Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest

2021-07-09 – 2021-07-10 · Mayetta, KS · State championship

Reps: FORREST BRUCE, LARRY HADLEY, MARK COLLIER · Prize money: $11,700.00

Grand Champion: Happy Grillmore (713.1316) · 43 teams

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Happy Grillmore

713.1316 · Master Series — Overall

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SLAPS BBQ

705.0856 · Master Series — Overall

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DIRT ROAD BBQ

702.8000 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

713.1316

Winning margin

8.0460

GC over RC

Field average

670.69

median 675.28

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

Tightest race

Chicken

2.8456 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

691.3140

what a walk cost here

Field spread

114.9488

winner to last place

Prize money

$11,700.00

on the line

Most consistent

Happy Grillmore

avg finish 4.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 1.1428 pts — Happy Grillmore

How hot was the win?

Top 1%

beats 99% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1573

avg power rating going in · stronger than 76% of contests

Top-rated in the field

SLAPS BBQ

rated 1818 pre-contest

Storylines

🔥 A day of perfect scores

3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

🃏 An upset on the books

Happy Grillmore came in rated below the field's top team, SLAPS BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-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
2013-06-07		69	702.2856	PIGSKIN BBQ
2014-06-06		54	701.7372	JP CUSTOM SMOKE
2016-06-03		55	691.4172	PORKY BUTTS BBQ
2017-07-14		58	695.3944	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB
2018-07-13		48	697.0968	SPITFIRE
2019-07-12	Mayetta, KS	59	706.8344	Boomerang BBQ
2020-07-10	Mayetta, KS	61	698.8684	Smokin Timbers BBQ
2021-07-09 ← this one	Mayetta, KS	43	713.1316	Happy Grillmore

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

43 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.2284 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Happy Grillmore	180.0000 🔥
2	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	178.8572
3	DIRT ROAD BBQ	177.7028
4	MAN MEAT BBQ	176.5600
5	SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS	175.4172
6	Cities Edge BBQ	175.4056
7	SLAPS BBQ	175.4056
8	FAIRWAY SMOKERS	175.4056
9	SPITFIRE	174.2628
10	4 LEGS UP BBQ	174.2628
11	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	173.7028
12	HIGH i QUE	173.1200
13	BOOM CHICKA COW COW	173.1200
14	THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS	172.5716
15	GETTIN' SAUCED	171.9656
16	LOVE 2 Q	170.2628
17	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	167.9540
18	Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet	166.8800
19	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	166.2400
20	Cow Creek BBQ	166.2400
21	Overland Pork BBQ	166.2284
22	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	166.2284
23	TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER	166.2168
24	SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	165.6684
25	B & C SMOKERS	165.6568
26	Big Al and the Boys	164.5256
27	Shark Q	164.5256
28	SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ	163.9428
29	ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	163.9428
30	FINGER LEIKAM GOOD	163.3828
31	S&S BBQ	162.8000
32	777 BBQ	162.2400
33	M Squared Smokin' Q	161.6456
34	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	159.9544
35	SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	158.7884
36	WINGED SWINE	157.6572
37	ROCK N BLUES BBQ	155.3944
38	Crazy Bones BBQ Team	148.4800
39	BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES	147.4056
40	PASSIONS OF THE PIT	146.7772
41	J Dubs	145.6800
42	Bocephus BBQ	145.6000
43	Big E's KCQ & Smoke	135.9200

Master Series — Chicken

43 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6916 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	SLAPS BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	178.8572
3	ROCK N BLUES BBQ	177.7372
4	TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER	177.7028
5	4 LEGS UP BBQ	177.1544
6	BOOM CHICKA COW COW	177.1428
7	GETTIN' SAUCED	176.5600
8	THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS	176.5600
9	LOVE 2 Q	176.5600
10	DIRT ROAD BBQ	176.5600
11	Cities Edge BBQ	176.5600
12	MAN MEAT BBQ	175.4172
13	Happy Grillmore	175.4172
14	SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS	174.2628
15	Shark Q	174.2628
16	SPITFIRE	173.1428
17	FINGER LEIKAM GOOD	173.1200
18	HIGH i QUE	173.1084
19	SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	172.5828
20	Big Al and the Boys	171.9772
21	SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	171.9772
22	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	169.6916
23	ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	169.6684
24	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	169.6684
25	Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet	169.1200
26	777 BBQ	168.5256
27	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	168.5256
28	Overland Pork BBQ	167.4288
29	SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ	167.4172
30	Cow Creek BBQ	167.3828
31	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	167.3828
32	Bocephus BBQ	165.7028
33	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	165.0856
34	S&S BBQ	163.9428
35	B & C SMOKERS	163.3828
36	FAIRWAY SMOKERS	162.8000
37	M Squared Smokin' Q	161.6800
38	Big E's KCQ & Smoke	158.2172
39	BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES	157.7144
40	PASSIONS OF THE PIT	156.5144
41	Crazy Bones BBQ Team	154.2056
42	WINGED SWINE	153.0740
43	J Dubs	149.6800

Master Series — Overall

43 entries · top 713.1316 · median 675.2800

#	Team	Score
1	Happy Grillmore	713.1316
2	SLAPS BBQ	705.0856
3	DIRT ROAD BBQ	702.8000
4	Cities Edge BBQ	702.2284
5	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	701.6572
6	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	695.3600
7	MAN MEAT BBQ	694.2288
8	4 LEGS UP BBQ	693.1084
9	SPITFIRE	693.0740
10	HIGH i QUE	691.3140
11	LOVE 2 Q	690.2172
12	BOOM CHICKA COW COW	690.2172
13	Shark Q	687.9544
14	SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS	687.9200
15	TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER	687.3484
16	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	685.0400
17	FINGER LEIKAM GOOD	685.0400
18	Big Al and the Boys	681.6000
19	FAIRWAY SMOKERS	681.0056
20	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	679.9084
21	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	679.8856
22	GETTIN' SAUCED	675.2800
23	ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	675.2568
24	SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	674.1940
25	SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	673.5884
26	Overland Pork BBQ	673.0288
27	Cow Creek BBQ	672.9828
28	777 BBQ	672.4572
29	Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet	667.4056
30	THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS	666.7660
31	B & C SMOKERS	663.2568
32	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	660.9828
33	S&S BBQ	658.6972
34	M Squared Smokin' Q	656.4116
35	ROCK N BLUES BBQ	651.8628
36	SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ	648.4228
37	WINGED SWINE	633.0628
38	PASSIONS OF THE PIT	627.8288
39	Crazy Bones BBQ Team	627.7600
40	Bocephus BBQ	626.0684
41	Big E's KCQ & Smoke	608.3316
42	J Dubs	599.8628
43	BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES	598.1828

Master Series — Pork

43 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Happy Grillmore	180.0000 🔥
2	SLAPS BBQ	178.8572
3	Cities Edge BBQ	177.7028
4	FINGER LEIKAM GOOD	177.7028
5	TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER	177.1544
6	DIRT ROAD BBQ	176.5600
7	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	176.5600
8	Shark Q	175.4172
9	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	174.2744
10	LOVE 2 Q	174.2628
11	MAN MEAT BBQ	173.7144
12	Big Al and the Boys	173.1200
13	SPITFIRE	173.1200
14	4 LEGS UP BBQ	172.5484
15	SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	171.9772
16	BOOM CHICKA COW COW	171.9772
17	HIGH i QUE	171.9656
18	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	171.4172
19	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	171.4056
20	ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	170.8228
21	Cow Creek BBQ	170.8228
22	SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS	170.8228
23	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	169.7028
24	PASSIONS OF THE PIT	169.1544
25	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	169.1200
26	FAIRWAY SMOKERS	168.5256
27	WINGED SWINE	168.0344
28	B & C SMOKERS	167.3828
29	SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	166.8228
30	Overland Pork BBQ	166.2400
31	Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet	165.1200
32	M Squared Smokin' Q	165.1088
33	777 BBQ	164.5372
34	S&S BBQ	162.8228
35	ROCK N BLUES BBQ	162.7884
36	GETTIN' SAUCED	160.5028
37	Bocephus BBQ	160.5028
38	Big E's KCQ & Smoke	159.9772
39	SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ	158.8228
40	Crazy Bones BBQ Team	154.8000
41	BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES	151.9656
42	THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS	149.6572
43	J Dubs	147.3944

Master Series — Pork Ribs

43 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.1316

#	Team	Score
1	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	179.4400
2	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	178.8572
3	Happy Grillmore	177.7144
4	777 BBQ	177.1544
5	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	176.5716
6	FAIRWAY SMOKERS	174.2744
7	Shark Q	173.7488
8	Overland Pork BBQ	173.1316
9	HIGH i QUE	173.1200
10	Cities Edge BBQ	172.5600
11	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	172.5600
12	SPITFIRE	172.5484
13	Big Al and the Boys	171.9772
14	DIRT ROAD BBQ	171.9772
15	SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	170.8456
16	FINGER LEIKAM GOOD	170.8344
17	SLAPS BBQ	170.8228
18	ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	170.8228
19	Crazy Bones BBQ Team	170.2744
20	4 LEGS UP BBQ	169.1428
21	S&S BBQ	169.1316
22	LOVE 2 Q	169.1316
23	SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	169.1200
24	MAN MEAT BBQ	168.5372
25	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	168.5372
26	Cow Creek BBQ	168.5372
27	BOOM CHICKA COW COW	167.9772
28	M Squared Smokin' Q	167.9772
29	THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS	167.9772
30	SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS	167.4172
31	B & C SMOKERS	166.8344
32	Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet	166.2856
33	TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER	166.2744
34	GETTIN' SAUCED	166.2516
35	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	162.2400
36	SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ	158.2400
37	J Dubs	157.1084
38	ROCK N BLUES BBQ	155.9428
39	PASSIONS OF THE PIT	155.3828
40	WINGED SWINE	154.2972
41	Bocephus BBQ	154.2628
42	Big E's KCQ & Smoke	154.2172
43	BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES	141.0972