Jul 9–10, 2021 · Newton, KS · State championship
Reps: Larry Voth, Lynda Voth · Prize money: $4,875
MAD MUTT'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the Sand Creek Summer Daze Saucy & Glazed BBQ Competition on July 9, 2021 in Newton, KS, scoring 690.7884 in a field of 21 teams. BARREL BOYS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.6804. Category winners: Chicken — BUTCHER BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Sugar Hounds BBQ (176.5600); Pork — MAD MUTT'S BBQ (177.7372); Brisket — BARREL BOYS BBQ (177.7144). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; 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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 84% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1080 points — closer than 84% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 81 times in 100
MAD MUTT'S BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, BUTCHER BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 6–7: PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G and BARREL BOYS BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: Smoked & Furious and FOUR MEN AND A PIG tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY edged MAD MUTT'S BBQ by 0.0116.
MAD MUTT'S BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 11th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2021 ← this one | Newton, KS | Newton, KS 67114 | 21 | 690.7884 | Mad Mutt's BBQ | BARREL BOYS BBQ |
| Jul 8, 2022 | Newton, KS | Newton, KS 67114 | 21 | 709.6916 | 4 Legs Up BBQ | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.2744 | 167.9888 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 170.8572 | 165.6916 |
| Pork | 177.7372 | 173.1200 | 169.7028 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 171.4172 | 165.0972 |
21 entries · top 690.7884 · median 670.1256
21 entries · top 180 · median 166.8456 · 🔥 perfect 180
21 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.6800
21 entries · top 177.7372 · median 169.6800
21 entries · top 177.7144 · median 164.5256