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3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship

2021-03-19 – 2021-03-20 · Olathe, KS · 📍 Lone Elm Soccer Complex · State championship

Reps: FORREST BRUCE, LARRY HADLEY, PEG ROGERS

Grand Champion: The Boys in Que (702.2628) · 70 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 ALL FORKED UP FOR Q

🥇
The Boys in Que
702.2628 · Master Series — Overall
🥈
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q
697.0740 · Master Series — Overall
🥉
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ
695.9312 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

70
4 judged meats

Top score

702.2628

Winning margin

5.1888
GC over RC

Field average

664.31
median 669.38

Perfect 180s

3 🔥
SONS OF A BRISKET (Brisket), The Boys in Que (Pork), DIRT ROAD BBQ (Pork Ribs)

Tightest race

Pork Ribs
2.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

691.3828
10th place overall

Field spread

121.3600
winner to last place

Most consistent

The Boys in Que
avg finish 10.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork
won by 1.7028 pts — The Boys in Que

How hot was the win?

Top 37%
beats 63% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data

Traveled in

27%
of the 70 teams with a home region came from outside KS

Form held

Strong
ρ = -0.68 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1547
avg power rating going in · stronger than 52% of contests

Top-rated in the field

MAN MEAT BBQ
rated 1778 pre-contest

Storylines

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

The Boys in Que took the Grand Championship home to MO.

🔥 A day of perfect scores

3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

📸 Photo finishes

Chicken places 3–4: MAD MUTT'S BBQ and MAN MEAT BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: ROCK N BLUES BBQ and SONS OF A BRISKET tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: HIGH i QUE and AMERICAN FIRE BBQ tied on 174.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

🃏 An upset on the books

The Boys in Que came in rated below the field's top team, MAN MEAT BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-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)

Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)

Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)

Where the field came from (home regions on file)

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category1st5th10th
Chicken177.7028174.8572174.2628
Pork Ribs180.0000177.7028175.4172
Pork180.0000176.5716175.4056
Brisket180.0000176.5600173.7256

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

70 entries · top 702.2628 · median 669.3830

#TeamScore
1 The Boys in Que 702.2628
2 ALL FORKED UP FOR Q 697.0740
3 AMERICAN FIRE BBQ 695.9312
4 HIGH i QUE 695.3712
5 913 BBQ 694.2284
6 MAN MEAT BBQ 694.2056
7 SONS OF A BRISKET 693.7032
8 Fergolicious BBQ 692.5372
9 Hog Diesel BBQ 692.5372
10 LOVE 2 Q 691.3828
11 TRIPLE H BBQ 690.8000
12 PROUD SOULS BARBECUE 690.2172
13 Cow Creek BBQ 688.5256
14 DIRT ROAD BBQ 688.5028
15 Heavy Smoke BBQ 688.4912
16 SLAPS BBQ 686.8000
17 MAD MUTT'S BBQ 685.0628
18 GETTIN' SAUCED 685.0284
19 MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ 684.5372
20 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 683.4056
21 WHO CARES BBQ 682.2856
22 SCORCHED DECK BBQ 682.1596
23 Ambition Que 681.7144
24 Dr. Squealgood BBQ 679.3140
25 Big Al and the Boys 678.2172
26 RICK'S RACKS 677.6460
27 Happy Grillmore 677.6344
28 PARTS 'R' SMOKIN 677.0284
29 RICHIE Z's 676.5256
30 SMOKIN VAN NORMAN 673.5884
31 GRILLIN' BEAVERS 673.1316
32 ROCK N BLUES BBQ 673.1312
33 Who Dat BBQ 671.8396
34 KC Butt Smokers 670.2172
35 Pine Tar BBQ 669.6688
36 BULL CREEK BBQ 669.0972
37 2 DRUNK 2 QUE 668.4684
38 ShowMeMoSmoke 666.7656
39 BYO GRILL 666.7544
40 Pirates of Bar-B-Que Bay 666.2056
41 Squealin N Dealin BBQ 665.0628
42 THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS 665.0288
43 PARROTHEAD SMOKERS 664.4460
44 KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON 664.4456
45 UNFAMOUS DAVE'S 663.8856
46 MooreMeat KC BBQ 658.8232
47 Barking Dog BBQ 658.7768
48 Free Range Friends BBQ 652.9944
49 Dead Pigs Tell No Tails 652.4456
50 Booty Q BBQ 651.3828
51 LIFT, TILT, AND STAGGER BBQ 649.6800
52 END OF THE ROAD BBQ 649.6572
53 Wildhouse BBQ 649.6224
54 Bovine Swine and Dine 648.9600
55 Home City BBQ 647.8168
56 Three Legged Pig 641.6232
57 PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ 640.5488
58 B&D BBQ 638.2168
59 The 28th Amendment 635.9092
60 Flying W North BBQ 634.7432
61 Sons of Barbeque 633.0288
62 A Song of Smoke and Fire 632.3652
63 Blackbeard BBQ 631.3484
64 Smoke Ring King BBQ 626.2056
65 SmOAKshow BBQ 620.4684
66 Pig in a Poke 615.9088
67 Low Budget BBQ 614.6976
68 Feline Ferocious 614.0232
69 Kesner Family BBQ 597.0056
70 Spice Guys 580.9028

Chicken

70 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.9828

#TeamScore
1 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 177.7028
2 ALL FORKED UP FOR Q 176.5600
3 MAD MUTT'S BBQ 175.4056
4 MAN MEAT BBQ 175.4056
5 ROCK N BLUES BBQ 174.8572
6 SONS OF A BRISKET 174.8572
7 HIGH i QUE 174.8456
8 AMERICAN FIRE BBQ 174.8456
9 PARROTHEAD SMOKERS 174.2744
10 GETTIN' SAUCED 174.2628
11 Heavy Smoke BBQ 173.7144
12 RICHIE Z's 173.7028
13 Barking Dog BBQ 173.7028
14 Cow Creek BBQ 173.1772
15 DIRT ROAD BBQ 173.1316
16 SLAPS BBQ 173.1084
17 WHO CARES BBQ 172.5828
18 TRIPLE H BBQ 171.9772
19 Big Al and the Boys 171.9772
20 913 BBQ 171.9772
21 Squealin N Dealin BBQ 171.4400
22 LOVE 2 Q 171.4056
23 Hog Diesel BBQ 170.8572
24 Dr. Squealgood BBQ 170.8344
25 BYO GRILL 170.8228
26 UNFAMOUS DAVE'S 170.2972
27 The Boys in Que 170.2628
28 GRILLIN' BEAVERS 169.7372
29 Who Dat BBQ 169.6684
30 KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON 169.1200
31 BULL CREEK BBQ 169.1084
32 Happy Grillmore 168.5716
33 THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS 168.5716
34 Bovine Swine and Dine 168.5600
35 2 DRUNK 2 QUE 167.9884
36 RICK'S RACKS 167.9772
37 Wildhouse BBQ 167.9656
38 MooreMeat KC BBQ 167.4516
39 PROUD SOULS BARBECUE 167.4056
40 Fergolicious BBQ 167.3944
41 Ambition Que 166.8572
42 Three Legged Pig 166.2860
43 KC Butt Smokers 166.2744
44 PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ 166.2744
45 ShowMeMoSmoke 166.2400
46 Blackbeard BBQ 165.1428
47 SMOKIN VAN NORMAN 165.0972
48 PARTS 'R' SMOKIN 165.0856
49 Pine Tar BBQ 164.5600
50 MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ 164.5372
51 SCORCHED DECK BBQ 164.5256
52 Dead Pigs Tell No Tails 164.5256
53 Booty Q BBQ 162.8456
54 Pirates of Bar-B-Que Bay 162.8456
55 Free Range Friends BBQ 162.2516
56 B&D BBQ 161.7144
57 Pig in a Poke 161.1088
58 Home City BBQ 161.0856
59 Sons of Barbeque 159.9888
60 Feline Ferocious 159.9428
61 END OF THE ROAD BBQ 158.7884
62 Kesner Family BBQ 158.2512
63 Spice Guys 157.1084
64 Flying W North BBQ 154.8116
65 LIFT, TILT, AND STAGGER BBQ 154.2516
66 Low Budget BBQ 152.5372
67 SmOAKshow BBQ 150.8572
68 The 28th Amendment 149.0972
69 A Song of Smoke and Fire 147.3828
70 Smoke Ring King BBQ 140.5488

