Jun 14–15, 2024 · State Center, IA · 📍 3rd Ave SE/2nd St SE · State championship
Reps: Clara Williams, Jonathan B Williams · Prize money: $7,000
Hogline BBQ won Grand Champion at the 23rd Annual Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition on June 14, 2024 in State Center, IA at 3rd Ave SE/2nd St SE, scoring 701.6688 in a field of 25 teams. WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.9428. Category winners: Chicken — Hogline BBQ (177.7144); Pork Ribs — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (177.7144); Pork — Dry 2 da Bone (176.0116); Brisket — Hogline BBQ (176.5600).
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 82 times in 100
Hogline BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 3–4: WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ and UGLY BABY BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: UGLY BABY BBQ and MACHETE BOYS BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Matty Macks and HOT DADDY'S BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Hogline BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
Hogline BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 7th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 174.2744 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 176.0116 | 174.2628 | 171.4284 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 173.1200 | 171.9656 |
25 entries · top 701.6688 · median 677.0512
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 2 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 3 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 4 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | Dry 2 da Bone | |
| 6 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 7 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 8 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 10 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 11 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 12 | Team No Clue BBQ | |
| 13 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 15 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 16 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 17 | Bobalicious | |
| 18 | CHICK HUGGINS BBQ | |
| 19 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 20 | Givey's Que | |
| 21 | Matty Macks | |
| 22 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 23 | BootsBBQ | |
| 24 | Not Dat Bad | |
| 25 | Uber-Q |
25 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 2 | Dry 2 da Bone | |
| 3 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 4 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 5 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | Matty Macks | |
| 7 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 8 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 9 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 11 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 12 | BootsBBQ | |
| 13 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 14 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 15 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 16 | CHICK HUGGINS BBQ | |
| 17 | Bobalicious | |
| 18 | Not Dat Bad | |
| 19 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 20 | Givey's Que | |
| 21 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 22 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 23 | Team No Clue BBQ | |
| 24 | Uber-Q | |
| 25 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES |
25 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.4400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 3 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 4 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 5 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 6 | Givey's Que | |
| 7 | Team No Clue BBQ | |
| 8 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 9 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 10 | Dry 2 da Bone | |
| 11 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 12 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 13 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 14 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 15 | Bobalicious | |
| 16 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 17 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 18 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 20 | CHICK HUGGINS BBQ | |
| 21 | BootsBBQ | |
| 22 | Matty Macks | |
| 23 | Uber-Q | |
| 24 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 25 | Not Dat Bad |
25 entries · top 176.0116 · median 170.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dry 2 da Bone | |
| 2 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 3 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 5 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 6 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 7 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 8 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 9 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 10 | Team No Clue BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 12 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 13 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 14 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 15 | Bobalicious | |
| 16 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 17 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 18 | Matty Macks | |
| 19 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 20 | Not Dat Bad | |
| 21 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 22 | BootsBBQ | |
| 23 | CHICK HUGGINS BBQ | |
| 24 | Uber-Q | |
| 25 | Givey's Que |
25 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 2 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 3 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 5 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 6 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 7 | CHICK HUGGINS BBQ | |
| 8 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 10 | Team No Clue BBQ | |
| 11 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 12 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 13 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 15 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 16 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 17 | Dry 2 da Bone | |
| 18 | Givey's Que | |
| 19 | Bobalicious | |
| 20 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 21 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 22 | BootsBBQ | |
| 23 | Not Dat Bad | |
| 24 | Matty Macks | |
| 25 | Uber-Q |