2024-07-26 – 2024-07-27 · Emmetsburg, IA · 📍 2101 Madison · State championship
Reps: CINDY JUHL, TOM JUHL · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ (697.0744) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 WHEN PIGS DIE
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 82% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1316 points — closer than 82% of every championship in the data.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Stronger than 95% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1646 power rating going in — stronger than 95% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 1–2: Bohica BBQ and Son of a Boar BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: Son of a Boar BBQ and LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ and WHEN PIGS DIE tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 17th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 177.7028 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 170.8344 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 177.7144 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 176.0000 | 170.2628 |
28 entries · top 697.0744 · median 676.1944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 3 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 4 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 6 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 7 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 8 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 9 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 10 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 11 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 12 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 13 | Low Eye Que | |
| 14 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 15 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 16 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 17 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 18 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 19 | Pittie Q | |
| 20 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 21 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 22 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 24 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 25 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 26 | Rack Shack BBQ | |
| 27 | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
| 28 | Backdoor BBQ |
28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 2 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 3 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 4 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 5 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 6 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 7 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 8 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 10 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 11 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 12 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 13 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 14 | Low Eye Que | |
| 15 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 16 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 17 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 18 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 19 | Rack Shack BBQ | |
| 20 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 21 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 22 | Pittie Q | |
| 23 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 24 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 25 | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
| 26 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 27 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 28 | Backdoor BBQ |
28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.6858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 3 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 4 | Low Eye Que | |
| 5 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Rack Shack BBQ | |
| 7 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 8 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 9 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 10 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 11 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 12 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 13 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 14 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 15 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 16 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 17 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 18 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 20 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 21 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 22 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 23 | Pittie Q | |
| 24 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 25 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 26 | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
| 27 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 28 | Backdoor BBQ |
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 2 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 3 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 4 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 5 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 6 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 7 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 8 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 9 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 10 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 11 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 12 | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
| 13 | Low Eye Que | |
| 14 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 15 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 16 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 17 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 18 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 19 | Backdoor BBQ | |
| 20 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 21 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 23 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 24 | Pittie Q | |
| 25 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 26 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 27 | Rack Shack BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS |
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.2400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 2 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 3 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 5 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 6 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 7 | Pittie Q | |
| 8 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 9 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 10 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 12 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 13 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 14 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 15 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 16 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 18 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 19 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 20 | Low Eye Que | |
| 21 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 22 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 23 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 24 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 25 | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
| 26 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 27 | Rack Shack BBQ | |
| 28 | Backdoor BBQ |