Smoke in the Spring
2021-04-09 – 2021-04-10 · Osage City, KS · 📍 Jones Park (in Osage City) · State championship
Reps: CAROLYN WELLS, DAVE ROGERS, FORREST BRUCE, KIM COLLIER, MARK COLLIER, PEG ROGERS
Grand Champion: Piggin Whiskey O.G. (703.4400) · 105 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 FINGER LEIKAM GOOD
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 14 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G took the Grand Championship home to MO.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
7 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: GRILLIN' BEAVERS (won 2013), CLARK CREW BBQ (won 2016, 2017), HOGLINE (won 2018).
🃏 An upset on the books
PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G came in rated below the field's top team, MAN MEAT BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-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)
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-12 | Osage City, KS | 71 | 685.7142 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | PELLET ENVY | |
| 2014-04-11 | Osage City, KS 66523 | 73 | 689.6916 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ | |
| 2015-04-10 | Osage City, KS 66523 | 97 | 698.2516 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | SMOKE N BABES BBQ | |
| 2016-04-08 | Osage City, KS | 109 | 700.5144 | CLARK CREW BBQ | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 2017-04-07 | 517 South 1st St (Jones Park) | 100 | 700.0116 | CLARK CREW BBQ | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 2018-04-06 | 517 South 1st St (Jones Park) | 103 | 699.3712 | HOGLINE | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 2020-10-30 | Osage City, KS | Jones Park (in Osage City) | 93 | 706.2744 | Tebo Creek BBQ | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2021-04-09 ← this one | Osage City, KS | Jones Park (in Osage City) | 105 | 703.4400 | Piggin Whiskey O.G. | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD |
| 2022-04-08 | Osage City, KS | 517 South 1st Street | 94 | 700.0228 | Last Call Heroes BBQ | HIGH i QUE |
| 2022-04-08 | Osage City, KS | 517 South 1st Street | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-04-07 | Osage City, KS | 517 South 1st Street | 103 | 707.9772 | Janky Leg BBQ | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-04-05 | Osage City, KS | 517 South 1st Street | 97 | 706.2628 | Burnt Trees | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-04-11 | Osage City, KS | 517 South 1st Street | 92 | 708.6060 | Parts 'R' Smokin | Cow Creek BBQ |
| 2026-04-10 | 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 | 180.0000 | 177.7144 | 177.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 176.0116 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 178.8800 | 177.1544 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 177.1544 | 176.0000 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
105 entries · top 703.4400 · median 677.6340
Chicken
105 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
105 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
104 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1142 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
102 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.4056
Other
Overall
26 entries · top 177.7600 · median 164.6000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sloan Bohannon | |
| 2 | Jackson Davis | |
| 3 | Aidan Wagner | |
| 4 | Ryan McCabe | |
| 5 | Hunter Hoisington | |
| 6 | Zoe Dobosenski | |
| 7 | Rylie Fischer | |
| 8 | Rylee Williams | |
| 9 | Tyler Hoisington | |
| 10 | Laiken Yokiel | |
| 11 | Jaxson Soerries | |
| 12 | Lottie Woodworth | |
| 13 | Harrison Reese | |
| 14 | Chase King | |
| 15 | Tyson Steind | |
| 16 | Sam Davis | |
| 17 | Harmony Linton | |
| 18 | Atticus Wild | |
| 19 | Perri Wagner | |
| 20 | Abagail Messinger | |
| 21 | Landon Elliott | |
| 22 | Parker Yokiel | |
| 23 | Camron Lohmeyer | |
| 24 | Lawson Davis | |
| 25 | Bentlie Masters | |
| 26 | Rainen King |
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 180.0000 · median 177.4286 · 🔥 perfect 180
Other — Kids 11-16
11 entries · top 175.4400 · median 167.4628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aidan Wagner | |
| 2 | Ryan McCabe | |
| 3 | Hunter Hoisington | |
| 4 | Zoe Dobosenski | |
| 5 | Rylie Fischer | |
| 6 | Rylee Williams | |
| 7 | Sam Davis | |
| 8 | Perri Wagner | |
| 9 | Camron Lohmeyer | |
| 10 | Lawson Davis | |
| 11 | Rainen King |
Other — Kids Q 6-10
15 entries · top 177.7600 · median 164.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sloan Bohannon | |
| 2 | Jackson Davis | |
| 3 | Tyler Hoisington | |
| 4 | Laiken Yokiel | |
| 5 | Jaxson Soerries | |
| 6 | Lottie Woodworth | |
| 7 | Harrison Reese | |
| 8 | Chase King | |
| 9 | Tyson Steind | |
| 10 | Harmony Linton | |
| 11 | Atticus Wild | |
| 12 | Abagail Messinger | |
| 13 | Landon Elliott | |
| 14 | Parker Yokiel | |
| 15 | Bentlie Masters |
Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey Smoke
45 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.8112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | House's Bar-B-Que | |
| 2 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 3 | ShowMeMoSmoke | |
| 4 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 5 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 6 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 7 | IMAT BBQ | |
| 8 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 9 | Free Range Friends | |
| 10 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 11 | Boxer Q | |
| 12 | SMOKIN ELVISES | |
| 13 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 14 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 15 | 913 BBQ | |
| 16 | The Wobbly Hog | |
| 17 | Sudden Sam's BBQ | |
| 18 | Shark Q | |
| 19 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 20 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 21 | SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE | |
| 22 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 23 | A & W BBQ COMPANY | |
| 24 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 25 | BARREL BOYS BBQ | |
| 26 | Rubbed Raw | |
| 27 | Aggravation BBQ | |
| 28 | Backdraft Cooking Systems | |
| 29 | 837 BARBEQUE | |
| 30 | Chick Hooven Swine BBQ | |
| 31 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 32 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 33 | Lazy Butt BBQ Crew | |
| 34 | Kelley's Meat Mafia | |
| 35 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 36 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 37 | MOM & POP'S SMOKED MEATS | |
| 38 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 39 | DAWGHOUSE BBQ | |
| 40 | Theslabs.com | |
| 41 | Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet | |
| 42 | Troublesome Creek | |
| 43 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 44 | R U Rdy 4 BBQ | |
| 45 | Double T BBQ |