SJV Winter Rub
2025-01-24 – 2025-01-25 · Omaha, NE · 📍 5801 Oak Hills Dr. · State championship
Reps: DAVE ROGERS, PEG ROGERS · Prize money: $1,925.00
Grand Champion: Shiggin aint easy (697.1088) · 32 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ
Entries
32
4 judged meats
Top score
697.1088
Winning margin
1.7144
GC over RC
Field average
660.52
median 670.42
Tightest race
Pork
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
681.5884
10th place overall
Field spread
172.5716
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,925.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 63%
beats 37% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
84%
of the 32 teams with a home region came from outside NE
Came back for more
69%
18 of 26 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.5 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1581
avg power rating going in · stronger than 81% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Shiggin aint easy took the Grand Championship home to IN.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 4–5: MUNNY'S STOVE and GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: AMERICAN FIRE BBQ and SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Byg's BBQ and Bucknutz BBQ tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Man Meat BBQ (won 2024).
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-27 | Omaha, NE | 5801 Oak Hills Dr. | 31 | 694.7884 | Bushmaster BBQ | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2024-01-26 | Omaha, NE | 5801 Oak Hills Dr. | 26 | 699.3596 | Man Meat BBQ | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' |
| 2025-01-24 ← this one | Omaha, NE | 5801 Oak Hills Dr. | 32 | 697.1088 | Shiggin aint easy | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ |
| 2026-01-30 | Omaha, NE | 5801 Oak Hills Dr. | 38 | 705.7028 | Bocephus BBQ | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 172.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 173.1316 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 175.4056 | 171.9656 | 170.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
32 entries · top 697.1088 · median 670.4170
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 4 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 5 | Matty Macks | |
| 6 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 7 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 8 | BrewsCue | |
| 9 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 10 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 11 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 12 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 13 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 14 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 15 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 16 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 17 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 18 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 19 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 20 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 21 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 22 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 23 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 24 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 25 | SOUTHINURMOUTH | |
| 26 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 27 | Daddy Dutch BBQ | |
| 28 | Three Casual Smokers | |
| 29 | Broken BBQ | |
| 30 | Grill Em All | |
| 31 | Smokin Mexican | |
| 32 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
Chicken
32 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 2 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 3 | Matty Macks | |
| 4 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 5 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 6 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 7 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 8 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 9 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 10 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 12 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 13 | BrewsCue | |
| 14 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 15 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 16 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 17 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 18 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 19 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 20 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 21 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 22 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 23 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 24 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 25 | SOUTHINURMOUTH | |
| 26 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 27 | Daddy Dutch BBQ | |
| 28 | Grill Em All | |
| 29 | Three Casual Smokers | |
| 30 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 31 | Broken BBQ | |
| 32 | Smokin Mexican |
Pork Ribs
32 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5486 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 2 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 3 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 4 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 5 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 8 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 9 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 10 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 11 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 12 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 13 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 14 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 15 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 16 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 17 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 18 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 19 | Matty Macks | |
| 20 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 21 | BrewsCue | |
| 22 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 23 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 24 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 25 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 26 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 27 | SOUTHINURMOUTH | |
| 28 | Grill Em All | |
| 29 | Three Casual Smokers | |
| 30 | Daddy Dutch BBQ | |
| 31 | Broken BBQ | |
| 32 | Smokin Mexican |
Pork
32 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 2 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 3 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 4 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 5 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 6 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 7 | BrewsCue | |
| 8 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 9 | Matty Macks | |
| 10 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 11 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 13 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 14 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 15 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 16 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 17 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 18 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 19 | Broken BBQ | |
| 20 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 21 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 22 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 23 | Three Casual Smokers | |
| 24 | SOUTHINURMOUTH | |
| 25 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 26 | Daddy Dutch BBQ | |
| 27 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 28 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 29 | Grill Em All | |
| 30 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 31 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 32 | Smokin Mexican |
Brisket
31 entries · top 175.4056 · median 165.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 3 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 4 | BrewsCue | |
| 5 | Matty Macks | |
| 6 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 7 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 8 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 9 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 10 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 11 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 12 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 13 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 14 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 15 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 16 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 17 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 18 | SOUTHINURMOUTH | |
| 19 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 20 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 21 | Broken BBQ | |
| 22 | Daddy Dutch BBQ | |
| 23 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 24 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 25 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 26 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 27 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 28 | Smokin Mexican | |
| 29 | Three Casual Smokers | |
| 30 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 31 | Grill Em All |