Jan 24–25, 2025 · Omaha, NE · 📍 5801 Oak Hills Dr. · State championship
Reps: Dave Rogers, Peg Rogers · Prize money: $1,925
Shiggin aint easy won Grand Champion at the SJV Winter Rub on January 24, 2025 in Omaha, NE at 5801 Oak Hills Dr., scoring 697.1088 in a field of 32 teams. SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.3944. Category winners: Chicken — Damn Fine Beef & Swine (180.0000); Pork Ribs — SmokinGhost BBQ (180.0000); Pork — Big Racks BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ (175.4056). This is the 3rd of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by Man Meat BBQ; the next was held in 2026.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2023 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 69 times in 100
Shiggin aint easy came in rated below the field's top team, AMERICAN FIRE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Shiggin aint easy won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
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.
Damn Fine Beef & Swine turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 178.2972 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Man Meat BBQ (won 2024).
This contest usually draws about 29 teams
32 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 29.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2023 | Omaha, NE | 5801 Oak Hills Dr. | 31 | 694.7884 | Bushmaster BBQ | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Omaha, NE | 5801 Oak Hills Dr. | 26 | 699.3596 | Man Meat BBQ | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' |
| Jan 24, 2025 ← this one | Omaha, NE | 5801 Oak Hills Dr. | 32 | 697.1088 | Shiggin aint easy | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ |
| Jan 30, 2026 | Omaha, NE | 5801 Oak Hills Dr. | 38 | 705.7028 | Bocephus BBQ | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS |
| Jan 29, 2027 | Omaha, NE | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 175.4056 | 172.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 175.4172 | 173.1316 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 175.4056 | 171.9656 | 170.2628 |
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 |
32 entries · top 180 · 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 |
32 entries · top 180 · 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 |
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 |
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 |