East Central State Bbq Cook Off Paola Roots Festival
Paola, KS · 📍 Town Square — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
8
8 with results
Typical draw
62
teams · biggest 69
Purse listed
$9K
across all editions
State championship
2 🏅
editions carried the title
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 BIG WIGS BBQ — 2 wins (2013, 2015)
- 🏆 FERGOLICIOUS BBQ — 1 win (2022)
- 🏆 Man Meat BBQ — 1 win (2019)
- 🏆 DIRT ROAD BBQ — 1 win (2018)
- 🏆 SLAPS BBQ — 1 win (2017)
- 🏆 B & C SMOKERS — 1 win (2016)
- 🏆 DEAD LAST BBQ — 1 win (2014)
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Master) | 705.1428 | Fergolicious BBQ | 2022-08-26 |
| Chicken | 179.4400 | ShowMeMoSmoke | 2022-08-26 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 🔥 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | 2022-08-26 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | HIGH i QUE | 2022-08-26 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 🔥 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | 2019-08-23 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 2% |
| Fergolicious BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 2% |
| GETTIN' SAUCED | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | top 10% |
| LOVE 2 Q | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | top 19% |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | top 22% |
| Squealin N Dealin BBQ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | top 43% |
| BULL CREEK BBQ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | top 34% |
| Pork Pullers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | top 14% |
| HIGH i QUE | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | top 12% |
| AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | top 5% |
| Damn Fine Beef & Swine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | top 18% |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | top 3% |
| SLAPS BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | top 14% |
| ShowMeMoSmoke | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | top 20% |
| Four Men and A Pig | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | top 22% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-26 🏅 | Town Square | 45 | 705.1428 | FERGOLICIOUS BBQ | HIGH i QUE | $4,300.00 |
| 2019-08-23 🏅 | Town Square | 66 | 696.4912 | Man Meat BBQ | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | $4,300.00 |
| 2018-08-24 | Park Square | 67 | 690.7996 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED | — |
| 2017-08-25 | Park Square | 57 | 703.3712 | SLAPS BBQ | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | — |
| 2016-08-26 | Park Square | 61 | 690.8228 | B & C SMOKERS | SMOKIN' R'S | — |
| 2015-08-28 | Paola, KS 66071 | 65 | 682.2860 | BIG WIGS BBQ | SMOKIN' R'S | — |
| 2014-08-22 | Paola, KS 66071 | 69 | 685.7372 | DEAD LAST BBQ | SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 | — |
| 2013-08-23 | Paola, KS | 68 | 681.1200 | BIG WIGS BBQ | SWEET PETE'S SMOKIN' HOT MEAT | — |