Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life"
2023-06-16 – 2023-06-17 · Kansas City, KS · 📍 Our Lady of Unity · State championship
Reps: DAVE ROGERS, LARRY HADLEY · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: BrewsCue (707.4172) · 29 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Cow Creek BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🔥 A day of perfect scores
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: SLAPS BBQ and Cow Creek BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: Simple Q Barbeque and 3 PIGS SMOKIN tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Happy Grillmore and LOVE 2 Q tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Slaps BBQ (won 2021).
🃏 An upset on the books
BrewsCue came in rated below the field's top team, JANKY LEG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 8-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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-16 | 2646 S 34th St | 34 | 694.7772 | HIGH i QUE II | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 2018-06-15 | 2646 S 34th St | 32 | 693.1084 | SKUNK RIVER BBQ | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 2019-06-14 | Kansas City, KS | 2646 S 34th St | 38 | 688.5028 | Fergolicious BBQ | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2021-06-18 | Kansas City, KS | Our Lady of Unity | 37 | 706.2744 | Slaps BBQ | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2022-06-17 | Kansas City, KS | Our Lady of Unity | 29 | 705.0856 | Go Pig or Go Home | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2023-06-16 ← this one | Kansas City, KS | Our Lady of Unity | 29 | 707.4172 | BrewsCue | Cow Creek BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 174.8456 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 174.2972 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 172.0000 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 176.0000 | 172.5600 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
29 entries · top 707.4172 · median 681.0860
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BrewsCue | |
| 2 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 3 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 4 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 5 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 6 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 7 | 3 PIGS SMOKIN | |
| 8 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 9 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 10 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 11 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 12 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 13 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 14 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 15 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 16 | Notch 9 | |
| 17 | Ambition Que | |
| 18 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 19 | B & D BBQ | |
| 20 | Flying W North BBQ | |
| 21 | Crooked Que | |
| 22 | 1st and 10 BBQ | |
| 23 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 24 | Simple Q Barbeque | |
| 25 | Trailer Pork Boys | |
| 26 | Smoke-A-Holics | |
| 27 | RUB THAT MEAT BBQ | |
| 28 | Glazed and Confused | |
| 29 | 4 Meat Sakes |
Chicken
29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 2 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 3 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 4 | Simple Q Barbeque | |
| 5 | 3 PIGS SMOKIN | |
| 6 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 7 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 8 | BrewsCue | |
| 9 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 10 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 11 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 12 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 13 | 1st and 10 BBQ | |
| 14 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 15 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 16 | Ambition Que | |
| 17 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 18 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 19 | Glazed and Confused | |
| 20 | Flying W North BBQ | |
| 21 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 22 | B & D BBQ | |
| 23 | Notch 9 | |
| 24 | Crooked Que | |
| 25 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 26 | Trailer Pork Boys | |
| 27 | Smoke-A-Holics | |
| 28 | RUB THAT MEAT BBQ | |
| 29 | 4 Meat Sakes |
Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.7488
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BrewsCue | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 4 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 5 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 6 | 1st and 10 BBQ | |
| 7 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 8 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 9 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 10 | Flying W North BBQ | |
| 11 | Crooked Que | |
| 12 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 13 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 14 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 15 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 16 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 17 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 18 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 19 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 20 | 3 PIGS SMOKIN | |
| 21 | Notch 9 | |
| 22 | Smoke-A-Holics | |
| 23 | B & D BBQ | |
| 24 | Ambition Que | |
| 25 | RUB THAT MEAT BBQ | |
| 26 | Simple Q Barbeque | |
| 27 | Glazed and Confused | |
| 28 | Trailer Pork Boys | |
| 29 | 4 Meat Sakes |
Pork
29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 2 | BrewsCue | |
| 3 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 4 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 5 | Ambition Que | |
| 6 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 7 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 8 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 9 | 3 PIGS SMOKIN | |
| 10 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 11 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 12 | B & D BBQ | |
| 13 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 14 | Notch 9 | |
| 15 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 16 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 17 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 18 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 19 | Simple Q Barbeque | |
| 20 | Crooked Que | |
| 21 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 22 | Trailer Pork Boys | |
| 23 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 24 | Flying W North BBQ | |
| 25 | Smoke-A-Holics | |
| 26 | Glazed and Confused | |
| 27 | RUB THAT MEAT BBQ | |
| 28 | 1st and 10 BBQ | |
| 29 | 4 Meat Sakes |
Brisket
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 2 | 3 PIGS SMOKIN | |
| 3 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 4 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 5 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 6 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 8 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 9 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 10 | BrewsCue | |
| 11 | Notch 9 | |
| 12 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 13 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 14 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 15 | B & D BBQ | |
| 16 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 17 | Flying W North BBQ | |
| 18 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 19 | Ambition Que | |
| 20 | 1st and 10 BBQ | |
| 21 | RUB THAT MEAT BBQ | |
| 22 | Crooked Que | |
| 23 | Trailer Pork Boys | |
| 24 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 25 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 26 | 4 Meat Sakes | |
| 27 | Smoke-A-Holics | |
| 28 | Glazed and Confused | |
| 29 | Simple Q Barbeque |
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.
Ancillary — Dessert
4 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 2 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 3 | 1st and 10 BBQ | |
| 4 | Crooked Que |
Ancillary — Sausage
10 entries · top 175.4288 · median 168.5370
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notch 9 | |
| 2 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoke-A-Holics | |
| 4 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 5 | Crooked Que | |
| 6 | 1st and 10 BBQ | |
| 7 | RUB THAT MEAT BBQ | |
| 8 | 4 Meat Sakes | |
| 9 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 10 | LOVE 2 Q |