Pork Ribs

70 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.2744 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 DIRT ROAD BBQ 180.0000 🔥
2 MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ 178.8572
3 ALL FORKED UP FOR Q 178.8572
4 Dead Pigs Tell No Tails 177.7144
5 AMERICAN FIRE BBQ 177.7028
6 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 176.6172
7 GETTIN' SAUCED 176.0000
8 HIGH i QUE 176.0000
9 The Boys in Que 175.4400
10 913 BBQ 175.4172
11 PROUD SOULS BARBECUE 174.2860
12 Heavy Smoke BBQ 174.2856
13 ShowMeMoSmoke 173.7144
14 ROCK N BLUES BBQ 173.1428
15 Ambition Que 173.1316
16 Fergolicious BBQ 173.1200
17 Cow Creek BBQ 172.5600
18 END OF THE ROAD BBQ 172.0000
19 PARTS 'R' SMOKIN 171.9772
20 SLAPS BBQ 171.4172
21 Big Al and the Boys 171.4172
22 LOVE 2 Q 170.8572
23 TRIPLE H BBQ 170.8344
24 MAN MEAT BBQ 170.8228
25 Hog Diesel BBQ 170.8228
26 WHO CARES BBQ 170.3200
27 SONS OF A BRISKET 169.7032
28 Free Range Friends BBQ 169.6800
29 SCORCHED DECK BBQ 169.6684
30 MAD MUTT'S BBQ 169.1200
31 BYO GRILL 169.1200
32 RICK'S RACKS 168.5716
33 Squealin N Dealin BBQ 168.5600
34 Who Dat BBQ 168.5600
35 Booty Q BBQ 168.5600
36 Pine Tar BBQ 167.9888
37 PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ 167.4744
38 LIFT, TILT, AND STAGGER BBQ 167.4284
39 The 28th Amendment 167.4060
40 Happy Grillmore 166.8460
41 KC Butt Smokers 166.8344
42 GRILLIN' BEAVERS 166.2856
43 A Song of Smoke and Fire 166.2512
44 PARROTHEAD SMOKERS 165.6916
45 SMOKIN VAN NORMAN 165.6800
46 Pirates of Bar-B-Que Bay 165.1316
47 Dr. Squealgood BBQ 164.5140
48 Wildhouse BBQ 164.0228
49 RICHIE Z's 164.0000
50 2 DRUNK 2 QUE 163.4172
51 MooreMeat KC BBQ 162.8460
52 Sons of Barbeque 162.2628
53 Smoke Ring King BBQ 162.2628
54 Flying W North BBQ 159.9656
55 Barking Dog BBQ 159.9656
56 UNFAMOUS DAVE'S 158.8000
57 Pig in a Poke 157.1544
58 B&D BBQ 157.1200
59 Three Legged Pig 155.9428
60 THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS 154.2172
61 BULL CREEK BBQ 153.1316
62 KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON 151.9428
63 Kesner Family BBQ 151.3944
64 SmOAKshow BBQ 150.2628
65 Blackbeard BBQ 149.6800
66 Home City BBQ 149.6344
67 Low Budget BBQ 147.9428
68 Bovine Swine and Dine 147.8972
69 Spice Guys 146.2516
70 Feline Ferocious 143.9316

Pork

70 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 The Boys in Que 180.0000 🔥
2 MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ 178.2972
3 LOVE 2 Q 177.1428
4 Dr. Squealgood BBQ 177.1428
5 GRILLIN' BEAVERS 176.5716
6 Who Dat BBQ 176.5600
7 SCORCHED DECK BBQ 176.0000
8 SMOKIN VAN NORMAN 175.4056
9 PROUD SOULS BARBECUE 175.4056
10 TRIPLE H BBQ 175.4056
11 Fergolicious BBQ 174.8800
12 BULL CREEK BBQ 174.8572
13 RICHIE Z's 174.8456
14 Pine Tar BBQ 174.2744
15 THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS 174.2744
16 RICK'S RACKS 174.2628
17 Cow Creek BBQ 174.2628
18 Hog Diesel BBQ 174.2628
19 KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON 174.2628
20 MAN MEAT BBQ 173.7144
21 913 BBQ 173.1084
22 HIGH i QUE 173.1084
23 UNFAMOUS DAVE'S 171.9772
24 AMERICAN FIRE BBQ 171.9656
25 The 28th Amendment 170.8572
26 KC Butt Smokers 170.8456
27 Ambition Que 170.8456
28 Big Al and the Boys 170.8228
29 GETTIN' SAUCED 170.8228
30 Happy Grillmore 170.8112
31 MooreMeat KC BBQ 170.2628
32 2 DRUNK 2 QUE 169.6800
33 END OF THE ROAD BBQ 169.1772
34 SONS OF A BRISKET 169.1428
35 SmOAKshow BBQ 169.1200
36 MAD MUTT'S BBQ 168.5600
37 Bovine Swine and Dine 168.5600
38 Pirates of Bar-B-Que Bay 168.5140
39 Smoke Ring King BBQ 168.0000
40 WHO CARES BBQ 167.9772
41 PARTS 'R' SMOKIN 167.9656
42 SLAPS BBQ 167.9656
43 DIRT ROAD BBQ 167.4056
44 ALL FORKED UP FOR Q 167.3712
45 Home City BBQ 166.2740
46 LIFT, TILT, AND STAGGER BBQ 166.2628
47 B&D BBQ 165.6912
48 Flying W North BBQ 165.1544
49 Low Budget BBQ 165.1432
50 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 165.1200
51 Blackbeard BBQ 164.0228
52 PARROTHEAD SMOKERS 163.3828
53 Heavy Smoke BBQ 161.6340
54 Sons of Barbeque 161.1200
55 Squealin N Dealin BBQ 159.9656
56 Barking Dog BBQ 159.4056
57 Three Legged Pig 156.5372
58 Booty Q BBQ 156.0000
59 BYO GRILL 155.9772
60 A Song of Smoke and Fire 155.9312
61 ROCK N BLUES BBQ 155.4284
62 Dead Pigs Tell No Tails 154.8000
63 Wildhouse BBQ 154.7884
64 Feline Ferocious 153.0744
65 Free Range Friends BBQ 153.0628
66 Pig in a Poke 152.5600
67 ShowMeMoSmoke 151.9312
68 Spice Guys 149.6456
69 PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ 142.2400
70 Kesner Family BBQ 134.2400

Brisket

70 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.5428 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 SONS OF A BRISKET 180.0000 🔥
2 Heavy Smoke BBQ 178.8572
3 Fergolicious BBQ 177.1428
4 Hog Diesel BBQ 176.5944
5 The Boys in Que 176.5600
6 ShowMeMoSmoke 174.8800
7 SLAPS BBQ 174.3088
8 ALL FORKED UP FOR Q 174.2856
9 MAN MEAT BBQ 174.2628
10 913 BBQ 173.7256
11 PROUD SOULS BARBECUE 173.1200
12 TRIPLE H BBQ 172.5828
13 BULL CREEK BBQ 172.0000
14 PARTS 'R' SMOKIN 172.0000
15 MAD MUTT'S BBQ 171.9772
16 LOVE 2 Q 171.9772
17 SCORCHED DECK BBQ 171.9656
18 HIGH i QUE 171.4172
19 AMERICAN FIRE BBQ 171.4172
20 WHO CARES BBQ 171.4056
21 Happy Grillmore 171.4056
22 Ambition Que 170.8800
23 BYO GRILL 170.8344
24 Home City BBQ 170.8228
25 Pirates of Bar-B-Que Bay 169.7144
26 ROCK N BLUES BBQ 169.7028
27 KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON 169.1200
28 Cow Creek BBQ 168.5256
29 Free Range Friends BBQ 168.0000
30 THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS 167.9656
31 DIRT ROAD BBQ 167.9656
32 SMOKIN VAN NORMAN 167.4056
33 2 DRUNK 2 QUE 167.3828
34 RICK'S RACKS 166.8344
35 Dr. Squealgood BBQ 166.8228
36 KC Butt Smokers 166.2628
37 Barking Dog BBQ 165.7028
38 Squealin N Dealin BBQ 165.0972
39 PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ 164.5600
40 Big Al and the Boys 164.0000
41 RICHIE Z's 163.9772
42 Booty Q BBQ 163.9772
43 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 163.9656
44 GETTIN' SAUCED 163.9428
45 Bovine Swine and Dine 163.9428
46 Three Legged Pig 162.8572
47 MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ 162.8456
48 Wildhouse BBQ 162.8456
49 Pine Tar BBQ 162.8456
50 UNFAMOUS DAVE'S 162.8112
51 A Song of Smoke and Fire 162.8000
52 LIFT, TILT, AND STAGGER BBQ 161.7372
53 PARROTHEAD SMOKERS 161.0972
54 GRILLIN' BEAVERS 160.5372
55 MooreMeat KC BBQ 158.2628
56 Feline Ferocious 157.0744
57 Who Dat BBQ 157.0512
58 Dead Pigs Tell No Tails 155.4056
59 Smoke Ring King BBQ 155.3940
60 Flying W North BBQ 154.8116
61 B&D BBQ 153.6912
62 Kesner Family BBQ 153.1200
63 Blackbeard BBQ 152.5028
64 SmOAKshow BBQ 150.2284
65 END OF THE ROAD BBQ 149.6916
66 Sons of Barbeque 149.6572
67 Low Budget BBQ 149.0744
68 The 28th Amendment 148.5488
69 Pig in a Poke 145.0856
70 Spice Guys 127.8972

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