Smoke in the Spring 2021

Apr 9–10, 2021 · Osage City, KS · 📍 Jones Park (in Osage City) · State championship

Reps: Carolyn Wells, Dave Rogers, Forrest Bruce, Kim Collier, Mark Collier, Peg Rogers

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PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G

703.4400 · Master Series — Overall

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FINGER LEIKAM GOOD

701.7028 · Master Series — Overall

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THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ

700.5144 · Master Series — Overall

PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G won Grand Champion at the Smoke in the Spring on April 9, 2021 in Osage City, KS at Jones Park (in Osage City), scoring 703.4400 in a field of 105 teams. FINGER LEIKAM GOOD took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.7028. Category winners: Chicken — KC SMOKE DAWGS (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Happy Grillmore (180.0000); Pork — SLAPS BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB (178.2972). The Other standings were won by Sloan Bohannon with 177.7600. This is the 8th of 14 editions of this contest on record; the 2020 edition was won by Tebo Creek BBQ; the next was held in 2022.

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.

310.80 median 677.63 703.44 🏆

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

Chicken 180 🔥
Pork Ribs 180 🔥
Pork 180 🔥
Brisket 178.30

104.97 180

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2026 — this edition picked out.

Entries

105

4 judged meats · 4 ancillary

Top score

703.4400

Winning margin

1.7372

GC over RC

Field average

663.76

310.80703.44

median 677.63 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

7 🔥

KC SMOKE DAWGS (Chicken), FINGER LEIKAM GOOD (Chicken), SLAPS BBQ (Pork) + 4 more

Tightest race

Pork

1.1200 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

694.8688

310.80703.44

10th place overall

Field spread

392.6400

winner to last place

Most consistent

FINGER LEIKAM GOOD

avg finish 16.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 0.5944 pts — HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB

How hot was the win?

Top 19%

beats 81% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

55%

51 of 93 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Weak

ρ = -0.24 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,595

avg power rating going in · stronger than 74% of contests

Top-rated in the field

CLARK CREW BBQ

rated 2024 pre-contest

Storylines (9 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.

An upset on the books

14-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 86 times in 100

PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G came in rated below the field's top team, CLARK CREW BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 14-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1705
top seed 2024

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 4th
Pork Ribs 2nd
Pork 51st
Brisket 10th

A day of perfect scores

7 perfect 180s

7 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

KC SMOKE DAWGS · Chicken
FINGER LEIKAM GOOD · Chicken
SLAPS BBQ · Pork

A dynasty in the making

2× wins at this contest

2 of 14 tracked editions

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 14 tracked editions.

2014
2015

A knife fight at the top

4.5944 points across the top five

First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.5944 points.

1st PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G
2nd FINGER LEIKAM GOOD
3rd THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ
4th 4 LEGS UP BBQ
5th Who Dat BBQ

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 21 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 1–2: KC SMOKE DAWGS and FINGER LEIKAM GOOD tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: SMOKE RINGERS and House's Bar-B-Que tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: SONS OF A BRISKET and CLARK CREW BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 1–2 · tie
Chicken 5–6 · tie
Chicken 7–8 · tie
Chicken 8–9 · tie

A contest record in pork ribs

180.0000 best pork ribs ever cooked here

Happy Grillmore turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 179.4400 that had stood across 7 earlier editions.

old best 179.4400
across 7 past editions

Back to defend

3 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: GRILLIN' BEAVERS (won 2013), CLARK CREW BBQ (won 2016, 2017), HOGLINE (won 2018).

GRILLIN' BEAVERS · 2013
CLARK CREW BBQ · 2016, 2017
HOGLINE · 2018

One of the big ones

105 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 98% of the 5,462 contests in the data

105 teams — bigger than 98% of the 5,462 contests in the data.

This contest's own records (3 in the KCBS record book)

Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.

#7 🧱 Deepest contest 95 average field across every edition · 13 editions · biggest 109 · Apr 10, 2026
#7 🏛️ Longest-running contest 14 editions on file · 2013 → 2026 · about 95 teams a year · Apr 10, 2026
#8 🎲 Most different champions 11 separate winners of one contest · from 13 editions with a champion on file · Apr 10, 2026

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)

This contest over the years full contest page →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve Champion
Apr 12, 2013	Osage City, KS	Osage City, KS	71	685.7142	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	PELLET ENVY
Apr 11, 2014	Osage City, KS	Osage City, KS 66523	73	689.6916	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ
Apr 10, 2015	Osage City, KS	Osage City, KS 66523	97	698.2516	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	SMOKE N BABES BBQ
Apr 8, 2016	Osage City, KS	Osage City, KS	109	700.5144	CLARK CREW BBQ	LUCKY'S Q
Apr 7, 2017	Osage City, KS	517 South 1st St (Jones Park)	100	700.0116	CLARK CREW BBQ	THE SMOKING HILLS
Apr 6, 2018	Osage City, KS	517 South 1st St (Jones Park)	103	699.3712	HOGLINE	4 LEGS UP BBQ
Oct 30, 2020	Osage City, KS	Jones Park (in Osage City)	93	706.2744	Tebo Creek BBQ	TRIPLE H BBQ
Apr 9, 2021 ← this one	Osage City, KS	Jones Park (in Osage City)	105	703.4400	Piggin Whiskey O.G.	FINGER LEIKAM GOOD
Apr 8, 2022	Osage City, KS	517 South 1st Street	94	700.0228	Last Call Heroes BBQ	HIGH i QUE
Apr 8, 2022	Osage City, KS	517 South 1st Street	—	—	—	—
Apr 7, 2023	Osage City, KS	517 South 1st Street	103	707.9772	Janky Leg BBQ	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ
Apr 5, 2024	Osage City, KS	517 South 1st Street	97	706.2628	Burnt Trees	Damn Fine Beef & Swine
Apr 11, 2025	Osage City, KS	517 South 1st Street	92	708.6060	Parts 'R' Smokin	Cow Creek BBQ
Apr 10, 2026	Osage City, KS	517 South 1st Street	101	709.7028	Blind Fox BBQ	SLAPS BBQ

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	180	177.7144	177.7028
Pork Ribs	180	177.7028	176.0116
Pork	180	178.8800	177.1544
Brisket	178.2972	177.1544	176

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

105 entries · top 703.4400 · median 677.6340

#	Team	Score
1	PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G	703.4400
2	FINGER LEIKAM GOOD	701.7028
3	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	700.5144
4	4 LEGS UP BBQ	699.9312
5	Who Dat BBQ	698.8456
6	BOOM CHICKA COW COW	698.8000
7	Happy Grillmore	697.6800
8	KC SMOKE DAWGS	697.6684
9	GEO SMOKERS	697.0972
10	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	694.8688
11	B & C SMOKERS	694.8460
12	SLAPS BBQ	694.8112
13	Can Country Outlaw BBQ	693.6912
14	CLARK CREW BBQ	693.6568
15	ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	693.0744
16	HIGH i QUE	693.0512
17	3 PIGS SMOKIN	692.5372
18	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	692.4912
19	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	691.9312
20	HOGLINE	691.3828
21	GETTIN' SAUCED	691.3604
22	913 BBQ	691.3596
23	DIRT ROAD BBQ	690.2056
24	BYO GRILL	689.1200
25	Fergolicious BBQ	689.0744
26	MAN MEAT BBQ	689.0628
27	SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	688.5028
28	B 3 BBQ	687.8856
29	BnB BBQ	687.3600
30	TOPEKA BBQ SHOP	686.7772
31	MOKAN BBQ MOB	685.6340
32	SMOKE RINGERS	683.9316
33	Ming Street Meat	683.4400
34	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	683.3484
35	BULL CREEK BBQ	682.8344
36	Lazy Butt BBQ Crew	682.7888
37	BONES BRIGADE KC	682.2168
38	ROCK N BLUES BBQ	682.1712
39	Pirates of Bar B Que Bay	681.6800
40	TRIPLE H BBQ	681.6112
41	Cow Creek BBQ	681.5884
42	Overland Pork BBQ	681.5768
43	SONS OF A BRISKET	679.9312
44	UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	679.8856
45	JOUSTING PIGS BBQ	679.8744
46	BACKDRAFT BBQ	679.3488
47	MAD MUTT'S BBQ	679.3484
48	Boxer Q	679.3256
49	OLD STYLE BBQ	679.2680
50	MACHETE BOYS BBQ	678.2172
51	Bohica BBQ	677.6460
52	777 BBQ	677.6344
53	RICHIE Z's	677.6340
54	Pine Tar BBQ	677.0516
55	FAIRWAY SMOKERS	677.0396
56	Shark Q	675.9540
57	WEEKEND BUM BBQ	675.9200
58	LOVE 2 Q	674.7656
59	BLUE BUCKET BBQ	674.2288
60	BIG BOOTS BBQ	674.1484
61	IMAT BBQ	673.5768
62	Backdraft Cooking Systems	673.0400
63	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	672.9596
64	House's Bar-B-Que	672.5256
65	BARREL BOYS BBQ	668.4344
66	Free Range Friends	667.8860
67	RUB MY RACK	667.3484
68	SMOKIN ELVISES	666.8116
69	Flying W North BBQ	665.6804
70	Aggravation BBQ	665.5540
71	Wildhouse BBQ	665.0512
72	ShowMeMoSmoke	663.2796
73	South of the Track BBQ	663.2336
74	LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ	662.7196
75	WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	659.9200
76	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	659.8968
77	Troublesome Creek	659.3484
78	Three Brothers Different Mothers	658.7196
79	WATER DAWGZ BBQ	657.5656
80	KC MEAT SWEATS	654.0792
81	Cities Edge BBQ	653.5540
82	DAWGHOUSE BBQ	651.8632
83	Sudden Sam's BBQ	651.2340
84	Full Throttle BBQ	650.7892
85	Showtime	650.6968
86	M Squared Smokin' Q	649.0396
87	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	648.9600
88	Chick Hooven Swine BBQ	647.8284
89	Kelley's Meat Mafia	647.2912
90	Rubbed Raw	646.7772
91	Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet	642.7540
92	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	640.9484
93	The Wobbly Hog	640.5480
94	SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE	640.3996
95	Breaking Slabs BBQ	633.5540
96	Big Daddy and the Butt Rubbers	633.0400
97	Fire Smoke and Flavor	628.9596
98	KCKing BBQ	627.1884
99	Double T BBQ	589.2004
100	R U Rdy 4 BBQ	585.5664
101	Theslabs.com	560.8000
102	MOM & POP'S SMOKED MEATS	547.8976
103	Hog Diesel	514.7884
104	A & W BBQ COMPANY	499.9772
105	837 BARBEQUE	310.8000

