A day of perfect scores
4
perfect 180s
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- WOOD HOOK BBQ · Brisket
- PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS · Chicken
- HIGH i QUE · Chicken
Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 2022
Jul 29–30, 2022 · Iola, KS · 📍 River Side Park · State championship
Reps: Dave Rogers, Peg Rogers · Prize money: $6,000
GETTIN' SAUCED won Grand Champion at the Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ on July 29, 2022 in Iola, KS at River Side Park, scoring 699.3712 in a field of 16 teams. HIGH i QUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 696.5256. Category winners: Chicken — PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS (180.0000); Pork Ribs — GETTIN' SAUCED (178.8800); Pork — Pine Tar BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — WOOD HOOK BBQ (180.0000). This is the 1st of 5 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2023.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
551.61
median 683.62
699.37 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 178.88
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 180 🔥
120.91
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2022 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
16
4 judged meats
Top score
699.3712
Winning margin
2.8456
GC over RC
Field average
665.16
551.61699.37
median 683.62 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Tightest race
Brisket
5.7256 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
679.3372
551.61699.37
10th place overall
Field spread
147.7600
winner to last place
Prize money
$6,000
on the line
Double threats
8
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 36%
beats 64% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.64 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,643
avg power rating going in · stronger than 94% of contests
Storylines (4 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
A stacked field
1643
average power rating going in
Stronger than 94% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1643 power rating going in — stronger than 94% of every contest tracked.
- top seed HIGH i QUE (1896)
- 16 rated teams
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 8 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS and HIGH i QUE tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Fine As* Swine BBQ and Damn Fine Beef & Swine tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: Damn Fine Beef & Swine and Cow Creek BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Brisket 2–3 · tie
- Brisket 9–10 · tie
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
GETTIN' SAUCED took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 8th.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 4th
- Brisket 8th
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2022 ← this one | Iola, KS | River Side Park | 16 | 699.3712 | Gettin' Sauced | HIGH i QUE |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Iola, KS | River Side Park | 25 | 700.5028 | Slaps BBQ | Fine As* Swine BBQ |
| May 17, 2024 | Iola, KS | Riverside Park | 31 | 703.4060 | Barking Dog BBQ | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| May 16, 2025 | Iola, KS | Riverside Park | 27 | 703.9772 | Bocephus BBQ | WOOD HOOK BBQ |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Iola, KS | 600 South State | 27 | 702.2516 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | WOOD HOOK BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 173.7028 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 171.9888 | 165.6916 |
| Pork | 180 | 172.5600 | 167.9656 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.2744 | 167.9656 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
16 entries · top 699.3712 · median 683.6232
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 2 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 3 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 4 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 5 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 6 | 913 BBQ | |
| 7 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 8 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 9 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 10 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 11 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 13 | WINGED SWINE | |
| 14 | Roco's | |
| 15 | Ralph & Mike's BBQ | |
| 16 | Backwoods BBQ KS |
Chicken
16 entries · top 180 · median 171.6972 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 2 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 3 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 4 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 5 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 6 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 7 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 8 | 913 BBQ | |
| 9 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 10 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 11 | WINGED SWINE | |
| 12 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 14 | Ralph & Mike's BBQ | |
| 15 | Roco's | |
| 16 | Backwoods BBQ KS |
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 178.8800 · median 169.4116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 2 | 913 BBQ | |
| 3 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 4 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 5 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 7 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 8 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 9 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 10 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 11 | Roco's | |
| 12 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 13 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 14 | WINGED SWINE | |
| 15 | Ralph & Mike's BBQ | |
| 16 | Backwoods BBQ KS |
Pork
16 entries · top 180 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 2 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 3 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 4 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 5 | 913 BBQ | |
| 6 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 7 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 8 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 9 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 10 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 11 | Roco's | |
| 12 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 13 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 14 | WINGED SWINE | |
| 15 | Backwoods BBQ KS | |
| 16 | Ralph & Mike's BBQ |
Brisket
16 entries · top 180 · median 169.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 2 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 3 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 4 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 5 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 6 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 7 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 8 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 9 | 913 BBQ | |
| 10 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 11 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 12 | WINGED SWINE | |
| 13 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 14 | Roco's | |
| 15 | Ralph & Mike's BBQ | |
| 16 | Backwoods BBQ KS |