Aug 20–21, 2021 · Cape Girardeau, MO · 📍 410 Kiwanis dr. · State championship
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler · Prize money: $5,000
Heavy Smoke BBQ won Grand Champion at the Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest on August 20, 2021 in Cape Girardeau, MO at 410 Kiwanis dr., scoring 682.7312 in a field of 27 teams. ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN took Reserve Grand Champion with 681.0516. Category winners: Chicken — TWO KRACKERS KOOKIN’ (176.5600); Pork Ribs — CROSSFIRE BBQ (176.5600); Pork — BIG BOOTS BBQ (178.8572); Brisket — MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS (177.7028). This is the 7th of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2019 edition was won by Outlaw Hawgs 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, 2013 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.
Closer than 75% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6796 points — closer than 75% of every championship in the data.
Heavy Smoke BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 7 tracked editions
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 7 tracked editions.
Chicken places 7–8: JANKY LEG BBQ and Can Country Outlaw BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: Heavy Smoke BBQ and OINK-A-DOODLE-MOO 1559 tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN edged Heavy Smoke BBQ by 0.0116.
This contest was away for 2 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2019-08-16.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2013 | Cape Girardeau, MO | Cape Girardeau, MO | 56 | 687.3256 | SMOKIN T'S | 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Cape Girardeau, MO | Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 | 58 | 682.2856 | Hot Mess BBQ | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Cape Girardeau, MO | Arena Park | 51 | 683.9196 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Cape Girardeau, MO | Arena Park | 43 | 685.6800 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | Organizer Portal |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Cape Girardeau, MO | Arena Park | 44 | 701.6684 | BYO GRILL | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Cape Girardeau, MO | 410 Kiwanis dr. | 45 | 701.6456 | Outlaw Hawgs BBQ | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| Aug 20, 2021 ← this one | Cape Girardeau, MO | 410 Kiwanis dr. | 27 | 682.7312 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 173.1428 | 168.5256 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 171.9772 | 166.8572 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 170.8228 | 168.5372 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 168.5140 | 166.2744 |
27 entries · top 682.7312 · median 657.6456
27 entries · top 176.5600 · median 163.9656
27 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.1200
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.9544
27 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.5140