A razor-thin finish
Closer than 81% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 81% of every championship in the data.
- Double Barrel BBQ
- SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ
2020-07-17 – 2020-07-18 · Osceola, MO · 📍 Osceola, MO 64776 · State championship
Reps: DONNA YOUNG, ED YOUNG · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Double Barrel BBQ (692.5600) · 29 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2020 to 2024 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 81% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 81% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 94 times in 100
DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK came in rated below the field's top team, BOOMERANG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 6-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 4th. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was Double Barrel BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 24th tracked contest.
2 of 5 tracked editions
Razorracks has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 3.5088 points.
Stronger than 94% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1644 power rating going in — stronger than 94% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 1–2: RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ and SMOKE THIS BBQ MO tied on 179.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Rockin' Rackley's and DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK and LA PASADITA tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-17 ← this one | Osceola, MO | Osceola, MO 64776 | 29 | 692.5600 | Double Barrel BBQ | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ |
| 2020-07-18 | Osceola, MO | Osceola, MO 64776 | 31 | 706.3088 | Pits N Grill | BYO GRILL |
| 2022-07-22 | Osceola, MO | 140 Parkview Drive | 28 | 696.5372 | Razorracks | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2023-07-21 | Osceola, MO | 140 Parkview Drive | 31 | 699.3944 | HEAVY SMOKE BBQ | CHUNKY BBQ |
| 2024-07-19 | Osceola, MO | 140 Parkview Drive | 37 | 709.7144 | Razorracks | JANKY LEG BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 177.7028 | 176.5828 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5828 | 174.2628 | 170.8344 |
| Pork | 175.4400 | 173.1084 | 170.8344 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 174.8456 | 169.1200 |
29 entries · top 692.5600 · median 682.8112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 2 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 3 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 4 | LA PASADITA | |
| 5 | Pits and Grills | |
| 6 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 7 | COMING IN HOT STL | |
| 8 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 9 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 10 | BYO GRILL | |
| 11 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 13 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 14 | Uncle Foels BBQ | |
| 15 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 16 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 17 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 18 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 19 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 20 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 22 | Wobbly Hog BBQ | |
| 23 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 24 | Hicks from the Sticks | |
| 25 | PAPA SEAN'S BBQ | |
| 26 | BIG CREEK BBQ | |
| 27 | B and B BBQ | |
| 28 | Notch 9 | |
| 29 | Rockin' Rackley's |
29 entries · top 179.4400 · median 173.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 3 | Pits and Grills | |
| 4 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 5 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 6 | Rockin' Rackley's | |
| 7 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 8 | LA PASADITA | |
| 9 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 10 | COMING IN HOT STL | |
| 11 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 12 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 13 | Uncle Foels BBQ | |
| 14 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 15 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 16 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 17 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 18 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 19 | BYO GRILL | |
| 20 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 22 | B and B BBQ | |
| 23 | BIG CREEK BBQ | |
| 24 | Wobbly Hog BBQ | |
| 25 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 26 | Hicks from the Sticks | |
| 27 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 28 | PAPA SEAN'S BBQ | |
| 29 | Notch 9 |
29 entries · top 176.5828 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 2 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 3 | LA PASADITA | |
| 4 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 5 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 6 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 7 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 8 | COMING IN HOT STL | |
| 9 | Uncle Foels BBQ | |
| 10 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 11 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 12 | Hicks from the Sticks | |
| 13 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 14 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 15 | BYO GRILL | |
| 16 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 17 | Pits and Grills | |
| 18 | BIG CREEK BBQ | |
| 19 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 20 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 22 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 23 | Rockin' Rackley's | |
| 24 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 26 | Notch 9 | |
| 27 | B and B BBQ | |
| 28 | PAPA SEAN'S BBQ | |
| 29 | Wobbly Hog BBQ |
29 entries · top 175.4400 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 2 | COMING IN HOT STL | |
| 3 | Wobbly Hog BBQ | |
| 4 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 5 | Pits and Grills | |
| 6 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 7 | LA PASADITA | |
| 8 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 10 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 11 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 12 | Uncle Foels BBQ | |
| 13 | BYO GRILL | |
| 14 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 15 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 16 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 17 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 18 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 19 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 21 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 22 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 23 | Notch 9 | |
| 24 | PAPA SEAN'S BBQ | |
| 25 | Hicks from the Sticks | |
| 26 | B and B BBQ | |
| 27 | BIG CREEK BBQ | |
| 28 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 29 | Rockin' Rackley's |
29 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.2284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 2 | BYO GRILL | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 5 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 6 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 7 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 8 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 9 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 10 | Pits and Grills | |
| 11 | Wobbly Hog BBQ | |
| 12 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 13 | Uncle Foels BBQ | |
| 14 | LA PASADITA | |
| 15 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 16 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 17 | PAPA SEAN'S BBQ | |
| 18 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 19 | COMING IN HOT STL | |
| 20 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 21 | Hicks from the Sticks | |
| 22 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 23 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 25 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 26 | Notch 9 | |
| 27 | B and B BBQ | |
| 28 | BIG CREEK BBQ | |
| 29 | Rockin' Rackley's |
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.
3 entries · top 180.0000 · median 177.7372 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molly Leighninger | |
| 2 | Jordan Jackson | |
| 3 | Abby Jones |
5 entries · top 177.1772 · median 174.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robbie Feol | |
| 2 | Avery Boyles | |
| 3 | Kerrigan Feol | |
| 4 | Dominik Vohs | |
| 5 | Tyler Jones |