Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES)
2022-06-10 – 2022-06-11 · Kansas City, MO
Reps: DAVE ROGERS, PEG ROGERS, ROSEMARY MORROW · Prize money: $44,300.00
Grand Champion: Black Magic (697.6572) · 36 teams
Entries
36
6 categories
Top score
697.6572
Winning margin
0.5600
GC over RC
Field average
681.16
median 683.31
Perfect 180s
5 🔥
Tightest race
Ancillary — Dessert
0.5600 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
690.7540
what a walk cost here
Field spread
55.4968
winner to last place
Prize money
$44,300.00
on the line
Double threats
8
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 43%
beats 57% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1594
avg power rating going in · stronger than 88% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5600 points — closer than 92% of every championship in the data.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
Smoke 'n Magic came in rated below the field's top team, MAN MEAT BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-10 ← this one | Kansas City, MO | 36 | 697.6572 | Black Magic |
| 2023-06-09 | Kansas City, MO | 44 | 698.8000 | O.G. Bandits |
| 2024-09-13 | Weston, MO | 38 | 703.9656 | Meat Rushmore BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Cocktails
27 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin Brothers Pro Team | |
| 2 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 3 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 4 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 5 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 6 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 7 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 8 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 9 | The Art of Que | |
| 10 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 11 | Sugar 'n Spice BBQ | |
| 12 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 13 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 14 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 15 | Spitballs BBQ | |
| 16 | Overland Pork BBQ | |
| 17 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 18 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 19 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 20 | ShowMeMoSmoke | |
| 21 | DAWGHOUSE BBQ | |
| 22 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 23 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 24 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 25 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 26 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 27 | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |
Ancillary — Dessert
23 entries · top 180.0000 · median 176.0000 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin Brothers Pro Team | |
| 2 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 3 | ShowMeMoSmoke | |
| 4 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 5 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 6 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 7 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 8 | Overland Pork BBQ | |
| 9 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 10 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 11 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 12 | DAWGHOUSE BBQ | |
| 13 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 14 | Sugar 'n Spice BBQ | |
| 15 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 16 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 17 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 18 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 19 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 20 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 21 | The Art of Que | |
| 22 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 23 | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |
Master Series — Brisket
36 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | |
| 2 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 3 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 4 | ShowMeMoSmoke | |
| 5 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 6 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 7 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 8 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 9 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 10 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 11 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 12 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 13 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 14 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 15 | Smokin Brothers Pro Team | |
| 16 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 17 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 18 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 19 | DROP THE MIKE | |
| 20 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 21 | The Art of Que | |
| 22 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 23 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 24 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 25 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 26 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 27 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 28 | Spitballs BBQ | |
| 29 | Sugar 'n Spice BBQ | |
| 30 | GEO SMOKERS | |
| 31 | Overland Pork BBQ | |
| 32 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 33 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 34 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 35 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 36 | DAWGHOUSE BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
36 entries · top 178.8800 · median 172.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GEO SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Smokin Brothers Pro Team | |
| 3 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 4 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 5 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 6 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 7 | ShowMeMoSmoke | |
| 8 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 9 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 10 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 11 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 12 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 13 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 14 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 15 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 16 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 17 | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | |
| 18 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 19 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 20 | Spitballs BBQ | |
| 21 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 22 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 23 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 24 | Sugar 'n Spice BBQ | |
| 25 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 26 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 27 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 28 | Overland Pork BBQ | |
| 29 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 30 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 31 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 32 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 33 | DROP THE MIKE | |
| 34 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 35 | The Art of Que | |
| 36 | DAWGHOUSE BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
36 entries · top 697.6572 · median 683.3084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 2 | ShowMeMoSmoke | |
| 3 | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | |
| 4 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 5 | Smokin Brothers Pro Team | |
| 6 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 7 | GEO SMOKERS | |
| 8 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 9 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 10 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 11 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 12 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 13 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 14 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 15 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 16 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 17 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 18 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 19 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 20 | The Art of Que | |
| 21 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 22 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 23 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 24 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 25 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 26 | DROP THE MIKE | |
| 27 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 28 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 29 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 30 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 31 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 32 | Spitballs BBQ | |
| 33 | Sugar 'n Spice BBQ | |
| 34 | Overland Pork BBQ | |
| 35 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 36 | DAWGHOUSE BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
36 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Art of Que | |
| 2 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 3 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 4 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 5 | GEO SMOKERS | |
| 6 | ShowMeMoSmoke | |
| 7 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 8 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 9 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 10 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 11 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 12 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 13 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 14 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 15 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 16 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 17 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 18 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 19 | DAWGHOUSE BBQ | |
| 20 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 21 | DROP THE MIKE | |
| 22 | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | |
| 23 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 24 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 25 | Smokin Brothers Pro Team | |
| 26 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 27 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 28 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 29 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 30 | Spitballs BBQ | |
| 31 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 32 | Sugar 'n Spice BBQ | |
| 33 | Overland Pork BBQ | |
| 34 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 35 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 36 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
36 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.5486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 2 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 3 | Smokin Brothers Pro Team | |
| 4 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 5 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 6 | GEO SMOKERS | |
| 7 | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | |
| 8 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 9 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 10 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 11 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 12 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 13 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 14 | DROP THE MIKE | |
| 15 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 16 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 17 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 18 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 19 | The Art of Que | |
| 20 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 21 | ShowMeMoSmoke | |
| 22 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 23 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 24 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 25 | Sugar 'n Spice BBQ | |
| 26 | DAWGHOUSE BBQ | |
| 27 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 28 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 29 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 30 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 31 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 32 | Spitballs BBQ | |
| 33 | Overland Pork BBQ | |
| 34 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 35 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 36 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON |