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Boo-B-Que - Day 1

Oct 29–30, 2021 · Unity Village, MO · 📍 1901 NW Blue Pkwy · State championship

Reps: Dave Rogers, Kim Collier, Peg Rogers

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698.8116 · Master Series — Overall
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698.1940 · Master Series — Overall
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697.6688 · Master Series — Overall

MAN MEAT BBQ won Grand Champion at the Boo-B-Que - Day 1 on October 29, 2021 in Unity Village, MO at 1901 NW Blue Pkwy, scoring 698.8116 in a field of 41 teams. GETTIN' BASTED took Reserve Grand Champion with 698.1940. Category winners: Chicken — ALL FORKED UP FOR Q (178.8572); Pork Ribs — THE BBQ BUS (180.0000); Pork — Risky Brisket (180.0000); Brisket — Go Pig or Go Home (180.0000). The Backyard Series standings were won by Damn Fine Beef & Swine with 339.9544.

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.

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

  • Master Series — Chicken 178.86
  • Master Series — Pork Ribs 180 🔥
  • Master Series — Pork 180 🔥
  • Master Series — Brisket 180 🔥
  • Backyard Series — Chicken 172.56
  • Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 178.86
147.44 180

Entries

41
6 judged meats

Top score

698.8116

Winning margin

0.6176
GC over RC

Field average

683.12
649.60698.81
median 686.21 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

3 🔥
Go Pig or Go Home (Brisket), Risky Brisket (Pork), THE BBQ BUS (Pork Ribs)

Tightest race

Chicken
1.1544 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

693.1316
649.60698.81
10th place overall

Field spread

49.2116
winner to last place

Most consistent

avg finish 9.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs
won by 9.1772 pts — Fine As* Swine BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 38%
beats 62% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Weak
ρ = -0.16 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,665
avg power rating going in · stronger than 98% of contests

Top-rated in the field

rated 1986 pre-contest

Storylines (7 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.

A razor-thin finish

0.6176 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 86% of the 4,713 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6176 points — closer than 86% of every championship in the data.

  • MAN MEAT BBQ
  • GETTIN' BASTED

An upset on the books

32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 68 times in 100

MAN MEAT BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

  • champion 1858
  • top seed 1986

Won without a category win

2 of 4 meats called to the stage

MAN MEAT BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 2 calls from 4 boards, best of them 4th. Consistency beat fireworks.

  • Chicken 6th
  • Pork Ribs 15th
  • Pork 14th
  • Brisket 4th

A day of perfect scores

3 perfect 180s

3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

  • Go Pig or Go Home · Brisket
  • Risky Brisket · Pork
  • THE BBQ BUS · Pork Ribs

A knife fight at the top

1.7260 points across the top five

First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 1.7260 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.

  • 1st MAN MEAT BBQ
  • 2nd GETTIN' BASTED
  • 3rd The Boys in Que
  • 4th TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER
  • 5th PARTS 'R' SMOKIN

A stacked field

1665 average power rating going in

Stronger than 98% of every rated contest

The field averaged a 1665 power rating going in — stronger than 98% of every contest tracked.

  • top seed GETTIN' BASTED (1986)
  • 51 rated teams

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 19 calls decided inside half a point

Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: ALL FORKED UP FOR Q and Fergolicious BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: SONS OF A BRISKET and JANKY LEG BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: GETTIN' BASTED and PARTS 'R' SMOKIN tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Master Series — Chicken 1–2 · tie
  • Master Series — Chicken 4–5 · tie
  • Master Series — Chicken 7–8 · tie
  • Master Series — Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie

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)

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)

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category1st5th10th
Master Series — Chicken178.8572177.7028174.2972
Master Series — Pork Ribs180175.4172173.1316
Master Series — Pork180176.5600174.2744
Master Series — Brisket180177.7028174.8572
Backyard Series — Chicken172.5600160.5828147.4400
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs178.8572161.1200147.9428

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

41 entries · top 698.8116 · median 686.2056

#TeamScore
1 MAN MEAT BBQ 698.8116
2 GETTIN' BASTED 698.1940
3 The Boys in Que 697.6688
4 TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER 697.0972
5 PARTS 'R' SMOKIN 697.0856
6 THE BBQ BUS 695.9428
7 SONS OF A BRISKET 695.4284
8 MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS 693.6572
9 BULL CREEK BBQ 693.6228
10 LA PASADITA 693.1316
11 JANKY LEG BBQ 691.9084
12 Heavy Smoke BBQ 691.3484
13 ALL FORKED UP FOR Q 690.7656
14 Fergolicious BBQ 690.2056
15 Risky Brisket 690.1940
16 SLAPS BBQ 689.6456
17 CHICKEN FRIED BBQ 687.8740
18 Happy Grillmore 687.4060
19 LC BBQ 687.3712
20 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 686.7772
21 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 686.2056
22 GEO SMOKERS 686.1828
23 TRIPLE H BBQ 685.6456
24 LOVE 2 Q 682.7312
25 Bushmaster BBQ 682.2168
26 PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G 682.2056
27 LAST CALL HEROES BBQ 679.9084
28 4 LEGS UP BBQ 679.8628
29 Bears Backyard Q 679.2912
30 MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ 675.8856
31 Go Pig or Go Home 675.3260
32 Smoke 'n Magic 675.2684
33 UNFAMOUS DAVE'S 674.2060
34 Barking Dog BBQ 674.1828
35 TEAM CRAWFORD 671.3260
36 PIGGIN' WHISKEY 668.9712
37 SCORCHED DECK BBQ 664.4456
38 BSbbq 662.1600
39 FLAMIN' M&M 661.0176
40 SWEET HEAT 657.0512
41 Notch 9 649.6000

Chicken

41 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9656

#TeamScore
1 ALL FORKED UP FOR Q 178.8572
2 Fergolicious BBQ 178.8572
3 TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER 177.7144
4 SONS OF A BRISKET 177.7028
5 JANKY LEG BBQ 177.7028
6 MAN MEAT BBQ 176.5716
7 GETTIN' BASTED 176.5600
8 PARTS 'R' SMOKIN 176.5600
9 The Boys in Que 175.4172
10 BSbbq 174.2972
11 4 LEGS UP BBQ 174.2744
12 Heavy Smoke BBQ 173.7144
13 FLAMIN' M&M 173.7144
14 THE BBQ BUS 173.7028
15 BULL CREEK BBQ 173.1200
16 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 172.5716
17 TRIPLE H BBQ 172.5600
18 PIGGIN' WHISKEY 172.5600
19 PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G 171.9772
20 LA PASADITA 171.9656
21 Risky Brisket 171.9656
22 Barking Dog BBQ 171.4172
23 Bushmaster BBQ 170.8456
24 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 170.8228
25 LAST CALL HEROES BBQ 170.8228
26 CHICKEN FRIED BBQ 170.8228
27 GEO SMOKERS 170.2628
28 Bears Backyard Q 170.2628
29 LC BBQ 170.2512
30 MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS 169.6800
31 SWEET HEAT 168.5600
32 Smoke 'n Magic 168.5256
33 SLAPS BBQ 167.9656
34 Happy Grillmore 167.4400
35 MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ 167.3944
36 Notch 9 166.8800
37 UNFAMOUS DAVE'S 166.2628
38 TEAM CRAWFORD 163.9772
39 LOVE 2 Q 163.3828
40 SCORCHED DECK BBQ 162.8228
41 Go Pig or Go Home 159.3600

Pork Ribs

41 entries · top 180 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 THE BBQ BUS 180 🔥
2 MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS 178.2972
3 PARTS 'R' SMOKIN 178.2972
4 Happy Grillmore 175.4288
5 LOVE 2 Q 175.4172
6 Bushmaster BBQ 175.4172
7 GEO SMOKERS 175.4172
8 Bears Backyard Q 174.2744
9 SLAPS BBQ 173.7144
10 UNFAMOUS DAVE'S 173.1316
11 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 173.1200
12 BULL CREEK BBQ 173.1200
13 JANKY LEG BBQ 172.5600
14 LC BBQ 171.9772
15 MAN MEAT BBQ 171.9772
16 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 171.9772
17 GETTIN' BASTED 171.9656
18 TRIPLE H BBQ 171.4056
19 LA PASADITA 170.8572
20 MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ 170.8456
21 Heavy Smoke BBQ 170.8228
22 LAST CALL HEROES BBQ 169.7028
23 BSbbq 169.6916
24 PIGGIN' WHISKEY 169.6800
25 Smoke 'n Magic 169.6800
26 ALL FORKED UP FOR Q 169.6800
27 SONS OF A BRISKET 169.1544
28 TEAM CRAWFORD 169.1316
29 The Boys in Que 169.1316
30 Go Pig or Go Home 169.1316
31 TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER 169.1200
32 4 LEGS UP BBQ 168.5372
33 Risky Brisket 167.9772
34 Fergolicious BBQ 167.4056
35 CHICKEN FRIED BBQ 167.3828
36 Barking Dog BBQ 166.2744
37 PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G 164.5256
38 SWEET HEAT 162.2284
39 SCORCHED DECK BBQ 161.6800
40 Notch 9 161.1200
41 FLAMIN' M&M 157.6688

Pork

41 entries · top 180 · median 171.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 Risky Brisket 180 🔥
2 GETTIN' BASTED 178.8572
3 SONS OF A BRISKET 176.5828
4 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 176.5600
5 Heavy Smoke BBQ 176.5600
6 TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER 176.5600
7 The Boys in Que 176.5600
8 Bushmaster BBQ 174.8456
9 Barking Dog BBQ 174.8456
10 TEAM CRAWFORD 174.2744
11 MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS 174.2628
12 BULL CREEK BBQ 174.2628
13 Smoke 'n Magic 173.1200
14 MAN MEAT BBQ 172.5600
15 LA PASADITA 172.0116
16 GEO SMOKERS 171.9772
17 JANKY LEG BBQ 171.9772
18 ALL FORKED UP FOR Q 171.9656
19 CHICKEN FRIED BBQ 171.9656
20 Happy Grillmore 171.4172
21 LAST CALL HEROES BBQ 171.4056
22 SLAPS BBQ 171.4056
23 LOVE 2 Q 170.8228
24 TRIPLE H BBQ 170.2744
25 LC BBQ 170.2628
26 Fergolicious BBQ 169.6800
27 PARTS 'R' SMOKIN 169.6684
28 MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ 169.1200
29 4 LEGS UP BBQ 168.5256
30 PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G 168
31 THE BBQ BUS 167.3828
32 Go Pig or Go Home 166.8344
33 SCORCHED DECK BBQ 165.0972
34 Bears Backyard Q 165.0856
35 PIGGIN' WHISKEY 165.0856
36 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 164.5600
37 FLAMIN' M&M 164.5372
38 UNFAMOUS DAVE'S 163.9544
39 BSbbq 163.3828
40 Notch 9 162.8000
41 SWEET HEAT 155.9884

Brisket

41 entries · top 180 · median 170.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 Go Pig or Go Home 180 🔥
2 LA PASADITA 178.2972
3 PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G 177.7028
4 MAN MEAT BBQ 177.7028
5 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 177.7028
6 CHICKEN FRIED BBQ 177.7028
7 The Boys in Que 176.5600
8 SLAPS BBQ 176.5600
9 LC BBQ 174.8800
10 THE BBQ BUS 174.8572
11 SCORCHED DECK BBQ 174.8456
12 Fergolicious BBQ 174.2628
13 TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER 173.7028
14 BULL CREEK BBQ 173.1200
15 Happy Grillmore 173.1200
16 LOVE 2 Q 173.1084
17 PARTS 'R' SMOKIN 172.5600
18 SONS OF A BRISKET 171.9884
19 MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS 171.4172
20 TRIPLE H BBQ 171.4056
21 UNFAMOUS DAVE'S 170.8572
22 GETTIN' BASTED 170.8112
23 SWEET HEAT 170.2744
24 ALL FORKED UP FOR Q 170.2628
25 Risky Brisket 170.2512
26 Heavy Smoke BBQ 170.2512
27 JANKY LEG BBQ 169.6684
28 Bears Backyard Q 169.6684
29 4 LEGS UP BBQ 168.5256
30 MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ 168.5256
31 GEO SMOKERS 168.5256
32 LAST CALL HEROES BBQ 167.9772
33 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 165.6684
34 FLAMIN' M&M 165.0972
35 TEAM CRAWFORD 163.9428
36 Smoke 'n Magic 163.9428
37 PIGGIN' WHISKEY 161.6456
38 Barking Dog BBQ 161.6456
39 Bushmaster BBQ 161.1084
40 Notch 9 158.8000
41 BSbbq 154.7884

Backyard Series

Overall

10 entries · top 339.9544 · median 319.9488

#TeamScore
1 Damn Fine Beef & Swine 339.9544
2 Fine As* Swine BBQ 334.8460
3 TWISTED-Q 334.2056
4 Mrs. Fergolicious 325.0628
5 GUNS OUT BBQ 320.5600
6 LET THERE BE SMOKE BBQ 319.3376
7 MUSCLE UP AMERICA 310.2172
8 LOCK, STOCK, AND TWO SMOKING FELLAS 309.6572
9 RUMP RUBBERS 307.3144
10 SPARTAN BBQ 296.5256

Chicken

10 entries · top 172.5600 · median 158.8400

#TeamScore
1 Damn Fine Beef & Swine 172.5600
2 Mrs. Fergolicious 167.4056
3 TWISTED-Q 164.5256
4 MUSCLE UP AMERICA 162.2744
5 GUNS OUT BBQ 160.5828
6 RUMP RUBBERS 157.0972
7 Fine As* Swine BBQ 155.9888
8 LET THERE BE SMOKE BBQ 155.3716
9 LOCK, STOCK, AND TWO SMOKING FELLAS 148.5372
10 SPARTAN BBQ 147.4400

Pork Ribs

10 entries · top 178.8572 · median 160.5486

#TeamScore
1 Fine As* Swine BBQ 178.8572
2 TWISTED-Q 169.6800
3 Damn Fine Beef & Swine 167.3944
4 LET THERE BE SMOKE BBQ 163.9660
5 LOCK, STOCK, AND TWO SMOKING FELLAS 161.1200
6 GUNS OUT BBQ 159.9772
7 Mrs. Fergolicious 157.6572
8 RUMP RUBBERS 150.2172
9 SPARTAN BBQ 149.0856
10 MUSCLE UP AMERICA 147.9428

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