Chicken

105 entries · top 180 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	KC SMOKE DAWGS	180 🔥
2	FINGER LEIKAM GOOD	180 🔥
3	Ming Street Meat	178.8572
4	PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G	178.2972
5	SMOKE RINGERS	177.7144
6	House's Bar-B-Que	177.7144
7	SONS OF A BRISKET	177.7028
8	CLARK CREW BBQ	177.7028
9	Hog Diesel	177.7028
10	BOOM CHICKA COW COW	177.7028
11	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	177.7028
12	Fergolicious BBQ	177.1428
13	BONES BRIGADE KC	176.5600
14	JOUSTING PIGS BBQ	176.5600
15	B 3 BBQ	176.5600
16	HIGH i QUE	176.5600
17	3 PIGS SMOKIN	176.0228
18	Happy Grillmore	176.0116
19	DIRT ROAD BBQ	175.4172
20	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	175.4056
21	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	175.4056
22	4 LEGS UP BBQ	175.4056
23	Can Country Outlaw BBQ	175.4056
24	Flying W North BBQ	174.8916
25	Cow Creek BBQ	174.2744
26	HOGLINE	174.2744
27	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	174.2628
28	WEEKEND BUM BBQ	174.2628
29	ROCK N BLUES BBQ	174.2628
30	BULL CREEK BBQ	173.7372
31	ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	173.7028
32	BnB BBQ	173.7028
33	Lazy Butt BBQ Crew	173.7028
34	IMAT BBQ	173.7028
35	MOKAN BBQ MOB	173.1200
36	777 BBQ	173.1200
37	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	173.1084
38	GEO SMOKERS	172.5484
39	Wildhouse BBQ	172
40	Overland Pork BBQ	171.9656
41	Showtime	171.9656
42	SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	171.4172
43	Backdraft Cooking Systems	171.4056
44	MAD MUTT'S BBQ	171.4056
45	GETTIN' SAUCED	170.8344
46	Who Dat BBQ	170.8228
47	South of the Track BBQ	170.8112
48	A & W BBQ COMPANY	170.2744
49	UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	170.2628
50	Pirates of Bar B Que Bay	170.2628
51	913 BBQ	169.7256
52	DAWGHOUSE BBQ	169.6800
53	Bohica BBQ	169.6800
54	FAIRWAY SMOKERS	169.6684
55	MAN MEAT BBQ	168.5600
56	RUB MY RACK	168.5256
57	Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet	168.5256
58	OLD STYLE BBQ	168.5140
59	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	168.0344
60	MACHETE BOYS BBQ	168
61	B & C SMOKERS	168
62	Boxer Q	167.9884
63	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	167.9656
64	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	167.9656
65	BACKDRAFT BBQ	167.9656
66	Pine Tar BBQ	167.4172
67	TOPEKA BBQ SHOP	167.3944
68	WATER DAWGZ BBQ	166.8456
69	Fire Smoke and Flavor	166.8344
70	RICHIE Z's	166.8228
71	LOVE 2 Q	166.8228
72	TRIPLE H BBQ	166.8112
73	SMOKIN ELVISES	166.2744
74	WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	166.2628
75	BLUE BUCKET BBQ	166.2400
76	Troublesome Creek	165.7028
77	Shark Q	165.6684
78	Cities Edge BBQ	165.1428
79	SLAPS BBQ	165.1200
80	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	165.0856
81	BYO GRILL	164.5600
82	BARREL BOYS BBQ	163.9544
83	Breaking Slabs BBQ	163.4056
84	Chick Hooven Swine BBQ	162.2628
85	LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ	162.2628
86	BIG BOOTS BBQ	161.6800
87	Rubbed Raw	161.1428
88	Free Range Friends	161.1316
89	Big Daddy and the Butt Rubbers	161.0740
90	Aggravation BBQ	160.4912
91	ShowMeMoSmoke	159.9540
92	KC MEAT SWEATS	159.9312
93	Kelley's Meat Mafia	158.8000
94	KCKing BBQ	157.6456
95	837 BARBEQUE	157.1084
96	M Squared Smokin' Q	156.5600
97	Three Brothers Different Mothers	156.5140
98	The Wobbly Hog	156.0228
99	SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE	155.9772
100	Sudden Sam's BBQ	155.9312
101	Full Throttle BBQ	155.4288
102	R U Rdy 4 BBQ	154.8688
103	Theslabs.com	146.8228
104	Double T BBQ	144.5828
105	MOM & POP'S SMOKED MEATS	132.4912

Pork Ribs

105 entries · top 180 · median 168.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Happy Grillmore	180 🔥
2	PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G	180 🔥
3	SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	178.8572
4	MAN MEAT BBQ	177.7144
5	913 BBQ	177.7028
6	TOPEKA BBQ SHOP	176.5716
7	GETTIN' SAUCED	176.5716
8	Who Dat BBQ	176.5600
9	DIRT ROAD BBQ	176.5600
10	Bohica BBQ	176.0116
11	FINGER LEIKAM GOOD	176
12	Rubbed Raw	176
13	Boxer Q	175.4172
14	ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	175.4172
15	GEO SMOKERS	174.8572
16	Pirates of Bar B Que Bay	174.8572
17	4 LEGS UP BBQ	174.8456
18	M Squared Smokin' Q	174.2972
19	3 PIGS SMOKIN	174.2744
20	MOKAN BBQ MOB	174.2628
21	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	173.7144
22	MACHETE BOYS BBQ	173.1316
23	Free Range Friends	173.1200
24	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	173.1200
25	Ming Street Meat	173.1200
26	Sudden Sam's BBQ	173.1200
27	BARREL BOYS BBQ	173.1200
28	Cow Creek BBQ	173.1084
29	BOOM CHICKA COW COW	172.5716
30	TRIPLE H BBQ	172.5716
31	HOGLINE	172.5600
32	SLAPS BBQ	172.5484
33	CLARK CREW BBQ	172.5484
34	B & C SMOKERS	171.9888
35	BYO GRILL	171.9772
36	Overland Pork BBQ	171.9656
37	Can Country Outlaw BBQ	171.4400
38	UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	171.4172
39	Wildhouse BBQ	170.8688
40	BACKDRAFT BBQ	170.8460
41	BIG BOOTS BBQ	170.8344
42	Pine Tar BBQ	170.8344
43	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	170.8228
44	OLD STYLE BBQ	170.8228
45	ROCK N BLUES BBQ	170.8228
46	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	170.2628
47	LOVE 2 Q	169.7144
48	KC SMOKE DAWGS	169.1428
49	MAD MUTT'S BBQ	169.1200
50	WEEKEND BUM BBQ	168.5716
51	Kelley's Meat Mafia	168.5600
52	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	168.5600
53	SMOKE RINGERS	168.5600
54	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	168.5372
55	Cities Edge BBQ	168.5256
56	Lazy Butt BBQ Crew	167.9772
57	HIGH i QUE	167.9656
58	BLUE BUCKET BBQ	167.4516
59	DAWGHOUSE BBQ	167.3944
60	Fergolicious BBQ	167.3944
61	BULL CREEK BBQ	166.8688
62	Troublesome Creek	166.8572
63	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	166.8228
64	RICHIE Z's	166.8228
65	Full Throttle BBQ	166.2744
66	B 3 BBQ	166.2400
67	SONS OF A BRISKET	166.2400
68	South of the Track BBQ	166.2284
69	Aggravation BBQ	165.6916
70	Shark Q	165.1200
71	ShowMeMoSmoke	165.1200
72	Hog Diesel	165.1200
73	House's Bar-B-Que	165.1084
74	LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ	165.1084
75	SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE	165.0856
76	Showtime	164.5944
77	Breaking Slabs BBQ	164.5600
78	FAIRWAY SMOKERS	164.5256
79	A & W BBQ COMPANY	163.9772
80	The Wobbly Hog	163.4056
81	RUB MY RACK	162.8456
82	BONES BRIGADE KC	162.8228
83	JOUSTING PIGS BBQ	162.8116
84	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	162.2744
85	Fire Smoke and Flavor	162.2512
86	BnB BBQ	162.2400
87	777 BBQ	161.7260
88	Chick Hooven Swine BBQ	161.6800
89	Flying W North BBQ	161.6572
90	Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet	161.1544
91	SMOKIN ELVISES	159.4172
92	Three Brothers Different Mothers	159.4172
93	Big Daddy and the Butt Rubbers	158.8344
94	WATER DAWGZ BBQ	158.8116
95	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	158.8000
96	IMAT BBQ	158.2056
97	KC MEAT SWEATS	157.6684
98	Backdraft Cooking Systems	157.0972
99	WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	155.9888
100	KCKing BBQ	155.9200
101	837 BARBEQUE	153.6916
102	R U Rdy 4 BBQ	153.6456
103	MOM & POP'S SMOKED MEATS	149.7260
104	Theslabs.com	149.6572
105	Double T BBQ	143.4516

Pork

104 entries · top 180 · median 169.1142 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	SLAPS BBQ	180 🔥
2	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	180 🔥
3	KC SMOKE DAWGS	180 🔥
4	DIRT ROAD BBQ	178.8800
5	Shark Q	178.8800
6	HIGH i QUE	178.8572
7	MACHETE BOYS BBQ	178.2972
8	BOOM CHICKA COW COW	177.7028
9	RUB MY RACK	177.1544
10	B & C SMOKERS	177.1544
11	CLARK CREW BBQ	176.5716
12	Pine Tar BBQ	176.5600
13	Who Dat BBQ	176.5600
14	BULL CREEK BBQ	176
15	BYO GRILL	175.4400
16	BnB BBQ	175.4172
17	4 LEGS UP BBQ	175.4172
18	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	174.2744
19	ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	174.2744
20	B 3 BBQ	174.2628
21	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	173.7144
22	Overland Pork BBQ	173.7028
23	BONES BRIGADE KC	173.7028
24	FAIRWAY SMOKERS	173.1656
25	GEO SMOKERS	173.1200
26	JOUSTING PIGS BBQ	173.1200
27	TRIPLE H BBQ	173.1084
28	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	173.1084
29	SONS OF A BRISKET	172.5828
30	Can Country Outlaw BBQ	172.5600
31	FINGER LEIKAM GOOD	172.5600
32	777 BBQ	171.9772
33	Backdraft Cooking Systems	171.9772
34	Fergolicious BBQ	171.9772
35	913 BBQ	171.9656
36	SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	171.9656
37	BIG BOOTS BBQ	171.9656
38	Hog Diesel	171.9656
39	Pirates of Bar B Que Bay	171.4400
40	Happy Grillmore	171.4056
41	RICHIE Z's	170.8456
42	Aggravation BBQ	170.8456
43	BLUE BUCKET BBQ	170.8344
44	OLD STYLE BBQ	170.8228
45	IMAT BBQ	170.8228
46	3 PIGS SMOKIN	170.2628
47	Big Daddy and the Butt Rubbers	169.7144
48	MAD MUTT'S BBQ	169.7028
49	Three Brothers Different Mothers	169.6800
50	HOGLINE	169.1428
51	PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G	169.1428
52	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	169.1200
53	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	169.1084
54	SMOKIN ELVISES	168.5600
55	BACKDRAFT BBQ	168.5600
56	UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	168.5372
57	KC MEAT SWEATS	168.5256
58	WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	168.5256
59	South of the Track BBQ	167.9656
60	TOPEKA BBQ SHOP	167.9656
61	MOKAN BBQ MOB	167.4056
62	ROCK N BLUES BBQ	166.8228
63	LOVE 2 Q	166.8228
64	Ming Street Meat	166.3200
65	GETTIN' SAUCED	166.2516
66	WATER DAWGZ BBQ	166.2400
67	A & W BBQ COMPANY	165.7256
68	Chick Hooven Swine BBQ	165.6800
69	M Squared Smokin' Q	165.0856
70	MAN MEAT BBQ	165.0856
71	KCKing BBQ	164
72	BARREL BOYS BBQ	163.9772
73	Free Range Friends	163.9544
74	Lazy Butt BBQ Crew	163.9544
75	Cow Creek BBQ	163.9428
76	Boxer Q	163.9428
77	SMOKE RINGERS	163.9428
78	Cities Edge BBQ	163.3828
79	LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ	163.3828
80	Flying W North BBQ	162.8916
81	House's Bar-B-Que	162.8456
82	Kelley's Meat Mafia	162.7884
83	Bohica BBQ	161.6916
84	Rubbed Raw	161.6800
85	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	161.6456
86	ShowMeMoSmoke	161.6340
87	DAWGHOUSE BBQ	161.1088
88	Full Throttle BBQ	160.5372
89	WEEKEND BUM BBQ	160.5256
90	Wildhouse BBQ	159.9540
91	Theslabs.com	159.3484
92	Showtime	159.3484
93	Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet	158.8228
94	The Wobbly Hog	157.1084
95	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	156.5256
96	Sudden Sam's BBQ	156.5028
97	Troublesome Creek	155.9656
98	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	155.3600
99	Double T BBQ	153.7144
100	SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE	151.9428
101	Fire Smoke and Flavor	149.0740
102	R U Rdy 4 BBQ	146.2744
103	Breaking Slabs BBQ	141.6228
104	MOM & POP'S SMOKED MEATS	141.1544

