May 13–14, 2022 · Lansing, KS · 📍 15650 Gilman RD · State championship
Reps: Clara Williams, Jonathan B Williams · Prize money: $6,100
PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY won Grand Champion at the Bernard BBQ Battle (Formerly Brew,Blues & Bar-B-Q) on May 13, 2022 in Lansing, KS at 15650 Gilman RD, scoring 694.8116 in a field of 28 teams. SMOKE RINGERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.2860. Category winners: Chicken — PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY (177.7144); Pork Ribs — HIGH i QUE (176.5716); Pork — SMOKE RINGERS (180.0000); Brisket — 4 LEGS UP BBQ (174.2744).
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 94% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5256 points — closer than 94% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 89 times in 100
PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY came in rated below the field's top team, SLAPS BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 11-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Pirates of Bar B Que Bay's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 20th tracked contest.
Chicken places 5–6: Smokin Brothers Pro Team and A BBQ TEAM - MO tied on 174.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: Dr. Squealgood BBQ and Pine Tar BBQ tied on 167.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 1–2: PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY edged WOOD HOOK BBQ by 0.0116.
PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 7th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 174.2972 | 172.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 173.1200 | 169.6800 |
| Pork | 180 | 174.2628 | 168.5372 |
| Brisket | 174.2744 | 169.7028 | 167.3828 |
28 entries · top 694.8116 · median 671.0344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | |
| 2 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 3 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 4 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 5 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 6 | 913 BBQ | |
| 7 | Getting Sauced | |
| 8 | Smokin Brothers Pro Team | |
| 9 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 10 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 11 | A BBQ TEAM - MO | |
| 12 | Hog Diesel | |
| 13 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 14 | Indiana Bones | |
| 15 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 16 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 17 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 18 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 19 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 20 | The Art of Que | |
| 21 | Pittsburg Squealers | |
| 22 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 23 | Pigsicle BBQ | |
| 24 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 25 | BrushFire BBQ | |
| 26 | Smoke Til We're Broke | |
| 27 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 28 | Barry Wood BBQ |
28 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | |
| 2 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 3 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 4 | 913 BBQ | |
| 5 | Smokin Brothers Pro Team | |
| 6 | A BBQ TEAM - MO | |
| 7 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 8 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 9 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 10 | Getting Sauced | |
| 11 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 12 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 13 | Indiana Bones | |
| 14 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 15 | Hog Diesel | |
| 16 | The Art of Que | |
| 17 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 18 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 20 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 21 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 22 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 23 | Pigsicle BBQ | |
| 24 | BrushFire BBQ | |
| 25 | Pittsburg Squealers | |
| 26 | Smoke Til We're Broke | |
| 27 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 28 | Barry Wood BBQ |
28 entries · top 176.5716 · median 167.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 2 | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | |
| 3 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 4 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 5 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 6 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokin Brothers Pro Team | |
| 8 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 9 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 10 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 11 | Getting Sauced | |
| 12 | Indiana Bones | |
| 13 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 14 | A BBQ TEAM - MO | |
| 15 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 16 | 913 BBQ | |
| 17 | Hog Diesel | |
| 18 | Pigsicle BBQ | |
| 19 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 20 | Pittsburg Squealers | |
| 21 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 22 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 23 | BrushFire BBQ | |
| 24 | The Art of Que | |
| 25 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 26 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 27 | Smoke Til We're Broke | |
| 28 | Barry Wood BBQ |
28 entries · top 180 · median 167.3828 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 2 | Hog Diesel | |
| 3 | 913 BBQ | |
| 4 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 5 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 6 | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | |
| 7 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 8 | Smokin Brothers Pro Team | |
| 9 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 10 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 11 | Indiana Bones | |
| 12 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 13 | Getting Sauced | |
| 14 | A BBQ TEAM - MO | |
| 15 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 16 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 17 | Pittsburg Squealers | |
| 18 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 19 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 20 | The Art of Que | |
| 21 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 22 | BrushFire BBQ | |
| 23 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 24 | Smoke Til We're Broke | |
| 25 | Pigsicle BBQ | |
| 26 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 27 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 28 | Barry Wood BBQ |
28 entries · top 174.2744 · median 164.5314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 2 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 3 | Getting Sauced | |
| 4 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 5 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 6 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 7 | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | |
| 8 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 9 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 10 | 913 BBQ | |
| 11 | A BBQ TEAM - MO | |
| 12 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokin Brothers Pro Team | |
| 14 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 15 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 16 | Indiana Bones | |
| 17 | Hog Diesel | |
| 18 | The Art of Que | |
| 19 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 20 | Smoke Til We're Broke | |
| 21 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 22 | Pigsicle BBQ | |
| 23 | Pittsburg Squealers | |
| 24 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 25 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 26 | Barry Wood BBQ | |
| 27 | BrushFire BBQ | |
| 28 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ |