Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2)
2023-07-15 – 2023-07-16 · Butler, MO · 📍 615 W Nursery · State championship
Reps: BUNNY TUTTLE, RICH TUTTLE · Prize money: $4,050.00
Grand Champion: JANKY LEG BBQ (712.5600) · 21 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SLAPS BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 10.3084 points — a wider margin than 91% of championships in the data.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🧹 A double category winner
JANKY LEG BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: JANKY LEG BBQ and 4 LEGS UP BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 2–3: 4 LEGS UP BBQ and Smoke 'n Magic tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: SMOKIN ELVISES and SLAPS BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BAD INFLUENCE BBQ - MO (won 2023).
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1622 power rating going in — stronger than 96% of every contest tracked.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-14 | Butler, MO | 615 W Nursery | 27 | 701.0972 | MEAT RUSHMORE | GETTIN' BASTED |
| 2023-07-14 | Butler, MO | 615 W Nursery | 23 | 178.8572 | BAD INFLUENCE BBQ - MO | — |
| 2023-07-15 ← this one | Butler, MO | 615 W Nursery | 21 | 712.5600 | JANKY LEG BBQ | SLAPS BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 173.7144 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 171.9772 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180.0000 | 176.5716 | 174.2628 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 177.7144 | 173.1200 | 171.4172 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 174.2744 | 169.6800 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 167.3828 | — |
| Ancillary — Pork | 177.7028 | 164.5600 | 144.4916 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
21 entries · top 712.5600 · median 687.8972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 4 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 8 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 9 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 10 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 11 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 12 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 13 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 14 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 16 | SMOKIN ELVISES | |
| 17 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 18 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 19 | Split Borders BBQ | |
| 20 | TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER | |
| 21 | Smokin Roy's BBQ |
Chicken
21 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 4 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN ELVISES | |
| 8 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 9 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | Split Borders BBQ | |
| 11 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 12 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 13 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 14 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 15 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 16 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 17 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 18 | TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER | |
| 19 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 20 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin Roy's BBQ |
Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 2 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 4 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 8 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 9 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 10 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 11 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 12 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 13 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 14 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 15 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 16 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 17 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 18 | Split Borders BBQ | |
| 19 | Smokin Roy's BBQ | |
| 20 | TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER | |
| 21 | SMOKIN ELVISES |
Pork
21 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 2 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 3 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 4 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 5 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 6 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 7 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 8 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 9 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 10 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 12 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 13 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 14 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 15 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN ELVISES | |
| 17 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 18 | TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER | |
| 19 | Split Borders BBQ | |
| 20 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin Roy's BBQ |
Brisket
21 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 3 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 4 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 5 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN ELVISES | |
| 7 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 8 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 9 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 10 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 11 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 12 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 14 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 15 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 16 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 17 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 18 | Split Borders BBQ | |
| 19 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 20 | Smokin Roy's BBQ | |
| 21 | TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER |
Backyard Series
Overall
9 entries · top 347.3828 · median 335.9316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 2 | Piggy's Kin | |
| 3 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 4 | Aww Shucks BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 6 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 7 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 8 | Smokey Bey's Barbecue | |
| 9 | Smoke Show |
Chicken
9 entries · top 174.2744 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 2 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 3 | Piggy's Kin | |
| 4 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 5 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 6 | Aww Shucks BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokey Bey's Barbecue | |
| 8 | Smoke Show | |
| 9 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO |
Pork Ribs
9 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 2 | Piggy's Kin | |
| 3 | Aww Shucks BBQ | |
| 4 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 5 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 7 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 8 | Smokey Bey's Barbecue | |
| 9 | Smoke Show |
Ancillary
Pork
10 entries · top 177.7028 · median 161.6858
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
7 entries · top 180.0000 · median 177.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokin Roy's BBQ | |
| 3 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 4 | Anna Cope | |
| 5 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 6 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 7 | Split Borders BBQ |