Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest

2020-07-10 – 2020-07-11 · Mayetta, KS · State championship

Reps: FORREST BRUCE, LARRY HADLEY, MARK COLLIER · Prize money: $11,700.00

Grand Champion: Smokin Timbers BBQ (698.8684) · 61 teams

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SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ

698.8684 · Master Series — Overall

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MAN MEAT BBQ

698.2512 · Master Series — Overall

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WHO CARES BBQ

697.0856 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

698.8684

Winning margin

0.6172

GC over RC

Field average

669.00

median 677.61

Perfect 180s

4 🔥

Tightest race

Pork

1.1544 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

690.2172

what a walk cost here

Field spread

121.8512

winner to last place

Prize money

$11,700.00

on the line

Most consistent

MAN MEAT BBQ

avg finish 11.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 1.7028 pts — SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 37%

beats 63% of 2713 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1557

avg power rating going in · stronger than 64% of contests

Top-rated in the field

BOOMERANG BBQ

rated 1779 pre-contest

Storylines

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6172 points — closer than 87% of every championship in the data.

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ took the Grand Championship home to OK.

🔥 A day of perfect scores

4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

🃏 An upset on the books

SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, BOOMERANG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2013-06-07		69	702.2856	PIGSKIN BBQ
2014-06-06		54	701.7372	JP CUSTOM SMOKE
2016-06-03		55	691.4172	PORKY BUTTS BBQ
2017-07-14		58	695.3944	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB
2018-07-13		48	697.0968	SPITFIRE
2019-07-12	Mayetta, KS	59	706.8344	Boomerang BBQ
2020-07-10 ← this one	Mayetta, KS	61	698.8684	Smokin Timbers BBQ
2021-07-09	Mayetta, KS	43	713.1316	Happy Grillmore

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

61 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	4 LEGS UP BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	White Moose	179.4400
3	BOOM CHICKA COW COW	178.8572
4	ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	177.1544
5	SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	177.1428
6	BUFFALO'S BBQ	177.1428
7	UNCLE J'S	176.5600
8	Cow Creek BBQ	176.5600
9	DIRT ROAD BBQ	175.4056
10	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	174.8572
11	MAN MEAT BBQ	174.2856
12	BnB BBQ	174.2628
13	SCORE ONE SMOKIN'	174.2628
14	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	174.2628
15	Fat&Dumb BBQ	174.2628
16	Big Al and the Boys	174.2628
17	HIGH i QUE	171.9656
18	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	170.8456
19	SLAPS BBQ	170.8456
20	913 BBQ	170.8228
21	SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE	170.8228
22	SPITFIRE	170.2860
23	B & C SMOKERS	170.2628
24	WHO CARES BBQ	170.2628
25	Land Locked BBQ	170.2628
26	777 BBQ	169.7028
27	56 SMOKEHOUSE	169.6800
28	SMOKERS PURGATORY	169.1428
29	SMOKIN DAN	168.5712
30	BOOMERANG BBQ	168.5372
31	Pork Posse	168.5372
32	Overland Pork BBQ	167.9884
33	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	167.4056
34	DIVINE SWINE	167.4056
35	LAZY BUTT BBQ	167.4056
36	Ambition Que	167.3828
37	SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	166.3200
38	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	166.2856
39	WABASH BBQ	166.2400
40	GETTIN' SAUCED	166.2400
41	S&S BBQ	165.6800
42	Chingon BBQ	164.5600
43	Cities Edge BBQ	163.9656
44	BARREL BOYS BBQ	162.8000
45	Flying W North BBQ	162.2972
46	INDIGO PIG	161.6688
47	ROCK N BLUES BBQ	161.6684
48	BOXER Q BBQ	161.6456
49	SONS OF BRISKETS - KS	159.9544
50	PASSIONS OF THE PIT	159.3944
51	OLD STYLE BBQ	159.3828
52	DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK	156.5256
53	Big D & Briquettes BBQ	155.3828
54	Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet	154.8344
55	F.O.M.S.B.	154.2628
56	Crazy Bones BBQ Team	148.5256
57	Blue Collar BBQ	147.3600
58	M Squared Smokin' Q	146.7888
59	Kelley's Meat Mafia	145.6688
60	BURNIN' SANDS BBQ	144.4916
61	WINGED SWINE	143.4400

