Won without a category win
1 of 3
meats called to the stage
SMOKING BUTT HEADS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 1 call from 3 boards, best of them 5th. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 5th
- Pork Ribs 11th
- Brisket 23rd
Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition
Nov 13–14, 2020 · Mayetta, KS · 📍 Prairie Band Casino and Resort · State championship
Reps: Bob McKinnon, Charlie Brinza, Jeanne Titus, Karen Jane Williams, Ralph Williams, Terri McKinnon
SMOKING BUTT HEADS won Grand Champion at the Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition on November 13, 2020 in Mayetta, KS at Prairie Band Casino and Resort, scoring 708.5600 in a field of 94 teams. IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 702.2400. Category winners: Chicken — JANKY LEG BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — WEQ4U (180.0000); Brisket — 4 LEGS UP BBQ (180.0000). The Backyard Series standings were won by Bowmans Butt & BBQ with 356.0000.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
652.96
median 685.06
708.56 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Master Series — Chicken 180 🔥
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 180 🔥
- Master Series — Brisket 180 🔥
- Backyard Series — Chicken 178.86
- Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 177.14
149.70
180
Entries
94
5 judged meats · 5 ancillary
Top score
708.5600
Winning margin
6.3200
GC over RC
Field average
682.93
652.96708.56
median 685.06 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
696.0228
652.96708.56
10th place overall
Field spread
55.6000
winner to last place
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 5%
beats 95% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
A day of perfect scores
5
perfect 180s
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- 4 LEGS UP BBQ · Brisket
- LUCKY'S Q · Brisket
- JANKY LEG BBQ · Chicken
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 18 calls decided inside half a point
Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: PORKY BUTTS BBQ and SMOKING BUTT HEADS tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: PARTS 'R' SMOKIN and B-S BBQ OUTLAWS tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: B-S BBQ OUTLAWS and OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Master Series — Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Master Series — Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Master Series — Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Master Series — Chicken 9–10 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
Bowmans Butt & BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
One of the big ones
94
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 98% of the 5,469 contests in the data
94 teams — bigger than 98% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
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)
Score distribution
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180 | 177.7144 | 177.1428 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180 | 177.7144 | 176.5716 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180 | 177.7028 | 176.5600 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.2972 | 171.4172 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 174.2628 | 169.7256 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
94 entries · top 708.5600 · median 685.0628
Chicken
94 entries · top 180 · median 170.8514 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
94 entries · top 180 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
94 entries · top 180 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
Backyard Series
Overall
28 entries · top 356 · median 337.9486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 2 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 3 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 4 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 5 | Zoni-Q | |
| 6 | MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM | |
| 7 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 8 | POWER I BBQ | |
| 9 | SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | |
| 10 | LEE LA Q | |
| 11 | KenzielouQ | |
| 12 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 13 | Ham Squad | |
| 14 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 15 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 16 | RIBLIFE | |
| 17 | DB BBQ | |
| 18 | GO HAM BBQ | |
| 19 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 20 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 21 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 22 | TFS PIT VIPERS | |
| 23 | MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ | |
| 24 | NAUGHTY DOG BBQ | |
| 25 | THE NUT HOUSE | |
| 26 | Thin Blue Southern Smoker | |
| 27 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 28 | BILLY MAC BBQ |
Chicken
28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 2 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 3 | SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | |
| 4 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 5 | Zoni-Q | |
| 6 | KenzielouQ | |
| 7 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 8 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 9 | DB BBQ | |
| 10 | Ham Squad | |
| 11 | NAUGHTY DOG BBQ | |
| 12 | LEE LA Q | |
| 13 | POWER I BBQ | |
| 14 | RIBLIFE | |
| 15 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 16 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 17 | TFS PIT VIPERS | |
| 18 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 19 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 20 | GO HAM BBQ | |
| 21 | MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM | |
| 22 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 23 | MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ | |
| 24 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | THE NUT HOUSE | |
| 26 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 27 | Thin Blue Southern Smoker | |
| 28 | BILLY MAC BBQ |
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 177.1428 · median 168.2572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 2 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 3 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 4 | MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 6 | POWER I BBQ | |
| 7 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 8 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 9 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 10 | Zoni-Q | |
| 11 | LEE LA Q | |
| 12 | GO HAM BBQ | |
| 13 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 14 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 15 | RIBLIFE | |
| 16 | KenzielouQ | |
| 17 | Ham Squad | |
| 18 | DB BBQ | |
| 19 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 20 | SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | |
| 21 | MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ | |
| 22 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 23 | Thin Blue Southern Smoker | |
| 24 | THE NUT HOUSE | |
| 25 | TFS PIT VIPERS | |
| 26 | NAUGHTY DOG BBQ | |
| 27 | BILLY MAC BBQ | |
| 28 | Stone Cold Grillers |
Ancillary categories
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.
Master Series — Pork Butt
94 entries · top 180 · median 171.4114 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Jack Daniel Make It Count Challenge
7 entries · top 163.3828 · median 155.4284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 2 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 3 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 4 | KenzielouQ | |
| 5 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 6 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Zoni-Q |
Ancillary — Jack Daniel'S Cocktail Contest
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 3 | TEXAS WARPIG BBQ | |
| 4 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 5 | WEQ4U | |
| 6 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 7 | 913 BBQ | |
| 8 | MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ | |
| 9 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 10 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 11 | LEE LA Q | |
| 12 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 13 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | |
| 14 | Thin Blue Southern Smoker | |
| 15 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 16 | Ham Squad | |
| 17 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 18 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 19 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 20 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 21 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 22 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 23 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 24 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 25 | NAUGHTY DOG BBQ | |
| 26 | THE NUT HOUSE |
Ancillary — Solo Foods Dessert
39 entries · top 180 · median 170.8800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 2 | RIBLIFE | |
| 3 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 4 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 5 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 6 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 7 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 8 | LaTa-Que | |
| 9 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 10 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 11 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 12 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 13 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 14 | WEQ4U | |
| 15 | 913 BBQ | |
| 16 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 17 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 18 | Ham Squad | |
| 19 | DB BBQ | |
| 20 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 21 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 22 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 23 | Sugar 'n Spice BBQ | |
| 24 | iBQ'n | |
| 25 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 26 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 27 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 28 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 29 | BARREL BOYS BBQ | |
| 30 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 31 | BILLY RAY BBQ | |
| 32 | KenzielouQ | |
| 33 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 34 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 35 | TFS PIT VIPERS | |
| 36 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 37 | Thin Blue Southern Smoker | |
| 38 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 39 | BIG BOOTS BBQ |
Ancillary — Turkey Smoke
58 entries · top 177.7372 · median 170.5428