Shenandoah ShenDig
2025-07-18 – 2025-07-19 · Shenandoah, IA · State championship
Reps: EUGENE WICKHAM, SARAH WICKHAM · Prize money: $7,000.00
Grand Champion: Low Eye Que (707.3944) · 30 teams
Entries
30
4 categories
Top score
707.3944
Winning margin
8.5944
GC over RC
Field average
676.42
median 680.74
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Tightest race
Pork
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
693.0512
what a walk cost here
Field spread
112.6860
winner to last place
Prize money
$7,000.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 10%
beats 90% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1563
avg power rating going in · stronger than 69% of contests
Storylines
🔥 A day of perfect scores
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
Low Eye Que came in rated below the field's top team, HOT DADDY'S 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-21 | Shenandoah, IA | 37 | 702.7884 | Hot Daddy's Barbeque |
| 2025-07-18 ← this one | Shenandoah, IA | 30 | 707.3944 | Low Eye Que |
| 2026-07-17 | Shenandoah, IA | — | — | — |
| 2026-07-17 | Shenandoah, IA | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 2 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 4 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 5 | Low Eye Que | |
| 6 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 7 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 8 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 9 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 10 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 11 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 12 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 13 | GRILLIN' GRINDES | |
| 14 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 15 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 16 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 17 | Backroad BBQ | |
| 18 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 19 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 20 | Sweet Smokin' Jones | |
| 21 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 22 | Smokin Suckers | |
| 23 | Smokin A BBQ | |
| 24 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 25 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 27 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 28 | Grill Reapers | |
| 29 | On the Brink | |
| 30 | JK Smokin BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4114 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Low Eye Que | |
| 3 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 4 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 6 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 7 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 8 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 9 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 10 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 11 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 13 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 14 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 15 | Smokin A BBQ | |
| 16 | On the Brink | |
| 17 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 18 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 19 | Backroad BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 21 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 22 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 23 | Sweet Smokin' Jones | |
| 24 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 25 | Smokin Suckers | |
| 26 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 27 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 28 | GRILLIN' GRINDES | |
| 29 | Grill Reapers | |
| 30 | JK Smokin BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
30 entries · top 707.3944 · median 680.7372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low Eye Que | |
| 2 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 4 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 5 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 6 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 7 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 8 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 9 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 10 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 11 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 12 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 13 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 14 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 15 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 16 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 17 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 18 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 19 | GRILLIN' GRINDES | |
| 20 | Smokin Suckers | |
| 21 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 22 | Backroad BBQ | |
| 23 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 24 | Sweet Smokin' Jones | |
| 25 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 27 | Smokin A BBQ | |
| 28 | On the Brink | |
| 29 | Grill Reapers | |
| 30 | JK Smokin BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 2 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 3 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 4 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 5 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 6 | GRILLIN' GRINDES | |
| 7 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 8 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 10 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 11 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 12 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 13 | Low Eye Que | |
| 14 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 15 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 16 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 19 | Smokin Suckers | |
| 20 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 21 | Sweet Smokin' Jones | |
| 22 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 23 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 24 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 25 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 26 | On the Brink | |
| 27 | Backroad BBQ | |
| 28 | Smokin A BBQ | |
| 29 | Grill Reapers | |
| 30 | JK Smokin BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.3942 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low Eye Que | |
| 2 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 3 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 4 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 5 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 6 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 7 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 8 | Smokin Suckers | |
| 9 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 10 | Backroad BBQ | |
| 11 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 12 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 13 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 14 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 15 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 16 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 17 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 18 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 19 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 20 | GRILLIN' GRINDES | |
| 21 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 22 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 23 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 24 | On the Brink | |
| 25 | Grill Reapers | |
| 26 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 27 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 28 | Sweet Smokin' Jones | |
| 29 | Smokin A BBQ | |
| 30 | JK Smokin BBQ |