Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 2
2021-07-17 – 2021-07-18 · Cameron, MO · 📍 Cameron, MO · State championship
Reps: DONNA YOUNG, ED YOUNG
Grand Champion: Texas Smoke Whisperer (705.6684) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SLAPS BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧹 A hat-trick of category wins
TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER won Chicken, Pork Ribs, Pork — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER and SLAPS BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: S&S BBQ and LA PASADITA tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G and GETTIN' BASTED tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
Texas Smoke Whisperer came in rated below the field's top team, SLAPS BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-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)
Score distribution
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 172.0000 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 174.2628 | 170.8456 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 174.8456 | 170.2744 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 705.6684 · median 681.6000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 4 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 5 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 6 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 7 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 8 | Ambition Que | |
| 9 | LA PASADITA | |
| 10 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 11 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 12 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 13 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 14 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 15 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 16 | S&S BBQ | |
| 17 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 18 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 19 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 20 | GRILLAS | |
| 21 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 22 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 23 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 24 | Notch 9 | |
| 25 | Bats#it Crazy BBQ |
Chicken
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 4 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 5 | S&S BBQ | |
| 6 | LA PASADITA | |
| 7 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 8 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 10 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 11 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 12 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 13 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 14 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 15 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 16 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 17 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 18 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 19 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 20 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 21 | Notch 9 | |
| 22 | Ambition Que | |
| 23 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 24 | Bats#it Crazy BBQ | |
| 25 | GRILLAS |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2744 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 4 | Ambition Que | |
| 5 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 7 | S&S BBQ | |
| 8 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 9 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 10 | LA PASADITA | |
| 11 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 12 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 13 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 14 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 15 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 16 | GRILLAS | |
| 17 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 18 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 19 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 20 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 21 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 22 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 23 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 24 | Bats#it Crazy BBQ | |
| 25 | Notch 9 |
Pork
25 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | Ambition Que | |
| 4 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 5 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 6 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 7 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 8 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 9 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 10 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 11 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 12 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 13 | LA PASADITA | |
| 14 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 15 | GRILLAS | |
| 16 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 17 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 18 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 19 | S&S BBQ | |
| 20 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 21 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 22 | Notch 9 | |
| 23 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 24 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 25 | Bats#it Crazy BBQ |
Brisket
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 3 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 4 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 5 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 6 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 7 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 8 | Notch 9 | |
| 9 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 10 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 11 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 12 | GRILLAS | |
| 13 | Ambition Que | |
| 14 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 15 | LA PASADITA | |
| 16 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 17 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 18 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 19 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 20 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 21 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 22 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 23 | S&S BBQ | |
| 24 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 25 | Bats#it Crazy BBQ |