Anchor City Cook Off
2021-10-08 – 2021-10-09 · Centralia, MO · 📍 Centralia, MO 65240 · State championship
Reps: DONNA YOUNG, ED YOUNG · Prize money: $5,100.00
Grand Champion: There's No Place Like Smoke (699.9544) · 19 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 WOOD HOOK BBQ
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Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
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Double threats
How hot was the win?
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👑 A dynasty in the making
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE has won this contest 3 times across its 10 tracked editions.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE and TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 6–7: JANKY LEG BBQ and 4 LEGS UP BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Pork Ribs places 1–2: Mistler's BBQ and Smoke your Ace tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE (won 2018).
🃏 An upset on the books
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE came in rated below the field's top team, MAN MEAT BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-11 | Centralia, MO | 29 | 688.5372 | NATURAL BORN GRILLERS | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 2014-10-10 | Centralia, MO 65240 | 27 | 694.2400 | GETTIN' BASTED | NATURAL BORN GRILLERS | |
| 2015-10-09 | Centralia, MO 65240 | 20 | 693.6688 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 2016-10-14 | City Sq | 34 | 697.0744 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | SMOKIN O BBQ | |
| 2017-10-13 | 101 W Singleton | 27 | 698.7768 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | SMOKIN O BBQ | |
| 2018-10-12 | 101 W Singleton | 33 | 700.5484 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | POLITICAL PORK | |
| 2019-10-11 | Centralia, MO | City Square | 25 | 699.9428 | Gettin Basted | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2021-10-08 ← this one | Centralia, MO | Centralia, MO 65240 | 19 | 699.9544 | There's No Place Like Smoke | WOOD HOOK BBQ |
| 2022-10-07 | Centralia, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Centralia, MO | 114 S. Rollins St. | 13 | 703.3712 | There's No Place Like Smoke | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 179.4400 | 176.0000 | 170.8572 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 173.7144 | 170.8456 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.7144 | 174.2628 | 170.8228 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 178.2972 | 171.9772 | 169.6800 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 179.4400 | 162.8800 | 151.3828 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 172.5600 | 162.3088 | 154.2284 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
19 entries · top 699.9544 · median 680.4456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 2 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 3 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 4 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 5 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 6 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 7 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 8 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 9 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 10 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 11 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 12 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 13 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' TOAD'S | |
| 15 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 16 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 17 | Pickled Pepper BBQ | |
| 18 | WINGED SWINE | |
| 19 | Jakes BBQ |
Chicken
19 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 3 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 5 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 6 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 7 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 8 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' TOAD'S | |
| 10 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 11 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 12 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 13 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 14 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 15 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 16 | WINGED SWINE | |
| 17 | Jakes BBQ | |
| 18 | Pickled Pepper BBQ | |
| 19 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW |
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 2 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 3 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 5 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 6 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 7 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 8 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 9 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 10 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 11 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 12 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 13 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 14 | Pickled Pepper BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' TOAD'S | |
| 16 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 17 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 18 | WINGED SWINE | |
| 19 | Jakes BBQ |
Pork
19 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 2 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 3 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 4 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 5 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 6 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 7 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 8 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 9 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 11 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 12 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 13 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 14 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' TOAD'S | |
| 16 | Pickled Pepper BBQ | |
| 17 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 18 | Jakes BBQ | |
| 19 | WINGED SWINE |
Brisket
19 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 4 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 5 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 6 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 7 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 8 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 9 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 11 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 12 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 13 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' TOAD'S | |
| 15 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 16 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 17 | WINGED SWINE | |
| 18 | Pickled Pepper BBQ | |
| 19 | Jakes BBQ |
Backyard Series
Overall
10 entries · top 347.9656 · median 324.8114
Chicken
10 entries · top 179.4400 · median 161.7258
Pork Ribs
10 entries · top 172.5600 · median 161.9944
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 — Backyard Beef
10 entries · top 172.0116 · median 165.9830
Ancillary — Backyard Chefs Choice
10 entries · top 173.1428 · median 162.8456
Kids-Q — Kids Q 13-15
2 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.1258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie Carrico | |
| 2 | Colt Lawson |
Kids-Q — Kids Q 5-12
3 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1544 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sloan Bohannon | |
| 2 | Willow Cox | |
| 3 | Mason Mistler |