BBQ & Fly-In on the River
Excelsior Springs, MO · 📍 201 E. Broadway — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
6
6 with results
Typical draw
63
teams · biggest 83
Purse listed
$55K
across all editions
State championship
6 🏅
editions carried the title
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 Triple H BBQ — 2 wins (2022, 2026)
- 🏆 Smoke This Drink That BBQ — 1 win (2025)
- 🏆 Machete Boys BBQ — 1 win (2024)
- 🏆 Gettin' Basted — 1 win (2023)
- 🏆 Shake 'n Bake BBQ — 1 win (2020)
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Master) | 711.9772 | TRIPLE H BBQ | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Chicken | 180 🔥 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 🔥 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | Aug 15, 2025 |
| Pork | 180 🔥 | BLIND HOG BBQ | Aug 15, 2025 |
| Brisket | 180 🔥 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | Aug 16, 2024 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | top 6% |
| MACHETE BOYS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 25% |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 18% |
| Smoke This Drink That BBQ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 27% |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 2% |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | top 7% |
| KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | top 29% |
| SLAPS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | top 24% |
| AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | top 25% |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | top 26% |
| Bears Backyard Q | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | top 33% |
| GETTIN' SAUCED | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | top 32% |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | top 37% |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | top 19% |
| RAZORRACKS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | top 16% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 🏅 | 201 E. Broadway | 83 | 711.9772 | Triple H BBQ | BBQ Maestros | $10,900 |
| Aug 15, 2025 🏅 | 201 E. Broadway | 62 | 710.8572 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | $8,550 |
| Aug 16, 2024 🏅 | 201 E. Broadway | 65 | 703.9660 | Machete Boys BBQ | Ambition Que | $8,450 |
| Aug 18, 2023 🏅 | 201 E. Broadway | 57 | 706.8344 | Gettin' Basted | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | $8,450 |
| Aug 19, 2022 🏅 | 201 E. Broadway | 54 | 707.4056 | Triple H BBQ | SLAPS BBQ | $10,000 |
| Aug 14, 2020 🏅 | 201 E Broadway | 55 | 703.3828 | Shake 'n Bake BBQ | GETTIN' SAUCED | $8,600 |