| 25 | Winged Swine | |
| 26 | Pit Crew BBQ | |
| 27 | Smoke Team Six | |
| 28 | Buccaneer BBQ | |
| 29 | MCS |
29 entries · top 180 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 2 | JDQ BBQ | |
| 3 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 4 | Slaughter House BBQ | |
| 5 | Wood Hook BBQ | |
| 6 | RED OAK BBQ | |
| 7 | Parrothead Smokers | |
| 8 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 9 | Parts R Smokin | |
| 10 | Smoke Me Tender BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoke-n-Magic | |
| 12 | GEO SMOKERS | |
| 13 | Mission Imporkable | |
| 14 | Bald Beauties BBQ | |
| 15 | Blind Fox BBQ | |
| 16 | Keep Calm and Sauce On | |
| 17 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 18 | Harold's Hot Meat Smokers | |
| 19 | Love 2 Q | |
| 20 | LL BBQ | |
| 21 | Pit Crew BBQ | |
| 22 | Black Sail BBQ | |
| 23 | Winged Swine | |
| 24 | Bad influence BBQ-Mo | |
| 25 | Buccaneer BBQ | |
| 26 | Smoke Team Six | |
| 27 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 28 | Thump & Strum BBQ | |
| 29 | MCS |
29 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keep Calm and Sauce On | |
| 2 | JDQ BBQ | |
| 3 | Parts R Smokin | |
| 4 | Blind Fox BBQ | |
| 5 | Harold's Hot Meat Smokers | |
| 6 | Black Sail BBQ | |
| 7 | LL BBQ | |
| 8 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 9 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 10 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 11 | Bald Beauties BBQ | |
| 12 | Smoke-n-Magic | |
| 13 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 14 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 15 | Love 2 Q | |
| 16 | Slaughter House BBQ | |
| 17 | Mission Imporkable | |
| 18 | Bad influence BBQ-Mo | |
| 19 | RED OAK BBQ | |
| 20 | GEO SMOKERS | |
| 21 | Smoke Me Tender BBQ | |
| 22 | Parrothead Smokers | |
| 23 | Thump & Strum BBQ | |
| 24 | Smoke Team Six | |
| 25 | Wood Hook BBQ | |
| 26 | Pit Crew BBQ | |
| 27 | Winged Swine | |
| 28 | Buccaneer BBQ | |
| 29 | MCS |
29 entries · top 180 · median 167.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mission Imporkable | |
| 2 | Blind Fox BBQ | |
| 3 | Bad influence BBQ-Mo | |
| 4 | Parts R Smokin | |
| 5 | Wood Hook BBQ | |
| 6 | JDQ BBQ | |
| 7 | Winged Swine | |
| 8 | Harold's Hot Meat Smokers | |
| 9 | Smoke-n-Magic | |
| 10 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 11 | Love 2 Q | |
| 12 | Keep Calm and Sauce On | |
| 13 | GEO SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Thump & Strum BBQ | |
| 15 | Parrothead Smokers | |
| 16 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 17 | Smoke Me Tender BBQ | |
| 18 | Bald Beauties BBQ | |
| 19 | Slaughter House BBQ | |
| 20 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 21 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 22 | RED OAK BBQ | |
| 23 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 24 | Black Sail BBQ | |
| 25 | Pit Crew BBQ | |
| 26 | Buccaneer BBQ | |
| 27 | LL BBQ | |
| 28 | MCS | |
| 29 | Smoke Team Six |
29 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Sail BBQ | |
| 2 | Blind Fox BBQ | |
| 3 | Love 2 Q | |
| 4 | JDQ BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoke-n-Magic | |
| 6 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 7 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 8 | Mission Imporkable | |
| 9 | GEO SMOKERS | |
| 10 | Parts R Smokin | |
| 11 | Wood Hook BBQ | |
| 12 | Keep Calm and Sauce On | |
| 13 | Smoke Team Six | |
| 14 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 15 | Parrothead Smokers | |
| 16 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 17 | Bad influence BBQ-Mo | |
| 18 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 19 | Slaughter House BBQ | |
| 20 | Harold's Hot Meat Smokers | |
| 21 | Winged Swine | |
| 22 | Thump & Strum BBQ | |
| 23 | Bald Beauties BBQ | |
| 24 | RED OAK BBQ | |
| 25 | LL BBQ | |
| 26 | Pit Crew BBQ | |
| 27 | MCS | |
| 28 | Buccaneer BBQ | |
| 29 | Smoke Me Tender BBQ |