KTD Smokn' Gobbler
2025-07-11 – 2025-07-12 · Worthington, MN · State championship
Reps: JOHN SCHARFFBILLIG, LAURIE TWETEN · Prize money: $8,800.00
Grand Champion: Home Farm BBQ (694.8000) · 26 teams
Entries
26
5 categories
Top score
694.8000
Winning margin
4.0116
GC over RC
Field average
670.99
median 670.21
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
1.7144 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
676.4916
what a walk cost here
Field spread
53.1768
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,800.00
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 51%
beats 49% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1601
avg power rating going in · stronger than 91% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
HOME FARM BBQ took the Grand Championship home to IA.
🏟️ 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)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-11 ← this one | Worthington, MN | 26 | 694.8000 | Home Farm BBQ |
| 2025-07-11 | Worthington, MN | 10 | 175.4288 | Rum N Smoke BBQ |
| 2026-07-10 | Worthington, MN | — | — | — |
| 2026-07-10 | Worthington, MN | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
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 |
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |
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 |
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |