Smoke on the Trails
2021-09-10 – 2021-09-11 · Gardner, KS · 📍 Gardner, KS 66030 · State championship
Reps: FORREST BRUCE, LARRY HADLEY, PEG ROGERS · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Slaps BBQ (711.4172) · 53 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKE RINGERS
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Slaps BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
7 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: LOVE 2 Q and GETTIN' BASTED tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: Happy Grillmore and Free Range Friends BBQ tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: MAD MUTT'S BBQ and GETTIN' SAUCED tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: High I Que (won 2019), Slaps BBQ (won 2020).
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-27 | Gardner, KS | Celebration Park 32501 W 159th St | 53 | 691.3484 | High I Que | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2020-09-11 | Gardner, KS | 32501 W 159th St. | 48 | 704.5372 | Slaps BBQ | Happy Grillmore - KS |
| 2021-09-10 ← this one | Gardner, KS | Gardner, KS 66030 | 53 | 711.4172 | Slaps BBQ | SMOKE RINGERS |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 178.2972 | 176.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 176.5600 | 175.4056 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 177.7144 | 174.2972 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 173.1084 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
53 entries · top 711.4172 · median 673.5540
Chicken
53 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
53 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.4288
Pork
51 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | GEO SMOKERS | |
| 4 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 5 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 6 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 7 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 8 | B & D BBQ | |
| 9 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 10 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 11 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 12 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 13 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 14 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 15 | DAWGHOUSE BBQ | |
| 16 | Shark Q | |
| 17 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 18 | BONES BRIGADE KC | |
| 19 | JCs GOOD OL BOYS | |
| 20 | 3 PIGS SMOKIN | |
| 21 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 22 | Meat Gazers | |
| 23 | Crossed Rifles BBQ | |
| 24 | BUBBA AND THE BOYS BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 26 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 27 | Barking Hogs BBQ | |
| 28 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 29 | Free Range Friends BBQ | |
| 30 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 31 | Igy 6 | |
| 32 | Smokin Brothers Pro Team | |
| 33 | Kings of Smoke | |
| 34 | Tierney's Smoked Goods | |
| 35 | Hog's Plan BBQ | |
| 36 | Flying W North BBQ | |
| 37 | Aggravation BBQ | |
| 38 | KC MEAT SWEATS | |
| 39 | The 28th Amendment | |
| 40 | Pork N Heifers | |
| 41 | Up N' Smoke | |
| 42 | Papa Bears KC Barbecue | |
| 43 | Here for the Beers | |
| 44 | Just Smoked Your Butt | |
| 45 | Buccaneer Barbecue | |
| 46 | Girls That Smoke | |
| 47 | The Butt Rubbers | |
| 48 | Ming St Meats | |
| 49 | PB&J BBQ | |
| 50 | 3 Idiots and a Smoker | |
| 51 | BBQ2O |
Brisket
52 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.0856 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 4 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 5 | BONES BRIGADE KC | |
| 6 | Crossed Rifles BBQ | |
| 7 | Aggravation BBQ | |
| 8 | 3 PIGS SMOKIN | |
| 9 | DAWGHOUSE BBQ | |
| 10 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 11 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 13 | Free Range Friends BBQ | |
| 14 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 15 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 16 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 17 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 18 | Flying W North BBQ | |
| 19 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 20 | Hog's Plan BBQ | |
| 21 | Barking Hogs BBQ | |
| 22 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 23 | GEO SMOKERS | |
| 24 | Smokin Brothers Pro Team | |
| 25 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 26 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 27 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 28 | KC MEAT SWEATS | |
| 29 | Here for the Beers | |
| 30 | Shark Q | |
| 31 | JCs GOOD OL BOYS | |
| 32 | BUBBA AND THE BOYS BARBEQUE | |
| 33 | B & D BBQ | |
| 34 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 35 | Igy 6 | |
| 36 | Just Smoked Your Butt | |
| 37 | The 28th Amendment | |
| 38 | Kings of Smoke | |
| 39 | Up N' Smoke | |
| 40 | Tierney's Smoked Goods | |
| 41 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 42 | Ming St Meats | |
| 43 | Meat Gazers | |
| 44 | The Butt Rubbers | |
| 45 | Pork N Heifers | |
| 46 | BBQ2O | |
| 47 | 3 Idiots and a Smoker | |
| 48 | Buccaneer Barbecue | |
| 49 | Smokin' Somethin | |
| 50 | Girls That Smoke | |
| 51 | PB&J BBQ | |
| 52 | Papa Bears KC Barbecue |
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
11 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin Brothers Pro Team | |
| 2 | Shark Q | |
| 3 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 4 | The 28th Amendment | |
| 5 | Aggravation BBQ | |
| 6 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Papa Bears KC Barbecue | |
| 8 | Barking Hogs BBQ | |
| 9 | Flying W North BBQ | |
| 10 | BBQ2O | |
| 11 | Buccaneer Barbecue |