Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off
2023-07-07 – 2023-07-08 · Cameron, MO · State championship
Reps: PHIL MORROW PHB, ROSEMARY MORROW
Grand Champion: Meat Rushmore BBQ (703.3828) · 30 teams
Entries
30
6 categories
Top score
356.0000
Winning margin
6.8572
GC over RC
Field average
342.13
median 342.82
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
338.2860
what a walk cost here
Field spread
24.0916
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 78%
beats 22% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1588
avg power rating going in · stronger than 85% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Slaps BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 15 tracked editions.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-17 | Cameron, MO | 42 | 708.5372 | Man Meat BBQ |
| 2020-07-18 | Cameron, MO | 32 | 705.6916 | Slaps BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | Cameron, MO | 27 | 701.0856 | Slaps BBQ |
| 2022-07-16 | Cameron, MO | 25 | 702.8572 | Fergolicious BBQ |
| 2023-07-07 ← this one | Cameron, MO | 30 | 703.3828 | Meat Rushmore BBQ |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron, MO | 30 | 177.7144 | Gettin' Basted |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron, MO | 12 | 349.7028 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ |
| 2024-07-12 | Cameron, MO | 28 | 703.9544 | JANKY LEG BBQ |
| 2024-07-12 | Cameron, MO | 20 | 178.8572 | SWINE-O-LICIOUS BBQ |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron, MO | 36 | 702.7884 | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron, MO | 10 | 346.2284 | HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron, MO | 27 | 180.0000 | HESSHOGS4 |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron, MO | — | — | — |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron, MO | — | — | — |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron, MO | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
15 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 2 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 3 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 4 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 5 | SECOND HAND SMOKE - IA | |
| 6 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 7 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 8 | Aww Shucks BBQ | |
| 9 | Shmack Q | |
| 10 | Smokey Bey's Barbecue | |
| 11 | Too Sauced To Smoke | |
| 12 | Flat Tire BBQ | |
| 13 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 14 | Grill Em All | |
| 15 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ |
Backyard Series — Overall
15 entries · top 356.0000 · median 342.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 2 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 3 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 4 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 5 | Aww Shucks BBQ | |
| 6 | Too Sauced To Smoke | |
| 7 | Shmack Q | |
| 8 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 9 | SECOND HAND SMOKE - IA | |
| 10 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 11 | Flat Tire BBQ | |
| 12 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokey Bey's Barbecue | |
| 14 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 15 | Grill Em All |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 176.0000 · median 171.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 2 | Too Sauced To Smoke | |
| 3 | Aww Shucks BBQ | |
| 4 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 5 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 6 | Shmack Q | |
| 7 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 8 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 9 | Flat Tire BBQ | |
| 10 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokey Bey's Barbecue | |
| 12 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 13 | Grill Em All | |
| 14 | SECOND HAND SMOKE - IA | |
| 15 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
Master Series — Brisket
30 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ambition Que | |
| 2 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 3 | BrewsCue | |
| 4 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 5 | S&S BBQ | |
| 6 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 7 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 8 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 10 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 11 | Notch 9 | |
| 12 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 13 | Fluffy Butt BBQ | |
| 14 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 15 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 16 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 17 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 18 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 19 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 20 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 21 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 22 | A & A BBQ | |
| 23 | Racks and Butts | |
| 24 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 25 | BIG BOLA Q | |
| 26 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 27 | Sorry ASS Smokers | |
| 28 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 29 | All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO | |
| 30 | Barking Dog BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
30 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 2 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 3 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 4 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 5 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 7 | BrewsCue | |
| 8 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 9 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 10 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 11 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 12 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 13 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 14 | Fluffy Butt BBQ | |
| 15 | Notch 9 | |
| 16 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 17 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 18 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 19 | S&S BBQ | |
| 20 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 21 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 22 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 23 | BIG BOLA Q | |
| 24 | All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO | |
| 25 | Ambition Que | |
| 26 | Racks and Butts | |
| 27 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 28 | Sorry ASS Smokers | |
| 29 | A & A BBQ | |
| 30 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS |
Master Series — Overall
30 entries · top 703.3828 · median 681.0170
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 2 | BrewsCue | |
| 3 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 4 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 5 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 6 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 7 | Notch 9 | |
| 8 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 9 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 10 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 11 | Ambition Que | |
| 12 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 13 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 14 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 15 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 16 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 17 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 18 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 19 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 20 | Fluffy Butt BBQ | |
| 21 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 22 | S&S BBQ | |
| 23 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 25 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 26 | A & A BBQ | |
| 27 | BIG BOLA Q | |
| 28 | Racks and Butts | |
| 29 | All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO | |
| 30 | Sorry ASS Smokers |
Master Series — Pork
30 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.3942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 2 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 3 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 4 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 5 | BrewsCue | |
| 6 | Fluffy Butt BBQ | |
| 7 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 8 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 9 | Notch 9 | |
| 10 | Ambition Que | |
| 11 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 12 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 13 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 14 | S&S BBQ | |
| 15 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 16 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 17 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 18 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 19 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 20 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 21 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 22 | Sorry ASS Smokers | |
| 23 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 24 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 25 | All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO | |
| 26 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 27 | A & A BBQ | |
| 28 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 29 | Racks and Butts | |
| 30 | BIG BOLA Q |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4000 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 2 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 5 | Bears Backyard Q | |
| 6 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 7 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 8 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 9 | BrewsCue | |
| 10 | Notch 9 | |
| 11 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 12 | BIG BOLA Q | |
| 13 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 14 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 15 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 16 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 17 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 18 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 19 | Ambition Que | |
| 20 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 21 | A & A BBQ | |
| 22 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 23 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 24 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 25 | S&S BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 27 | Fluffy Butt BBQ | |
| 28 | Racks and Butts | |
| 29 | All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO | |
| 30 | Sorry ASS Smokers |