Smoke in the Spring (Steak)
2022-04-08 – 2022-04-09 · Osage City, KS
Reps: CLARA WILLIAMS, DAVE ROGERS, FORREST BRUCE, LARRY HADLEY, PEG ROGERS · Prize money: $2,500.00
Entries
13
1 category
Top score
175.4172
Winning margin
1.1200
GC over RC
Field average
170.59
median 170.29
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Other — Kcbs national steak
3.3944 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
169.1084
what a walk cost here
Field spread
10.8572
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,500.00
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 99%
beats 1% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1540
avg power rating going in · stronger than 45% of contests
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 1.1200 points — closer than 84% of every championship in the data.
🃏 An upset on the books
Pit Crew BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, MAN MEAT BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-12 | 71 | 685.7142 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 2014-04-11 | 73 | 689.6916 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2015-04-10 | 97 | 698.2516 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2016-04-08 | 109 | 700.5144 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 2017-04-07 | 100 | 700.0116 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 2018-04-06 | 103 | 699.3712 | HOGLINE | |
| 2020-10-30 | Osage City, KS | 93 | 706.2744 | Tebo Creek BBQ |
| 2021-04-09 | Osage City, KS | 105 | 703.4400 | Piggin Whiskey O.G. |
| 2022-04-08 | Osage City, KS | 94 | 700.0228 | Last Call Heroes BBQ |
| 2022-04-08 ← this one | Osage City, KS | — | — | — |
| 2023-04-07 | Osage City, KS | 103 | 707.9772 | Janky Leg BBQ |
| 2024-04-05 | Osage City, KS | 97 | 706.2628 | Burnt Trees |
| 2025-04-11 | Osage City, KS | 92 | 708.6060 | Parts 'R' Smokin |
| 2026-04-10 | Osage City, KS | 101 | 709.7028 | Blind Fox BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Other — Kcbs national steak
13 entries · top 175.4172 · median 170.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | Flying W North BBQ | |
| 3 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 4 | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | |
| 5 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN ELVISES | |
| 7 | MOKAN BBQ MOB | |
| 8 | Overland Pork BBQ | |
| 9 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 10 | 777 BBQ | |
| 11 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 12 | Twisted-Q | |
| 13 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' |
Other — Overall
13 entries · top 175.4172 · median 170.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | Flying W North BBQ | |
| 3 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 4 | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | |
| 5 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN ELVISES | |
| 7 | MOKAN BBQ MOB | |
| 8 | Overland Pork BBQ | |
| 9 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 10 | 777 BBQ | |
| 11 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 12 | Twisted-Q | |
| 13 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' |