Shawnee Great Grillers
2023-09-22 – 2023-09-23 · Shawnee, KS · 📍 11501 W. 57th St · State championship
Reps: DAVE ROGERS, FORREST BRUCE, LARRY HADLEY, PEG ROGERS · Prize money: $6,350.00
Grand Champion: Slaps BBQ (703.9544) · 73 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Fergolicious 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 day of perfect scores
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: LOVE 2 Q and IHC BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: IHC BBQ and Velvet Swine tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Fergolicious BBQ and 913 BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-22 ← this one | Shawnee, KS | 11501 W. 57th St | 73 | 703.9544 | Slaps BBQ | Fergolicious BBQ |
| 2024-09-27 | Shawnee, KS | 11501 W. 57th St | 73 | 705.1088 | Mad Mutt's BBQ | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2025-09-26 | Shawnee, KS | 11501 W. 57th St | 67 | 706.8228 | LOVE 2 Q | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE |
| 2026-09-25 | Shawnee, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.7144 | 176.0228 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 176.5600 | 173.7144 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 176.5600 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 175.4172 | 173.1200 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
73 entries · top 703.9544 · median 656.9940
Chicken
72 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
71 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.8572
Pork
70 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
71 entries · top 179.4400 · median 162.2400
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 — Chef'S Choice
20 entries · top 180.0000 · median 175.9886 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ultimate Flippin Grillers | |
| 2 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 3 | Why Not Smoke | |
| 4 | Hawg Heaven | |
| 5 | F.O.M.S.B. | |
| 6 | Overland Pig Committee | |
| 7 | RIB I'S | |
| 8 | Smokin' Beaver BBQ | |
| 9 | Shell Rock Smokers | |
| 10 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 11 | Ribs for Her Pleasure | |
| 12 | Rock Chalk Jayhawk BBQ | |
| 13 | Sugar 'n Spice BBQ | |
| 14 | K C RIB DOCTOR | |
| 15 | LEGENDARY BARBEQUE | |
| 16 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | |
| 17 | Jurassic Pork | |
| 18 | B TEAM BBQ | |
| 19 | YARDHOGS BBQ | |
| 20 | Velvet Swine |
Ancillary — Sausage
42 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | F.O.M.S.B. | |
| 2 | Last Years Leftovers | |
| 3 | Rock Chalk Jayhawk BBQ | |
| 4 | SKY BLUE THIGHS | |
| 5 | Bubba's Pig-a-licious | |
| 6 | Smokin' Beaver BBQ | |
| 7 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 8 | Smokers Anonymous | |
| 9 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | |
| 10 | ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE | |
| 11 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 12 | Smokey Mountain Boys | |
| 13 | Kingdom Smoke | |
| 14 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 15 | S M F | |
| 16 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 17 | This is Nice | |
| 18 | Hoggy Style BBQ | |
| 19 | LEGENDARY BARBEQUE | |
| 20 | Ultimate Flippin Grillers | |
| 21 | Hawg Heaven | |
| 22 | Grilligans Island | |
| 23 | B TEAM BBQ | |
| 24 | Danny Boy BBQ | |
| 25 | Velvet Swine | |
| 26 | IHC BBQ | |
| 27 | Shorthorn BBQ | |
| 28 | Shell Rock Smokers | |
| 29 | Big Fork BBQ | |
| 30 | Evening Wood | |
| 31 | Ribs for Her Pleasure | |
| 32 | SMOKE ON WHEELS | |
| 33 | Mad Cow Angry Beaver | |
| 34 | Why Not Smoke | |
| 35 | Bourbon Barrel Smokers | |
| 36 | K C RIB DOCTOR | |
| 37 | Sugar 'n Spice BBQ | |
| 38 | Sloppy Seconds | |
| 39 | Jurassic Pork | |
| 40 | SMOKING JOE'S BARBERQ | |
| 41 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 42 | HG BBQ |