2023-05-05 – 2023-05-06 · Kennett, MO · 📍 Kennett Fairgrounds · State championship
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, JEANNE TITUS
Grand Champion: Rusty Pig BBQ (698.7884) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 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.
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 78 times in 100
Rusty Pig BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, JANKY LEG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
RUSTY PIG BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was Rusty Pig BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 56th tracked contest.
Stronger than 93% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1638 power rating going in — stronger than 93% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 1–2: LOCAL YOKELS BBQ and RUSTY PIG BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: DB BBQ and Heavy Smoke BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ and RAZORRACKS tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-05 ← this one | Kennett, MO | Kennett Fairgrounds | 26 | 698.7884 | Rusty Pig BBQ | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Kennett, MO | Kennett Fairgrounds | 26 | 707.9772 | Triple H BBQ | DB BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 174.2628 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 175.4172 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 173.1200 | 171.9656 |
26 entries · top 698.7884 · median 679.3200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 2 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 3 | DB BBQ | |
| 4 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 5 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 6 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 7 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 8 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 9 | BIG BOOTS BBQ | |
| 10 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 11 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 12 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 13 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 14 | BOARS NIGHT OUT | |
| 15 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 16 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 17 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 18 | Redneck Grillers | |
| 19 | QUE-N-BREW | |
| 20 | Smokey J Bbq | |
| 21 | Bootheel BBQ Company | |
| 22 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 23 | Lucy Q | |
| 24 | PLUMP RUMP BBQ | |
| 25 | Box Creek BBQ | |
| 26 | Party Q |
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 2 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 3 | DB BBQ | |
| 4 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 5 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 6 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG BOOTS BBQ | |
| 8 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 9 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 10 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 11 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 12 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 13 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 14 | Smokey J Bbq | |
| 15 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 16 | QUE-N-BREW | |
| 17 | BOARS NIGHT OUT | |
| 18 | Redneck Grillers | |
| 19 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 20 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 21 | Bootheel BBQ Company | |
| 22 | Party Q | |
| 23 | Lucy Q | |
| 24 | PLUMP RUMP BBQ | |
| 25 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 26 | Box Creek BBQ |
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DB BBQ | |
| 2 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 3 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG BOOTS BBQ | |
| 5 | Smokey J Bbq | |
| 6 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 7 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 8 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 9 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 10 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 11 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 12 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 13 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 14 | Bootheel BBQ Company | |
| 15 | BOARS NIGHT OUT | |
| 16 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 17 | Box Creek BBQ | |
| 18 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 19 | PLUMP RUMP BBQ | |
| 20 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 21 | Redneck Grillers | |
| 22 | QUE-N-BREW | |
| 23 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 24 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 25 | Lucy Q | |
| 26 | Party Q |
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 2 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 3 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 4 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 5 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 6 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 7 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 8 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 9 | Bootheel BBQ Company | |
| 10 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 12 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 13 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 14 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 15 | Lucy Q | |
| 16 | Smokey J Bbq | |
| 17 | DB BBQ | |
| 18 | Party Q | |
| 19 | BOARS NIGHT OUT | |
| 20 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 21 | BIG BOOTS BBQ | |
| 22 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 23 | Redneck Grillers | |
| 24 | Box Creek BBQ | |
| 25 | PLUMP RUMP BBQ | |
| 26 | QUE-N-BREW |
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.6742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 2 | QUE-N-BREW | |
| 3 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 4 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 5 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 6 | BOARS NIGHT OUT | |
| 7 | Redneck Grillers | |
| 8 | DB BBQ | |
| 9 | BIG BOOTS BBQ | |
| 10 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 11 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 12 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 13 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 14 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 15 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 16 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 17 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 18 | Lucy Q | |
| 19 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 20 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 21 | PLUMP RUMP BBQ | |
| 22 | Party Q | |
| 23 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 24 | Box Creek BBQ | |
| 25 | Bootheel BBQ Company | |
| 26 | Smokey J Bbq |