Brisket

102 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.4056

#	Team	Score
1	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	178.2972
2	MAN MEAT BBQ	177.7028
3	GETTIN' SAUCED	177.7028
4	B & C SMOKERS	177.7028
5	Lazy Butt BBQ Crew	177.1544
6	SLAPS BBQ	177.1428
7	BYO GRILL	177.1428
8	GEO SMOKERS	176.5716
9	ShowMeMoSmoke	176.5716
10	PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G	176
11	BnB BBQ	176
12	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	175.4172
13	HOGLINE	175.4056
14	Who Dat BBQ	174.9028
15	TOPEKA BBQ SHOP	174.8456
16	Can Country Outlaw BBQ	174.2856
17	4 LEGS UP BBQ	174.2628
18	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	174.2628
19	SMOKE RINGERS	173.7144
20	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	173.1428
21	FINGER LEIKAM GOOD	173.1428
22	RICHIE Z's	173.1428
23	Three Brothers Different Mothers	173.1084
24	SMOKIN ELVISES	172.5600
25	WEEKEND BUM BBQ	172.5600
26	Backdraft Cooking Systems	172.5600
27	Fergolicious BBQ	172.5600
28	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	172.5484
29	3 PIGS SMOKIN	171.9772
30	BACKDRAFT BBQ	171.9772
31	Boxer Q	171.9772
32	LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ	171.9656
33	913 BBQ	171.9656
34	LOVE 2 Q	171.4056
35	IMAT BBQ	170.8456
36	MOKAN BBQ MOB	170.8456
37	BOOM CHICKA COW COW	170.8228
38	Troublesome Creek	170.8228
39	B 3 BBQ	170.8228
40	777 BBQ	170.8112
41	Happy Grillmore	170.2628
42	ROCK N BLUES BBQ	170.2628
43	Cow Creek BBQ	170.2628
44	Bohica BBQ	170.2628
45	BLUE BUCKET BBQ	169.7028
46	ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	169.6800
47	FAIRWAY SMOKERS	169.6800
48	Free Range Friends	169.6800
49	HIGH i QUE	169.6684
50	UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	169.6684
51	BIG BOOTS BBQ	169.6684
52	WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	169.1428
53	BONES BRIGADE KC	169.1312
54	MAD MUTT'S BBQ	169.1200
55	TRIPLE H BBQ	169.1200
56	OLD STYLE BBQ	169.1084
57	Full Throttle BBQ	168.5488
58	KC SMOKE DAWGS	168.5256
59	Aggravation BBQ	168.5256
60	KC MEAT SWEATS	167.9540
61	SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE	167.3940
62	BARREL BOYS BBQ	167.3828
63	JOUSTING PIGS BBQ	167.3828
64	House's Bar-B-Que	166.8572
65	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	166.8456
66	CLARK CREW BBQ	166.8340
67	Shark Q	166.2856
68	SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	166.2628
69	Flying W North BBQ	166.2400
70	BULL CREEK BBQ	166.2284
71	Sudden Sam's BBQ	165.6800
72	WATER DAWGZ BBQ	165.6684
73	Ming Street Meat	165.1428
74	Pirates of Bar B Que Bay	165.1200
75	The Wobbly Hog	164.0112
76	Breaking Slabs BBQ	163.9656
77	Overland Pork BBQ	163.9428
78	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	163.9428
79	SONS OF A BRISKET	163.4056
80	Pine Tar BBQ	162.2400
81	Wildhouse BBQ	162.2284
82	DIRT ROAD BBQ	159.3484
83	RUB MY RACK	158.8228
84	MACHETE BOYS BBQ	158.7884
85	South of the Track BBQ	158.2284
86	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	158.2172
87	Chick Hooven Swine BBQ	158.2056
88	Kelley's Meat Mafia	157.1428
89	Cities Edge BBQ	156.5028
90	Showtime	154.7884
91	Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet	154.2512
92	DAWGHOUSE BBQ	153.6800
93	M Squared Smokin' Q	153.0968
94	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	152.5372
95	Fire Smoke and Flavor	150.8000
96	KCKing BBQ	149.6228
97	Rubbed Raw	147.9544
98	Double T BBQ	147.4516
99	Big Daddy and the Butt Rubbers	143.4172
100	R U Rdy 4 BBQ	130.7776
101	MOM & POP'S SMOKED MEATS	124.5260
102	Theslabs.com	104.9716

Other

Overall

26 entries · top 177.7600 · median 164.6000 · out of 180, not the usual 720

#	Team	Score
1	Sloan Bohannon	177.7600
2	Jackson Davis	177.1428
3	Aidan Wagner	175.4400
4	Ryan McCabe	172.6056
5	Hunter Hoisington	172.0688
6	Zoe Dobosenski	169.7828
7	Rylie Fischer	167.4856
8	Rylee Williams	167.4628
9	Tyler Hoisington	167.3712
10	Laiken Yokiel	166.9028
11	Jaxson Soerries	166.2972
12	Lottie Woodworth	165.2116
13	Harrison Reese	164.6172
14	Chase King	164.5828
15	Tyson Steind	163.4172
16	Sam Davis	162.8688
17	Harmony Linton	160.6400
18	Atticus Wild	160.5940
19	Perri Wagner	159.3712
20	Abagail Messinger	156.5600
21	Landon Elliott	155.9772
22	Parker Yokiel	154.2400
23	Camron Lohmeyer	152.0228
24	Lawson Davis	150.8456
25	Bentlie Masters	149.7484
26	Rainen King	149.6684

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.

Ancillary — Dessert

18 entries · top 180 · median 177.4286 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Double T BBQ	180 🔥
2	SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	180 🔥
3	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	180 🔥
4	Aggravation BBQ	180 🔥
5	House's Bar-B-Que	178.8572
6	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	178.8572
7	UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	178.2972
8	Free Range Friends	178.2972
9	Overland Pork BBQ	177.7028
10	Ming Street Meat	177.1544
11	Pine Tar BBQ	177.1544
12	B 3 BBQ	176
13	TRIPLE H BBQ	174.2628
14	Backdraft Cooking Systems	174.2628
15	SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE	171.9656
16	Shark Q	171.4056
17	A & W BBQ COMPANY	167.4056
18	ShowMeMoSmoke	164.0112

Other — Kids 11-16

11 entries · top 175.4400 · median 167.4628

#	Team	Score
1	Aidan Wagner	175.4400
2	Ryan McCabe	172.6056
3	Hunter Hoisington	172.0688
4	Zoe Dobosenski	169.7828
5	Rylie Fischer	167.4856
6	Rylee Williams	167.4628
7	Sam Davis	162.8688
8	Perri Wagner	159.3712
9	Camron Lohmeyer	152.0228
10	Lawson Davis	150.8456
11	Rainen King	149.6684

Other — Kids Q 6-10

15 entries · top 177.7600 · median 164.5828

#	Team	Score
1	Sloan Bohannon	177.7600
2	Jackson Davis	177.1428
3	Tyler Hoisington	167.3712
4	Laiken Yokiel	166.9028
5	Jaxson Soerries	166.2972
6	Lottie Woodworth	165.2116
7	Harrison Reese	164.6172
8	Chase King	164.5828
9	Tyson Steind	163.4172
10	Harmony Linton	160.6400
11	Atticus Wild	160.5940
12	Abagail Messinger	156.5600
13	Landon Elliott	155.9772
14	Parker Yokiel	154.2400
15	Bentlie Masters	149.7484

Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey Smoke

45 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.8112

#	Team	Score
1	House's Bar-B-Que	176.5600
2	M Squared Smokin' Q	175.4744
3	ShowMeMoSmoke	175.4744
4	ROCK N BLUES BBQ	173.7256
5	SONS OF A BRISKET	173.7144
6	Cow Creek BBQ	171.4172
7	IMAT BBQ	171.4056
8	FINGER LEIKAM GOOD	170.8572
9	Free Range Friends	170.2972
10	GETTIN' SAUCED	170.2744
11	Boxer Q	169.6800
12	SMOKIN ELVISES	169.6800
13	Three Brothers Different Mothers	169.6800
14	B & C SMOKERS	169.1316
15	913 BBQ	169.1084
16	The Wobbly Hog	168.5372
17	Sudden Sam's BBQ	168.0228
18	Shark Q	167.9656
19	BLUE BUCKET BBQ	167.4172
20	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	167.4056
21	SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE	166.8456
22	PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G	166.8228
23	A & W BBQ COMPANY	166.8112
24	Bohica BBQ	166.2856
25	BARREL BOYS BBQ	166.2628
26	Rubbed Raw	166.2400
27	Aggravation BBQ	165.6800
28	Backdraft Cooking Systems	165.6684
29	837 BARBEQUE	165.1200
30	Chick Hooven Swine BBQ	164.5372
31	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	163.3828
32	Wildhouse BBQ	162.8916
33	Lazy Butt BBQ Crew	162.8456
34	Kelley's Meat Mafia	162.8456
35	MAD MUTT'S BBQ	162.2400
36	UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	161.0740
37	MOM & POP'S SMOKED MEATS	160.0116
38	BACKDRAFT BBQ	158.8344
39	DAWGHOUSE BBQ	158.2400
40	Theslabs.com	157.0744
41	Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet	156.5256
42	Troublesome Creek	154.2056
43	Full Throttle BBQ	151.9656
44	R U Rdy 4 BBQ	149.0744
45	Double T BBQ	132.2972

Smoke in the Spring 2021

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Winning score by edition

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Came back for more

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (9 found in this contest's numbers)

An upset on the books

Won without a category win

A day of perfect scores

A dynasty in the making

A knife fight at the top

Photo finishes

A contest record in pork ribs

Back to defend

One of the big ones

This contest's own records (3 in the KCBS record book)

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

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)

This contest over the years full contest page →

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

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket

Other

Overall

Ancillary categories

Ancillary — Dessert

Other — Kids 11-16

Other — Kids Q 6-10

Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey Smoke