8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest
2024-07-26 – 2024-07-27 · Emmetsburg, IA · State championship
Reps: CINDY JUHL, TOM JUHL · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ (697.0744) · 28 teams
Entries
28
4 categories
Top score
697.0744
Winning margin
1.1316
GC over RC
Field average
675.45
median 676.19
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
683.9432
what a walk cost here
Field spread
91.0056
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 45%
beats 55% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1610
avg power rating going in · stronger than 94% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1316 points — closer than 83% of every championship in the data.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1610 power rating going in — stronger than 94% of every contest tracked.
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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
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 |
Master Series — Chicken
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 |
Master Series — Overall
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 |
Master Series — Pork
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 |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
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 |