Jul 23–24, 2021 · Iola, KS · 📍 510 park Ave · State championship
Reps: Dave Rogers, Peg Rogers · Prize money: $6,000
BULL CREEK BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ on July 23, 2021 in Iola, KS at 510 park Ave, scoring 694.8228 in a field of 28 teams. 913 BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 692.5028. Category winners: Chicken — BULL CREEK BBQ (177.7372); Pork Ribs — MAD MUTT'S BBQ (178.2972); Pork — WOOD HOOK BBQ (175.4516); Brisket — HIGH i QUE (177.7028). This is the 6th of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2019 edition was won by Fat & Dumb BBQ.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2015 to 2021 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100
BULL CREEK BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, HIGH i QUE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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.
BULL CREEK BBQ took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 12th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOOTH SMOKE (won 2017), Fat & Dumb BBQ (won 2019).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2015 | Iola, KS | Iola, KS 66749 | 26 | 698.8572 | Fergolicious BBQ | TRUEBUD BBQ |
| Jul 29, 2016 | Iola, KS | Riverside Park | 36 | 683.9200 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | CAVEMAN CUISINE |
| Jul 28, 2017 | Iola, KS | 500 Park Ave, Riverside Park | 27 | 702.2284 | SMOOTH SMOKE | SPICY SPITFIRE |
| Jul 27, 2018 | Iola, KS | 500 Park Ave, Riverside Park | 27 | 693.7028 | HIGH i QUE II | WOOD HOOK BBQ |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Iola, KS | Riverside Park | 41 | 689.7372 | Fat & Dumb BBQ | WOOD HOOK BBQ |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Iola, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 23, 2021 ← this one | Iola, KS | 510 park Ave | 28 | 694.8228 | Bull Creek BBQ | 913 BBQ |
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |