Jun 28–29, 2024 · Blackfoot, ID · 📍 1311 E. Airport Rd. · State championship
Reps: Del Anderson, Steven Flewallen · Prize money: $13,500
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smoke-N-Wings on June 28, 2024 in Blackfoot, ID at 1311 E. Airport Rd., scoring 703.3828 in a field of 28 teams. CROOKED PIGS took Reserve Grand Champion with 698.2404. Category winners: Chicken — SinBin BBQ (178.2972); Pork Ribs — SHIGGIN & GRINNIN (178.8800); Pork — SMELLAQUE (180.0000); Brisket — CROOKED PIGS (180.0000). This is the 1st of 3 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, 2024 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.
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 3 tracked editions
Smellaque has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
Chicken places 8–9: MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ and BURNT TREES BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: BURNT TREES BBQ and LC BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: Rhythm n QUE and Heavy Smoke BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2024 ← this one | Blackfoot, ID | 1311 E. Airport Rd. | 28 | 703.3828 | Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ | CROOKED PIGS |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Blackfoot, ID | 1311 E. Airport Rd. | 32 | 708.5484 | Smellaque | SLINGIN MEATS |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Blackfoot, ID | 281 W. 200 N. | 31 | 709.1772 | Smellaque | Big Johns BBQ Company |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 176.5716 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 174.8572 | 173.1316 |
| Pork | 180 | 177.1544 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 180 | 173.7028 | 169.7028 |
28 entries · top 703.3828 · median 680.4800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 3 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 4 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 5 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 6 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 7 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 8 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 9 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 10 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 11 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 12 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 13 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 14 | Red Beards BBQ | |
| 15 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 16 | LC BBQ | |
| 17 | Bearded Boar BBQ | |
| 18 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 19 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 20 | Bird Dog BBQ | |
| 21 | I'd Smoke That | |
| 22 | Last Best BBQ | |
| 23 | BD's BBQ | |
| 24 | ByBee-Que | |
| 25 | McHoggers | |
| 26 | Risk it for the Brisket | |
| 27 | Papi on the Patio | |
| 28 | Swine Stewards BBQ |
28 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 2 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 3 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 4 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 5 | Bearded Boar BBQ | |
| 6 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 7 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 8 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 9 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 10 | LC BBQ | |
| 11 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 12 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 13 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 14 | I'd Smoke That | |
| 15 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 16 | Red Beards BBQ | |
| 17 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 18 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 19 | BD's BBQ | |
| 20 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 21 | Papi on the Patio | |
| 22 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 23 | Risk it for the Brisket | |
| 24 | Bird Dog BBQ | |
| 25 | McHoggers | |
| 26 | Last Best BBQ | |
| 27 | ByBee-Que | |
| 28 | Swine Stewards BBQ |
28 entries · top 178.8800 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 2 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 3 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 4 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 5 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 6 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 7 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 8 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 9 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 10 | Red Beards BBQ | |
| 11 | LC BBQ | |
| 12 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 13 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 14 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 15 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 16 | Papi on the Patio | |
| 17 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 18 | McHoggers | |
| 19 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 20 | BD's BBQ | |
| 21 | Last Best BBQ | |
| 22 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 23 | Risk it for the Brisket | |
| 24 | Bird Dog BBQ | |
| 25 | Bearded Boar BBQ | |
| 26 | I'd Smoke That | |
| 27 | ByBee-Que | |
| 28 | Swine Stewards BBQ |
28 entries · top 180 · median 169.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 2 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 3 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 4 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 5 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 6 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 8 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 9 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 10 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 11 | I'd Smoke That | |
| 12 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 13 | Last Best BBQ | |
| 14 | Bird Dog BBQ | |
| 15 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 16 | LC BBQ | |
| 17 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 18 | Bearded Boar BBQ | |
| 19 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 20 | Red Beards BBQ | |
| 21 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 22 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 23 | ByBee-Que | |
| 24 | BD's BBQ | |
| 25 | Swine Stewards BBQ | |
| 26 | Risk it for the Brisket | |
| 27 | Papi on the Patio | |
| 28 | McHoggers |
28 entries · top 180 · median 166.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 2 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 3 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 4 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 5 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 6 | Red Beards BBQ | |
| 7 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 8 | McHoggers | |
| 9 | Bearded Boar BBQ | |
| 10 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 11 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 12 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 13 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 14 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 15 | LC BBQ | |
| 16 | ByBee-Que | |
| 17 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 18 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 19 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 20 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 21 | Bird Dog BBQ | |
| 22 | Risk it for the Brisket | |
| 23 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 24 | Swine Stewards BBQ | |
| 25 | BD's BBQ | |
| 26 | Last Best BBQ | |
| 27 | I'd Smoke That | |
| 28 | Papi on the Patio |