Big Blue BBQ Championship
2022-06-03 – 2022-06-04 · Marysville, KS · State championship
Reps: ALFRED T BOWEN, FRAN BOWEN · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: When Pigs Die (697.1432) · 25 teams
Entries
25
4 categories
Top score
697.1432
Winning margin
8.6748
GC over RC
Field average
660.61
median 667.31
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8916 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
672.4804
what a walk cost here
Field spread
120.2748
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,000.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 44%
beats 56% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1537
avg power rating going in · stronger than 43% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
GETTIN' BASTED has won this contest 4 times across its 14 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
WHEN PIGS DIE took the Grand Championship home to IA.
🃏 An upset on the books
WHEN PIGS DIE came in rated below the field's top team, MAN MEAT BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-31 | 30 | 678.2854 | SMOKE ON WHEELS | |
| 2014-06-06 | 25 | 686.2860 | SMOKE ON WHEELS | |
| 2015-06-05 | 30 | 681.0516 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 2016-06-03 | 30 | 696.5484 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2017-06-02 | 35 | 699.4056 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2018-06-01 | 42 | 708.0344 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2019-05-31 | Marysville, KS | 29 | 696.5028 | The Smoking Hills |
| 2021-06-04 | Marysville, KS | 28 | 697.6688 | 4 Legs Up BBQ |
| 2022-06-03 ← this one | Marysville, KS | 25 | 697.1432 | When Pigs Die |
| 2023-06-02 | Marysville, KS | 28 | 697.6688 | Gettin' Basted |
| 2024-05-31 | Marysville, KS | 25 | 706.2400 | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2025-06-06 | Marysville, KS | 29 | 702.8000 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2026-06-05 | Marysville, KS | 25 | 698.2056 | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2027-06-04 | Marysville, KS | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
25 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 2 | BEER DART BBQ | |
| 3 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 4 | F.O.M.S.B. | |
| 5 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 6 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 7 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 8 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 9 | 42 BBQ | |
| 10 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 11 | KC MEAT SWEATS | |
| 12 | 1881 SMOKIN' IRON BBQ | |
| 13 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 14 | DAWGHOUSE BBQ | |
| 15 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 16 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 17 | T-Behr BBQ | |
| 18 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 19 | Shark Q | |
| 20 | Blazin Weazel BBQ | |
| 21 | Rich With Flavor | |
| 22 | SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ | |
| 23 | 3 Wisemen | |
| 24 | Ike BBQ | |
| 25 | A & A BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
25 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.4516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 2 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 3 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 5 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 6 | 1881 SMOKIN' IRON BBQ | |
| 7 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 8 | Ike BBQ | |
| 9 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 10 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 11 | Shark Q | |
| 12 | KC MEAT SWEATS | |
| 13 | BEER DART BBQ | |
| 14 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 15 | F.O.M.S.B. | |
| 16 | SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ | |
| 17 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 18 | DAWGHOUSE BBQ | |
| 19 | 42 BBQ | |
| 20 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 21 | Rich With Flavor | |
| 22 | T-Behr BBQ | |
| 23 | A & A BBQ | |
| 24 | Blazin Weazel BBQ | |
| 25 | 3 Wisemen |
Master Series — Overall
25 entries · top 697.1432 · median 667.3144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 2 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 3 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 4 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 5 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 6 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 7 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 8 | BEER DART BBQ | |
| 9 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 10 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 11 | 1881 SMOKIN' IRON BBQ | |
| 12 | Shark Q | |
| 13 | 42 BBQ | |
| 14 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 15 | SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ | |
| 16 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 17 | KC MEAT SWEATS | |
| 18 | DAWGHOUSE BBQ | |
| 19 | F.O.M.S.B. | |
| 20 | Ike BBQ | |
| 21 | T-Behr BBQ | |
| 22 | Rich With Flavor | |
| 23 | Blazin Weazel BBQ | |
| 24 | A & A BBQ | |
| 25 | 3 Wisemen |
Master Series — Pork
25 entries · top 173.7488 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 2 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 3 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 4 | SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ | |
| 5 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 7 | BEER DART BBQ | |
| 8 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 9 | Ike BBQ | |
| 10 | A & A BBQ | |
| 11 | DAWGHOUSE BBQ | |
| 12 | Shark Q | |
| 13 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 14 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 15 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 16 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 17 | 42 BBQ | |
| 18 | KC MEAT SWEATS | |
| 19 | Blazin Weazel BBQ | |
| 20 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 21 | Rich With Flavor | |
| 22 | T-Behr BBQ | |
| 23 | 1881 SMOKIN' IRON BBQ | |
| 24 | F.O.M.S.B. | |
| 25 | 3 Wisemen |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1881 SMOKIN' IRON BBQ | |
| 2 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 3 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 4 | 42 BBQ | |
| 5 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 6 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 7 | Shark Q | |
| 8 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 9 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 10 | SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 12 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 13 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 14 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 15 | BEER DART BBQ | |
| 16 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 17 | F.O.M.S.B. | |
| 18 | T-Behr BBQ | |
| 19 | Ike BBQ | |
| 20 | KC MEAT SWEATS | |
| 21 | DAWGHOUSE BBQ | |
| 22 | A & A BBQ | |
| 23 | Rich With Flavor | |
| 24 | 3 Wisemen | |
| 25 | Blazin Weazel BBQ |