Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS)
2023-07-07 · Cameron, MO · 📍 9018 N.E. Highway 69
Reps: PHIL MORROW PHB, ROSEMARY MORROW
Grand Champion: Gettin' Basted (177.7144) · 30 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 WABASH BBQ
Entries
30
1 judged meat
Top score
177.7144
Winning margin
0.0116
1st over 2nd
Field average
169.18
median 169.99
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
171.9772
10th place overall
Field spread
22.3544
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 51%
beats 49% of 2987 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Came back for more
28%
9 of 32 teams from the previous edition returned
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Slaps BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 15 tracked editions.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Man Meat BBQ (won 2020).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-17 | Cameron, MO | Cameron Elks | 42 | 708.5372 | Man Meat BBQ | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN |
| 2020-07-18 | Cameron, MO | Cameron Elks | 32 | 705.6916 | Slaps BBQ | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q |
| 2022-07-15 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 27 | 701.0856 | Slaps BBQ | 4 LEGS UP BBQ |
| 2022-07-16 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 25 | 702.8572 | Fergolicious BBQ | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 30 | 703.3828 | Meat Rushmore BBQ | BrewsCue |
| 2023-07-07 ← this one | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 30 | 177.7144 | Gettin' Basted | — |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 12 | 349.7028 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | — |
| 2024-07-12 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 28 | 703.9544 | JANKY LEG BBQ | FAIRWAY SMOKERS |
| 2024-07-12 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 20 | 178.8572 | SWINE-O-LICIOUS BBQ | — |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 36 | 702.7884 | Shiggin aint easy | GETTIN' BASTED |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 10 | 346.2284 | HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ | — |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 27 | 180.0000 | HESSHOGS4 | — |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron, MO | 9018 NE Highway 69 | 37 | 713.1200 | TRIPLE H BBQ | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron, MO | 9018 NE Highway 69 | 21 | 180.0000 | Too Sauced BBQ | — |
| 2026-07-10 | 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 |