Jul 17–18, 2021 · Cameron, MO · State championship
Reps: Donna Young, Ed Young
TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER won Grand Champion at the Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 2 on July 17, 2021 in Cameron, MO, scoring 705.6684 in a field of 25 teams. SLAPS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.6572. Category winners: Chicken — TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER (177.7028); Pork Ribs — TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER (180.0000); Pork — TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER (178.2972); Brisket — MAN MEAT BBQ (177.7028).
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.
Texas Smoke Whisperer holds the KCBS record for the 180 grand slam — 4 different meats scored perfect in, first in 2021 · 8 contests to complete the set, set right here. Nobody has beaten it since.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100
Texas Smoke Whisperer came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER won Chicken, Pork Ribs, Pork — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
Stronger than 98% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1672 power rating going in — stronger than 98% of every contest tracked.
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.
TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 3 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 11th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 175.4056 | 172 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 174.2628 | 170.8456 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 174.8456 | 170.2744 |
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 |
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 |
25 entries · top 180 · 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 |
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 |
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 |