Fire on Ice BBQ Championship
2025-02-21 – 2025-02-22 · Onamia, MN · 📍 8383 Izatys Rd · State championship
Reps: JOHN SCHARFFBILLIG, LAURIE TWETEN · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Shiggin & Grinnin (700.5600) · 42 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BIGG SMOAK BBQ
Entries
42
4 judged meats
Top score
700.5600
Winning margin
6.3312
GC over RC
Field average
669.82
median 671.34
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.8800 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
682.2172
10th place overall
Field spread
76.7656
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 45%
beats 55% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
45%
of the 42 teams with a home region came from outside MN
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.73 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1582
avg power rating going in · stronger than 81% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN took the Grand Championship home to WI.
🧹 A double category winner
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork places 3–4: RUM N' SMOKE BBQ and IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: Son of a Boar BBQ and WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: WRECKING CREW BBQ and HOT DADDY'S BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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 | 175.4172 | 173.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 170.8456 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 174.2628 | 172.0000 |
| Brisket | 178.8800 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
42 entries · top 700.5600 · median 671.3430
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 2 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 3 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 4 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 6 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 7 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 8 | LC BBQ | |
| 9 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 10 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 11 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 12 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 13 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | Smokin Big | |
| 15 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 16 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 18 | PO PO PORK | |
| 19 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 20 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 21 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 22 | Q Cartel | |
| 23 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 24 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 25 | Pure Smoke BBQ | |
| 26 | BULLY BBQ | |
| 27 | Sugar Shack | |
| 28 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 29 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 30 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 31 | Sheyenne BBQ | |
| 32 | Don't Tread on Meat | |
| 33 | BURNT WOOD BBQ | |
| 34 | Good Grefe! | |
| 35 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 36 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 37 | PORKY'S PURGATORY COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 38 | Borgy the BBQ Butcher | |
| 39 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 40 | Harry's Bar All Sauced Up & Smokin | |
| 41 | Swampview BBQ | |
| 42 | BSQ'S |
Chicken
42 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 2 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 3 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 4 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 5 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 6 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 7 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 8 | Smokin Big | |
| 9 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 10 | Sheyenne BBQ | |
| 11 | Harry's Bar All Sauced Up & Smokin | |
| 12 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 13 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 14 | LC BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 16 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 17 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 18 | PO PO PORK | |
| 19 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 20 | Swampview BBQ | |
| 21 | PORKY'S PURGATORY COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 22 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 23 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 24 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 25 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 26 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 27 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 28 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 29 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 30 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 31 | Pure Smoke BBQ | |
| 32 | Borgy the BBQ Butcher | |
| 33 | BSQ'S | |
| 34 | Good Grefe! | |
| 35 | Q Cartel | |
| 36 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 37 | Sugar Shack | |
| 38 | BULLY BBQ | |
| 39 | Don't Tread on Meat | |
| 40 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 41 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 42 | BURNT WOOD BBQ |
Pork Ribs
42 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.2802
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 2 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 3 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 5 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 6 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 7 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 8 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 9 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 10 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 11 | PO PO PORK | |
| 12 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 13 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 14 | LC BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 16 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 17 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 18 | Sugar Shack | |
| 19 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 20 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 21 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 22 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 23 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 24 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 25 | Q Cartel | |
| 26 | BULLY BBQ | |
| 27 | Smokin Big | |
| 28 | Sheyenne BBQ | |
| 29 | BURNT WOOD BBQ | |
| 30 | Don't Tread on Meat | |
| 31 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 32 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 33 | Pure Smoke BBQ | |
| 34 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 35 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 36 | Borgy the BBQ Butcher | |
| 37 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 38 | Good Grefe! | |
| 39 | PORKY'S PURGATORY COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 40 | BSQ'S | |
| 41 | Swampview BBQ | |
| 42 | Harry's Bar All Sauced Up & Smokin |
Pork
42 entries · top 177.1428 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pure Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 3 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 6 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 7 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 8 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 9 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 10 | BULLY BBQ | |
| 11 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 12 | Don't Tread on Meat | |
| 13 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 14 | Harry's Bar All Sauced Up & Smokin | |
| 15 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 16 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 17 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 18 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 19 | Good Grefe! | |
| 20 | LC BBQ | |
| 21 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 22 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 23 | Q Cartel | |
| 24 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 25 | BURNT WOOD BBQ | |
| 26 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 27 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 28 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 29 | Smokin Big | |
| 30 | Sugar Shack | |
| 31 | PORKY'S PURGATORY COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 32 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 33 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 34 | Swampview BBQ | |
| 35 | PO PO PORK | |
| 36 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 37 | Borgy the BBQ Butcher | |
| 38 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 39 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 40 | Sheyenne BBQ | |
| 41 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 42 | BSQ'S |
Brisket
42 entries · top 178.8800 · median 168.5314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 2 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 3 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 4 | LC BBQ | |
| 5 | Smokin Big | |
| 6 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 8 | BURNT WOOD BBQ | |
| 9 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 10 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 11 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 12 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 13 | Sugar Shack | |
| 14 | Q Cartel | |
| 15 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 16 | PO PO PORK | |
| 17 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 18 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 19 | Sheyenne BBQ | |
| 20 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 21 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 22 | BULLY BBQ | |
| 23 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 24 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 25 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 26 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 27 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 28 | Good Grefe! | |
| 29 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 30 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 31 | Pure Smoke BBQ | |
| 32 | Don't Tread on Meat | |
| 33 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 34 | Borgy the BBQ Butcher | |
| 35 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 36 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 37 | PORKY'S PURGATORY COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 38 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 39 | BSQ'S | |
| 40 | Harry's Bar All Sauced Up & Smokin | |
| 41 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 42 | Swampview BBQ |