2025-07-11 – 2025-07-12 · Papillion, NE · 📍 129 North Washington St · State championship
Reps: BUNNY TUTTLE, RICH TUTTLE · Prize money: $2,800.00
Grand Champion: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (698.2172) · 24 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Mr. Dudes BBQ
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.
Closer than 79% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1660 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: WHEN PIGS DIE and Smokin Reefer BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 3–4: MAN MEAT BBQ and IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 5–6: Byg's BBQ and BUCKSHOTBBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 175.4172 | 173.1200 | 169.6800 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 176.0000 | 171.4172 | 168.5372 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 171.4056 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 176.5600 | 174.2628 | 168.5256 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 177.7028 | 167.9888 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 162.8348 | — |
24 entries · top 698.2172 · median 677.2914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 3 | Low Eye Que | |
| 4 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 5 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 6 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 7 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 8 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 9 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 10 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 11 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 12 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 13 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 14 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 15 | LUSCIOUS LOINS | |
| 16 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 17 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 18 | Smokin Reefer BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 20 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 21 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 22 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 23 | Broken BBQ | |
| 24 | OMAHA'S BLOWIN SMOKE |
24 entries · top 175.4172 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 2 | Smokin Reefer BBQ | |
| 3 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 4 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 6 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 7 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 8 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 9 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 10 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 11 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 12 | Low Eye Que | |
| 13 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 14 | LUSCIOUS LOINS | |
| 15 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 16 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 18 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 19 | Broken BBQ | |
| 20 | OMAHA'S BLOWIN SMOKE | |
| 21 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 22 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 23 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 24 | HELPING U BBQ |
24 entries · top 176.0000 · median 167.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low Eye Que | |
| 2 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 3 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 4 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 5 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 6 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 7 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 8 | Smokin Reefer BBQ | |
| 9 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 10 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 11 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 12 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 13 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 14 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 15 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 16 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 17 | OMAHA'S BLOWIN SMOKE | |
| 18 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 19 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 20 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 21 | LUSCIOUS LOINS | |
| 22 | Broken BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 24 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION |
24 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2514 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 3 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 4 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 5 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 6 | Low Eye Que | |
| 7 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 8 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 9 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 10 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 12 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 13 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 14 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 15 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 16 | LUSCIOUS LOINS | |
| 17 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 18 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 19 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 20 | Smokin Reefer BBQ | |
| 21 | Broken BBQ | |
| 22 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 23 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 24 | OMAHA'S BLOWIN SMOKE |
24 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.8056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 2 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 3 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 4 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 5 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 6 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 7 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 8 | LUSCIOUS LOINS | |
| 9 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 11 | Low Eye Que | |
| 12 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 13 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 15 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 16 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 17 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 18 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 19 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 20 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin Reefer BBQ | |
| 22 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 23 | Broken BBQ | |
| 24 | OMAHA'S BLOWIN SMOKE |
7 entries · top 353.1316 · median 342.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 2 | East Bow Que | |
| 3 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 4 | Brown Dog BBQ | |
| 5 | SILENCE OF THE HAMMS | |
| 6 | CUT 'EM UP BBQ | |
| 7 | SPOT ON BBQ |
7 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 2 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 3 | SILENCE OF THE HAMMS | |
| 4 | East Bow Que | |
| 5 | Brown Dog BBQ | |
| 6 | CUT 'EM UP BBQ | |
| 7 | SPOT ON BBQ |
7 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Bow Que | |
| 2 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 3 | Brown Dog BBQ | |
| 4 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 5 | CUT 'EM UP BBQ | |
| 6 | SILENCE OF THE HAMMS | |
| 7 | SPOT ON BBQ |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
7 entries · top 162.9484 · median 154.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Broken BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 4 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 5 | East Bow Que | |
| 6 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 7 | SPOT ON BBQ |
5 entries · top 166.8800 · median 148.6628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 3 | Broken BBQ | |
| 4 | SPOT ON BBQ | |
| 5 | Who's Cookin' |
4 entries · top 159.4400 · median 149.4516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 2 | Broken BBQ | |
| 3 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 4 | SPOT ON BBQ |