2024-01-26 – 2024-01-27 · Omaha, NE · 📍 5801 Oak Hills Dr. · State championship
Reps: DAVE ROGERS, PEG ROGERS · Prize money: $1,925.00
Grand Champion: Man Meat BBQ (699.3596) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SCORE ONE SMOKIN'
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 2026 — 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.
699.3596 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 694.7884 Bushmaster BBQ set in 2023.
Chicken places 1–2: BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. and SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: PARROTHEAD SMOKERS and Bucknutz BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Bucknutz BBQ and Colorado Bulldawg BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
MAN MEAT BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 11th.
MAN MEAT BBQ turned in 180.0000 in brisket — past the 174.8572 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-27 | Omaha, NE | 5801 Oak Hills Dr. | 31 | 694.7884 | Bushmaster BBQ | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2024-01-26 ← this one | Omaha, NE | 5801 Oak Hills Dr. | 26 | 699.3596 | Man Meat BBQ | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' |
| 2025-01-24 | Omaha, NE | 5801 Oak Hills Dr. | 32 | 697.1088 | Shiggin aint easy | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ |
| 2026-01-30 | Omaha, NE | 5801 Oak Hills Dr. | 38 | 705.7028 | Bocephus BBQ | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 173.7028 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 173.1316 | 171.4288 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 174.8456 | 170.8344 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 173.1200 |
26 entries · top 699.3596 · median 680.4686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 3 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 4 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 5 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 6 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 7 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 8 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 9 | BrewsCue | |
| 10 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 11 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 12 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 15 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 16 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 17 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 18 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 19 | Broken BBQ | |
| 20 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 21 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 22 | Grill Em All | |
| 23 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 24 | Daddy Dutch BBQ | |
| 25 | BIG STACKS BARBEQUE | |
| 26 | Risky Briskets |
26 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.8286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 3 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 4 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 5 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 6 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 7 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 8 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 9 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 10 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 11 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 12 | Broken BBQ | |
| 13 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 14 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 16 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 17 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 18 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 19 | BrewsCue | |
| 20 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 21 | Daddy Dutch BBQ | |
| 22 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 23 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 24 | BIG STACKS BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | Grill Em All | |
| 26 | Risky Briskets |
26 entries · top 176.5716 · median 170.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Broken BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 4 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 5 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 6 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 7 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 8 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 9 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 10 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 11 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 12 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 13 | BrewsCue | |
| 14 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 15 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 16 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 18 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 19 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 20 | Daddy Dutch BBQ | |
| 21 | Grill Em All | |
| 22 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 23 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 24 | BIG STACKS BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 26 | Risky Briskets |
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 2 | BrewsCue | |
| 3 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 4 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 5 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 6 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 7 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 8 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 9 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 11 | Grill Em All | |
| 12 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 13 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 14 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 15 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 16 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 17 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 18 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 19 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 20 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 21 | Risky Briskets | |
| 22 | Broken BBQ | |
| 23 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 24 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 25 | Daddy Dutch BBQ | |
| 26 | BIG STACKS BARBEQUE |
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2514 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 3 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 4 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 5 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 6 | BIG STACKS BARBEQUE | |
| 7 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 8 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 9 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 10 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 11 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 12 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 13 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 14 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 15 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 16 | BrewsCue | |
| 17 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 18 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 20 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 21 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 22 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 23 | Broken BBQ | |
| 24 | Grill Em All | |
| 25 | Daddy Dutch BBQ | |
| 26 | Risky Briskets |