Apr 23–24, 2021 · Springfield, MO · 📍 Ozark Empire Fairground · State championship
Reps: Alfred T Bowen, Fran Bowen
DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK won Grand Champion at the Ozarks BBQ Fest on April 23, 2021 in Springfield, MO at Ozark Empire Fairground, scoring 702.8456 in a field of 37 teams. SLAPS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 702.2400. Category winners: Chicken — SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ (178.3200); Pork Ribs — PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G (180.0000); Pork — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (180.0000); Brisket — SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ (177.7028). This is the 2nd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2020 edition was won by Gettin' Basted; the next was held in 2022.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2020 to 2023 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 87% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6056 points — closer than 87% of every championship in the data.
702.8456 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 701.6456 Gettin' Basted set in 2020.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 88 times in 100
DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 12-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 4th. Consistency beat fireworks.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
2 of 4 tracked editions
Gettin' Basted has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 3.4400 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Chicken places 2–3: Pits - N - Grills and HOT COLE'S BBQ tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK and WABASH BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G and SLAPS BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 176.5600 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Gettin' Basted (won 2020).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2020 | Springfield, MO | Ozark Empire Fairground | 26 | 701.6456 | Gettin' Basted | GETTIN' SAUCED |
| Apr 23, 2021 ← this one | Springfield, MO | Ozark Empire Fairground | 37 | 702.8456 | Double Barrel BBQ | SLAPS BBQ |
| Apr 22, 2022 | Springfield, MO | 3001 N Grant Ave | 31 | 703.9888 | Gettin' Basted | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Springfield, MO | 3001 N Grant Ave | 30 | 706.2516 | SLAPS BBQ | Fine As* Swine BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.3200 | 176 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 176 | 173.7144 |
| Pork | 180 | 176.5600 | 172.0116 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 176 | 171.4056 |
37 entries · top 702.8456 · median 671.2912
37 entries · top 178.3200 · median 167.9772
37 entries · top 180 · median 165.6916 · 🔥 perfect 180
37 entries · top 180 · median 168.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180
37 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.6684
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.
3 entries · top 180 · median 180 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hogzilla | |
| 2 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 3 | Double Dun Ranch BBQ |