Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition
2022-06-03 – 2022-06-04 · Kansas City, MO · State championship
Reps: FORREST BRUCE, LARRY HADLEY, ROSEMARY MORROW · Prize money: $10,001.00
Grand Champion: The Boys In Que (708.5372) · 41 teams
Entries
41
4 categories
Top score
708.5372
Winning margin
8.0116
GC over RC
Field average
653.85
median 651.86
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Pork
2.3088 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
687.9432
what a walk cost here
Field spread
261.7604
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,001.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 7%
beats 93% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1548
avg power rating going in · stronger than 53% of contests
Storylines
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
The Boys in Que came in rated below the field's top team, SLAPS BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-29 | 43 | 706.2744 | 913 BBQ | |
| 2016-06-03 | 45 | 690.2516 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 2022-06-03 ← this one | Kansas City, MO | 41 | 708.5372 | The Boys In Que |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
40 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 2 | The Boys in Que | |
| 3 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 4 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 5 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ | |
| 6 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 7 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 8 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 9 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 10 | Sofa King Sweet BBQ | |
| 11 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 12 | B&D BBQ | |
| 13 | This Butts For You | |
| 14 | Calm Down BBQ | |
| 15 | Is-It-Done Smokers | |
| 16 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 17 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 18 | 913 BBQ | |
| 19 | Social Smokers | |
| 20 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 21 | Casual Smokers II | |
| 22 | END OF THE ROAD BBQ | |
| 23 | 91 Problems | |
| 24 | Panic BBQ | |
| 25 | PayHeed BBQ | |
| 26 | Kmac's rib shack | |
| 27 | On The Sauce | |
| 28 | No Money No Honey BBQ | |
| 29 | HG BBQ | |
| 30 | POWER I BBQ | |
| 31 | Smokin Bunz BBQ | |
| 32 | Weekend at BBQ's | |
| 33 | The BBQ Mavens | |
| 34 | 65 Sauce Power Trap | |
| 35 | Heartland Pork Pullers | |
| 36 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 37 | Pancho, Cisco, The Kid, and Company | |
| 38 | Fractured Ribs Social Club | |
| 39 | Broken Fingers | |
| 40 | Tamn Good Eatin |
Master Series — Chicken
41 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 2 | Is-It-Done Smokers | |
| 3 | 913 BBQ | |
| 4 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 5 | The Boys in Que | |
| 6 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 7 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 8 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 9 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 10 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 11 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 12 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 13 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 14 | This Butts For You | |
| 15 | No Money No Honey BBQ | |
| 16 | The BBQ Mavens | |
| 17 | HG BBQ | |
| 18 | POWER I BBQ | |
| 19 | 65 Sauce Power Trap | |
| 20 | 91 Problems | |
| 21 | Pancho, Cisco, The Kid, and Company | |
| 22 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 23 | PayHeed BBQ | |
| 24 | Calm Down BBQ | |
| 25 | END OF THE ROAD BBQ | |
| 26 | Social Smokers | |
| 27 | Casual Smokers II | |
| 28 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ | |
| 29 | On The Sauce | |
| 30 | Kmac's rib shack | |
| 31 | Broken Fingers | |
| 32 | Heartland Pork Pullers | |
| 33 | Smokin Bunz BBQ | |
| 34 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 35 | Fractured Ribs Social Club | |
| 36 | Tamn Good Eatin | |
| 37 | Sofa King Sweet BBQ | |
| 38 | Weekend at BBQ's | |
| 39 | Panic BBQ | |
| 40 | B&D BBQ | |
| 41 | Brewster |
Master Series — Overall
41 entries · top 708.5372 · median 651.8628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Boys in Que | |
| 2 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 3 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 4 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 5 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 6 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 7 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 8 | 913 BBQ | |
| 9 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 10 | This Butts For You | |
| 11 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 12 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 13 | Is-It-Done Smokers | |
| 14 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ | |
| 15 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 16 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 17 | HG BBQ | |
| 18 | Calm Down BBQ | |
| 19 | END OF THE ROAD BBQ | |
| 20 | Casual Smokers II | |
| 21 | Sofa King Sweet BBQ | |
| 22 | On The Sauce | |
| 23 | PayHeed BBQ | |
| 24 | B&D BBQ | |
| 25 | POWER I BBQ | |
| 26 | The BBQ Mavens | |
| 27 | 91 Problems | |
| 28 | No Money No Honey BBQ | |
| 29 | Panic BBQ | |
| 30 | Heartland Pork Pullers | |
| 31 | Kmac's rib shack | |
| 32 | Smokin Bunz BBQ | |
| 33 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 34 | Pancho, Cisco, The Kid, and Company | |
| 35 | Social Smokers | |
| 36 | Weekend at BBQ's | |
| 37 | Broken Fingers | |
| 38 | 65 Sauce Power Trap | |
| 39 | Tamn Good Eatin | |
| 40 | Fractured Ribs Social Club | |
| 41 | Brewster |
Master Series — Pork
41 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 913 BBQ | |
| 2 | The Boys in Que | |
| 3 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 4 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 5 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 6 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 7 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 8 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 9 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 10 | HG BBQ | |
| 11 | Panic BBQ | |
| 12 | Smokin Bunz BBQ | |
| 13 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 14 | On The Sauce | |
| 15 | This Butts For You | |
| 16 | The BBQ Mavens | |
| 17 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 18 | POWER I BBQ | |
| 19 | B&D BBQ | |
| 20 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 21 | Heartland Pork Pullers | |
| 22 | Tamn Good Eatin | |
| 23 | Casual Smokers II | |
| 24 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ | |
| 25 | Broken Fingers | |
| 26 | Brewster | |
| 27 | Is-It-Done Smokers | |
| 28 | Weekend at BBQ's | |
| 29 | END OF THE ROAD BBQ | |
| 30 | Calm Down BBQ | |
| 31 | No Money No Honey BBQ | |
| 32 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 33 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 34 | Social Smokers | |
| 35 | Sofa King Sweet BBQ | |
| 36 | Kmac's rib shack | |
| 37 | PayHeed BBQ | |
| 38 | Pancho, Cisco, The Kid, and Company | |
| 39 | 65 Sauce Power Trap | |
| 40 | 91 Problems | |
| 41 | Fractured Ribs Social Club |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
41 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.0856 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 2 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | The Boys in Que | |
| 4 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 5 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 7 | This Butts For You | |
| 8 | Heartland Pork Pullers | |
| 9 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ | |
| 10 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 11 | 913 BBQ | |
| 12 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 13 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 14 | HG BBQ | |
| 15 | END OF THE ROAD BBQ | |
| 16 | 91 Problems | |
| 17 | PayHeed BBQ | |
| 18 | Sofa King Sweet BBQ | |
| 19 | Is-It-Done Smokers | |
| 20 | Calm Down BBQ | |
| 21 | Kmac's rib shack | |
| 22 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 23 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 24 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 25 | Pancho, Cisco, The Kid, and Company | |
| 26 | B&D BBQ | |
| 27 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 28 | On The Sauce | |
| 29 | No Money No Honey BBQ | |
| 30 | Casual Smokers II | |
| 31 | The BBQ Mavens | |
| 32 | Panic BBQ | |
| 33 | Weekend at BBQ's | |
| 34 | POWER I BBQ | |
| 35 | Broken Fingers | |
| 36 | 65 Sauce Power Trap | |
| 37 | Smokin Bunz BBQ | |
| 38 | Fractured Ribs Social Club | |
| 39 | Tamn Good Eatin | |
| 40 | Brewster | |
| 41 | Social Smokers |