Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ
2024-08-23 – 2024-08-24 · Hill City, SD · State championship
Reps: DEL ANDERSON, MICHAEL WINTER · Prize money: $12,000.00
Grand Champion: Q Cartel (689.0512) · 29 teams
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Field strength
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has won this contest 4 times across its 7 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5712 points — closer than 91% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Q Cartel took the Grand Championship home to AB.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1597 power rating going in — stronger than 90% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
Q Cartel came in rated below the field's top team, LAST CALL HEROES BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-22 | 25 | 692.5488 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2015-08-21 | 26 | 689.6456 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2016-08-26 | 31 | 697.6916 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2017-08-25 | 26 | 691.3712 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2018-08-24 | 27 | 704.5256 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 2019-08-23 | Hill City, SD | 31 | 699.9544 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS |
| 2024-08-23 ← this one | Hill City, SD | 29 | 689.0512 | Q Cartel |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Beans
10 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 2 | Gone Smokin' BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 4 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 5 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 6 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 7 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 8 | BnB BBQ | |
| 9 | M-DUBS BBQ | |
| 10 | LaTa-Que |
Ancillary — Dessert
17 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
Kids-Q — Kids q 11-15
5 entries · top 174.8456 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fried Waffles-Eli | |
| 2 | Cookin Peanuts-Elizabeth | |
| 3 | Hot Lola-Lola | |
| 4 | Tucker's BBQ-Tucker | |
| 5 | Kenaston's BBQ-Jonas |
Kids-Q — Kids q 6-10
10 entries · top 177.1544 · median 163.3656
Master Series — Brisket
29 entries · top 175.4056 · median 168.5712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q Cartel | |
| 2 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 3 | M-DUBS BBQ | |
| 4 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 6 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 7 | LaTa-Que | |
| 8 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 9 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 10 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 11 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 12 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 13 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 14 | Monarchbbq | |
| 15 | Gone Smokin' BBQ | |
| 16 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 17 | Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ | |
| 18 | My Style BBQ | |
| 19 | BnB BBQ | |
| 20 | Boogs BBQ | |
| 21 | Eggspert BBQ | |
| 22 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 25 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 26 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 27 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 28 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 29 | Golden Bison Grill |
Master Series — Chicken
29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Eggspert BBQ | |
| 3 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 4 | LaTa-Que | |
| 5 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 6 | M-DUBS BBQ | |
| 7 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 8 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 9 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 10 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 11 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 12 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 13 | My Style BBQ | |
| 14 | Gone Smokin' BBQ | |
| 15 | Q Cartel | |
| 16 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 18 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 20 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 21 | Boogs BBQ | |
| 22 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 24 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 25 | Monarchbbq | |
| 26 | BnB BBQ | |
| 27 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 28 | Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ | |
| 29 | Golden Bison Grill |
Master Series — Overall
29 entries · top 689.0512 · median 676.4228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q Cartel | |
| 2 | LaTa-Que | |
| 3 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 4 | Eggspert BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 6 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 7 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 8 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 9 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 11 | BnB BBQ | |
| 12 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 13 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 14 | M-DUBS BBQ | |
| 15 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 16 | My Style BBQ | |
| 17 | Gone Smokin' BBQ | |
| 18 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 19 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 20 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 21 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 22 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 23 | Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ | |
| 24 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 25 | Boogs BBQ | |
| 26 | Monarchbbq | |
| 27 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 28 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 29 | Golden Bison Grill |
Master Series — Pork
29 entries · top 177.7372 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 2 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 3 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 4 | Eggspert BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 6 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 7 | BnB BBQ | |
| 8 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 9 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 10 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 11 | Q Cartel | |
| 12 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 14 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 15 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 16 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 17 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 18 | Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ | |
| 19 | Monarchbbq | |
| 20 | My Style BBQ | |
| 21 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 22 | M-DUBS BBQ | |
| 23 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 24 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 25 | LaTa-Que | |
| 26 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 27 | Gone Smokin' BBQ | |
| 28 | Boogs BBQ | |
| 29 | Golden Bison Grill |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LaTa-Que | |
| 2 | BnB BBQ | |
| 3 | Q Cartel | |
| 4 | Gone Smokin' BBQ | |
| 5 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 6 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 8 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 9 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 10 | My Style BBQ | |
| 11 | M-DUBS BBQ | |
| 12 | Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ | |
| 13 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 15 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 16 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 18 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 19 | Eggspert BBQ | |
| 20 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 21 | Boogs BBQ | |
| 22 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 23 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 24 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 25 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 26 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 27 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 28 | Monarchbbq | |
| 29 | Golden Bison Grill |