Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 1
2022-03-25 – 2022-03-26 · St. Robert, MO · 📍 St. Robert, MO 65584 · State championship
Reps: DONNA YOUNG, ED YOUNG · Prize money: $6,450.00
Grand Champion: Smoke This BBQ MO (693.0396) · 38 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Heavy Smoke BBQ
Entries
38
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
693.0396
Winning margin
4.5368
GC over RC
Field average
658.17
median 666.71
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2744 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
675.2912
10th place overall
Field spread
190.2396
winner to last place
Prize money
$6,450.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 78%
beats 22% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
42%
of the 38 teams with a home region came from outside MO
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.59 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1593
avg power rating going in · stronger than 88% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 2–3: SmokinGhost BBQ and Heavy Smoke BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: SMOKE THIS BBQ MO and LOVE 2 Q tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: MAN MEAT BBQ and PARTS 'R' SMOKIN tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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 | 176.5600 | 174.2856 | 170.8344 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 170.8228 | 169.1428 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 173.1200 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 174.8572 | 172.5484 | 170.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
38 entries · top 693.0396 · median 666.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 2 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 5 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 6 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 7 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 8 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 9 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 10 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 11 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 12 | Mulkey's BBQ | |
| 13 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 14 | BIG BOOTS BBQ | |
| 15 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 16 | InTheRedZoneBBQ | |
| 17 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 18 | Kilt-in It BBQ | |
| 19 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 20 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 21 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 22 | SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 24 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 25 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 26 | MotherPorkers | |
| 27 | Hicks from the Sticks BBQ | |
| 28 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 29 | Ambition Que | |
| 30 | Builders BBQ | |
| 31 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 32 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 33 | PAPA JIM'S BBQ | |
| 34 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 35 | Smokin Steve's | |
| 36 | BULLS SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 37 | Blacktop BBQ | |
| 38 | Fergolicious BBQ |
Chicken
38 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.4114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 2 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 3 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | MotherPorkers | |
| 5 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 6 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 7 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 8 | Mulkey's BBQ | |
| 9 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 10 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 11 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 12 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 13 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 14 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 15 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 16 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 17 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 19 | SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | Kilt-in It BBQ | |
| 21 | BIG BOOTS BBQ | |
| 22 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 23 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 24 | InTheRedZoneBBQ | |
| 25 | PAPA JIM'S BBQ | |
| 26 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 27 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 28 | Hicks from the Sticks BBQ | |
| 29 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 30 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 31 | Smokin Steve's | |
| 32 | Ambition Que | |
| 33 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 34 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 35 | BULLS SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 36 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 37 | Blacktop BBQ | |
| 38 | Builders BBQ |
Pork Ribs
38 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.8114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 2 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 6 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 7 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 8 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 9 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 10 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 11 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 12 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 13 | Mulkey's BBQ | |
| 14 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 15 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 16 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 17 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 18 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 19 | BIG BOOTS BBQ | |
| 20 | Kilt-in It BBQ | |
| 21 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 22 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 23 | Hicks from the Sticks BBQ | |
| 24 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 25 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 26 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 27 | InTheRedZoneBBQ | |
| 28 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 29 | MotherPorkers | |
| 30 | Ambition Que | |
| 31 | Builders BBQ | |
| 32 | BULLS SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 33 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 34 | PAPA JIM'S BBQ | |
| 35 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 36 | Smokin Steve's | |
| 37 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 38 | Blacktop BBQ |
Pork
37 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.3712 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 2 | InTheRedZoneBBQ | |
| 3 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 5 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 6 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 7 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 8 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 9 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 10 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 11 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 12 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 13 | Builders BBQ | |
| 14 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 15 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 16 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 17 | BIG BOOTS BBQ | |
| 18 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 19 | Hicks from the Sticks BBQ | |
| 20 | Kilt-in It BBQ | |
| 21 | Mulkey's BBQ | |
| 22 | MotherPorkers | |
| 23 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 24 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 25 | Ambition Que | |
| 26 | BULLS SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 27 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 28 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 29 | Smokin Steve's | |
| 30 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 31 | SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM | |
| 32 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 33 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 34 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 35 | PAPA JIM'S BBQ | |
| 36 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 37 | Blacktop BBQ |
Brisket
38 entries · top 174.8572 · median 167.1086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 3 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 6 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 7 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 8 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 10 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 11 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 12 | Ambition Que | |
| 13 | BIG BOOTS BBQ | |
| 14 | Kilt-in It BBQ | |
| 15 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 16 | Builders BBQ | |
| 17 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 18 | InTheRedZoneBBQ | |
| 19 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 20 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 21 | Mulkey's BBQ | |
| 22 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 23 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 24 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 25 | SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM | |
| 26 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 27 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 28 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 29 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 30 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 31 | PAPA JIM'S BBQ | |
| 32 | Hicks from the Sticks BBQ | |
| 33 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 34 | MotherPorkers | |
| 35 | Blacktop BBQ | |
| 36 | Smokin Steve's | |
| 37 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 38 | BULLS SMOKIN BBQ |
Ancillary categories
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.
Ancillary — Desserts
8 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1258 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 2 | Blacktop BBQ | |
| 3 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 4 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 5 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 6 | MotherPorkers | |
| 7 | Hicks from the Sticks BBQ | |
| 8 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO |