Boo-B-Que - Day 2
2021-10-30 – 2021-10-31 · Unity Village, MO · 📍 1901 NW Blue Pkwy · State championship
Reps: DAVE ROGERS, KIM COLLIER, MARK COLLIER, PEG ROGERS
Grand Champion: HEAVY SMOKE BBQ (703.4056) · 33 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 GETTIN' BASTED
Entries
33
4 judged meats
Top score
703.4056
Winning margin
1.1312
GC over RC
Field average
684.81
median 687.94
Tightest race
Brisket
1.1544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
692.5372
10th place overall
Field spread
58.9712
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 32%
beats 68% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
58%
of the 33 teams with a home region came from outside MO
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.6 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1648
avg power rating going in · stronger than 99% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1312 points — closer than 81% of every championship in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1648 power rating going in — stronger than 99% of every contest tracked.
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 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 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
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 |
Chicken
33 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Pork Ribs
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 |
Pork
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 |
Brisket
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 |