Smoke in the Spring
2022-04-08 – 2022-04-09 · Osage City, KS · 📍 517 South 1st Street · State championship
Reps: CLARA WILLIAMS, DAVE ROGERS, FORREST BRUCE, JONATHAN B WILLIAMS, LARRY HADLEY, PEG ROGERS · Prize money: $21,200.00
Grand Champion: Last Call Heroes BBQ (700.0228) · 94 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 HIGH i QUE
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 14 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0456 points — closer than 95% of every championship in the data.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: WOOD HOOK BBQ and Go Pig or Go Home tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: Can Country Outlaw BBQ and HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Fergolicious BBQ and Can Country Outlaw BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: GRILLIN' BEAVERS (won 2013), CLARK CREW BBQ (won 2016, 2017), HOGLINE (won 2018), Piggin Whiskey O.G. (won 2021).
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-12 | Osage City, KS | 71 | 685.7142 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | PELLET ENVY | |
| 2014-04-11 | Osage City, KS 66523 | 73 | 689.6916 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ | |
| 2015-04-10 | Osage City, KS 66523 | 97 | 698.2516 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | SMOKE N BABES BBQ | |
| 2016-04-08 | Osage City, KS | 109 | 700.5144 | CLARK CREW BBQ | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 2017-04-07 | 517 South 1st St (Jones Park) | 100 | 700.0116 | CLARK CREW BBQ | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 2018-04-06 | 517 South 1st St (Jones Park) | 103 | 699.3712 | HOGLINE | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 2020-10-30 | Osage City, KS | Jones Park (in Osage City) | 93 | 706.2744 | Tebo Creek BBQ | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2021-04-09 | Osage City, KS | Jones Park (in Osage City) | 105 | 703.4400 | Piggin Whiskey O.G. | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD |
| 2022-04-08 ← this one | Osage City, KS | 517 South 1st Street | 94 | 700.0228 | Last Call Heroes BBQ | HIGH i QUE |
| 2022-04-08 | Osage City, KS | 517 South 1st Street | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-04-07 | Osage City, KS | 517 South 1st Street | 103 | 707.9772 | Janky Leg BBQ | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-04-05 | Osage City, KS | 517 South 1st Street | 97 | 706.2628 | Burnt Trees | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-04-11 | Osage City, KS | 517 South 1st Street | 92 | 708.6060 | Parts 'R' Smokin | Cow Creek BBQ |
| 2026-04-10 | Osage City, KS | 517 South 1st Street | 101 | 709.7028 | Blind Fox BBQ | SLAPS BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.7144 | 176.0000 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 177.1428 | 175.4172 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 177.7144 | 176.5600 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 174.8572 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
94 entries · top 700.0228 · median 675.3600
Chicken
94 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6972 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
94 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5372
Pork
94 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6742 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
94 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.2570 · 🔥 perfect 180
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.
Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey Smoke
37 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | |
| 2 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 3 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 4 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 5 | ShowMeMoSmoke | |
| 6 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 7 | TOPEKA BBQ SHOP | |
| 8 | 777 BBQ | |
| 9 | Broken Dudes BBQ | |
| 10 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 11 | Aggravation BBQ | |
| 12 | The Art of Que | |
| 13 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 14 | Scratch that Itch BBQ | |
| 15 | Big E's KCQ & Smoke | |
| 16 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 17 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 18 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 19 | Pit Crew BBQ | |
| 20 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 21 | RGDBBQ | |
| 22 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN ELVISES | |
| 24 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 25 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 26 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 27 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 28 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 29 | Flying W North BBQ | |
| 30 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 31 | SMOKERITAVILLE | |
| 32 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 33 | Shark Q | |
| 34 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 35 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 36 | Slabs.com | |
| 37 | Parra Q |