Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2)
2023-03-25 – 2023-03-26 · St. Robert, MO · State championship
Reps: DONNA YOUNG, ED YOUNG · Prize money: $4,450.00
Grand Champion: There's No Place Like Smoke (705.0972) · 25 teams
Entries
25
4 categories
Top score
705.0972
Winning margin
0.5484
GC over RC
Field average
678.09
median 685.66
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.1544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
689.0400
what a walk cost here
Field spread
122.3312
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,450.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 17%
beats 83% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1641
avg power rating going in · stronger than 99% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Gettin' Basted has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5484 points — closer than 92% of every championship in the data.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1641 power rating going in — stronger than 99% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-24 | St. Robert, MO | 26 | 706.8344 | Razorracks BBQ |
| 2023-03-24 | St. Robert, MO | 20 | 177.1544 | Fergolicious BBQ |
| 2023-03-25 ← this one | St. Robert, MO | 25 | 705.0972 | There's No Place Like Smoke |
| 2024-03-22 | St. Robert, MO | 35 | 702.8460 | Gettin' Basted |
| 2024-03-23 | St. Robert, MO | 34 | 709.6800 | Rooters-N-Tooters |
| 2024-03-23 | St. Robert, MO | 20 | 180.0000 | Gettin' Basted |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 2 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 3 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 4 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 5 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 7 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 8 | Kilt-N-It BBQ | |
| 9 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 10 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 11 | Ambition Que | |
| 12 | Coming In Hot | |
| 13 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 14 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 15 | BIG BOOTS BBQ | |
| 16 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 17 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 18 | LA PASADITA | |
| 19 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 20 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 21 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 22 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 23 | Blacktop BBQ | |
| 24 | Swaff Tastic BBQ | |
| 25 | Poppa D BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 2 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 3 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG BOOTS BBQ | |
| 7 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 9 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 10 | Kilt-N-It BBQ | |
| 11 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 12 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 13 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 14 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 15 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 16 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 17 | LA PASADITA | |
| 18 | Blacktop BBQ | |
| 19 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 20 | Coming In Hot | |
| 21 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 22 | Ambition Que | |
| 23 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 24 | Swaff Tastic BBQ | |
| 25 | Poppa D BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
25 entries · top 705.0972 · median 685.6572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 4 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 5 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG BOOTS BBQ | |
| 7 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 8 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | Kilt-N-It BBQ | |
| 10 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 11 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 12 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 13 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 14 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 15 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 17 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 18 | Coming In Hot | |
| 19 | LA PASADITA | |
| 20 | Ambition Que | |
| 21 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 22 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 23 | Blacktop BBQ | |
| 24 | Swaff Tastic BBQ | |
| 25 | Poppa D BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 2 | LA PASADITA | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | BIG BOOTS BBQ | |
| 5 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 6 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 7 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 8 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 9 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 10 | Kilt-N-It BBQ | |
| 11 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 12 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 13 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 14 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 16 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 17 | Ambition Que | |
| 18 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 19 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 20 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 21 | Coming In Hot | |
| 22 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 23 | Blacktop BBQ | |
| 24 | Swaff Tastic BBQ | |
| 25 | Poppa D BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 3 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 6 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 7 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 8 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 9 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 10 | Coming In Hot | |
| 11 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 12 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 13 | BIG BOOTS BBQ | |
| 14 | Kilt-N-It BBQ | |
| 15 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 16 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 17 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 18 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 19 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 20 | Ambition Que | |
| 21 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 22 | LA PASADITA | |
| 23 | Blacktop BBQ | |
| 24 | Poppa D BBQ | |
| 25 | Swaff Tastic BBQ |