2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)
2022-07-16 – 2022-07-17 · Cameron, MO · 📍 9018 N.E. Highway 69 · State championship
Reps: DONNA YOUNG, ED YOUNG · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Fergolicious BBQ (702.8572) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 MAN MEAT BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Slaps BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 15 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Fergolicious BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🧹 A double category winner
MAN MEAT BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: Can Country Outlaw BBQ and Bears Backyard Q tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: O.G. BANDITS and Fergolicious BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: PARROTHEAD SMOKERS and UNFAMOUS DAVE'S tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Man Meat BBQ (won 2020), Slaps BBQ (won 2020, 2022).
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1606 power rating going in — stronger than 93% of every contest tracked.
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-17 | Cameron, MO | Cameron Elks | 42 | 708.5372 | Man Meat BBQ | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN |
| 2020-07-18 | Cameron, MO | Cameron Elks | 32 | 705.6916 | Slaps BBQ | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q |
| 2022-07-15 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 27 | 701.0856 | Slaps BBQ | 4 LEGS UP BBQ |
| 2022-07-16 ← this one | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 25 | 702.8572 | Fergolicious BBQ | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 30 | 703.3828 | Meat Rushmore BBQ | BrewsCue |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 30 | 177.7144 | Gettin' Basted | — |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 12 | 349.7028 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | — |
| 2024-07-12 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 28 | 703.9544 | JANKY LEG BBQ | FAIRWAY SMOKERS |
| 2024-07-12 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 20 | 178.8572 | SWINE-O-LICIOUS BBQ | — |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 36 | 702.7884 | Shiggin aint easy | GETTIN' BASTED |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 10 | 346.2284 | HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ | — |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 27 | 180.0000 | HESSHOGS4 | — |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron, MO | 9018 NE Highway 69 | 37 | 713.1200 | TRIPLE H BBQ | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron, MO | 9018 NE Highway 69 | 21 | 180.0000 | Too Sauced BBQ | — |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron, MO | 9018 NE Highway 69 | 16 | 349.6684 | Too Sauced BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 173.7028 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 174.8572 | 171.9772 |
| Master Series — Pork | 178.8572 | 176.5944 | 173.1200 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 174.8456 | 173.1084 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 174.8456 | 164.5944 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 159.9656 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 702.8572 · median 683.3368
Chicken
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.8344
Pork
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 172.0000
Brisket
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
Backyard Series
Overall
7 entries · top 344.5484 · median 333.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fluffy Butt BBQ | |
| 2 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 3 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 4 | Ham Squad | |
| 5 | Rucking Fidiculous BBQ | |
| 6 | HESSHOGS | |
| 7 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ |
Chicken
7 entries · top 174.8456 · median 165.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fluffy Butt BBQ | |
| 2 | Ham Squad | |
| 3 | Rucking Fidiculous BBQ | |
| 4 | HESSHOGS | |
| 5 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 6 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ |
Pork Ribs
7 entries · top 175.4400 · median 165.1544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 2 | Fluffy Butt BBQ | |
| 3 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 4 | Ham Squad | |
| 5 | Rucking Fidiculous BBQ | |
| 6 | HESSHOGS | |
| 7 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ |