Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest
Sugar Creek, MO · 📍 11520 Putnam — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
7
6 with results
Typical draw
36
teams · biggest 44
Purse listed
$40K
across all editions
State championship
6 🏅
editions carried the title
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 SLAPS BBQ — 1 win (2026)
- 🏆 FINGER LEIKAM GOOD — 1 win (2025)
- 🏆 Wabash BBQ — 1 win (2024)
- 🏆 MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ — 1 win (2022)
- 🏆 HEAVY SMOKE BBQ — 1 win (2021)
- 🏆 ALL FORKED UP FOR Q — 1 win (2019)
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Master) | 703.9544 | Wabash BBQ | Apr 26, 2024 |
| Chicken | 180 🔥 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | Apr 26, 2024 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 🔥 | Mulkey's BBQ | Apr 26, 2024 |
| Pork | 180 🔥 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | Apr 25, 2025 |
| Brisket | 180 🔥 | Wabash BBQ | Apr 26, 2024 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLAPS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | top 12% |
| FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | top 14% |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | top 10% |
| Wabash BBQ | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 39% |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 13% |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 22% |
| Barking Dog BBQ | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | top 23% |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | top 25% |
| Sons of a Brisket | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | top 20% |
| MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | top 17% |
| Squealin N Dealin BBQ | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | top 28% |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | top 24% |
| Mulkey's BBQ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | top 14% |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | top 19% |
| WOOD HOOK BBQ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | top 13% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2026 🏅 | 11520 Putnam | 28 | 699.9772 | SLAPS BBQ | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | $7,740 |
| Apr 25, 2025 🏅 | 11520 Putnam | 40 | 703.3828 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | $7,740 |
| Apr 26, 2024 🏅 | 11520 Putnam | 44 | 703.9544 | Wabash BBQ | Mulkey's BBQ | — |
| Apr 22, 2022 🏅 | 11520 Putnam | 35 | 703.3828 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | $10,580 |
| Apr 22, 2022 cancelled | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2021 🏅 | 11520 Putnam | 27 | 699.9544 | HEAVY SMOKE BBQ | SLAPS BBQ | $6,520 |
| Apr 26, 2019 🏅 | 11520 Putman | 42 | 696.5028 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | SLAPS BBQ | $7,640 |