Jul 5–6, 2024 · Council Bluffs, IA · 📍 19475 225th · State championship
Reps: Eugene Wickham, Sarah Wickham · Prize money: $5,000
Shiggin aint easy won Grand Champion at the Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ on July 5, 2024 in Council Bluffs, IA at 19475 225th, scoring 691.3484 in a field of 26 teams. WHEN PIGS DIE took Reserve Grand Champion with 688.5028. Category winners: Chicken — TEAM CRAWFORD (179.4400); Pork Ribs — Colorado Bulldawg BBQ (175.4288); Pork — Shiggin aint easy (180.0000); Brisket — WHEN PIGS DIE (177.7028). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Team Crawford.
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
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.
Shiggin aint easy took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 9th.
TEAM CRAWFORD turned in 179.4400 in chicken — past the 174.8572 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Team Crawford (won 2023).
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2023 | Council Bluffs, IA | 19475 225th | 22 | 701.7256 | Team Crawford | PORKY BUTTS BBQ |
| Jul 5, 2024 ← this one | Council Bluffs, IA | 19475 225th | 26 | 691.3484 | Shiggin Aint Easy | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Council Bluffs, IA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 174.8572 | 168.0116 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4288 | 170.2744 | 166.8344 |
| Pork | 180 | 173.1428 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 169.1200 | 167.4056 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
26 entries · top 180 · 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 |
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 |