Smoke in the Spring
2023-04-07 – 2023-04-08 · Osage City, KS · 📍 517 South 1st Street · State championship
Reps: CAROLYN WELLS, DAVE ROGERS, FORREST BRUCE, LARRY HADLEY, LARRY VOTH, LYNDA VOTH, PEG ROGERS · Prize money: $22,650.00
Grand Champion: Janky Leg BBQ (707.9772) · 103 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ
Entries
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Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 14 tracked editions.
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 8.6172 points — a wider margin than 86% of championships in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
JANKY LEG BBQ took the Grand Championship home to MO.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
9 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: HIGH i QUE and Can Country Outlaw BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: Ambition Que and LAST CALL HEROES BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: LAST CALL HEROES BBQ and MAN MEAT BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (won 2014, 2015), CLARK CREW BBQ (won 2016, 2017), Last Call Heroes BBQ (won 2022).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-12 | Osage City, KS | 71 | 685.7142 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | PELLET ENVY | |
| 2014-04-11 | Osage City, KS 66523 | 73 | 689.6916 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ | |
| 2015-04-10 | Osage City, KS 66523 | 97 | 698.2516 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | SMOKE N BABES BBQ | |
| 2016-04-08 | Osage City, KS | 109 | 700.5144 | CLARK CREW BBQ | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 2017-04-07 | 517 South 1st St (Jones Park) | 100 | 700.0116 | CLARK CREW BBQ | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 2018-04-06 | 517 South 1st St (Jones Park) | 103 | 699.3712 | HOGLINE | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 2020-10-30 | Osage City, KS | Jones Park (in Osage City) | 93 | 706.2744 | Tebo Creek BBQ | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2021-04-09 | Osage City, KS | Jones Park (in Osage City) | 105 | 703.4400 | Piggin Whiskey O.G. | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD |
| 2022-04-08 | Osage City, KS | 517 South 1st Street | 94 | 700.0228 | Last Call Heroes BBQ | HIGH i QUE |
| 2022-04-08 | Osage City, KS | 517 South 1st Street | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-04-07 ← this one | Osage City, KS | 517 South 1st Street | 103 | 707.9772 | Janky Leg BBQ | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-04-05 | Osage City, KS | 517 South 1st Street | 97 | 706.2628 | Burnt Trees | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-04-11 | Osage City, KS | 517 South 1st Street | 92 | 708.6060 | Parts 'R' Smokin | Cow Creek BBQ |
| 2026-04-10 | Osage City, KS | 517 South 1st Street | 101 | 709.7028 | Blind Fox BBQ | SLAPS BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.7144 | 176.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 178.2972 | 176.5600 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 177.7144 | 176.0000 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 178.8572 | 176.5600 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
103 entries · top 707.9772 · median 678.7772
Chicken
103 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2744 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
103 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6916 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
102 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6742 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
101 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary categories
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.
Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey Smoke
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 2 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 3 | SLO.MO.QUE | |
| 4 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 5 | Scratch that Itch BBQ | |
| 6 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 7 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 8 | Mercer BBQ | |
| 9 | Smokin Brothers Pro Team | |
| 10 | The Smokin Bullies | |
| 11 | ShowMeMoSmoke | |
| 12 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 13 | TOPEKA BBQ SHOP | |
| 14 | LEGENDARY BARBEQUE | |
| 15 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 16 | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | |
| 17 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 18 | CROSSCUT BBQ2 | |
| 19 | SMOKIN ELVISES | |
| 20 | Haven't Got A Q | |
| 21 | Shark Q | |
| 22 | Twins BBQ | |
| 23 | Blaz'n Weazel BBQ | |
| 24 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 25 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 26 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 27 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 28 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 29 | Broken Dudes BBQ |