Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
2021-08-20 – 2021-08-21 · Cape Girardeau, MO · 📍 410 Kiwanis dr. · State championship
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Heavy Smoke BBQ (682.7312) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN
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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.
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)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-23 | Cape Girardeau, MO | 56 | 687.3256 | SMOKIN T'S | 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 2015-08-21 | Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 | 58 | 682.2856 | Hot Mess BBQ | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 2016-08-19 | Arena Park | 51 | 683.9196 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 2019-08-16 | Cape Girardeau, MO | 410 Kiwanis dr. | 45 | 701.6456 | Outlaw Hawgs BBQ | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2021-08-20 ← this one | Cape Girardeau, MO | 410 Kiwanis dr. | 27 | 682.7312 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| 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 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
27 entries · top 682.7312 · median 657.6456
Chicken
27 entries · top 176.5600 · median 163.9656
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.1200
Pork
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.9544
Brisket
27 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.5140