2021-03-26 – 2021-03-27 · St. Roberts, MO · 📍 St. Roberts , MO 65584 · State championship
Reps: DONNA YOUNG, ED YOUNG · Prize money: $4,450.00
Grand Champion: Gettin' Basted (709.6684) · 52 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN
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.
709.6684 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 698.8228 Piggin' Whiskey O.G. set in 2020.
Wider than 89% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 10.8572 points — a wider margin than 89% of championships in the data.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Stronger than 91% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1631 power rating going in — stronger than 91% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 2–3: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN and COMING IN HOT STL tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ and Cook Shack BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: RUSTY PIG BBQ and GETTIN' BASTED tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
GETTIN' BASTED took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 13th.
MAN MEAT BBQ turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 177.7144 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Piggin' Whiskey O.G. (won 2020).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-11 | St. Roberts, MO | St. Roberts , MO 65584 | 26 | 698.8228 | Piggin' Whiskey O.G. | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| 2021-03-26 ← this one | St. Roberts, MO | St. Roberts , MO 65584 | 52 | 709.6684 | Gettin' Basted | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 176.5828 | 175.4400 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 176.0000 | 174.2628 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 177.1772 | 173.1084 |
52 entries · top 709.6684 · median 678.7484
52 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.6742
52 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180
52 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180
52 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5656 · 🔥 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 180.0000 · median 174.5886 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 2 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 3 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 4 | Hicks from the Sticks BBQ | |
| 5 | Shark Q | |
| 6 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 7 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 8 | Ambition Que |