9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest
2025-07-25 – 2025-07-26 · Emmetsburg, IA · 📍 2101 Madison Street · State championship
Reps: CINDY JUHL, TOM JUHL · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Hot Daddy's BBQ (688.4684) · 31 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Matty Macks
Entries
31
4 judged meats
Top score
688.4684
Winning margin
1.6684
GC over RC
Field average
672.65
median 672.46
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
1.7028 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
678.7888
10th place overall
Field spread
52.0224
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 88%
beats 12% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
52%
of the 31 teams with a home region came from outside IA
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.28 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1625
avg power rating going in · stronger than 97% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ and Bohica BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: HOT DADDY'S BBQ and LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: FAIRWAY SMOKERS and SIX BUTT BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1625 power rating going in — stronger than 97% 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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 174.2628 | 170.2744 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 174.8572 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 173.1200 | 169.7028 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
31 entries · top 688.4684 · median 672.4572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Matty Macks | |
| 3 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 4 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 5 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 6 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 7 | Lucious Loins | |
| 8 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 9 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 10 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 11 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 12 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 13 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 14 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 15 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 16 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 17 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 18 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 19 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 20 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 21 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 22 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 23 | Low Eye Que | |
| 24 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 25 | Givey's Que | |
| 26 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 27 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 28 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 29 | SPITFIRE | |
| 30 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 31 | Yankee Twang BBQ Co. |
Chicken
31 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 3 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 4 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 5 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 6 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 8 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 9 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 10 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 11 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 12 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 13 | Matty Macks | |
| 14 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 15 | SPITFIRE | |
| 16 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 17 | Lucious Loins | |
| 18 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 19 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 20 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 21 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 22 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 23 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 24 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 25 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 26 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 27 | Low Eye Que | |
| 28 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 29 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 30 | Givey's Que | |
| 31 | Yankee Twang BBQ Co. |
Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 177.7372 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 2 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 3 | Lucious Loins | |
| 4 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 5 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 6 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 8 | Givey's Que | |
| 9 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 10 | Low Eye Que | |
| 11 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 12 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 13 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 14 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 15 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 16 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 17 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 18 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 19 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 20 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 21 | Matty Macks | |
| 22 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 23 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 25 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 26 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 27 | Yankee Twang BBQ Co. | |
| 28 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 29 | SPITFIRE | |
| 30 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 31 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
Pork
31 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 2 | Matty Macks | |
| 3 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 4 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 5 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 6 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 7 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 8 | Givey's Que | |
| 9 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 10 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 11 | Lucious Loins | |
| 12 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 13 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 14 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 16 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 17 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 19 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 20 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 22 | SPITFIRE | |
| 23 | Low Eye Que | |
| 24 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 25 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 26 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 27 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 28 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 29 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 30 | Yankee Twang BBQ Co. | |
| 31 | MadChad's BBQ |
Brisket
31 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 2 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 3 | Matty Macks | |
| 4 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 5 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 7 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 8 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 9 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 10 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 11 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 12 | Low Eye Que | |
| 13 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 14 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 16 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 17 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 18 | Lucious Loins | |
| 19 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 20 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 21 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 22 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 23 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 24 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 25 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 26 | Givey's Que | |
| 27 | SPITFIRE | |
| 28 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 29 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 30 | Yankee Twang BBQ Co. | |
| 31 | Bohica BBQ |