Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)
Osage City, KS · 📍 517 South 1st Street — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
14
14 with results
Typical draw
95
teams · biggest 109
Purse listed
$139K
across all editions
State championship
7 🏅
editions carried the title
In the record book (3 in the KCBS record book)
Where this contest stands in the all-time KCBS record book, counting every edition of it together.
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 CLARK CREW BBQ — 2 wins (2016, 2017)
- 🏆 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ — 2 wins (2014, 2015)
- 🏆 Blind Fox BBQ — 1 win (2026)
- 🏆 Parts 'R' Smokin — 1 win (2025)
- 🏆 Burnt Trees — 1 win (2024)
- 🏆 Janky Leg BBQ — 1 win (2023)
- 🏆 Last Call Heroes BBQ — 1 win (2022)
- 🏆 Piggin Whiskey O.G. — 1 win (2021)
- 🏆 Tebo Creek BBQ — 1 win (2020)
- 🏆 HOGLINE — 1 win (2018)
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Master) | 709.7028 | Blind Fox BBQ | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Chicken | 180 🔥 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 🔥 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Pork | 180 🔥 | RED OAK BBQ | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Brisket | 180 🔥 | Take It Easy BBQ | Apr 10, 2026 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | top 13% |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | top 18% |
| AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | top 26% |
| Hogline | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | top 8% |
| GRILLIN' BEAVERS | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 30% |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 42% |
| Pit Crew BBQ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 46% |
| LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 25% |
| BURNT TREES BBQ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 41% |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 13% |
| PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 33% |
| Blind Fox BBQ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 11% |
| Big Bear BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 1% |
| Brooklyn L. - ShowMeNoSmoke | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 1% |
| Jacob Miller | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 1% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2026 🏅 | 517 South 1st Street | 101 | 709.7028 | Blind Fox BBQ | SLAPS BBQ | $22,650 |
| Apr 11, 2025 🏅 | 517 South 1st Street | 92 | 708.6060 | Parts 'R' Smokin | Cow Creek BBQ | $22,650 |
| Apr 5, 2024 🏅 | 517 South 1st Street | 97 | 706.2628 | Burnt Trees | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | $22,650 |
| Apr 7, 2023 🏅 | 517 South 1st Street | 103 | 707.9772 | Janky Leg BBQ | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | $22,650 |
| Apr 8, 2022 🏅 | 517 South 1st Street | 94 | 700.0228 | Last Call Heroes BBQ | HIGH i QUE | $21,200 |
| Apr 8, 2022 | 517 South 1st Street | — | — | — | — | $2,500 |
| Apr 9, 2021 🏅 | Jones Park (in Osage City) | 105 | 703.4400 | Piggin Whiskey O.G. | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | — |
| Oct 30, 2020 🏅 | Jones Park (in Osage City) | 93 | 706.2744 | Tebo Creek BBQ | TRIPLE H BBQ | $24,675 |
| Apr 6, 2018 | 517 South 1st St (Jones Park) | 103 | 699.3712 | HOGLINE | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | — |
| Apr 7, 2017 | 517 South 1st St (Jones Park) | 100 | 700.0116 | CLARK CREW BBQ | THE SMOKING HILLS | — |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Osage City, KS | 109 | 700.5144 | CLARK CREW BBQ | LUCKY'S Q | — |
| Apr 10, 2015 | Osage City, KS 66523 | 97 | 698.2516 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | SMOKE N BABES BBQ | — |
| Apr 11, 2014 | Osage City, KS 66523 | 73 | 689.6916 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ | — |
| Apr 12, 2013 | Osage City, KS | 71 | 685.7142 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | PELLET ENVY | — |