A new contest record
709.6800
highest overall ever cooked here
709.6800 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 708.5372 Janky Leg BBQ set in 2026.
- old record 708.5372
- set 2026 by Janky Leg BBQ
Smoke on the River (Day 2) 2026
Sep 5–6, 2026 · Burlington, KS · 📍 625 S. 3rd St. · State championship
Reps: Larry Voth, Lynda Voth · Prize money: $9,350
Janky Leg BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smoke on the River (Day 2) on September 5, 2026 in Burlington, KS at 625 S. 3rd St., scoring 709.6800 in a field of 25 teams. Triple H BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 706.2400. Category winners: Chicken — Can Country Outlaw BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Janky Leg BBQ (180.0000); Pork — SuperSwine BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — Triple H BBQ (178.8572). This is the 8th of 8 editions of this contest on record; the 2026 edition was won by Janky Leg BBQ.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
613.60
median 691.35
709.68 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 180 🔥
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 178.86
146.78
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2023 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
25
4 judged meats
Top score
709.6800
Winning margin
3.4400
GC over RC
Field average
687.30
613.60709.68
median 691.35 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
6 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
693.6460
613.60709.68
10th place overall
Field spread
96.0796
winner to last place
Prize money
$9,350
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 4%
beats 96% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
88%
22 of 25 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.83 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,662
avg power rating going in · stronger than 97% of contests
Storylines (9 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Back-to-back
2 in a row
editions of this contest
Janky Leg BBQ won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
- 2026
- 2026
A day of perfect scores
6
perfect 180s
6 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- Can Country Outlaw BBQ · Chicken
- Fairway Smokers · Chicken
- Munny's Stove · Chicken
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 8 tracked editions
Janky Leg BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 8 tracked editions.
- 2026
- 2026
A stacked field
1662
average power rating going in
Stronger than 97% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1662 power rating going in — stronger than 97% of every contest tracked.
- top seed JANKY LEG BBQ (1945)
- 25 rated teams
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 17 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: Can Country Outlaw BBQ and Fairway Smokers tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: Fairway Smokers and Munny's Stove tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: Munny's Stove and Underhogs BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
Janky Leg BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 14th.
- Chicken 14th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 3rd
Back to defend
3
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SQUEALIN N DEALIN BBQ (won 2025), BOCEPHUS BBQ (won 2025), Janky Leg BBQ (won 2026).
- SQUEALIN N DEALIN BBQ · 2025
- BOCEPHUS BBQ · 2025
- Janky Leg BBQ · 2026
They keep coming back
88%
of last edition’s field returned
22 of 25 teams from 2026-09-04 came back
22 of the 25 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2022 | Burlington, KS | 625 S. 3rd St. | 6 | 344.5828 | TOO SAUCED BBQ | — |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Burlington, KS | 625 S. 3rd St. | 20 | 699.9544 | GETTIN' BASTED | JANKY LEG BBQ |
| Aug 31, 2024 | Burlington, KS | 625 S. 3rd St. | 28 | 707.3944 | Slaps BBQ | Can Country Outlaw BBQ |
| Aug 31, 2024 | Burlington, KS | 625 S. 3rd St. | 13 | 175.4288 | B3 BBQ | — |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Burlington, KS | 625 S. 3rd St. | 25 | 706.2516 | SQUEALIN N DEALIN BBQ | Glamping Grillers |
| Aug 30, 2025 | Burlington, KS | 625 S. 3rd St. | 24 | 707.3712 | BOCEPHUS BBQ | JDQ BBQ |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Burlington, KS | 625 S. 3rd St. | 25 | 708.5372 | Janky Leg BBQ | Bocephus BBQ |
| Sep 5, 2026 ← this one | Burlington, KS | 625 S. 3rd St. | 25 | 709.6800 | Janky Leg BBQ | Triple H BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 178.8572 | 177.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 175.4172 | 172.5600 |
| Pork | 180 | 176.5600 | 173.7028 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 176.0228 | 174.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 709.6800 · median 691.3488
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janky Leg BBQ | |
| 2 | Triple H BBQ | |
| 3 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 4 | Man Meat BBQ | |
| 5 | Munny's Stove | |
| 6 | BrewsCue | |
| 7 | Porky Butts BBQ | |
| 8 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 9 | COTTON BBQ | |
| 10 | Thump & Strum BBQ | |
| 11 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 12 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 13 | PACS BBQ | |
| 14 | Brews Before Q's | |
| 15 | SuperSwine BBQ | |
| 16 | Fairway Smokers | |
| 17 | Who's Cookin'? | |
| 18 | SMOKEY BEY'S BARBECUE | |
| 19 | M2 Smokin Q | |
| 20 | Chisholm Trail Smokers | |
| 21 | PARTS ARE SMOKIN | |
| 22 | Red Oak Bbq | |
| 23 | Underhogs BBQ | |
| 24 | CITIES EDGE BBQ | |
| 25 | BIG B'S BBQ |
Chicken
25 entries · top 180 · median 176 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 2 | Fairway Smokers | |
| 3 | Munny's Stove | |
| 4 | Underhogs BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKEY BEY'S BARBECUE | |
| 6 | M2 Smokin Q | |
| 7 | Man Meat BBQ | |
| 8 | BrewsCue | |
| 9 | Porky Butts BBQ | |
| 10 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 11 | PACS BBQ | |
| 12 | Thump & Strum BBQ | |
| 13 | Who's Cookin'? | |
| 14 | Janky Leg BBQ | |
| 15 | Brews Before Q's | |
| 16 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 17 | Triple H BBQ | |
| 18 | PARTS ARE SMOKIN | |
| 19 | CITIES EDGE BBQ | |
| 20 | COTTON BBQ | |
| 21 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 22 | Red Oak Bbq | |
| 23 | Chisholm Trail Smokers | |
| 24 | SuperSwine BBQ | |
| 25 | BIG B'S BBQ |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 180 · median 171.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janky Leg BBQ | |
| 2 | Triple H BBQ | |
| 3 | COTTON BBQ | |
| 4 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 5 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 6 | Who's Cookin'? | |
| 7 | Thump & Strum BBQ | |
| 8 | Man Meat BBQ | |
| 9 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 10 | SuperSwine BBQ | |
| 11 | Chisholm Trail Smokers | |
| 12 | Munny's Stove | |
| 13 | BrewsCue | |
| 14 | Porky Butts BBQ | |
| 15 | Red Oak Bbq | |
| 16 | PACS BBQ | |
| 17 | CITIES EDGE BBQ | |
| 18 | PARTS ARE SMOKIN | |
| 19 | Brews Before Q's | |
| 20 | Fairway Smokers | |
| 21 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKEY BEY'S BARBECUE | |
| 23 | M2 Smokin Q | |
| 24 | Underhogs BBQ | |
| 25 | BIG B'S BBQ |
Pork
25 entries · top 180 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SuperSwine BBQ | |
| 2 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 3 | Janky Leg BBQ | |
| 4 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 5 | Triple H BBQ | |
| 6 | PACS BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKEY BEY'S BARBECUE | |
| 8 | Thump & Strum BBQ | |
| 9 | BrewsCue | |
| 10 | Porky Butts BBQ | |
| 11 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 12 | Brews Before Q's | |
| 13 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 14 | Red Oak Bbq | |
| 15 | Man Meat BBQ | |
| 16 | Chisholm Trail Smokers | |
| 17 | Munny's Stove | |
| 18 | PARTS ARE SMOKIN | |
| 19 | M2 Smokin Q | |
| 20 | COTTON BBQ | |
| 21 | Fairway Smokers | |
| 22 | Who's Cookin'? | |
| 23 | Underhogs BBQ | |
| 24 | CITIES EDGE BBQ | |
| 25 | BIG B'S BBQ |
Brisket
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triple H BBQ | |
| 2 | Man Meat BBQ | |
| 3 | Janky Leg BBQ | |
| 4 | COTTON BBQ | |
| 5 | Brews Before Q's | |
| 6 | Munny's Stove | |
| 7 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 8 | M2 Smokin Q | |
| 9 | Porky Butts BBQ | |
| 10 | BrewsCue | |
| 11 | Who's Cookin'? | |
| 12 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 13 | Fairway Smokers | |
| 14 | CITIES EDGE BBQ | |
| 15 | PARTS ARE SMOKIN | |
| 16 | SuperSwine BBQ | |
| 17 | Thump & Strum BBQ | |
| 18 | PACS BBQ | |
| 19 | Chisholm Trail Smokers | |
| 20 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 21 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKEY BEY'S BARBECUE | |
| 23 | Underhogs BBQ | |
| 24 | Red Oak Bbq | |
| 25 | BIG B'S BBQ |