Aug 20–21, 2021 · Warsaw, MO · 📍 181 West Harrison · State championship
Reps: Clara Williams, Jonathan B Williams · Prize money: $5,000
LOVE 2 Q won Grand Champion at the Smokin on The Harbor on August 20, 2021 in Warsaw, MO at 181 West Harrison, scoring 671.4856 in a field of 19 teams. THE SMOKING HILLS took Reserve Grand Champion with 669.7944. Category winners: Chicken — UNFAMOUS DAVE'S (177.1544); Pork Ribs — Aggravation BBQ (177.7372); Pork — LOVE 2 Q (176.0572); Brisket — CASUAL SMOKERS (170.8572). This is the 2nd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2019 edition was won by Miller's Barnyard; the next was held in 2022.
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 74 times in 100
LOVE 2 Q came in rated below the field's top team, THE SMOKING HILLS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Love 2 Q's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 83rd tracked contest.
Pork places 4–5: UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC and PARTS 'R' SMOKIN tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Sofa King Sweet BBQ edged THE SMOKING HILLS by 0.0116. Chicken places 7–8: MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ edged LOVE 2 Q by 0.0116.
LOVE 2 Q took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 8th.
Aggravation BBQ turned in 177.7372 in pork ribs — past the 175.4056 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
This contest was away for 2.1 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2019-08-02.
What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2019 | Warsaw, MO | Drake Harbor | 15 | 349.7144 | Miller's Barnyard | — |
| Aug 20, 2021 ← this one | Warsaw, MO | 181 West Harrison | 19 | 671.4856 | Love 2 Q | THE SMOKING HILLS |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Warsaw, MO | Warsaw, MO 65355 | 25 | 701.6912 | Black Magic BBQ | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Warsaw, MO | Warsaw, MO 65355 | 5 | 350.2512 | Swine-O-Licious | — |
| Aug 5, 2023 | Warsaw, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1544 | 164.5712 | 159.4284 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 166.8800 | 161.7600 |
| Pork | 176.0572 | 169.7028 | 160.0228 |
| Brisket | 170.8572 | 163.4744 | 157.6684 |
19 entries · top 671.4856 · median 644.0116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 2 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 3 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 4 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 5 | Aggravation BBQ | |
| 6 | ShowMeMoSmoke | |
| 7 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 8 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 9 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 10 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' TOAD'S | |
| 12 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 13 | Meat Beaters | |
| 14 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 15 | Just Smokin | |
| 16 | All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO | |
| 17 | Sofa King Sweet BBQ | |
| 18 | Carpe Diem 4 Que | |
| 19 | Armed and Dangerous |
19 entries · top 177.1544 · median 159.4284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 2 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 3 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 4 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 5 | ShowMeMoSmoke | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' TOAD'S | |
| 7 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 8 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 9 | Sofa King Sweet BBQ | |
| 10 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 11 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 12 | Meat Beaters | |
| 13 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 14 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 15 | Aggravation BBQ | |
| 16 | All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO | |
| 17 | Just Smokin | |
| 18 | Carpe Diem 4 Que | |
| 19 | Armed and Dangerous |
19 entries · top 177.7372 · median 161.7600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aggravation BBQ | |
| 2 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 3 | ShowMeMoSmoke | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' TOAD'S | |
| 5 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 6 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 7 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 8 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 9 | Meat Beaters | |
| 10 | Just Smokin | |
| 11 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 12 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 13 | All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO | |
| 14 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 15 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 16 | Armed and Dangerous | |
| 17 | Carpe Diem 4 Que | |
| 18 | Sofa King Sweet BBQ | |
| 19 | CASUAL SMOKERS |
19 entries · top 176.0572 · median 160.0228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 2 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 3 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 4 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 5 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 6 | Aggravation BBQ | |
| 7 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 8 | Meat Beaters | |
| 9 | ShowMeMoSmoke | |
| 10 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 11 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 12 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 13 | Just Smokin | |
| 14 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 15 | All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO | |
| 16 | Armed and Dangerous | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' TOAD'S | |
| 18 | Sofa King Sweet BBQ | |
| 19 | Carpe Diem 4 Que |
19 entries · top 170.8572 · median 157.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 2 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 3 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 4 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 5 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 6 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 7 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 8 | Aggravation BBQ | |
| 9 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 10 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' TOAD'S | |
| 12 | ShowMeMoSmoke | |
| 13 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 14 | Meat Beaters | |
| 15 | All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO | |
| 16 | Sofa King Sweet BBQ | |
| 17 | Carpe Diem 4 Que | |
| 18 | Just Smokin | |
| 19 | Armed and Dangerous |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
5 entries · top 179.4400 · median 173.7372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 2 | Carpe Diem 4 Que | |
| 3 | Aggravation BBQ | |
| 4 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 5 | All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO |