23rd Annual Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition
2024-06-14 – 2024-06-15 · State Center, IA · State championship
Reps: CLARA WILLIAMS, JONATHAN B WILLIAMS · Prize money: $7,000.00
Grand Champion: Hogline (701.6688) · 25 teams
Entries
25
4 categories
Top score
701.6688
Winning margin
1.7260
GC over RC
Field average
674.70
median 677.05
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
1.7488 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
682.1828
what a walk cost here
Field spread
73.2572
winner to last place
Prize money
$7,000.00
on the line
Double threats
8
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 28%
beats 72% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1580
avg power rating going in · stronger than 80% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Hogline took the Grand Championship home to WI.
🃏 An upset on the books
Hogline BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
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 |
Master Series — Chicken
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 |
Master Series — Overall
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 |
Master Series — Pork
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 |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
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 |