KTD Smokn' Gobbler
2025-07-11 – 2025-07-12 · Worthington, MN · 📍 700 2nd Avenue · State championship
Reps: JOHN SCHARFFBILLIG, LAURIE TWETEN · Prize money: $8,800.00
Grand Champion: Home Farm BBQ (694.8000) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Rum N Smoke BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
HOME FARM BBQ took the Grand Championship home to IA.
🧹 A double category winner
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1601 power rating going in — stronger than 91% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
HOME FARM BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, HOT DADDY'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-11 ← this one | Worthington, MN | 700 2nd Avenue | 26 | 694.8000 | Home Farm BBQ | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2025-07-11 | Worthington, MN | 700 2nd Avenue | 10 | 175.4288 | Rum N Smoke BBQ | — |
| 2026-07-10 | Worthington, MN | 700 2nd Avenue | 33 | 692.5256 | Shiggin & Grinnn | Dry to da bone |
| 2026-07-10 | Worthington, MN | 700 2nd Avenue | 10 | 174.2744 | Rum N' Smoke BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 172.0000 | 170.8112 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.1084 | 170.2744 | 167.9772 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 174.8456 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 171.9772 | 170.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
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 |
Chicken
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 |
Pork Ribs
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 |
Pork
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 |
Brisket
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 |
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.
Ancillary — Turkey
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 |