A razor-thin finish
Closer than 83% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1200 points — closer than 83% of every championship in the data.
- Slaps BBQ
- BOOM CHICKA COW COW
Jun 19–20, 2020 · Trenton, MO · 📍 4030 E 10th st. · State championship
Reps: Phil Morrow Phb, Rosemary Morrow · Prize money: $5,000
SLAPS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Black Silo Winery on June 19, 2020 in Trenton, MO at 4030 E 10th st., scoring 697.0972 in a field of 31 teams. BOOM CHICKA COW COW took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.9772. Category winners: Chicken — MAN MEAT BBQ (176.5600); Pork Ribs — DRUM DADDY BBQ (180.0000); Pork — ALL FORKED UP FOR Q (179.4400); Brisket — MAN MEAT BBQ (176.0000).
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.
Closer than 83% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1200 points — closer than 83% of every championship in the data.
SLAPS BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Stronger than 96% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1651 power rating going in — stronger than 96% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 8–9: ALL FORKED UP FOR Q and AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW and Last Minute BBQ tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: HIGH i QUE and SLAPS BBQ tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
MAN MEAT BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 175.4056 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 175.4400 | 171.4172 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 176.5600 | 173.1544 |
| Brisket | 176 | 173.1200 | 171.4056 |
31 entries · top 697.0972 · median 675.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 2 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 3 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 4 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 5 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 6 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 7 | SMOKIN DOUBLE R BBQ | |
| 8 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 9 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 10 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 11 | Last Minute BBQ | |
| 12 | Happy Grillmore - KS | |
| 13 | Land Locked BBQ | |
| 14 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 15 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 16 | DRUM DADDY BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 18 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 19 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 20 | BYO GRILL | |
| 21 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 22 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 23 | The Boys in Que | |
| 24 | DROP THE MIKE | |
| 25 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 26 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | |
| 27 | S&S BBQ | |
| 28 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 29 | Old Outlaw | |
| 30 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 31 | RIBS N BIBS |
31 entries · top 176.5600 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 3 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 4 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 5 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 6 | SMOKIN DOUBLE R BBQ | |
| 7 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 8 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 9 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 10 | Last Minute BBQ | |
| 11 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 12 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 13 | Land Locked BBQ | |
| 14 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 15 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 16 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 17 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 18 | BYO GRILL | |
| 19 | DROP THE MIKE | |
| 20 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 21 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 22 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 23 | Happy Grillmore - KS | |
| 24 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 25 | DRUM DADDY BBQ | |
| 26 | The Boys in Que | |
| 27 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | |
| 28 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 29 | Old Outlaw | |
| 30 | S&S BBQ | |
| 31 | RIBS N BIBS |
31 entries · top 180 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DRUM DADDY BBQ | |
| 2 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 3 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 4 | Happy Grillmore - KS | |
| 5 | SMOKIN DOUBLE R BBQ | |
| 6 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 7 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 8 | BYO GRILL | |
| 9 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 10 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 11 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 12 | Last Minute BBQ | |
| 13 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | |
| 14 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 15 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 16 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 17 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 18 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 19 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 20 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 21 | Land Locked BBQ | |
| 22 | The Boys in Que | |
| 23 | DROP THE MIKE | |
| 24 | S&S BBQ | |
| 25 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 26 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 27 | Old Outlaw | |
| 28 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 29 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 30 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 31 | RIBS N BIBS |
31 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 2 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 3 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 4 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 5 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 6 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 7 | BYO GRILL | |
| 8 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 9 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 10 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 11 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 12 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 13 | The Boys in Que | |
| 14 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 15 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 16 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 17 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 18 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 19 | DRUM DADDY BBQ | |
| 20 | Land Locked BBQ | |
| 21 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 22 | S&S BBQ | |
| 23 | Happy Grillmore - KS | |
| 24 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 25 | SMOKIN DOUBLE R BBQ | |
| 26 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | |
| 27 | Last Minute BBQ | |
| 28 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 29 | DROP THE MIKE | |
| 30 | Old Outlaw | |
| 31 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
31 entries · top 176 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | Last Minute BBQ | |
| 3 | Land Locked BBQ | |
| 4 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 5 | Happy Grillmore - KS | |
| 6 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 7 | S&S BBQ | |
| 8 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 9 | DROP THE MIKE | |
| 10 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 11 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 12 | SMOKIN DOUBLE R BBQ | |
| 13 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 14 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 15 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 16 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 17 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 18 | The Boys in Que | |
| 19 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 20 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | |
| 21 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 22 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 23 | DRUM DADDY BBQ | |
| 24 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 25 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 26 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 27 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 28 | Old Outlaw | |
| 29 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 30 | BYO GRILL | |
| 31 | Cities Edge BBQ |