Minnesota in May
2024-05-10 – 2024-05-11 · St. Peter, MN · 📍 400 Union St. · State championship
Reps: DAVE ROGERS, LAURIE TWETEN, PEG ROGERS · Prize money: $11,500.00
Grand Champion: Hot Daddy's BBQ (699.9772) · 58 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ
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👑 A dynasty in the making
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has won this contest 2 times across its 16 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
HOT DADDY'S BBQ took the Grand Championship home to IA.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: Matty Macks and OWENS BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: OWENS BBQ and Ash Kickin' BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 8–9: Ash Kickin' BBQ and Steel Smoke BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SHIGGIN & GRINNIN (won 2013, 2023), SPITFIRE (won 2015), IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (won 2017), Hot Daddys BBQ (won 2023).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-17 | Faribault, MN | 49 | 689.1424 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | MONKEYS' UNCLES BBQ | |
| 2014-05-16 | Falcon Heights, MN 55448 | 58 | 696.0228 | A BOY & HIS BBQ | SPITFIRE | |
| 2015-05-15 | St. Paul, MN 55346 | 60 | 692.5600 | SPITFIRE | QUETOPIA | |
| 2016-05-13 | Falcon Heights, MN | 71 | 690.2056 | QUETOPIA | HOGLINE | |
| 2017-05-12 | Falcon Heights, MN 55346 | 71 | 695.3484 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | RUB MY RACK | |
| 2018-05-11 | Falcon Heights, MN 55346 | 70 | 694.8344 | EGGSPERT BBQ MINNESOTA | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 2019-05-10 | 3101 HWY 95 NE | 57 | 698.8000 | Totally Sauced | HOGLINE | |
| 2021-05-07 | Cambridge, MN | 301 MN-95 | 60 | 697.1544 | Hogline | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | St. Peter, MN | 400 Union St. | 59 | 698.2284 | Hot Daddys BBQ | Hogline BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | St. Peter, MN | 400 Union St. | 46 | 177.1544 | Shiggin & Grinnin | — |
| 2024-05-10 ← this one | St. Peter, MN | 400 Union St. | 58 | 699.9772 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | St. Peter, MN | 400 Union St. | 49 | 177.1544 | Weez's Groovin' BBQ | — |
| 2025-05-09 | St. Peter, MN | 400 Union St. | 58 | 701.6688 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | Phoenix BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | St. Peter, MN | 400 Union St. | 43 | 178.8572 | KPG SMOKIN' | — |
| 2026-05-08 | St. Peter, MN | Nicolett County Fair Grounds | 77 | 700.0004 | Burnt Trees BBQ | Smokin Suckers |
| 2026-05-08 | St. Peter, MN | Nicolett County Fair Grounds | 47 | 176.5944 | Que's Yer Daddy | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 179.4400 | 176.5600 | 175.4400 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 173.1200 |
| Master Series — Pork | 178.8572 | 177.1428 | 174.8572 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 175.4400 | 173.1544 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 178.8800 | 176.0000 | 173.1200 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 173.7028 | 171.4288 |
| Ancillary — Pork | 175.4056 | 168.5828 | 165.1088 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
58 entries · top 699.9772 · median 681.6054
Chicken
58 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.9656
Pork Ribs
58 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.4116 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
58 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.1314
Brisket
58 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.8342 · 🔥 perfect 180
Backyard Series
Overall
43 entries · top 350.2628 · median 334.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 2 | Whatcha Got BBQ | |
| 3 | Porket About It | |
| 4 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 5 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 6 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 7 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 8 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 9 | 901 Q | |
| 10 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 11 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 12 | The Kids Of Mr Shack BBQ | |
| 13 | Backroad BBQ | |
| 14 | Notorious P.I.G. | |
| 15 | Smoke M Like U Stole M | |
| 16 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 17 | Tipsy Smoker | |
| 18 | UPNORTHSMOKE | |
| 19 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 20 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 21 | Kellner Bro's BBQ | |
| 22 | Motley Crew BBQ | |
| 23 | Sota Smoke BBQ | |
| 24 | Black Stack BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 26 | Squeeze My Slabs | |
| 27 | Weasel's Bone Lickin' BBQ | |
| 28 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 29 | Natural Born Grillers | |
| 30 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 31 | Taste Of Freedom | |
| 32 | Blessed Girl BBQ | |
| 33 | Dude Bod Barbeque | |
| 34 | Sweet Natty's Smokin' Q | |
| 35 | Anderson BBQ Supply | |
| 36 | Bubba Lou BBQ | |
| 37 | Sexy Pig BBQ | |
| 38 | Drunken Monkey Pit Stop BBQ | |
| 39 | Painted & Glazed BBQ | |
| 40 | Uff-Da Barbecue | |
| 41 | Team Janet's BBQ | |
| 42 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 43 | Rack Shack bbq |
Chicken
43 entries · top 178.8800 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whatcha Got BBQ | |
| 2 | 901 Q | |
| 3 | Smoke M Like U Stole M | |
| 4 | Motley Crew BBQ | |
| 5 | Porket About It | |
| 6 | Backroad BBQ | |
| 7 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 8 | The Kids Of Mr Shack BBQ | |
| 9 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 10 | Weasel's Bone Lickin' BBQ | |
| 11 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 12 | UPNORTHSMOKE | |
| 13 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 14 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 15 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 16 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 17 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 18 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 19 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 20 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 21 | Rack Shack bbq | |
| 22 | Tipsy Smoker | |
| 23 | Kellner Bro's BBQ | |
| 24 | Notorious P.I.G. | |
| 25 | Natural Born Grillers | |
| 26 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 27 | Black Stack BBQ | |
| 28 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 29 | Sexy Pig BBQ | |
| 30 | Anderson BBQ Supply | |
| 31 | Blessed Girl BBQ | |
| 32 | Squeeze My Slabs | |
| 33 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 34 | Dude Bod Barbeque | |
| 35 | Sota Smoke BBQ | |
| 36 | Sweet Natty's Smokin' Q | |
| 37 | Taste Of Freedom | |
| 38 | Drunken Monkey Pit Stop BBQ | |
| 39 | Team Janet's BBQ | |
| 40 | Bubba Lou BBQ | |
| 41 | Painted & Glazed BBQ | |
| 42 | Uff-Da Barbecue | |
| 43 | Big Boys BBQ |
Pork Ribs
42 entries · top 177.1428 · median 165.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 2 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 3 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 4 | Sota Smoke BBQ | |
| 5 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 6 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 7 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 8 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 9 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 10 | Notorious P.I.G. | |
| 11 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 12 | Porket About It | |
| 13 | Whatcha Got BBQ | |
| 14 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 15 | Bubba Lou BBQ | |
| 16 | Squeeze My Slabs | |
| 17 | Tipsy Smoker | |
| 18 | Taste Of Freedom | |
| 19 | The Kids Of Mr Shack BBQ | |
| 20 | Backroad BBQ | |
| 21 | Kellner Bro's BBQ | |
| 22 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 23 | Painted & Glazed BBQ | |
| 24 | Black Stack BBQ | |
| 25 | UPNORTHSMOKE | |
| 26 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 27 | 901 Q | |
| 28 | Sweet Natty's Smokin' Q | |
| 29 | Dude Bod Barbeque | |
| 30 | Uff-Da Barbecue | |
| 31 | Blessed Girl BBQ | |
| 32 | Smoke M Like U Stole M | |
| 33 | Drunken Monkey Pit Stop BBQ | |
| 34 | Natural Born Grillers | |
| 35 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 36 | Weasel's Bone Lickin' BBQ | |
| 37 | Motley Crew BBQ | |
| 38 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 39 | Anderson BBQ Supply | |
| 40 | Sexy Pig BBQ | |
| 41 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 42 | Team Janet's BBQ |
Ancillary
Pork
15 entries · top 175.4056 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 2 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 3 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 5 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 6 | Sweet Natty's Smokin' Q | |
| 7 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 8 | Weasel's Bone Lickin' BBQ | |
| 9 | Rack Shack bbq | |
| 10 | Tipsy Smoker | |
| 11 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 12 | Team Janet's BBQ | |
| 13 | Backroad BBQ | |
| 14 | Painted & Glazed BBQ | |
| 15 | Bubba Lou BBQ |
Ancillary categories
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.
Kids-Q — Kids-Q 11+
5 entries · top 165.1660 · median 164.5944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Thomas | |
| 2 | Colin Wiese | |
| 3 | Allison Brelje | |
| 4 | Cole Stocker | |
| 5 | Blake Stocker |
Kids-Q — Kids-Q 5-10
10 entries · top 170.8800 · median 164.8800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazel Ellis | |
| 2 | Maisie Dobosenski | |
| 3 | C. J. Spellacy | |
| 4 | Andrew Brelje | |
| 5 | Harrison Reese | |
| 6 | Nolan Rehbein | |
| 7 | Drake Berndt | |
| 8 | Peyton Martins | |
| 9 | Finnegan McGee | |
| 10 | Henrik Anderson |
Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey Smoke
56 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.2686 · 🔥 perfect 180