Buds Blues and BBQ
Columbia, MO · 📍 6401 Highway 40 W — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
4
4 with results
Typical draw
9
teams · biggest 16
Purse listed
$16K
across all editions
State championship
3 🏅
editions carried the title
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 AMBITION QUE — 1 win (2025)
- 🏆 ALL FIRED UP AND KICKIN ASH — 1 win (2025)
- 🏆 Shake 'N Bake BBQ — 1 win (2024)
- 🏆 There's No Place Like Smoke — 1 win (2024)
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Master) | 697.0972 | Ambition Que | Sep 5, 2025 |
| Overall (Backyard) | 352.5600 | Fire Pig | Sep 5, 2025 |
| Chicken | 180 🔥 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | Sep 13, 2024 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | Bushwood BBQ | Sep 13, 2024 |
| Pork | 176 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | Sep 5, 2025 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | OnlyCans Competition BBQ | Sep 5, 2025 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambition Que | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 27% |
| Too Sauced BBQ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 14% |
| Fire Pig | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 11% |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 6% |
| Smoked By The Brooks | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | top 46% |
| SmoQued On Main St | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | top 61% |
| SHOOTING THE BREEZE | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | top 87% |
| BBQ Pit Bros | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | top 44% |
| Big Reds Backyard BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | top 89% |
| Bushwood BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | top 38% |
| Chester's Twisted Que | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | top 56% |
| Dr. Squealgood BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | top 44% |
| IN DEEP SAUCE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | top 38% |
| Low Eye Que | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | top 33% |
| MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | top 56% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2025 🏅 | 6401 Highway 40 W | 9 | 697.0972 | AMBITION QUE | OnlyCans Competition BBQ | $6,400 |
| Sep 5, 2025 🏅 | 6401 Highway 40 W | 7 | 177.1428 | ALL FIRED UP AND KICKIN ASH | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2024 🏅 | 6401 Highway 40 W | 16 | 692.4800 | Shake 'N Bake BBQ | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | $8,500 |
| Sep 13, 2024 | 6401 Highway 40 W | 5 | 177.7028 | There's No Place Like Smoke | — | $1,175 |