Jul 11–12, 2025 · Worthington, MN · 📍 700 2nd Avenue · State championship
Reps: John Scharffbillig, Laurie Tweten · Prize money: $8,800
HOME FARM BBQ won Grand Champion at the KTD Smokn' Gobbler on July 11, 2025 in Worthington, MN at 700 2nd Avenue, scoring 694.8000 in a field of 26 teams. SHIGGIN & GRINNIN took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.7884. Category winners: Chicken — HOME FARM BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY (173.1084); Pork — WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ (178.2972). This is the 1st of 4 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2025.
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, 2025 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 81 times in 100
HOME FARM BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Home Farm BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 43rd tracked contest.
2 of 4 tracked editions
Rum N Smoke BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
Stronger than 90% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1628 power rating going in — stronger than 90% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 8–9: T-Rex BBQ and RUM N' SMOKE BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ and LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY and SIX BUTT BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double.
HOME FARM BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 10th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2025 ← this one | Worthington, MN | 700 2nd Avenue | 26 | 694.8000 | Home Farm BBQ | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Worthington, MN | 700 2nd Avenue | 10 | 175.4288 | Rum N Smoke BBQ | — |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Worthington, MN | 700 2nd Avenue | 33 | 692.5256 | Shiggin & Grinnn | Dry to da bone |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Worthington, MN | 700 2nd Avenue | 10 | 174.2744 | Rum N' Smoke BBQ | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 172 | 170.8112 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.1084 | 170.2744 | 167.9772 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 174.8456 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 171.9772 | 170.2628 |
26 entries · top 694.8000 · median 670.2058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 2 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 3 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 4 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 7 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 8 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 9 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 10 | SPITFIRE | |
| 11 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 12 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 13 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 14 | Good Grefe! | |
| 15 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 16 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 17 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 18 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 19 | Sheyenne BBQ | |
| 20 | BRAZEN BARREL BBQ | |
| 21 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 22 | Daddy Dutch BBQ | |
| 23 | Smoking Hamm's BBQ Team | |
| 24 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 25 | Sugar Shack | |
| 26 | Steel Smoke BBQ |
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.9542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 2 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 3 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 4 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 5 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 7 | Sheyenne BBQ | |
| 8 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 9 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 11 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 12 | Sugar Shack | |
| 13 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 14 | SPITFIRE | |
| 15 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 16 | Daddy Dutch BBQ | |
| 17 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 18 | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
| 19 | Good Grefe! | |
| 20 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 21 | BRAZEN BARREL BBQ | |
| 22 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 23 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 24 | Smoking Hamm's BBQ Team | |
| 25 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 26 | SIX BUTT BBQ |
26 entries · top 173.1084 · median 167.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 2 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 3 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 4 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 5 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 6 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Daddy Dutch BBQ | |
| 8 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 9 | Good Grefe! | |
| 10 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 11 | SPITFIRE | |
| 12 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 14 | BRAZEN BARREL BBQ | |
| 15 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 16 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 17 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 18 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 19 | Sheyenne BBQ | |
| 20 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 21 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 22 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 23 | Smoking Hamm's BBQ Team | |
| 24 | Sugar Shack | |
| 25 | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
| 26 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
26 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.5486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 2 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 3 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 4 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 6 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 7 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 8 | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 10 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 11 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 12 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 13 | SPITFIRE | |
| 14 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 15 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 16 | BRAZEN BARREL BBQ | |
| 17 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 18 | Sheyenne BBQ | |
| 19 | Smoking Hamm's BBQ Team | |
| 20 | Good Grefe! | |
| 21 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 22 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 23 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 24 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 25 | Daddy Dutch BBQ | |
| 26 | Sugar Shack |
26 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 2 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 3 | SPITFIRE | |
| 4 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 5 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 6 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 8 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 9 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 10 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 11 | Good Grefe! | |
| 12 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 13 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 14 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 15 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 16 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 17 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 18 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 19 | Smoking Hamm's BBQ Team | |
| 20 | BRAZEN BARREL BBQ | |
| 21 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 22 | Sugar Shack | |
| 23 | Sheyenne BBQ | |
| 24 | Daddy Dutch BBQ | |
| 25 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 26 | Steel Smoke BBQ |
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.
16 entries · top 175.4056 · median 170.8170
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 3 | Good Grefe! | |
| 4 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 5 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoking Hamm's BBQ Team | |
| 7 | Blended Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 9 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 12 | Daddy Dutch BBQ | |
| 13 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 14 | Sugar Shack | |
| 15 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 16 | BRAZEN BARREL BBQ |