2025-06-27 – 2025-06-28 · Spencer, IA · 📍 800 W 18th Street · State championship
Reps: JOHN SCHARFFBILLIG, LAURIE TWETEN, PATRICK DILLER · Prize money: $2,400.00
Grand Champion: BIG RACKS BBQ (705.7032) · 15 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 HOT DADDY'S BBQ
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2023 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
705.7032 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 697.1088 Hot Daddy's BBQ set in 2023.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 77 times in 100
Big Racks BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, HOT DADDY'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
2 of 4 tracked editions
Hot Daddy's BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
Master Series — Chicken places 8–9: SPITFIRE and NECTAR OF THE HOGS tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 1–2: Big Racks BBQ and HOT DADDY'S BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Chicken places 2–3: SASSY SMOKE BBQ edged DAWGS BBQ by 0.0112.
Big Racks BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
Big Racks BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 6th.
Big Racks BBQ turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Hot Daddy's BBQ (won 2023).
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-07 | Spencer, IA | 800 W 18th Street | 28 | 697.1088 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ |
| 2024-06-28 | Spencer, IA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 ← this one | Spencer, IA | 800 W 18th Street | 15 | 705.7032 | BIG RACKS BBQ | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Spencer, IA | 800 W 18th Street | 17 | 350.8456 | BRAMBLE BBQ | — |
| 2025-06-27 | Spencer, IA | 800 W 18th Street | 12 | 177.7144 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 171.9772 | 168.5372 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 170.8344 | 167.9772 |
| Master Series — Pork | 178.8572 | 176.0000 | 170.8228 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 168.0000 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 176.5600 | 171.9772 | 166.8344 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 169.1544 | 163.9772 |
15 entries · top 705.7032 · median 686.2288
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 2 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 4 | SPITFIRE | |
| 5 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 6 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 7 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 8 | Low Eye Que | |
| 9 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 10 | Pittie Q | |
| 11 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 12 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 13 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 14 | Smokin G's BBQ | |
| 15 | Yankee Twang BBQ Co. |
15 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 2 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 4 | Pittie Q | |
| 5 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 6 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 7 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 8 | SPITFIRE | |
| 9 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 10 | Low Eye Que | |
| 11 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 13 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 14 | Smokin G's BBQ | |
| 15 | Yankee Twang BBQ Co. |
15 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 2 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 4 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 5 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 6 | Pittie Q | |
| 7 | SPITFIRE | |
| 8 | Low Eye Que | |
| 9 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 10 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 11 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 12 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 13 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 14 | Smokin G's BBQ | |
| 15 | Yankee Twang BBQ Co. |
15 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.1316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 2 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 4 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 5 | SPITFIRE | |
| 6 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 7 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 8 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 9 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 10 | Low Eye Que | |
| 11 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 12 | Pittie Q | |
| 13 | Smokin G's BBQ | |
| 14 | Yankee Twang BBQ Co. | |
| 15 | BUCKSHOTBBQ |
15 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPITFIRE | |
| 2 | Low Eye Que | |
| 3 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 4 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 5 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 6 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 7 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 8 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 9 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 10 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 11 | Pittie Q | |
| 12 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokin G's BBQ | |
| 14 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 15 | Yankee Twang BBQ Co. |
16 entries · top 349.1200 · median 332.2402
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 2 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 3 | SASSY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 5 | Briskey Business BBQ | |
| 6 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 7 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 8 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 9 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 10 | East Bow Que | |
| 11 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 12 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 13 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 14 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 15 | THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY | |
| 16 | SMOKEY GQ |
16 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.1086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 2 | SASSY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 4 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 5 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 6 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 7 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 8 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 9 | Briskey Business BBQ | |
| 10 | East Bow Que | |
| 11 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 12 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 13 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 14 | THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY | |
| 15 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 16 | Sensuous BBQ |
16 entries · top 174.8572 · median 166.5486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 2 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 3 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 4 | SASSY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 6 | Briskey Business BBQ | |
| 7 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 8 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 9 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 10 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 11 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 12 | THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY | |
| 13 | East Bow Que | |
| 14 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 15 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 16 | SMOKEY GQ |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
17 entries · top 173.1428 · median 164.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittie Q | |
| 2 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 3 | Briskey Business BBQ | |
| 4 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 5 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 6 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 7 | BBQ Pit Bros Too | |
| 8 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 9 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 10 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 11 | East Bow Que | |
| 12 | Yankee Twang BBQ Co. | |
| 13 | East Bow Que Too | |
| 14 | BBQ Pit Bros Tres | |
| 15 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 16 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 17 | Bucknutz BBQ |