Master Series — Chicken

61 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	4 LEGS UP BBQ	178.2972
3	White Moose	176.5600
4	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	176.0000
5	Chingon BBQ	175.4400
6	SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE	175.4172
7	WHO CARES BBQ	175.4056
8	Big Al and the Boys	174.8572
9	SLAPS BBQ	174.8456
10	BnB BBQ	174.2856
11	SPITFIRE	174.2628
12	UNCLE J'S	174.2628
13	913 BBQ	174.2628
14	Fat&Dumb BBQ	173.7028
15	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	173.7028
16	MAN MEAT BBQ	173.1200
17	SMOKIN DAN	172.5600
18	S&S BBQ	172.5600
19	BOOM CHICKA COW COW	172.5600
20	DIRT ROAD BBQ	171.4172
21	SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	171.4056
22	56 SMOKEHOUSE	170.8344
23	BOOMERANG BBQ	170.8228
24	Crazy Bones BBQ Team	170.2972
25	SCORE ONE SMOKIN'	170.2744
26	ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	170.2628
27	SMOKERS PURGATORY	169.7028
28	Land Locked BBQ	169.6800
29	Big D & Briquettes BBQ	169.1660
30	Cities Edge BBQ	169.1084
31	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	168.5600
32	M Squared Smokin' Q	167.9888
33	ROCK N BLUES BBQ	167.4172
34	GETTIN' SAUCED	167.3828
35	SONS OF BRISKETS - KS	166.8344
36	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	166.8344
37	LAZY BUTT BBQ	166.2400
38	OLD STYLE BBQ	165.6916
39	777 BBQ	165.6800
40	PASSIONS OF THE PIT	165.1544
41	HIGH i QUE	165.0972
42	B & C SMOKERS	164.0000
43	BUFFALO'S BBQ	163.9772
44	DIVINE SWINE	163.9656
45	Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet	163.4172
46	Pork Posse	163.4172
47	F.O.M.S.B.	162.2516
48	DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK	161.6684
49	Kelley's Meat Mafia	161.1200
50	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	159.9428
51	Cow Creek BBQ	159.4056
52	BARREL BOYS BBQ	159.3828
53	Flying W North BBQ	158.2744
54	Ambition Que	158.2400
55	Blue Collar BBQ	157.7144
56	INDIGO PIG	157.6456
57	Overland Pork BBQ	156.5372
58	BOXER Q BBQ	155.9540
59	WABASH BBQ	154.2400
60	BURNIN' SANDS BBQ	152.5372
61	WINGED SWINE	145.1088

Master Series — Overall

61 entries · top 698.8684 · median 677.6112

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	698.8684
2	MAN MEAT BBQ	698.2512
3	WHO CARES BBQ	697.0856
4	4 LEGS UP BBQ	696.5484
5	White Moose	693.0972
6	DIRT ROAD BBQ	692.5028
7	SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE	691.9772
8	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	691.9656
9	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	691.4284
10	UNCLE J'S	690.2172
11	BOOM CHICKA COW COW	689.0628
12	BOOMERANG BBQ	689.0284
13	ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	687.9772
14	GETTIN' SAUCED	687.8972
15	SLAPS BBQ	687.3252
16	HIGH i QUE	686.7428
17	Chingon BBQ	686.2516
18	Big Al and the Boys	686.2056
19	SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	683.9656
20	SMOKERS PURGATORY	683.9540
21	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	683.9312
22	BnB BBQ	683.8968
23	Fat&Dumb BBQ	683.3372
24	SPITFIRE	682.2176
25	SCORE ONE SMOKIN'	682.2056
26	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	681.6456
27	DIVINE SWINE	681.0740
28	777 BBQ	679.3600
29	913 BBQ	678.7084
30	BUFFALO'S BBQ	678.2172
31	Land Locked BBQ	677.6112
32	Cow Creek BBQ	675.3256
33	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	674.2056
34	LAZY BUTT BBQ	671.3028
35	SMOKIN DAN	670.7540
36	Cities Edge BBQ	670.2396
37	56 SMOKEHOUSE	670.1600
38	OLD STYLE BBQ	667.3488
39	B & C SMOKERS	665.1088
40	ROCK N BLUES BBQ	663.9656
41	BOXER Q BBQ	660.9940
42	S&S BBQ	659.9200
43	PASSIONS OF THE PIT	659.4060
44	DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK	659.3140
45	Big D & Briquettes BBQ	658.8232
46	WABASH BBQ	658.7428
47	Overland Pork BBQ	658.7428
48	Ambition Que	655.2796
49	Pork Posse	653.5772
50	F.O.M.S.B.	651.8628
51	SONS OF BRISKETS - KS	650.7084
52	M Squared Smokin' Q	648.9948
53	BARREL BOYS BBQ	646.6744
54	Flying W North BBQ	643.4176
55	Crazy Bones BBQ Team	638.1940
56	INDIGO PIG	632.9944
57	Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet	627.8400
58	Blue Collar BBQ	614.1256
59	BURNIN' SANDS BBQ	612.3888
60	Kelley's Meat Mafia	608.9604
61	WINGED SWINE	577.0172

Master Series — Pork

61 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.5600

#	Team	Score
1	Overland Pork BBQ	178.2972
2	WABASH BBQ	177.7028
3	BOXER Q BBQ	177.1544
4	DIRT ROAD BBQ	177.1428
5	SPITFIRE	177.1428
6	DIVINE SWINE	177.1428
7	MAN MEAT BBQ	176.5600
8	GETTIN' SAUCED	176.5600
9	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	176.0228
10	ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	176.0000
11	OLD STYLE BBQ	175.4172
12	BOOMERANG BBQ	175.4056
13	Land Locked BBQ	174.2856
14	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	173.7028
15	DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK	173.1428
16	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	173.1200
17	SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	173.1200
18	BOOM CHICKA COW COW	173.1200
19	LAZY BUTT BBQ	172.5600
20	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	171.9772
21	SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE	171.4400
22	WHO CARES BBQ	171.4172
23	SMOKERS PURGATORY	170.8228
24	PASSIONS OF THE PIT	169.7372
25	SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	169.7028
26	BUFFALO'S BBQ	169.7028
27	M Squared Smokin' Q	169.6800
28	Chingon BBQ	169.6800
29	HIGH i QUE	169.6800
30	SLAPS BBQ	169.6684
31	777 BBQ	168.5600
32	Fat&Dumb BBQ	168.5372
33	Cow Creek BBQ	168.5256
34	F.O.M.S.B.	168.5256
35	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	168.5140
36	Big D & Briquettes BBQ	167.9772
37	ROCK N BLUES BBQ	167.4400
38	Pork Posse	167.3828
39	Cities Edge BBQ	166.3200
40	56 SMOKEHOUSE	165.1084
41	4 LEGS UP BBQ	163.9884
42	B & C SMOKERS	163.4288
43	Flying W North BBQ	163.4172
44	UNCLE J'S	163.3828
45	Big Al and the Boys	163.3828
46	SMOKIN DAN	162.2284
47	913 BBQ	161.6456
48	BnB BBQ	161.0856
49	Crazy Bones BBQ Team	160.5484
50	Ambition Que	160.5484
51	BURNIN' SANDS BBQ	160.5256
52	INDIGO PIG	159.9772
53	Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet	159.9656
54	Blue Collar BBQ	159.9312
55	White Moose	159.3828
56	S&S BBQ	159.3828
57	SCORE ONE SMOKIN'	158.2284
58	BARREL BOYS BBQ	153.6572
59	SONS OF BRISKETS - KS	153.6568
60	Kelley's Meat Mafia	147.9200
61	WINGED SWINE	147.3828

Master Series — Pork Ribs

61 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	HIGH i QUE	180.0000 🔥
2	WHO CARES BBQ	180.0000 🔥
3	SCORE ONE SMOKIN'	179.4400
4	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	179.4400
5	GETTIN' SAUCED	177.7144
6	White Moose	177.7144
7	Chingon BBQ	176.5716
8	UNCLE J'S	176.0116
9	777 BBQ	175.4172
10	SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE	174.2972
11	MAN MEAT BBQ	174.2856
12	SMOKERS PURGATORY	174.2856
13	BOOMERANG BBQ	174.2628
14	4 LEGS UP BBQ	174.2628
15	BnB BBQ	174.2628
16	Big Al and the Boys	173.7028
17	SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	173.1200
18	DIVINE SWINE	172.5600
19	SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	172.0228
20	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	172.0000
21	913 BBQ	171.9772
22	SLAPS BBQ	171.9656
23	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	171.4400
24	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	170.8800
25	Cities Edge BBQ	170.8456
26	BARREL BOYS BBQ	170.8344
27	Cow Creek BBQ	170.8344
28	SONS OF BRISKETS - KS	170.2628
29	Ambition Que	169.1084
30	DIRT ROAD BBQ	168.5372
31	DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK	167.9772
32	ROCK N BLUES BBQ	167.4400
33	B & C SMOKERS	167.4172
34	SMOKIN DAN	167.3944
35	BUFFALO'S BBQ	167.3944
36	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	167.3828
37	OLD STYLE BBQ	166.8572
38	Fat&Dumb BBQ	166.8344
39	F.O.M.S.B.	166.8228
40	Big D & Briquettes BBQ	166.2972
41	BOXER Q BBQ	166.2400
42	PASSIONS OF THE PIT	165.1200
43	LAZY BUTT BBQ	165.0972
44	ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	164.5600
45	M Squared Smokin' Q	164.5372
46	56 SMOKEHOUSE	164.5372
47	BOOM CHICKA COW COW	164.5256
48	Land Locked BBQ	163.3828
49	S&S BBQ	162.2972
50	WABASH BBQ	160.5600
51	SPITFIRE	160.5260
52	Flying W North BBQ	159.4288
53	Crazy Bones BBQ Team	158.8228
54	Overland Pork BBQ	155.9200
55	BURNIN' SANDS BBQ	154.8344
56	Kelley's Meat Mafia	154.2516
57	Pork Posse	154.2400
58	INDIGO PIG	153.7028
59	Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet	149.6228
60	Blue Collar BBQ	149.1200
61	WINGED SWINE	141.0856