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Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest

2021-07-09 – 2021-07-10 · Mayetta, KS · 📍 Prairie Band Casino · State championship

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

Grand Champion: Happy Grillmore (713.1316) · 43 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 SLAPS BBQ

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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

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

  • Chicken 180.00 🔥
  • Pork Ribs 179.44
  • Pork 180.00 🔥
  • Brisket 180.00 🔥
135.92 180.00

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2021 — this edition picked out.

2013-06-07 — 702.2856 (PIGSKIN BBQ) 2014-06-06 — 701.7372 (JP CUSTOM SMOKE) 2016-06-03 — 691.4172 (PORKY BUTTS BBQ) 2017-07-14 — 695.3944 (HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB) 2018-07-13 — 697.0968 (SPITFIRE) 2019-07-12 — 706.8344 (Boomerang BBQ) 2020-07-10 — 698.8684 (Smokin Timbers BBQ) 2021-07-09 — 713.1316 (Happy Grillmore) 713.13 2013 2021

Entries

43
4 judged meats

Top score

713.1316

Winning margin

8.0460
GC over RC

Field average

670.69
598.18713.13
median 675.28 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

3 🔥
Happy Grillmore (Brisket), SLAPS BBQ (Chicken), Happy Grillmore (Pork)

Tightest race

Chicken
2.8456 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

691.3140
598.18713.13
10th place overall

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

4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken
won by 1.1428 pts — SLAPS BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 1%
beats 99% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

44%
27 of 61 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong
ρ = -0.74 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1647
avg power rating going in · stronger than 95% of contests

Top-rated in the field

SLAPS BBQ
rated 1950 pre-contest

Storylines (10 found in this contest's numbers)

Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.

A new contest record

713.1316 highest overall ever cooked here

713.1316 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 706.8344 Boomerang BBQ set in 2019.

  • old record 706.8344
  • set 2019 by Boomerang BBQ

An upset on the books

19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 81 times in 100

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.

  • champion 1698
  • top seed 1950

A first Grand Championship

32 tracked contests to get there

This was Happy Grillmore's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 32nd tracked contest.

A day of perfect scores

3 perfect 180s

3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

  • Happy Grillmore · Brisket
  • SLAPS BBQ · Chicken
  • Happy Grillmore · Pork

A stacked field

1647 average power rating going in

Stronger than 95% of every rated contest

The field averaged a 1647 power rating going in — stronger than 95% of every contest tracked.

  • top seed SLAPS BBQ (1950)
  • 43 rated teams

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 13 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 7–8: GETTIN' SAUCED and THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS and LOVE 2 Q tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: LOVE 2 Q and DIRT ROAD BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Chicken 7–8 · tie
  • Chicken 8–9 · tie
  • Chicken 9–10 · tie
  • Pork 3–4 · tie

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

Happy Grillmore won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.

  • Pork 1st
  • Brisket 1st

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

Happy Grillmore took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 13th.

  • Chicken 13th
  • Pork Ribs 3rd
  • Pork 1st
  • Brisket 1st

A contest record in pork

180.0000 best pork ever cooked here

Happy Grillmore turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 178.8800 that had stood across 7 earlier editions.

  • old best 178.8800
  • across 7 past editions

Back to defend

3 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: PORKY BUTTS BBQ (won 2016), SPITFIRE (won 2018), Smokin Timbers BBQ (won 2020).

  • PORKY BUTTS BBQ · 2016
  • SPITFIRE · 2018
  • Smokin Timbers BBQ · 2020

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)

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)

This contest over the years full contest page →

DateWhereVenueTeamsHigh scoreGrand ChampionReserve Champion
2013-06-07 Mayetta, KS Mayetta, KS 69 702.2856 PIGSKIN BBQ WOODWARD BARBEQUE
2014-06-06 Mayetta, KS Mayetta, KS 66509 54 701.7372 JP CUSTOM SMOKE SMOKEAHOLICS
2016-06-03 Mayetta, KS 12305 150th RD 55 691.4172 PORKY BUTTS BBQ THUMP & STRUM BBQ
2017-07-14 Mayetta, KS 12305 150th Rd 58 695.3944 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB SMOOTH SMOKE
2018-07-13 Mayetta, KS 12305 150th Rd 48 697.0968 SPITFIRE BOOM CHICKA COW COW
2019-07-12 Mayetta, KS Prairie Band Casino 59 706.8344 Boomerang BBQ HIGH i QUE
2020-07-10 Mayetta, KS Prairie Band Casino 61 698.8684 Smokin Timbers BBQ MAN MEAT BBQ
2021-07-09 ← this one Mayetta, KS Prairie Band Casino 43 713.1316 Happy Grillmore SLAPS BBQ

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category1st5th10th
Chicken180.0000177.1544176.5600
Pork Ribs179.4400176.5716172.5600
Pork180.0000177.1544174.2628
Brisket180.0000175.4172174.2628

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

43 entries · top 713.1316 · median 675.2800

#TeamScore
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

Chicken

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

#TeamScore
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

Pork Ribs

43 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.1316

#TeamScore
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

Pork

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

#TeamScore
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

Brisket

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

#TeamScore
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

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