Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ
2024-07-05 – 2024-07-06 · Council Bluffs, IA · State championship
Reps: EUGENE WICKHAM, SARAH WICKHAM · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Shiggin Aint Easy (691.3484) · 26 teams
Entries
26
4 categories
Top score
691.3484
Winning margin
2.8456
GC over RC
Field average
656.77
median 664.77
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
4.5828 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
675.3028
what a walk cost here
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 59%
beats 41% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1558
avg power rating going in · stronger than 65% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Shiggin aint easy took the Grand Championship home to IN.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-30 | Council Bluffs, IA | 22 | 701.7256 | Team Crawford |
| 2024-07-05 ← this one | Council Bluffs, IA | 26 | 691.3484 | Shiggin Aint Easy |
| 2025-08-01 | Council Bluffs, IA | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |
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 |
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |