Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition
2023-06-30 – 2023-07-01 · Topeka, KS · 📍 510 SW 49th Street · State championship
Reps: CLARA WILLIAMS, JONATHAN B WILLIAMS · Prize money: $4,210.00
Grand Champion: Dr. Squealgood BBQ (705.0972) · 33 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ
Entries
33
4 judged meats
Top score
705.0972
Winning margin
2.3088
GC over RC
Field average
679.28
median 690.21
Perfect 180s
6 🔥
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ (Brisket), Bocephus BBQ (Brisket), MAN MEAT BBQ (Chicken), BEER DART BBQ (Chicken), GETTIN' SAUCED (Pork), Holow Q (Pork)
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
697.0856
10th place overall
Field spread
110.9256
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,210.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 24%
beats 76% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
21%
of the 33 teams with a home region came from outside KS
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.84 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1579
avg power rating going in · stronger than 79% of contests
Storylines
🔥 A day of perfect scores
6 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: MAN MEAT BBQ and BEER DART BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: Can Country Outlaw BBQ and FINGER LEIKAM GOOD tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: JANKY LEG BBQ and PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
Dr. Squealgood BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, JANKY LEG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 178.8572 | 176.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 177.7144 | 174.8456 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 176.5944 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 173.1084 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
33 entries · top 705.0972 · median 690.2060
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 2 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 3 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 4 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 5 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 6 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 7 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 8 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 9 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 10 | Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque | |
| 11 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 12 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 13 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 14 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 15 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 16 | Holow Q | |
| 17 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 18 | Boxer Q BBQ | |
| 19 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 20 | BEER DART BBQ | |
| 21 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' TOAD'S | |
| 23 | 777 BBQ | |
| 24 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S | |
| 25 | Happy Basset BBQ and Beer | |
| 26 | M.T. Pockets | |
| 27 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 28 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 29 | One Love BBQ | |
| 30 | Blaz'n Weazel BBQ | |
| 31 | DB Que | |
| 32 | QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE | |
| 33 | Fire in the Hole |
Chicken
33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | BEER DART BBQ | |
| 3 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 4 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 5 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 6 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 7 | Happy Basset BBQ and Beer | |
| 8 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 9 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 10 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 11 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 12 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 13 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 14 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 15 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 16 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 17 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 18 | Blaz'n Weazel BBQ | |
| 19 | M.T. Pockets | |
| 20 | Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque | |
| 21 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S | |
| 22 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 23 | Boxer Q BBQ | |
| 24 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 25 | One Love BBQ | |
| 26 | DB Que | |
| 27 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 28 | SMOKIN' TOAD'S | |
| 29 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 30 | 777 BBQ | |
| 31 | Holow Q | |
| 32 | QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE | |
| 33 | Fire in the Hole |
Pork Ribs
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 172.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 2 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 3 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 4 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 5 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 6 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 7 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 8 | Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque | |
| 9 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 10 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 11 | Boxer Q BBQ | |
| 12 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 13 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 14 | Happy Basset BBQ and Beer | |
| 15 | Holow Q | |
| 16 | M.T. Pockets | |
| 17 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 18 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 19 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 20 | One Love BBQ | |
| 21 | QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE | |
| 22 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' TOAD'S | |
| 24 | DB Que | |
| 25 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 26 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 27 | BEER DART BBQ | |
| 28 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 29 | 777 BBQ | |
| 30 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 31 | Blaz'n Weazel BBQ | |
| 32 | Fire in the Hole | |
| 33 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S |
Pork
33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 2 | Holow Q | |
| 3 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 4 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 5 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 6 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 7 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 8 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 9 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 10 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 11 | Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque | |
| 12 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 13 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 14 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 15 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S | |
| 16 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 17 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 18 | Blaz'n Weazel BBQ | |
| 19 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 20 | BEER DART BBQ | |
| 21 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 22 | 777 BBQ | |
| 23 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 24 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 25 | SMOKIN' TOAD'S | |
| 26 | Boxer Q BBQ | |
| 27 | One Love BBQ | |
| 28 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 29 | DB Que | |
| 30 | Happy Basset BBQ and Beer | |
| 31 | QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE | |
| 32 | M.T. Pockets | |
| 33 | Fire in the Hole |
Brisket
33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 2 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 3 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 4 | Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque | |
| 5 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 6 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 7 | Holow Q | |
| 8 | Boxer Q BBQ | |
| 9 | 777 BBQ | |
| 10 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 11 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 12 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 13 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 14 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 15 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' TOAD'S | |
| 17 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 18 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 19 | M.T. Pockets | |
| 20 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 21 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 22 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 23 | BEER DART BBQ | |
| 24 | QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE | |
| 25 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 26 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S | |
| 27 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 28 | One Love BBQ | |
| 29 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 30 | Happy Basset BBQ and Beer | |
| 31 | DB Que | |
| 32 | Blaz'n Weazel BBQ | |
| 33 | Fire in the Hole |