Nov 4–5, 2022 · Harper, KS · State championship
Reps: Larry Voth, Lynda Voth
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 1 on November 4, 2022 in Harper, KS, scoring 693.6460 in a field of 10 teams. Smoked & Furious took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.2172. Category winners: Chicken — Salted Anchor (177.7028); Pork Ribs — PIG NEWTON (175.4172); Pork — THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS (176.0000); Brisket — BUFFALO'S BBQ (178.8572). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2023.
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 66 times in 100
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, BUFFALO'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Stronger than 91% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1631 power rating going in — stronger than 91% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 5–6: BUFFALO'S BBQ and Smoked & Furious tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: CEO BBQ and BUFFALO'S BBQ tied on 162.8000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: PIG NEWTON edged CEO BBQ by 0.0116.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2022 ← this one | Harper, KS | Harper County Fair Barn | 10 | 693.6460 | Meat RushmoreBBQ | Smoked & Furious |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Harper, KS | Harper, KS 67058 | 11 | 706.2860 | SMOKED & FURIOUS | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Harper, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 167.3828 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 170.8344 | 162.8000 |
| Pork | 176 | 168.5256 | 159.9428 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 170.8112 | 165.0856 |
10 entries · top 693.6460 · median 681.6116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 2 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 3 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 4 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 5 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 6 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 7 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 8 | Salted Anchor | |
| 9 | TBQ | |
| 10 | CEO BBQ |
10 entries · top 177.7028 · median 174.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salted Anchor | |
| 2 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 3 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 4 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 5 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 7 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 8 | TBQ | |
| 9 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 10 | CEO BBQ |
10 entries · top 175.4172 · median 170.2630
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 2 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 4 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 5 | TBQ | |
| 6 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 7 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 8 | Salted Anchor | |
| 9 | CEO BBQ | |
| 10 | BUFFALO'S BBQ |
10 entries · top 176 · median 167.1086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 2 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 3 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 4 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 5 | CEO BBQ | |
| 6 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 8 | Salted Anchor | |
| 9 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 10 | TBQ |
10 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 2 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 3 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 5 | Salted Anchor | |
| 6 | TBQ | |
| 7 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 8 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 9 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 10 | CEO BBQ |
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 175.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 2 | TBQ | |
| 3 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 4 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 5 | Hollow-QLCC |
1 entries · top 176.5600 · median 176.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SALTED ANCHOR BARBEQUE JR |