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
$8,600
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 | Aug 26, 2022 |
| Chicken | 180 🔥 | Big Wigs BBQ | Aug 25, 2017 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 🔥 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | Aug 26, 2022 |
| Pork | 180 🔥 | Slabba Dabba Que BBQ | Aug 23, 2013 |
| Brisket | 180 🔥 | Whimpy's BBQ | Aug 26, 2016 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Wigs BBQ | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | top 21% |
| B & C SMOKERS | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | top 17% |
| Dead Last BBQ | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 28% |
| SLAPS BBQ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 11% |
| Fergolicious BBQ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 4% |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 7% |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 2% |
| Pork Pullers | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | top 20% |
| GETTIN' SAUCED | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | top 7% |
| BULL CREEK BBQ | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | top 21% |
| FUNNY FARM BBQ | 7 | 0 | 2 | 8 | top 41% |
| SMOKE ON WHEELS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | top 17% |
| Four Men and A Pig | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | top 19% |
| OLD STYLE BBQ | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | top 18% |
| AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | top 8% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2022 🏅 | Town Square | 45 | 705.1428 | FERGOLICIOUS BBQ | HIGH i QUE | $4,300 |
| Aug 23, 2019 🏅 | Town Square | 66 | 696.4912 | Man Meat BBQ | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | $4,300 |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Park Square | 67 | 690.7996 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED | — |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Park Square | 57 | 703.3712 | SLAPS BBQ | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | — |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Park Square | 61 | 690.8228 | B & C SMOKERS | SMOKIN' R'S | — |
| Aug 28, 2015 | Paola, KS 66071 | 65 | 682.2860 | BIG WIGS BBQ | SMOKIN' R'S | — |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Paola, KS 66071 | 69 | 685.7372 | DEAD LAST BBQ | SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 | — |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Paola, KS | 68 | 681.1200 | BIG WIGS BBQ | SWEET PETE'S SMOKIN' HOT MEAT | — |