Ozarks BBQ Fest

2021-04-23 – 2021-04-24 · Springfield, MO · State championship

Reps: ALFRED T BOWEN, FRAN BOWEN

Grand Champion: Double Barrel BBQ (702.8456) · 37 teams

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DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK

702.8456 · Master Series — Overall

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SLAPS BBQ

702.2400 · Master Series — Overall

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SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ

701.7028 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

5 categories

Top score

702.8456

Winning margin

0.6056

GC over RC

Field average

658.28

median 671.29

Perfect 180s

5 🔥

Tightest race

Brisket

1.7028 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

690.7884

what a walk cost here

Field spread

107.0744

winner to last place

Most consistent

DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK

avg finish 5.00 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 1.1428 pts — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

How hot was the win?

Top 24%

beats 76% of 2713 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1544

avg power rating going in · stronger than 50% of contests

Top-rated in the field

GETTIN' BASTED

rated 1803 pre-contest

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

Gettin' Basted has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6056 points — closer than 87% of every championship in the data.

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

Double Barrel BBQ took the Grand Championship home to AL.

🔥 A day of perfect scores

5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

🃏 An upset on the books

DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2020-06-19	Springfield, MO	26	701.6456	Gettin' Basted
2021-04-23 ← this one	Springfield, MO	37	702.8456	Double Barrel BBQ
2022-04-22	Springfield, MO	31	703.9888	Gettin' Basted
2023-06-09	Springfield, MO	30	706.2516	SLAPS BBQ

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Ancillary — Whole hog

3 entries · top 180.0000 · median 180.0000 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Hogzilla	180.0000 🔥
2	TAILGATE GUYS BBQ	180.0000 🔥
3	Double Dun Ranch BBQ	173.1428

Master Series — Brisket

37 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.6684

#	Team	Score
1	SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ	177.7028
2	GETTIN' BASTED	176.5828
3	Go Pig or Go Home	176.5600
4	RAZORRACKS	176.5600
5	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	176.0000
6	DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK	174.2856
7	ShowMeMoSmoke	174.2744
8	SLAPS BBQ	174.2628
9	CROSSFIRE BBQ	171.9656
10	HOT COLE'S BBQ	171.4056
11	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	170.2628
12	WABASH BBQ	169.6912
13	Sons of Q	169.1316
14	TAILGATE GUYS BBQ	169.1200
15	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	169.1084
16	A Good Rub	168.5372
17	PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G	167.4056
18	Pits - N - Grills	167.3828
19	2 DRUNK 2 QUE	165.6684
20	James Brothers	163.9428
21	GRAY WOLF BBQ	163.9428
22	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	163.3712
23	Smoke Show BBQ	158.8112
24	BAMA MAN BBQ	158.2284
25	B 3 BBQ	157.6340
26	Whole Hog Cafe	157.1316
27	Albino Rhinos	157.1316
28	Joyful Noise BBQ	157.0744
29	FIRE FAMILY BBQ/NOT SO SMOOTH SMOKE	154.2400
30	Bourbon & Beale	153.7028
31	Double Dun Ranch BBQ	153.0972
32	Hogzilla	150.8228
33	Smoke 'n Magic	146.2284
34	Central Power Systems & Services	143.3600
35	Parrilleros Famosos Famouse Grille	142.8572
36	GB's BBQ	138.8116
37	MO Big Red BBQ	133.6460

Master Series — Chicken

37 entries · top 178.3200 · median 167.9772

#	Team	Score
1	SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ	178.3200
2	Pits - N - Grills	178.2972
3	HOT COLE'S BBQ	178.2972
4	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	177.1428
5	DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK	176.0000
6	WABASH BBQ	176.0000
7	Go Pig or Go Home	175.4400
8	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	175.4056
9	B 3 BBQ	174.2856
10	PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G	174.2628
11	Whole Hog Cafe	173.1772
12	FIRE FAMILY BBQ/NOT SO SMOOTH SMOKE	173.1084
13	CROSSFIRE BBQ	172.5600
14	SLAPS BBQ	171.4056
15	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	170.8228
16	RAZORRACKS	170.2856
17	2 DRUNK 2 QUE	170.2744
18	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	168.5600
19	GRAY WOLF BBQ	167.9772
20	Hogzilla	167.9656
21	ShowMeMoSmoke	166.8344
22	GETTIN' BASTED	165.6684
23	Joyful Noise BBQ	165.1316
24	TAILGATE GUYS BBQ	164.5372
25	A Good Rub	162.8228
26	Sons of Q	161.1200
27	Smoke 'n Magic	158.7884
28	Parrilleros Famosos Famouse Grille	157.7028
29	MO Big Red BBQ	155.3944
30	Smoke Show BBQ	153.0744
31	Albino Rhinos	152.5372
32	GB's BBQ	150.8116
33	James Brothers	146.8116
34	BAMA MAN BBQ	144.5716
35	Bourbon & Beale	143.3712
36	Double Dun Ranch BBQ	142.8112
37	Central Power Systems & Services	140.5484

Master Series — Overall

37 entries · top 702.8456 · median 671.2912

#	Team	Score
1	DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK	702.8456
2	SLAPS BBQ	702.2400
3	SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ	701.7028
4	Go Pig or Go Home	699.9884
5	RAZORRACKS	699.4056
6	HOT COLE'S BBQ	699.3828
7	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	698.2284
8	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	695.3484
9	PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G	693.6800
10	GETTIN' BASTED	690.7884
11	ShowMeMoSmoke	687.9316
12	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	685.0396
13	Pits - N - Grills	684.4684
14	WABASH BBQ	678.8344
15	B 3 BBQ	676.4452
16	2 DRUNK 2 QUE	674.7656
17	TAILGATE GUYS BBQ	673.0284
18	CROSSFIRE BBQ	671.3256
19	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	671.2912
20	A Good Rub	659.3028
21	GRAY WOLF BBQ	658.7200
22	Joyful Noise BBQ	654.7548
23	FIRE FAMILY BBQ/NOT SO SMOOTH SMOKE	653.5656
24	Whole Hog Cafe	649.0632
25	Hogzilla	646.6968
26	Sons of Q	636.4804
27	Smoke Show BBQ	630.6516
28	Smoke 'n Magic	630.0796
29	Central Power Systems & Services	622.1484
30	Bourbon & Beale	619.4168
31	James Brothers	612.9488
32	Parrilleros Famosos Famouse Grille	606.8344
33	Albino Rhinos	599.9088
34	GB's BBQ	598.7432
35	BAMA MAN BBQ	597.6460
36	MO Big Red BBQ	596.9720
37	Double Dun Ranch BBQ	595.7712

Master Series — Pork

37 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	180.0000 🔥
2	RAZORRACKS	178.8572
3	2 DRUNK 2 QUE	176.5828
4	SLAPS BBQ	176.5716
5	DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK	176.5600
6	SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ	176.0000
7	Go Pig or Go Home	174.8456
8	WABASH BBQ	174.2972
9	HOT COLE'S BBQ	174.2628
10	PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G	172.0116
11	GETTIN' BASTED	171.9656
12	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	171.4056
13	TAILGATE GUYS BBQ	170.8456
14	Pits - N - Grills	170.8228
15	ShowMeMoSmoke	170.8228
16	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	170.8112
17	FIRE FAMILY BBQ/NOT SO SMOOTH SMOKE	170.2628
18	B 3 BBQ	169.6684
19	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	168.5372
20	Joyful Noise BBQ	166.8572
21	CROSSFIRE BBQ	165.1084
22	Smoke Show BBQ	165.0856
23	A Good Rub	164.5256
24	Central Power Systems & Services	164.5256
25	GRAY WOLF BBQ	163.9544
26	Whole Hog Cafe	163.3828
27	Bourbon & Beale	160.6172
28	Smoke 'n Magic	159.9656
29	GB's BBQ	156.5372
30	MO Big Red BBQ	155.4172
31	Sons of Q	155.3944
32	BAMA MAN BBQ	154.9144
33	Hogzilla	154.7884
34	Double Dun Ranch BBQ	152.4912
35	Parrilleros Famosos Famouse Grille	143.4172
36	James Brothers	138.2172
37	Albino Rhinos	135.3828

Master Series — Pork Ribs

37 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.6916 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G	180.0000 🔥
2	SLAPS BBQ	180.0000 🔥
3	GETTIN' BASTED	176.5716
4	DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK	176.0000
5	ShowMeMoSmoke	176.0000
6	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	175.4172
7	HOT COLE'S BBQ	175.4172
8	B 3 BBQ	174.8572
9	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	174.2744
10	Central Power Systems & Services	173.7144
11	RAZORRACKS	173.7028
12	Go Pig or Go Home	173.1428
13	Hogzilla	173.1200
14	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	170.8228
15	SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ	169.6800
16	TAILGATE GUYS BBQ	168.5256
17	Pits - N - Grills	167.9656
18	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	167.9656
19	Joyful Noise BBQ	165.6916
20	Smoke 'n Magic	165.0972
21	James Brothers	163.9772
22	A Good Rub	163.4172
23	Parrilleros Famosos Famouse Grille	162.8572
24	GRAY WOLF BBQ	162.8456
25	2 DRUNK 2 QUE	162.2400
26	Bourbon & Beale	161.7256
27	CROSSFIRE BBQ	161.6916
28	WABASH BBQ	158.8460
29	FIRE FAMILY BBQ/NOT SO SMOOTH SMOKE	155.9544
30	Whole Hog Cafe	155.3716
31	Albino Rhinos	154.8572
32	Smoke Show BBQ	153.6804
33	GB's BBQ	152.5828
34	MO Big Red BBQ	152.5144
35	Sons of Q	150.8344
36	Double Dun Ranch BBQ	147.3716
37	BAMA MAN BBQ	139.9316