Jun 3–4, 2022 · McLouth, KS · 📍 110 Bulldog Way · State championship
Reps: Clara Williams, Jonathan B Williams · Prize money: $5,400
RAILYARD BBQ won Grand Champion at the McLouth BBQ Blowout 31st Annual on June 3, 2022 in McLouth, KS at 110 Bulldog Way, scoring 687.3940 in a field of 30 teams. Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet took Reserve Grand Champion with 684.5256. Category winners: Chicken — PARTS 'R' SMOKIN (177.7028); Pork Ribs — Damn Fine Beef & Swine (176.0000); Pork — PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G (176.5944); Brisket — RAILYARD BBQ (177.1428).
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 83 times in 100
RAILYARD BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SMOKE RINGERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 17-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Railyard BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data.
RAILYARD BBQ finished 1st overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Pork Ribs places 5–6: KC SMOKE DAWGS and Pine Tar BBQ tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: RICK'S RACKS edged PARTS 'R' SMOKIN by 0.0112. Pork places 9–10: Thigh Daddies edged DUSTY ROADS BBQ by 0.0112.
RAILYARD BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 21st.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.8456 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 176 | 173.1428 | 169.7144 |
| Pork | 176.5944 | 173.1084 | 169.6916 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 170.2512 | 166.8112 |
30 entries · top 687.3940 · median 661.7026
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 2 | Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet | |
| 3 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 4 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 5 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 6 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 7 | TOPEKA BBQ SHOP | |
| 8 | S&S BBQ | |
| 9 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 10 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 11 | RICK'S RACKS | |
| 12 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 13 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 14 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 15 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 16 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 17 | Scratch that Itch BBQ | |
| 18 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 19 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 20 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 21 | Smoke Dat Hog BBQ | |
| 22 | Hot Mess BBQ | |
| 23 | Knotheads BBQ | |
| 24 | Meat Street Hooligans | |
| 25 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 26 | Over the Hill BBQ | |
| 27 | Double D Motley Que | |
| 28 | Smoking Hippie BBQ | |
| 29 | Thigh Daddies | |
| 30 | Broken Dudes BBQ |
30 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2570
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 2 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 3 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 4 | TOPEKA BBQ SHOP | |
| 5 | Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet | |
| 6 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 7 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 8 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 9 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 10 | Smoke Dat Hog BBQ | |
| 11 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 12 | Broken Dudes BBQ | |
| 13 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 14 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 15 | Meat Street Hooligans | |
| 16 | RICK'S RACKS | |
| 17 | S&S BBQ | |
| 18 | Over the Hill BBQ | |
| 19 | Hot Mess BBQ | |
| 20 | Smoking Hippie BBQ | |
| 21 | Double D Motley Que | |
| 22 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 23 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 24 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 25 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 26 | Knotheads BBQ | |
| 27 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 28 | Scratch that Itch BBQ | |
| 29 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 30 | Thigh Daddies |
30 entries · top 176 · median 164.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 2 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 3 | TOPEKA BBQ SHOP | |
| 4 | Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet | |
| 5 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 6 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 7 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 8 | RICK'S RACKS | |
| 9 | Scratch that Itch BBQ | |
| 10 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 11 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 12 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 13 | S&S BBQ | |
| 14 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 15 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 16 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 17 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 18 | Thigh Daddies | |
| 19 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 20 | Meat Street Hooligans | |
| 21 | Hot Mess BBQ | |
| 22 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 23 | Over the Hill BBQ | |
| 24 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 25 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 26 | Smoke Dat Hog BBQ | |
| 27 | Double D Motley Que | |
| 28 | Knotheads BBQ | |
| 29 | Smoking Hippie BBQ | |
| 30 | Broken Dudes BBQ |
30 entries · top 176.5944 · median 164.8628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 2 | Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet | |
| 3 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 4 | S&S BBQ | |
| 5 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 6 | RICK'S RACKS | |
| 7 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 8 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 9 | Thigh Daddies | |
| 10 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 11 | Knotheads BBQ | |
| 12 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 13 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 14 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 16 | Hot Mess BBQ | |
| 17 | Scratch that Itch BBQ | |
| 18 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 19 | Double D Motley Que | |
| 20 | TOPEKA BBQ SHOP | |
| 21 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 22 | Smoking Hippie BBQ | |
| 23 | Meat Street Hooligans | |
| 24 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 25 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 26 | Over the Hill BBQ | |
| 27 | Smoke Dat Hog BBQ | |
| 28 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 29 | Broken Dudes BBQ | |
| 30 | T'S SMOKIN PIT |
30 entries · top 177.1428 · median 163.4342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 2 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 3 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 4 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 6 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 7 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 8 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 9 | Scratch that Itch BBQ | |
| 10 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 11 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 12 | S&S BBQ | |
| 13 | Smoke Dat Hog BBQ | |
| 14 | Knotheads BBQ | |
| 15 | TOPEKA BBQ SHOP | |
| 16 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 17 | Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet | |
| 18 | RICK'S RACKS | |
| 19 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 20 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 21 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 22 | Broken Dudes BBQ | |
| 23 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 24 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 25 | Double D Motley Que | |
| 26 | Smoking Hippie BBQ | |
| 27 | Hot Mess BBQ | |
| 28 | Meat Street Hooligans | |
| 29 | Over the Hill BBQ | |
| 30 | Thigh Daddies |