Back-to-back
1 in a row
editions of this contest
HOT DADDY'S BBQ won here last time out too — 1 straight editions of this contest.
- 2025
Art of the Que (One Meat Ribs) 2025
Jun 27, 2025 · Spencer, IA · 📍 800 W 18th Street
Reps: John Scharffbillig, Laurie Tweten, Patrick Diller · Prize money: $850
Full results from the Art of the Que (One Meat Ribs) 2025, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on June 27, 2025 in Spencer, IA at 800 W 18th Street. WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — HOT DADDY'S BBQ (177.7144). This is the 4th of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by BRAMBLE BBQ.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
161.69
median 170.27
177.71 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2023 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Entries
12
1 judged meat
Top score
177.7144
Winning margin
1.1428
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
170.84
161.69177.71
Pork Ribs · median 170.27 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.5944 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
167.9656
161.69177.71
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
16.0228
winner to last place
Prize money
$850
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 44%
beats 56% of 5807 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 4 tracked editions
Hot Daddy's BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
- 2023
- 2025
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 4 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 4–5: THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY and Big Racks BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Unknown Smokers and DAWGS BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: FENDER BENDER BBQ edged Unknown Smokers by 0.0116.
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0344
A contest record in pork ribs
177.7144
best pork ribs ever cooked here
HOT DADDY'S BBQ turned in 177.7144 in pork ribs — past the 177.1428 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 177.1428
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Hot Daddy's BBQ (won 2023).
- Hot Daddy's BBQ · 2023
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2023 | Spencer, IA | 800 W 18th Street | 28 | 697.1088 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Spencer, IA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Spencer, IA | 800 W 18th Street | 15 | 705.7032 | BIG RACKS BBQ | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Spencer, IA | 800 W 18th Street | 17 | 350.8456 | BRAMBLE BBQ | — |
| Jun 27, 2025 ← this one | Spencer, IA | 800 W 18th Street | 12 | 177.7144 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 173.1200 | 167.9656 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
12 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.2686