Aug 14–15, 2020 · Excelsior Springs, MO · 📍 201 E Broadway · State championship
Reps: Forrest Bruce, Kim Collier, Mark Collier · Prize money: $8,600
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ won Grand Champion at the BBQ & Fly in on the River on August 14, 2020 in Excelsior Springs, MO at 201 E Broadway, scoring 703.3828 in a field of 55 teams. GETTIN' SAUCED took Reserve Grand Champion with 702.8228. Category winners: Chicken — PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G (180.0000); Pork Ribs — RAZORRACKS (178.8572); Pork — BYO GRILL (180.0000); Brisket — MAN MEAT BBQ (180.0000). This is the 1st of 6 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2022.
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 2026 — 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 92% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5600 points — closer than 92% of every championship in the data.
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 2 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
2 of 6 tracked editions
Triple H BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Stronger than 94% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1643 power rating going in — stronger than 94% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 3–4: LA PASADITA and S&S BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: Cow Creek BBQ and LOVE 2 Q tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: AMERICAN FIRE BBQ and ALL FORKED UP FOR Q tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2020 ← this one | Excelsior Springs, MO | 201 E Broadway | 55 | 703.3828 | Shake 'n Bake BBQ | GETTIN' SAUCED |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Excelsior Springs, MO | 201 E. Broadway | 54 | 707.4056 | Triple H BBQ | SLAPS BBQ |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Excelsior Springs, MO | 201 E. Broadway | 57 | 706.8344 | Gettin' Basted | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Excelsior Springs, MO | 201 E. Broadway | 65 | 703.9660 | Machete Boys BBQ | Ambition Que |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Excelsior Springs, MO | 201 E. Broadway | 62 | 710.8572 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Excelsior Springs, MO | 201 E. Broadway | 83 | 711.9772 | Triple H BBQ | BBQ Maestros |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 177.7028 | 175.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 173.7144 |
| Pork | 180 | 178.8572 | 176 |
| Brisket | 180 | 177.1428 | 175.4056 |
55 entries · top 703.3828 · median 679.3140
55 entries · top 180 · median 170.2744 · 🔥 perfect 180
55 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6916
55 entries · top 180 · median 169.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
55 entries · top 180 · median 167.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
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.
8 entries · top 180 · median 178.8800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 2 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 3 | The Art of Que | |
| 4 | NICKLE BOYS BBQ | |
| 5 | OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | |
| 6 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 7 | BUCKY'S BADASS BBQ | |
| 8 | The Bearded Pig |
9 entries · top 179.4400 · median 172.0228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NICKLE BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | ShowMeMoSmoke | |
| 3 | GRILLAS | |
| 4 | The Bearded Pig | |
| 5 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 6 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 7 | Y-We-Q | |
| 8 | OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | |
| 9 | BAD INFLUENCE BBQ |
34 entries · top 174.8572 · median 167.3828