Ozarks BBQ Fest

2022-04-22 – 2022-04-23 · Springfield, MO · 📍 3001 N Grant Ave · State championship

Reps: ALFRED T BOWEN, FRAN BOWEN · Prize money: $17,200.00

Grand Champion: Gettin' Basted (703.9888) · 31 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 MAN MEAT BBQ

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GETTIN' BASTED

703.9888 · Master Series — Overall

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MAN MEAT BBQ

698.8116 · Master Series — Overall

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Go Pig or Go Home

695.9428 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

703.9888

Winning margin

5.1772

GC over RC

Field average

641.29

median 659.30

Perfect 180s

4 🔥

Bonemaker Outdoors (Brisket), AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW (Chicken), TAILGATE GUYS BBQ (Chicken), Go Pig or Go Home (Pork)

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

1.7028 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

678.1368

10th place overall

Field spread

398.3884

winner to last place

Prize money

$17,200.00

on the line

Most consistent

GETTIN' BASTED

avg finish 4.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 2.2972 pts — Go Pig or Go Home

How hot was the win?

Top 28%

beats 72% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data

Traveled in

29%

of the 31 teams with a home region came from outside MO

Came back for more

32%

12 of 37 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.57 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1527

avg power rating going in · stronger than 33% of contests

Top-rated in the field

GETTIN' BASTED

rated 1902 pre-contest

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

Gettin' Basted has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.

🔥 A day of perfect scores

4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

📸 Photo finishes

Chicken places 1–2: AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW and TAILGATE GUYS BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Ambition Que and All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO and MAN MEAT BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

🛡️ Back to defend

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Gettin' Basted (won 2020), Double Barrel BBQ (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)

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
2020-06-19	Springfield, MO	Ozark Empire Fairground	26	701.6456	Gettin' Basted	GETTIN' SAUCED
2021-04-23	Springfield, MO	Ozark Empire Fairground	37	702.8456	Double Barrel BBQ	SLAPS BBQ
2022-04-22 ← this one	Springfield, MO	3001 N Grant Ave	31	703.9888	Gettin' Basted	MAN MEAT BBQ
2023-06-09	Springfield, MO	3001 N Grant Ave	30	706.2516	SLAPS BBQ	Fine As* Swine BBQ

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	180.0000	176.0116	173.1084
Pork Ribs	177.7144	176.0116	173.7028
Pork	180.0000	174.2628	168.5256
Brisket	180.0000	174.2628	167.3828

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

31 entries · top 703.9888 · median 659.3024

#	Team	Score
1	GETTIN' BASTED	703.9888
2	MAN MEAT BBQ	698.8116
3	Go Pig or Go Home	695.9428
4	KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON	695.3484
5	DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK	692.5028
6	Bonemaker Outdoors	691.9428
7	Ambition Que	690.2284
8	AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW	687.3256
9	2 DRUNK 2 QUE	682.1944
10	WABASH BBQ	678.1368
11	TAILGATE GUYS BBQ	677.6000
12	All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO	675.3596
13	Hogzilla	673.0284
14	FIRE FAMILY BBQ/NOT SO SMOOTH SMOKE	671.2912
15	CROSSFIRE BBQ	670.7312
16	MO Big Red BBQ	659.3024
17	Pork Posse	659.2224
18	PHAT PHIL'S BBQ	657.0632
19	GRAY WOLF BBQ	652.4228
20	Bad Influence BBQ	650.1368
21	Parrilleros Famosos Famouse GrillersTXMOCO	648.5256
22	If She Smokes, She Porks	645.5884
23	MO Mikes BBQ	642.7428
24	Double Dun Ranch BBQ	639.8288
25	ROADKILL BBQ	638.7544
26	Whiskey Bent BBQ/Central Power Systems	628.4340
27	Bourbon and Beale	624.3316
28	Big Dog Grillers	617.4516
29	Team Rhode Kill	605.0056
30	Pop Pops Smoking Butts	321.0284
31	The Pit Crew	305.6004

Chicken

30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.5486 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW	180.0000 🔥
2	TAILGATE GUYS BBQ	180.0000 🔥
3	GETTIN' BASTED	179.4400
4	KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON	177.1428
5	Hogzilla	176.0116
6	Ambition Que	175.4056
7	All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO	175.4056
8	MAN MEAT BBQ	175.4056
9	Bonemaker Outdoors	174.8456
10	WABASH BBQ	173.1084
11	MO Big Red BBQ	170.8456
12	PHAT PHIL'S BBQ	170.2628
13	2 DRUNK 2 QUE	170.2628
14	Go Pig or Go Home	169.6684
15	DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK	167.3828
16	Bourbon and Beale	165.7144
17	FIRE FAMILY BBQ/NOT SO SMOOTH SMOKE	165.1084
18	Pork Posse	165.0856
19	Big Dog Grillers	165.0856
20	Whiskey Bent BBQ/Central Power Systems	164.5600
21	Parrilleros Famosos Famouse GrillersTXMOCO	161.7028
22	ROADKILL BBQ	160.5372
23	If She Smokes, She Porks	160.5256
24	Bad Influence BBQ	160.5256
25	GRAY WOLF BBQ	157.0856
26	CROSSFIRE BBQ	156.5028
27	MO Mikes BBQ	154.2516
28	Team Rhode Kill	151.3484
29	The Pit Crew	149.6688
30	Double Dun Ranch BBQ	146.7772

Pork Ribs

31 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5256

#	Team	Score
1	GETTIN' BASTED	177.7144
2	MAN MEAT BBQ	176.5716
3	2 DRUNK 2 QUE	176.5716
4	Bonemaker Outdoors	176.5600
5	AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW	176.0116
6	DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK	176.0000
7	PHAT PHIL'S BBQ	175.4172
8	GRAY WOLF BBQ	175.4172
9	ROADKILL BBQ	174.2628
10	All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO	173.7028
11	KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON	173.1200
12	Go Pig or Go Home	171.9772
13	WABASH BBQ	171.4172
14	FIRE FAMILY BBQ/NOT SO SMOOTH SMOKE	170.2744
15	Pork Posse	168.5256
16	Ambition Que	168.5256
17	Parrilleros Famosos Famouse GrillersTXMOCO	168.0000
18	CROSSFIRE BBQ	167.9772
19	TAILGATE GUYS BBQ	165.1316
20	Double Dun Ranch BBQ	165.1088
21	If She Smokes, She Porks	165.0972
22	Hogzilla	165.0856
23	Pop Pops Smoking Butts	165.0856
24	Whiskey Bent BBQ/Central Power Systems	163.4056
25	Bad Influence BBQ	159.9428
26	MO Mikes BBQ	158.8228
27	MO Big Red BBQ	155.9656
28	The Pit Crew	155.9316
29	Bourbon and Beale	151.9200
30	Team Rhode Kill	145.0972
31	Big Dog Grillers	138.1716

Pork

30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.5544 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Go Pig or Go Home	180.0000 🔥
2	CROSSFIRE BBQ	177.7028
3	MAN MEAT BBQ	177.1544
4	Ambition Que	174.2972
5	WABASH BBQ	174.2628
6	DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK	171.9772
7	MO Big Red BBQ	170.8228
8	KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON	170.8228
9	TAILGATE GUYS BBQ	169.6684
10	FIRE FAMILY BBQ/NOT SO SMOOTH SMOKE	168.5256
11	Double Dun Ranch BBQ	167.9772
12	2 DRUNK 2 QUE	167.9772
13	GETTIN' BASTED	167.3944
14	Hogzilla	167.3828
15	GRAY WOLF BBQ	166.8572
16	Big Dog Grillers	166.2516
17	AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW	166.2284
18	MO Mikes BBQ	164.5484
19	All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO	160.5484
20	Bonemaker Outdoors	160.5372
21	Parrilleros Famosos Famouse GrillersTXMOCO	159.4400
22	If She Smokes, She Porks	159.4400
23	Whiskey Bent BBQ/Central Power Systems	159.4056
24	Team Rhode Kill	158.8456
25	Bad Influence BBQ	158.8228
26	Pork Posse	158.2284
27	Pop Pops Smoking Butts	155.9428
28	ROADKILL BBQ	151.4056
29	PHAT PHIL'S BBQ	148.5144
30	Bourbon and Beale	147.8972

Brisket

29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.0856 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Bonemaker Outdoors	180.0000 🔥
2	GETTIN' BASTED	179.4400
3	DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK	177.1428
4	Go Pig or Go Home	174.2972
5	KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON	174.2628
6	Ambition Que	172.0000
7	Bad Influence BBQ	170.8456
8	MAN MEAT BBQ	169.6800
9	CROSSFIRE BBQ	168.5484
10	FIRE FAMILY BBQ/NOT SO SMOOTH SMOKE	167.3828
11	Pork Posse	167.3828
12	2 DRUNK 2 QUE	167.3828
13	All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO	165.7028
14	MO Mikes BBQ	165.1200
15	AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW	165.0856
16	Hogzilla	164.5484
17	PHAT PHIL'S BBQ	162.8688
18	TAILGATE GUYS BBQ	162.8000
19	MO Big Red BBQ	161.6684
20	If She Smokes, She Porks	160.5256
21	Double Dun Ranch BBQ	159.9656
22	Parrilleros Famosos Famouse GrillersTXMOCO	159.3828
23	WABASH BBQ	159.3484
24	Bourbon and Beale	158.8000
25	GRAY WOLF BBQ	153.0628
26	ROADKILL BBQ	152.5488
27	Team Rhode Kill	149.7144
28	Big Dog Grillers	147.9428
29	Whiskey Bent BBQ/Central Power Systems	141.0628

Ozarks BBQ Fest

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Prize money

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Traveled in

Came back for more

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

🔥 A day of perfect scores

📸 Photo finishes

🛡️ Back to defend

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 →

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket