Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ
2021-07-23 – 2021-07-24 · Iola, KS · 📍 510 park Ave · State championship
Reps: DAVE ROGERS, PEG ROGERS · Prize money: $6,000.00
Grand Champion: Bull Creek BBQ (694.8228) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 913 BBQ
Entries
28
4 judged meats
Top score
694.8228
Winning margin
2.3200
GC over RC
Field average
660.71
median 672.14
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.3088 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
679.8624
10th place overall
Field spread
202.3544
winner to last place
Prize money
$6,000.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 71%
beats 29% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
21%
of the 28 teams with a home region came from outside KS
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.64 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1555
avg power rating going in · stronger than 60% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 7–8: WABASH BBQ and GETTIN' SAUCED tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY and 4 LEGS UP BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: 4 LEGS UP BBQ and BOOM CHICKA COW COW tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOOTH SMOKE (won 2017), Fat & Dumb BBQ (won 2019).
🃏 An upset on the books
BULL CREEK BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, HIGH i QUE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-24 | Iola, KS 66749 | 26 | 698.8572 | Fergolicious BBQ | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 2016-07-29 | Riverside Park | 36 | 683.9200 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 2017-07-28 | 500 Park Ave, Riverside Park | 27 | 702.2284 | SMOOTH SMOKE | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 2018-07-27 | 500 Park Ave, Riverside Park | 27 | 693.7028 | HIGH i QUE II | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 2019-07-26 | Iola, KS | Riverside Park | 41 | 689.7372 | Fat & Dumb BBQ | WOOD HOOK BBQ |
| 2020-07-24 | Iola, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-07-23 ← this one | Iola, KS | 510 park Ave | 28 | 694.8228 | Bull Creek BBQ | 913 BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 172.5600 | 170.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 173.1200 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 175.4516 | 173.1428 | 169.7256 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 170.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 694.8228 · median 672.1370
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 2 | 913 BBQ | |
| 3 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 4 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 5 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 6 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 7 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 8 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 9 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 10 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 11 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 12 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' TOAD'S | |
| 14 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 15 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 16 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 17 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 18 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 19 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 20 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 21 | Flying W North BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokin Brothers Pro Team | |
| 23 | Gone Smokin' BBQ | |
| 24 | Rub Me Tender | |
| 25 | LIFT, TILT, AND STAGGER BBQ | |
| 26 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 27 | Four Way Test BBQ | |
| 28 | Fat&Dumb BBQ |
Chicken
28 entries · top 177.7372 · median 166.5542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 2 | 913 BBQ | |
| 3 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 4 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 5 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 6 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 7 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 8 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 9 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 10 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 11 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 12 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 13 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' TOAD'S | |
| 15 | Flying W North BBQ | |
| 16 | Gone Smokin' BBQ | |
| 17 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 18 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 19 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 20 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 21 | Rub Me Tender | |
| 22 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 23 | LIFT, TILT, AND STAGGER BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokin Brothers Pro Team | |
| 25 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 26 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 27 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 28 | Four Way Test BBQ |
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.5486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 3 | 913 BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 5 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 6 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 7 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 8 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 9 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 10 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 11 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 12 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 13 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 14 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 15 | LIFT, TILT, AND STAGGER BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' TOAD'S | |
| 17 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 18 | Rub Me Tender | |
| 19 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 20 | Gone Smokin' BBQ | |
| 21 | Flying W North BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokin Brothers Pro Team | |
| 23 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 24 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 25 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 26 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 27 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 28 | Four Way Test BBQ |
Pork
27 entries · top 175.4516 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 2 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 3 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 4 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 5 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 6 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 7 | 913 BBQ | |
| 8 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 9 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 10 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' TOAD'S | |
| 12 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 13 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 14 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 15 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 16 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 17 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 18 | Flying W North BBQ | |
| 19 | Smokin Brothers Pro Team | |
| 20 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 21 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 22 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 23 | Gone Smokin' BBQ | |
| 24 | LIFT, TILT, AND STAGGER BBQ | |
| 25 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 26 | Four Way Test BBQ | |
| 27 | Rub Me Tender |
Brisket
28 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 2 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 3 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 4 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 5 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 6 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 7 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 8 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' TOAD'S | |
| 10 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 11 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 12 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 13 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 14 | 913 BBQ | |
| 15 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokin Brothers Pro Team | |
| 17 | Rub Me Tender | |
| 18 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 19 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 20 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 21 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 22 | Flying W North BBQ | |
| 23 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 24 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 25 | Gone Smokin' BBQ | |
| 26 | LIFT, TILT, AND STAGGER BBQ | |
| 27 | Four Way Test BBQ | |
| 28 | M Squared Smokin' Q |