Oct 30–31, 2021 · Unity Village, MO · 📍 1901 NW Blue Pkwy · State championship
Reps: Dave Rogers, Kim Collier, Mark Collier, Peg Rogers
Heavy Smoke BBQ won Grand Champion at the Boo-B-Que - Day 2 on October 30, 2021 in Unity Village, MO at 1901 NW Blue Pkwy, scoring 703.4056 in a field of 33 teams. GETTIN' BASTED took Reserve Grand Champion with 702.2744. Category winners: Chicken — CHICKEN FRIED BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — ALL FORKED UP FOR Q (178.8572); Pork — Heavy Smoke BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — MAD MUTT'S BBQ (178.8572).
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 82% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1312 points — closer than 82% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 69 times in 100
Heavy Smoke BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Stronger than 100% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1717 power rating going in — stronger than 100% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 1–2: CHICKEN FRIED BBQ and JANKY LEG BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: THE BBQ BUS and TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: SCORCHED DECK BBQ and GETTIN' BASTED tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Heavy Smoke BBQ took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 12th.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 177.7028 | 176.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 173.7144 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 175.4400 | 173.1316 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 177.7028 | 174.8456 |
33 entries · top 703.4056 · median 687.9432
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 4 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 5 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Risky Brisket | |
| 7 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 8 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 9 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 10 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 11 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 12 | SCORCHED DECK BBQ | |
| 13 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 14 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 15 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 16 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 17 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 18 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 19 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 20 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 21 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 22 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 23 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 24 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 25 | S&S BBQ | |
| 26 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 27 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 28 | LC BBQ | |
| 29 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 30 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 31 | LA PASADITA | |
| 32 | Notch 9 | |
| 33 | SWEET HEAT |
33 entries · top 180 · median 174.2744 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 2 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 3 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | LA PASADITA | |
| 5 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 6 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 7 | SCORCHED DECK BBQ | |
| 8 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 9 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 10 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 11 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 12 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 13 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 14 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 15 | S&S BBQ | |
| 16 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 17 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 18 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 19 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 20 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 21 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 22 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 23 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 24 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 25 | LC BBQ | |
| 26 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 27 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 28 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 29 | Risky Brisket | |
| 30 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 31 | Notch 9 | |
| 32 | SWEET HEAT | |
| 33 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS |
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 2 | Risky Brisket | |
| 3 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 5 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 6 | LC BBQ | |
| 7 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 8 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 9 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 10 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 11 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 12 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 13 | SCORCHED DECK BBQ | |
| 14 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 15 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 16 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 17 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 18 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 19 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 20 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 21 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 22 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 23 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 24 | S&S BBQ | |
| 25 | SWEET HEAT | |
| 26 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 27 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 28 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 29 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 30 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 31 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 32 | LA PASADITA | |
| 33 | Notch 9 |
33 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.4288
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 3 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 4 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 5 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 6 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 7 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 8 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 9 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 10 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 11 | SCORCHED DECK BBQ | |
| 12 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 13 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 14 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 15 | Risky Brisket | |
| 16 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 17 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 18 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 19 | Notch 9 | |
| 20 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 21 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 22 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 23 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 24 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 25 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 26 | LA PASADITA | |
| 27 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 28 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 29 | S&S BBQ | |
| 30 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 31 | LC BBQ | |
| 32 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 33 | SWEET HEAT |
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 2 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 3 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 4 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 5 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 6 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 7 | Risky Brisket | |
| 8 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 9 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 10 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 11 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 12 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 13 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 14 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 15 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 16 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 17 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 18 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 19 | S&S BBQ | |
| 20 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 21 | SCORCHED DECK BBQ | |
| 22 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 23 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 24 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 25 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 26 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 27 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 28 | LC BBQ | |
| 29 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 30 | Notch 9 | |
| 31 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 32 | LA PASADITA | |
| 33 | SWEET HEAT |