A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 15 tracked editions
Slaps BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 15 tracked editions.
- 2020
- 2022
Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2023
Jul 7, 2023 · Cameron, MO · 📍 9018 N.E. Highway 69
Reps: Phil Morrow Phb, Rosemary Morrow
Full results from the Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2023, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on July 7, 2023 in Cameron, MO at 9018 N.E. Highway 69. WABASH BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — GETTIN' BASTED (177.7144). This is the 6th of 15 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Meat Rushmore BBQ; the next was held in 2023.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
155.36
median 169.99
177.71 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2020 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
30
1 judged meat
Top score
177.7144
Winning margin
0.0116
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
169.18
155.36177.71
Pork Ribs · median 169.99 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
171.9772
155.36177.71
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
22.3544
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 44%
beats 56% of 5786 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Came back for more
28%
9 of 32 teams from the previous edition returned
Storylines (3 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 4 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 2–3: WABASH BBQ and Smokey Bey's Barbecue tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: GETTIN' BASTED edged WABASH BBQ by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 7–8: KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON edged SmokinGhost BBQ by 0.0116.
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
- Pork Ribs 1–2 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · 0.0228
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Man Meat BBQ (won 2020).
- Man Meat BBQ · 2020
This contest's own records (2 in the KCBS record book)
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2020 | Cameron, MO | Cameron Elks | 42 | 708.5372 | Man Meat BBQ | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN |
| Jul 18, 2020 | Cameron, MO | Cameron Elks | 32 | 705.6916 | Slaps BBQ | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 27 | 701.0856 | Slaps BBQ | 4 LEGS UP BBQ |
| Jul 16, 2022 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 25 | 702.8572 | Fergolicious BBQ | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 30 | 703.3828 | Meat Rushmore BBQ | BrewsCue |
| Jul 7, 2023 ← this one | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 30 | 177.7144 | Gettin' Basted | — |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 12 | 349.7028 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | — |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 28 | 703.9544 | JANKY LEG BBQ | FAIRWAY SMOKERS |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 20 | 178.8572 | SWINE-O-LICIOUS BBQ | — |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 36 | 702.7884 | Shiggin aint easy | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 10 | 346.2284 | HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ | — |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 27 | 180 | HESSHOGS4 | — |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Cameron, MO | 9018 NE Highway 69 | 37 | 713.1200 | TRIPLE H BBQ | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Cameron, MO | 9018 NE Highway 69 | 21 | 180 | Too Sauced BBQ | — |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Cameron, MO | 9018 NE Highway 69 | 16 | 349.6684 | Too Sauced BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 175.4172 | 171.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 3 | Smokey Bey's Barbecue | |
| 4 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 5 | Notch 9 | |
| 6 | Flat Tire BBQ | |
| 7 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 8 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 9 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 10 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 12 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 13 | Too Sauced To Smoke | |
| 14 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 15 | Pig & Rooster | |
| 16 | S&S BBQ | |
| 17 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 18 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 19 | Grill Em All | |
| 20 | SECOND HAND SMOKE - IA | |
| 21 | Just Blowin Smoke | |
| 22 | BrewsCue | |
| 23 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 24 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 25 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 26 | Ambition Que | |
| 27 | A & A BBQ | |
| 28 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 29 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 30 | Shmack Q |