Aug 12–13, 2022 · Winston, MO · 📍 I-35 Speedway · State championship
Reps: Bunny Tuttle, Rich Tuttle · Prize money: $4,000
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash on August 12, 2022 in Winston, MO at I-35 Speedway, scoring 706.2516 in a field of 25 teams. MAN MEAT BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 705.6800. Category winners: Chicken — MAN MEAT BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — LOVE 2 Q (180.0000); Pork — Heavy Smoke BBQ (179.4400); Brisket — O.G. BANDITS (177.7144). This is the 6th of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by HEAVY SMOKE BBQ.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2022 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 90% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5716 points — closer than 90% of every championship in the data.
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Stronger than 98% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1665 power rating going in — stronger than 98% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 1–2: MAN MEAT BBQ and TRIPLE H BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: O.G. BANDITS and 4 LEGS UP BBQ tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Damn Fine Beef & Swine and The Boys in Que tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON (won 2018), HEAVY SMOKE BBQ (won 2021).
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2017 | Winston, MO | 13141 State Hwy | 25 | 709.1200 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | SLAPS BBQ |
| Aug 10, 2018 | Winston, MO | 13141 State Hwy | 25 | 697.7372 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | HIGH i QUE |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Winston, MO | I-35 Speedway | 30 | 692.4800 | Boomerang BBQ | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| Aug 7, 2020 | Winston, MO | I-35 Speedway | 30 | 705.1656 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G. | HIGH i QUE |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Winston, MO | I-35 Speedway | 25 | 705.1316 | HEAVY SMOKE BBQ | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON |
| Aug 12, 2022 ← this one | Winston, MO | I-35 Speedway | 25 | 706.2516 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Winston, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 177.1428 | 175.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 176.0116 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 176.5716 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 174.8572 | 173.1200 |
25 entries · top 706.2516 · median 687.8740
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 3 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 4 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 5 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 6 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 7 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 8 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | BEARS BACKYARD Q | |
| 10 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 11 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 12 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 13 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 14 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 15 | Ambition Que | |
| 16 | The Boys in Que | |
| 17 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 18 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 19 | Good Grefe! | |
| 20 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 21 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 22 | RAGIN ' RIDGELY Q | |
| 23 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 24 | UP ALL NIGHT BBQ | |
| 25 | RACK OF ALL TRADES |
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 3 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 4 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 5 | Ambition Que | |
| 6 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 7 | The Boys in Que | |
| 8 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 9 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 10 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 11 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 12 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 13 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 14 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 15 | BEARS BACKYARD Q | |
| 16 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 17 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 18 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 19 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 20 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 21 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 22 | RAGIN ' RIDGELY Q | |
| 23 | Good Grefe! | |
| 24 | UP ALL NIGHT BBQ | |
| 25 | RACK OF ALL TRADES |
25 entries · top 180 · median 169.6916 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 2 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 3 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 4 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 5 | BEARS BACKYARD Q | |
| 6 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 7 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 8 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 9 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 10 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 11 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 12 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 13 | The Boys in Que | |
| 14 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 15 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 16 | RAGIN ' RIDGELY Q | |
| 17 | Good Grefe! | |
| 18 | UP ALL NIGHT BBQ | |
| 19 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 20 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 21 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 22 | Ambition Que | |
| 23 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 24 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 25 | RACK OF ALL TRADES |
25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 3 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 4 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 6 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 7 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 8 | BEARS BACKYARD Q | |
| 9 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 10 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 11 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 12 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 13 | Ambition Que | |
| 14 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 15 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 16 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 17 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 18 | The Boys in Que | |
| 19 | RAGIN ' RIDGELY Q | |
| 20 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 21 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 22 | Good Grefe! | |
| 23 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 24 | RACK OF ALL TRADES | |
| 25 | UP ALL NIGHT BBQ |
25 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 2 | Good Grefe! | |
| 3 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 4 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 5 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 6 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 7 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 8 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 9 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 10 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 11 | Ambition Que | |
| 12 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 13 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 14 | BEARS BACKYARD Q | |
| 15 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 16 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 17 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 18 | The Boys in Que | |
| 19 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 20 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 21 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 22 | RAGIN ' RIDGELY Q | |
| 23 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 24 | UP ALL NIGHT BBQ | |
| 25 | RACK OF ALL TRADES |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
5 entries · top 180 · median 178.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 2 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 3 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 4 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 5 | UP ALL NIGHT BBQ |
5 entries · top 180 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 2 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 3 | BEARS BACKYARD Q | |
| 4 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 5 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO |