KTD Smokn' Gobbler (ONE MEAT RIBS)
2025-07-11 · Worthington, MN · 📍 700 2nd Avenue
Reps: JOHN SCHARFFBILLIG, LAURIE TWETEN · Prize money: $950.00
Grand Champion: Rum N Smoke BBQ (175.4288) · 10 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY
Entries
10
1 judged meat
Top score
175.4288
Winning margin
0.0116
1st over 2nd
Field average
170.38
median 172.83
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.3088 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
154.8228
10th place overall
Field spread
20.6060
winner to last place
Prize money
$950.00
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 76%
beats 24% of 2987 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Rum N Smoke BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 1–2: RUM N' SMOKE BBQ edged LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY by 0.0116.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-11 | Worthington, MN | 700 2nd Avenue | 26 | 694.8000 | Home Farm BBQ | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2025-07-11 ← this one | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 175.4288 | 173.1200 | 154.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
10 entries · top 175.4288 · median 172.8342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 3 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 4 | Blended Smoke BBQ | |
| 5 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 6 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 7 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 8 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | SPITFIRE | |
| 10 | Smoking Hamm's BBQ Team |