Ozarks BBQ Fest
2020-06-19 – 2020-06-20 · Springfield, MO · 📍 Ozark Empire Fairground · State championship
Reps: ALFRED T BOWEN, FRAN BOWEN · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Gettin' Basted (701.6456) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 GETTIN' SAUCED
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👑 A dynasty in the making
Gettin' Basted has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
🧹 A double category winner
RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: 4 LEGS UP BBQ and GETTIN' BASTED tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ and GETTIN' SAUCED tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: GETTIN' BASTED and Tasty Critters tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-19 ← this one | Springfield, MO | Ozark Empire Fairground | 26 | 701.6456 | Gettin' Basted | GETTIN' SAUCED |
| 2021-04-23 | Springfield, MO | Ozark Empire Fairground | 37 | 702.8456 | Double Barrel BBQ | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2022-04-22 | Springfield, MO | 3001 N Grant Ave | 31 | 703.9888 | Gettin' Basted | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2023-06-09 | Springfield, MO | 3001 N Grant Ave | 30 | 706.2516 | SLAPS BBQ | Fine As* Swine BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 172.0000 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 172.5600 | 171.4172 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 173.7028 | 169.1200 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 170.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 701.6456 · median 670.7600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 3 | LA PASADITA | |
| 4 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 5 | RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 6 | Pits and Grills | |
| 7 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 8 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 9 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 10 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 11 | Ambition Que | |
| 12 | FOWL BALLZ | |
| 13 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 14 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 15 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 16 | Hogzilla | |
| 17 | Tasty Critters | |
| 18 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 19 | Quad Hogs BBQ | |
| 20 | Ozark Fog | |
| 21 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 22 | PAPA SEAN'S BBQ | |
| 23 | Albino Rhinos | |
| 24 | BAMA MAN BBQ | |
| 25 | Snappy Pig | |
| 26 | Loud and Proud |
Chicken
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | LA PASADITA | |
| 4 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 5 | RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 6 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 7 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 8 | Ambition Que | |
| 9 | Quad Hogs BBQ | |
| 10 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 11 | Pits and Grills | |
| 12 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 13 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 14 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 15 | Ozark Fog | |
| 16 | PAPA SEAN'S BBQ | |
| 17 | Albino Rhinos | |
| 18 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 19 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 20 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 21 | FOWL BALLZ | |
| 22 | BAMA MAN BBQ | |
| 23 | Loud and Proud | |
| 24 | Hogzilla | |
| 25 | Tasty Critters | |
| 26 | Snappy Pig |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 177.1428 · median 168.5486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 2 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | Tasty Critters | |
| 5 | LA PASADITA | |
| 6 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 7 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 8 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 9 | Pits and Grills | |
| 10 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 11 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 12 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 13 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 14 | Ambition Que | |
| 15 | FOWL BALLZ | |
| 16 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 17 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 18 | Quad Hogs BBQ | |
| 19 | Hogzilla | |
| 20 | BAMA MAN BBQ | |
| 21 | Ozark Fog | |
| 22 | Loud and Proud | |
| 23 | Albino Rhinos | |
| 24 | PAPA SEAN'S BBQ | |
| 25 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 26 | Snappy Pig |
Pork
26 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hogzilla | |
| 2 | FOWL BALLZ | |
| 3 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 6 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 7 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 8 | Pits and Grills | |
| 9 | Tasty Critters | |
| 10 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 11 | LA PASADITA | |
| 12 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 13 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 14 | Quad Hogs BBQ | |
| 15 | PAPA SEAN'S BBQ | |
| 16 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 17 | Ambition Que | |
| 18 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 19 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 20 | Ozark Fog | |
| 21 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 22 | RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 23 | Albino Rhinos | |
| 24 | BAMA MAN BBQ | |
| 25 | Snappy Pig | |
| 26 | Loud and Proud |
Brisket
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 2 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 5 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 6 | Pits and Grills | |
| 7 | LA PASADITA | |
| 8 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 9 | Ambition Que | |
| 10 | FOWL BALLZ | |
| 11 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 12 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 13 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 14 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 15 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 16 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 17 | Tasty Critters | |
| 18 | Hogzilla | |
| 19 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 20 | Ozark Fog | |
| 21 | Snappy Pig | |
| 22 | BAMA MAN BBQ | |
| 23 | Quad Hogs BBQ | |
| 24 | PAPA SEAN'S BBQ | |
| 25 | Albino Rhinos | |
| 26 | Loud and Proud |
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 — Appetizer
7 entries · top 172.6172 · median 165.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pits and Grills | |
| 2 | Ambition Que | |
| 3 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 4 | Quad Hogs BBQ | |
| 5 | Ozark Fog | |
| 6 | FOWL BALLZ | |
| 7 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ |
Ancillary — Bloody Mary
2 entries · top 167.9656 · median 158.7940
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAPA SEAN'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Pits and Grills |
Ancillary — Dessert
8 entries · top 177.1428 · median 168.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | Quad Hogs BBQ | |
| 4 | Loud and Proud | |
| 5 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 6 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 7 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 8 | CROSSFIRE BBQ |
Ancillary — Margarita
4 entries · top 163.9428 · median 163.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hogzilla | |
| 2 | Quad Hogs BBQ | |
| 3 | Pits and Grills | |
| 4 | PAPA SEAN'S BBQ |
Ancillary — Sauce
9 entries · top 176.5600 · median 159.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loud and Proud | |
| 2 | BAMA MAN BBQ | |
| 3 | Ozark Fog | |
| 4 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 5 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 6 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 7 | PAPA SEAN'S BBQ | |
| 8 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 9 | Snappy Pig |
Ancillary — Side Dish
7 entries · top 178.8572 · median 162.8684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 3 | Loud and Proud | |
| 4 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 5 | Crossfire Jones | |
| 6 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 7 | Quad Hogs BBQ |