2023-06-09 – 2023-06-10 · Kansas City, MO · 📍 Worth Harley Davidson
Reps: DAVE ROGERS, PEG ROGERS · Prize money: $46,000.00
Grand Champion: O.G. Bandits (698.8000) · 44 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Bears Backyard Q
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, 2022 to 2024 — 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.
698.8000 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 697.6572 Black Magic set in 2022.
This was O.G. Bandits's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 5th tracked contest.
Chicken places 6–7: ShowMeMoSmoke and GEO SMOKERS tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: O.G. BANDITS and Smoke This Drink That BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Bears Backyard Q and BURNT FINGER BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
O.G. BANDITS took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 13th.
O.G. BANDITS turned in 178.8572 in pork ribs — past the 177.7144 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-10 | Kansas City, MO | 9400 NW Prairie View Road | 36 | 697.6572 | Black Magic | ShowMeMoSmoke |
| 2023-06-09 ← this one | Kansas City, MO | Worth Harley Davidson | 44 | 698.8000 | O.G. Bandits | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Weston, MO | Campus of Holladay / McCormick Distilleries | 38 | 703.9656 | Meat Rushmore BBQ | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 175.4172 | 173.1316 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176.5716 | 173.7028 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 174.2744 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 173.1316 | 169.6800 |
44 entries · top 698.8000 · median 676.1426
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 2 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 3 | KC Meat Sweats | |
| 4 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 5 | GEO SMOKERS | |
| 6 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 8 | ShowMeMoSmoke | |
| 9 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 10 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 11 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 12 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 13 | Spitballs BBQ | |
| 14 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 15 | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | |
| 16 | Sugar 'n Spice BBQ | |
| 17 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 18 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 19 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 20 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 21 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 22 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 23 | RICK'S RACKS | |
| 24 | Dog Bone BBQ | |
| 25 | The Art of Que | |
| 26 | Notch 9 | |
| 27 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 28 | Fluffy Butt BBQ | |
| 29 | Scratch that Itch BBQ | |
| 30 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 31 | Triple Aces BBQ | |
| 32 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 33 | S&S BBQ | |
| 34 | Theslabs.com | |
| 35 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 36 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 37 | SMOKIN' TOAD'S | |
| 38 | The Boys in Que | |
| 39 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 40 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 41 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 42 | RIB I'S | |
| 43 | LB TOWN KC BBQ | |
| 44 | ROADKILL BBQ |
44 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 3 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 4 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 5 | Dog Bone BBQ | |
| 6 | ShowMeMoSmoke | |
| 7 | GEO SMOKERS | |
| 8 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 9 | KC Meat Sweats | |
| 10 | S&S BBQ | |
| 11 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 12 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 13 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 14 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 15 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 16 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 17 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 18 | RICK'S RACKS | |
| 19 | Sugar 'n Spice BBQ | |
| 20 | Triple Aces BBQ | |
| 21 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 22 | Spitballs BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' TOAD'S | |
| 24 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 25 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 26 | LB TOWN KC BBQ | |
| 27 | The Boys in Que | |
| 28 | Fluffy Butt BBQ | |
| 29 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 30 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 31 | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | |
| 32 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 33 | Notch 9 | |
| 34 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 35 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 36 | Scratch that Itch BBQ | |
| 37 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 38 | The Art of Que | |
| 39 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 40 | Theslabs.com | |
| 41 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 42 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 43 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 44 | RIB I'S |
44 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.9830
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 2 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 3 | KC Meat Sweats | |
| 4 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 5 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Sugar 'n Spice BBQ | |
| 7 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 8 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 9 | Scratch that Itch BBQ | |
| 10 | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' TOAD'S | |
| 12 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 13 | GEO SMOKERS | |
| 14 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 15 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 16 | ShowMeMoSmoke | |
| 17 | Dog Bone BBQ | |
| 18 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 19 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 20 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 21 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 22 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 23 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 24 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 25 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 26 | Fluffy Butt BBQ | |
| 27 | Notch 9 | |
| 28 | Spitballs BBQ | |
| 29 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 30 | Theslabs.com | |
| 31 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 32 | Triple Aces BBQ | |
| 33 | RICK'S RACKS | |
| 34 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 35 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 36 | The Art of Que | |
| 37 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 38 | S&S BBQ | |
| 39 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 40 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 41 | The Boys in Que | |
| 42 | RIB I'S | |
| 43 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 44 | LB TOWN KC BBQ |
44 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 2 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 3 | KC Meat Sweats | |
| 4 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 5 | The Art of Que | |
| 6 | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | |
| 7 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 8 | GEO SMOKERS | |
| 9 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 10 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 11 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 12 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 13 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 14 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 15 | RICK'S RACKS | |
| 16 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 17 | Dog Bone BBQ | |
| 18 | ShowMeMoSmoke | |
| 19 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 20 | Triple Aces BBQ | |
| 21 | Theslabs.com | |
| 22 | Fluffy Butt BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' TOAD'S | |
| 24 | Sugar 'n Spice BBQ | |
| 25 | The Boys in Que | |
| 26 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 27 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 28 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 29 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 30 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 31 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 32 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 33 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 34 | Spitballs BBQ | |
| 35 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 36 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 37 | Notch 9 | |
| 38 | Scratch that Itch BBQ | |
| 39 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 40 | RIB I'S | |
| 41 | S&S BBQ | |
| 42 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 43 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 44 | LB TOWN KC BBQ |
44 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.8056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 2 | Spitballs BBQ | |
| 3 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 4 | Notch 9 | |
| 5 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 6 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 7 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 8 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 9 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 10 | The Art of Que | |
| 11 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 12 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 13 | GEO SMOKERS | |
| 14 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 15 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 16 | Scratch that Itch BBQ | |
| 17 | Theslabs.com | |
| 18 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 19 | S&S BBQ | |
| 20 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 21 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 22 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 23 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 24 | RIB I'S | |
| 25 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 26 | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | |
| 27 | ShowMeMoSmoke | |
| 28 | KC Meat Sweats | |
| 29 | RICK'S RACKS | |
| 30 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 31 | The Boys in Que | |
| 32 | Fluffy Butt BBQ | |
| 33 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 34 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 35 | Sugar 'n Spice BBQ | |
| 36 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 37 | Triple Aces BBQ | |
| 38 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 39 | Dog Bone BBQ | |
| 40 | SMOKIN' TOAD'S | |
| 41 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 42 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 43 | LB TOWN KC BBQ | |
| 44 | ROADKILL 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.
25 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notch 9 | |
| 2 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 3 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 4 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 5 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 6 | Sugar 'n Spice BBQ | |
| 7 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 8 | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | |
| 9 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 10 | Theslabs.com | |
| 11 | Scratch that Itch BBQ | |
| 12 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 13 | Triple Aces BBQ | |
| 14 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 15 | ShowMeMoSmoke | |
| 16 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 17 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 18 | Spitballs BBQ | |
| 19 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 20 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 21 | RICK'S RACKS | |
| 22 | KC Meat Sweats | |
| 23 | LB TOWN KC BBQ | |
| 24 | The Art of Que | |
| 25 | ROADKILL BBQ |
23 entries · top 173.7028 · median 163.3712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ShowMeMoSmoke | |
| 2 | Theslabs.com | |
| 3 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 4 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 5 | RICK'S RACKS | |
| 6 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 7 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 8 | Scratch that Itch BBQ | |
| 9 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 10 | Notch 9 | |
| 11 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 12 | KC Meat Sweats | |
| 13 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 14 | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | |
| 15 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 16 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 17 | The Art of Que | |
| 18 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 19 | B 3 BBQ | |
| 20 | LB TOWN KC BBQ | |
| 21 | Sugar 'n Spice BBQ | |
| 22 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 23 | Spitballs BBQ |