Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ
2024-07-05 – 2024-07-06 · Council Bluffs, IA · 📍 19475 225th · State championship
Reps: EUGENE WICKHAM, SARAH WICKHAM · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Shiggin Aint Easy (691.3484) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 WHEN PIGS DIE
Entries
26
4 judged meats
Top score
691.3484
Winning margin
2.8456
GC over RC
Field average
656.77
median 664.77
Tightest race
Chicken
4.5828 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
675.3028
10th place overall
Field spread
194.2856
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 83%
beats 17% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
65%
of the 26 teams with a home region came from outside IA
Came back for more
55%
12 of 22 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.66 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1563
avg power rating going in · stronger than 68% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Shiggin aint easy took the Grand Championship home to IN.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 4–5: PARROTHEAD SMOKERS and BIG SEXY BBQ tied on 170.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: BIG SEXY BBQ and SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ tied on 170.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 1–2: WHEN PIGS DIE and MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Team Crawford (won 2023).
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-30 | Council Bluffs, IA | 19475 225th | 22 | 701.7256 | Team Crawford | PORKY BUTTS BBQ |
| 2024-07-05 ← this one | Council Bluffs, IA | 19475 225th | 26 | 691.3484 | Shiggin Aint Easy | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2025-08-01 | Council Bluffs, IA | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 174.8572 | 168.0116 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4288 | 170.2744 | 166.8344 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 173.1428 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 169.1200 | 167.4056 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 691.3484 · median 664.7716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 2 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 3 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 4 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 5 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 6 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 7 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 8 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 9 | Low Eye Que | |
| 10 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 11 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 13 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 14 | Big Fig BBQ | |
| 15 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 16 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 17 | BIG SEXY BBQ | |
| 18 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 19 | Buckshot BBQ | |
| 20 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 22 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 23 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 24 | Gutboys | |
| 25 | Smokin A BBQ | |
| 26 | Broken BBQ |
Chicken
26 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.4114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 2 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 3 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 4 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 5 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 6 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 7 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 8 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 9 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 10 | Buckshot BBQ | |
| 11 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 12 | Low Eye Que | |
| 13 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 14 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 15 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 17 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 18 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 19 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 20 | BIG SEXY BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 22 | Big Fig BBQ | |
| 23 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 24 | Gutboys | |
| 25 | Smokin A BBQ | |
| 26 | Broken BBQ |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 175.4288 · median 165.1086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 2 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 3 | Big Fig BBQ | |
| 4 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 5 | BIG SEXY BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 8 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 9 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 10 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 11 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 13 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 14 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 15 | Broken BBQ | |
| 16 | Gutboys | |
| 17 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 18 | Low Eye Que | |
| 19 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 20 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 21 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 22 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 23 | Smokin A BBQ | |
| 24 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 25 | Buckshot BBQ | |
| 26 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE |
Pork
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.9886 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 2 | Low Eye Que | |
| 3 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 4 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 5 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 6 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 7 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 8 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 10 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 11 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 12 | Big Fig BBQ | |
| 13 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 14 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 15 | Broken BBQ | |
| 16 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 17 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 18 | BIG SEXY BBQ | |
| 19 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 20 | Buckshot BBQ | |
| 21 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 22 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 23 | Gutboys | |
| 24 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 25 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 26 | Smokin A BBQ |
Brisket
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 2 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 3 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 4 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 5 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 6 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 7 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 8 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 9 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 10 | Low Eye Que | |
| 11 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 12 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 13 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | Buckshot BBQ | |
| 16 | Big Fig BBQ | |
| 17 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 18 | BIG SEXY BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 20 | Gutboys | |
| 21 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 22 | Smokin A BBQ | |
| 23 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 24 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 25 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 26 | Broken BBQ |