BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 2
2021-08-21 – 2021-08-22 · Excelsior Springs, MO · 📍 1203 E. Golf Hill Drive · State championship
Reps: KIM COLLIER, MARK COLLIER
Grand Champion: Gettin' Basted (705.0972) · 30 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0232 points — closer than 96% of every championship in the data.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
6 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🧹 A double category winner
TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER won Chicken, Pork — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER and 913 BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: Smoke 'n Magic and GETTIN' BASTED tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: GETTIN' BASTED and LA PASADITA tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 178.8572 | 176.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 174.2744 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 174.8572 | 173.1084 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
30 entries · top 705.0972 · median 683.9084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 3 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 4 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 5 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 6 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 7 | 913 BBQ | |
| 8 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 9 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 10 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 11 | BONES BRIGADE KC | |
| 12 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 13 | GRILLAS | |
| 14 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 15 | Q 12 Barbecue | |
| 16 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 17 | LA PASADITA | |
| 18 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 19 | Keep Calm Sauce On | |
| 20 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 21 | S&S BBQ | |
| 22 | Ambition Que | |
| 23 | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Fellas | |
| 24 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 25 | The Art of Que | |
| 26 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 27 | Grandpa Smokey's | |
| 28 | Keep On Porkin On | |
| 29 | Woodticks | |
| 30 | Bad Influence BBQ |
Chicken
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 175.1256 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 2 | 913 BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | LA PASADITA | |
| 6 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 7 | S&S BBQ | |
| 8 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 9 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 10 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 11 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 12 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 13 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 15 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 16 | BONES BRIGADE KC | |
| 17 | GRILLAS | |
| 18 | Keep Calm Sauce On | |
| 19 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 20 | The Art of Que | |
| 21 | Ambition Que | |
| 22 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 23 | Q 12 Barbecue | |
| 24 | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Fellas | |
| 25 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 26 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 27 | Woodticks | |
| 28 | Keep On Porkin On | |
| 29 | Grandpa Smokey's | |
| 30 | Bad Influence BBQ |
Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4058 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | Keep Calm Sauce On | |
| 4 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 5 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 6 | Q 12 Barbecue | |
| 7 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 8 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 9 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 10 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 11 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 12 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 13 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 14 | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Fellas | |
| 15 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 16 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 17 | Ambition Que | |
| 18 | 913 BBQ | |
| 19 | S&S BBQ | |
| 20 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 21 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 22 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 23 | BONES BRIGADE KC | |
| 24 | LA PASADITA | |
| 25 | GRILLAS | |
| 26 | Grandpa Smokey's | |
| 27 | Keep On Porkin On | |
| 28 | The Art of Que | |
| 29 | Bad Influence BBQ | |
| 30 | Woodticks |
Pork
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 2 | BONES BRIGADE KC | |
| 3 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 4 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 5 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 6 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 7 | LA PASADITA | |
| 8 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 9 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 10 | GRILLAS | |
| 11 | The Art of Que | |
| 12 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 13 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 14 | Q 12 Barbecue | |
| 15 | 913 BBQ | |
| 16 | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Fellas | |
| 17 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 18 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 19 | Keep Calm Sauce On | |
| 20 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 21 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 22 | S&S BBQ | |
| 23 | Woodticks | |
| 24 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 25 | Bad Influence BBQ | |
| 26 | Ambition Que | |
| 27 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 28 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 29 | Grandpa Smokey's | |
| 30 | Keep On Porkin On |
Brisket
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.9714 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 3 | 913 BBQ | |
| 4 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 5 | GRILLAS | |
| 6 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 7 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 8 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 9 | Ambition Que | |
| 10 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 11 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 12 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 13 | Q 12 Barbecue | |
| 14 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 15 | BONES BRIGADE KC | |
| 16 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 17 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 18 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 19 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 20 | S&S BBQ | |
| 21 | LA PASADITA | |
| 22 | Keep Calm Sauce On | |
| 23 | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Fellas | |
| 24 | Keep On Porkin On | |
| 25 | Grandpa Smokey's | |
| 26 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 27 | The Art of Que | |
| 28 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 29 | Bad Influence BBQ | |
| 30 | Woodticks |
Ancillary categories
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.
Ancillary — Dessert
4 entries · top 180.0000 · median 180.0000 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 2 | Grandpa Smokey's | |
| 3 | The Art of Que | |
| 4 | Three Brothers Different Mothers |
Ancillary — Pasta
7 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.1656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRILLAS | |
| 2 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 3 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 4 | Woodticks | |
| 5 | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Fellas | |
| 6 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoke 'n Magic |