2021-10-15 – 2021-10-16 · Harper, KS · 📍 808 NW 4 Ave · State championship
Reps: LARRY VOTH, LYNDA VOTH
Grand Champion: Petie's Smokin' Pit (708.5600) · 16 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BUTCHER BBQ
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2014 to 2021 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
708.5600 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 708.0000 SMOKEAHOLICS set in 2016.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 66 times in 100
Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, BUFFALO'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Chicken places 3–4: Salted Anchor and CHICKEN FRIED BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: BEER DART BBQ and BUTCHER BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: BOB'S BBQ and Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 6th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-17 | Harper, KS | Harper, KS 67058 | 30 | 681.7256 | SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS | ROUGHNECKS BBQ |
| 2015-10-16 | Harper, KS | Harper, KS 67058 | 34 | 703.9656 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS |
| 2016-10-14 | Harper, KS | Harper Fair Barn | 38 | 708.0000 | SMOKEAHOLICS | R BUTTS R SMOKIN |
| 2017-10-20 | Harper, KS | Harper County Fairgrounds | 47 | 701.0972 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | CLARK CREW BBQ |
| 2018-10-19 | Harper, KS | Harper County Fairgrounds | 33 | 702.8572 | BOOMERANG BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED |
| 2019-10-18 | Harper, KS | Harper County Fairgrounds | 25 | 703.4172 | HIgh i Que | DIVINE SWINE |
| 2021-10-15 ← this one | Harper, KS | 808 NW 4 Ave | 16 | 708.5600 | Petie's Smokin' Pit | BUTCHER BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 174.2744 | 169.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 174.2972 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 168.5372 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 174.2972 | 169.6800 |
16 entries · top 708.5600 · median 687.3486
16 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9886 · 🔥 perfect 180
16 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4000 · 🔥 perfect 180
16 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.1142 · 🔥 perfect 180
16 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.1142
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.
5 entries · top 180.0000 · median 179.4400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 2 | BEER DART BBQ | |
| 3 | PLUM CRAZY BBQ OF HOISINGTON, KS | |
| 4 | Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team | |
| 5 | ALWAYS SAUCED |
4 entries · top 178.8800 · median 173.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEAM SALTED ANCHOR | |
| 2 | TEAM TINY SCHMIDT | |
| 3 | Team CHASE | |
| 4 | Team Beer Dart BBQ |