East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship - Paola Roots Festival
2023-08-26 – 2023-08-27 · Paola, KS · 📍 Town Square · State championship
Reps: ALFRED T BOWEN, FRAN BOWEN · Prize money: $4,300.00
Grand Champion: Gettin' Basted (707.3828) · 16 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BULL CREEK BBQ
Entries
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Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
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Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
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Storylines
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 12.5712 points — a wider margin than 95% of championships in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
GETTIN' BASTED took the Grand Championship home to MO.
🧹 A double category winner
GETTIN' BASTED won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 5–6: BULL CREEK BBQ and MAN MEAT BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ and Fergolicious BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: FINGER LEIKAM GOOD edged PARTS 'R' SMOKIN by 0.0004.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-25 | Paola, KS | Town Square | 9 | 346.8228 | Bushwood BBQ | — |
| 2023-08-26 ← this one | Paola, KS | Town Square | 16 | 707.3828 | Gettin' Basted | BULL CREEK BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 171.9656 | 166.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 167.3828 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 175.4056 | 166.2400 |
| Brisket | 175.4056 | 170.2512 | 163.9544 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
16 entries · top 707.3828 · median 673.5830
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 3 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 4 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 5 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 6 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 7 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 8 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 9 | Royal Smoke | |
| 10 | BEAUX HAWG BBQ | |
| 11 | BIG WIGS BBQ | |
| 12 | Broken BBQ | |
| 13 | Evening Wood | |
| 14 | AM & PM SMOKERS | |
| 15 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 16 | Two Fat Guys Burnin' Meat |
Chicken
16 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 4 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 5 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 6 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 7 | Broken BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG WIGS BBQ | |
| 9 | Royal Smoke | |
| 10 | BEAUX HAWG BBQ | |
| 11 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 12 | AM & PM SMOKERS | |
| 13 | Evening Wood | |
| 14 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 15 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 16 | Two Fat Guys Burnin' Meat |
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.1316 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 3 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 4 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 5 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 6 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 7 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 8 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 9 | BIG WIGS BBQ | |
| 10 | Royal Smoke | |
| 11 | Broken BBQ | |
| 12 | BEAUX HAWG BBQ | |
| 13 | AM & PM SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Evening Wood | |
| 15 | Two Fat Guys Burnin' Meat | |
| 16 | DUNN UP BBQ |
Pork
16 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.1144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 2 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 3 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 6 | BEAUX HAWG BBQ | |
| 7 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 8 | Royal Smoke | |
| 9 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 10 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 11 | Evening Wood | |
| 12 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG WIGS BBQ | |
| 14 | Broken BBQ | |
| 15 | AM & PM SMOKERS | |
| 16 | Two Fat Guys Burnin' Meat |
Brisket
16 entries · top 175.4056 · median 165.6974
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 3 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 4 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 5 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 6 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 7 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 8 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 9 | Evening Wood | |
| 10 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 11 | Royal Smoke | |
| 12 | BIG WIGS BBQ | |
| 13 | AM & PM SMOKERS | |
| 14 | BEAUX HAWG BBQ | |
| 15 | Broken BBQ | |
| 16 | Two Fat Guys Burnin' Meat |
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 — Sausage
10 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEAUX HAWG BBQ | |
| 2 | Broken BBQ | |
| 3 | Evening Wood | |
| 4 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 5 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 6 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 7 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 8 | Royal Smoke | |
| 9 | BIG WIGS BBQ | |
| 10 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD |