Sep 11–12, 2020 · St. Roberts, MO · State championship
Reps: Phil Morrow Phb, Rosemary Morrow · Prize money: $5,075
PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G won Grand Champion at the Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge on September 11, 2020 in St. Roberts, MO, scoring 698.8228 in a field of 26 teams. SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.9888. Category winners: Chicken — Pit Hustle (178.8572); Pork Ribs — JANKY LEG BBQ (178.8572); Pork — SmokinGhost BBQ (177.7144); Brisket — UP FROM THE PITS BBQ (179.4400). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2021.
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 91 times in 100
PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G came in rated below the field's top team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 9-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Can Country Outlaw BBQ finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Chicken places 9–10: PARTS 'R' SMOKIN and GETTIN' BASTED tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: Cook Shack BBQ and InTheRedZoneBBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: InTheRedZoneBBQ and PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2020 ← this one | St. Roberts, MO | St. Roberts , MO 65584 | 26 | 698.8228 | Piggin' Whiskey O.G. | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| Mar 26, 2021 | St. Roberts, MO | St. Roberts , MO 65584 | 52 | 709.6684 | Gettin' Basted | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.8572 | 169.7028 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 173.1200 | 171.4284 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 174.2628 | 170.8112 |
26 entries · top 698.8228 · median 675.6172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 2 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 3 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 4 | Chasin Chicken Barbeque | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | Pit Hustle | |
| 7 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | InTheRedZoneBBQ | |
| 9 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 10 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 11 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 12 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 13 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 14 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 15 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 16 | Ambition Que | |
| 17 | Kam Bam BBQ | |
| 18 | BUILDERS BBQ | |
| 19 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 20 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 21 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 22 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 23 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 24 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 25 | BULLS SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 26 | HOLLOW Q |
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.1258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pit Hustle | |
| 2 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 3 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 5 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 6 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 7 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 8 | BUILDERS BBQ | |
| 9 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 10 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 11 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 12 | InTheRedZoneBBQ | |
| 13 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 14 | Chasin Chicken Barbeque | |
| 15 | Kam Bam BBQ | |
| 16 | BULLS SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 17 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 18 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 19 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 20 | Ambition Que | |
| 21 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 22 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 23 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 24 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 25 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 26 | GRAY WOLF BBQ |
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.6858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 2 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 3 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 4 | Chasin Chicken Barbeque | |
| 5 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 6 | InTheRedZoneBBQ | |
| 7 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 8 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 9 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 10 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 11 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 12 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 13 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 14 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 15 | Ambition Que | |
| 16 | Pit Hustle | |
| 17 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 18 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 19 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 20 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 21 | BULLS SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 22 | BUILDERS BBQ | |
| 23 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 24 | Kam Bam BBQ | |
| 25 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 26 | SmokinGhost BBQ |
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 2 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 5 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 6 | InTheRedZoneBBQ | |
| 7 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 8 | Kam Bam BBQ | |
| 9 | Chasin Chicken Barbeque | |
| 10 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 11 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 12 | BUILDERS BBQ | |
| 13 | Pit Hustle | |
| 14 | Ambition Que | |
| 15 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 16 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 17 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 18 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 19 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 20 | BULLS SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 21 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 22 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 23 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 24 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 25 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 26 | HOLLOW Q |
26 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.6742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 2 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 3 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 4 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 7 | Pit Hustle | |
| 8 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 9 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 10 | Chasin Chicken Barbeque | |
| 11 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 12 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 13 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 14 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 15 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 16 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 17 | Ambition Que | |
| 18 | InTheRedZoneBBQ | |
| 19 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 20 | Kam Bam BBQ | |
| 21 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 22 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 23 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 24 | BUILDERS BBQ | |
| 25 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 26 | BULLS SMOKIN BBQ |
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.
4 entries · top 175.4400 · median 169.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 2 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 3 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 4 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ |