Anchor City Cook Off
2021-10-08 – 2021-10-09 · Centralia, MO · State championship
Reps: DONNA YOUNG, ED YOUNG · Prize money: $5,100.00
Grand Champion: There's No Place Like Smoke (699.9544) · 19 teams
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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.
🃏 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)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-11 | 29 | 688.5372 | NATURAL BORN GRILLERS | |
| 2014-10-10 | 27 | 694.2400 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2015-10-09 | 20 | 693.6688 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | |
| 2016-10-14 | 34 | 697.0744 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 2017-10-13 | 27 | 698.7768 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | |
| 2018-10-12 | 33 | 700.5484 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 2019-10-11 | Centralia, MO | 25 | 699.9428 | Gettin Basted |
| 2021-10-08 ← this one | Centralia, MO | 19 | 699.9544 | There's No Place Like Smoke |
| 2022-10-07 | Centralia, MO | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Centralia, MO | 13 | 703.3712 | There's No Place Like Smoke |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Backyard beef
10 entries · top 172.0116 · median 165.9830
Ancillary — Backyard chefs choice
10 entries · top 173.1428 · median 162.8456
Backyard Series — Chicken
10 entries · top 179.4400 · median 161.7258
Backyard Series — Overall
10 entries · top 347.9656 · median 324.8114
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
10 entries · top 172.5600 · median 161.9944
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 |
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |
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 |
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |