23rd Annual Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition
2024-06-14 – 2024-06-15 · State Center, IA · 📍 3rd Ave SE/2nd St SE · State championship
Reps: CLARA WILLIAMS, JONATHAN B WILLIAMS · Prize money: $7,000.00
Grand Champion: Hogline (701.6688) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Hogline took the Grand Championship home to WI.
🧹 A double category winner
Hogline BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🃏 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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| 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 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |