2013-09-20 – 2013-09-21 · Des Moines, IA · 📍 Des Moines, IA
Grand Champion: PIGSKIN BBQ (693.7144) · 35 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Pork Ribs places 6–7: IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ and T. A. QUE tied on 170.8688 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: BIG T'Z Q CRU and WOODWARD BARBEQUE tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: Woo Hoo BBQ and IOWA OUTLAWS BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
PIGSKIN BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 10th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 173.1428 | 168.5828 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 171.4172 | 168.5600 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 173.1428 | 168.5600 |
| Brisket | 175.4972 | 173.7028 | 170.2628 |
35 entries · top 693.7144 · median 650.7884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGSKIN BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 3 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 4 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 5 | T. A. QUE | |
| 6 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 7 | PIG CITY BBQ | |
| 8 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 9 | THE WICKED PIG | |
| 10 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 11 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 12 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 13 | IOWA OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 14 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 15 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 16 | BLACK DOG BBQ IA | |
| 17 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 18 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 19 | Woo Hoo BBQ | |
| 20 | RACCOON FLATS | |
| 21 | Bonehead Barbecue | |
| 22 | Claxons Pig Daddys | |
| 23 | Game On BBQ | |
| 24 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 25 | SMOKIN CHICKEN BBQ | |
| 26 | Brew BQ | |
| 27 | KING OF THE GRILL | |
| 28 | Andy's BBQ | |
| 29 | Bottoms Up Iowa | |
| 30 | Chuck Wagon BBQ | |
| 31 | Beelicious BBQ | |
| 32 | TWO BOHEMIANS BARBEQUE | |
| 33 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 34 | Grill N Villain | |
| 35 | Rug & Tug BBQ |
35 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.4400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 2 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 3 | Game On BBQ | |
| 4 | T. A. QUE | |
| 5 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 7 | PIGSKIN BBQ | |
| 8 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 9 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 10 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 11 | Beelicious BBQ | |
| 12 | Bonehead Barbecue | |
| 13 | THE WICKED PIG | |
| 14 | BLACK DOG BBQ IA | |
| 15 | RACCOON FLATS | |
| 16 | PIG CITY BBQ | |
| 17 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 18 | Andy's BBQ | |
| 19 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 20 | KING OF THE GRILL | |
| 21 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 22 | Woo Hoo BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN CHICKEN BBQ | |
| 24 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 25 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 26 | IOWA OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 27 | Brew BQ | |
| 28 | Chuck Wagon BBQ | |
| 29 | TWO BOHEMIANS BARBEQUE | |
| 30 | Claxons Pig Daddys | |
| 31 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 32 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 33 | Rug & Tug BBQ | |
| 34 | Bottoms Up Iowa | |
| 35 | Grill N Villain |
35 entries · top 178.2972 · median 161.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGSKIN BBQ | |
| 2 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 3 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 4 | THE WICKED PIG | |
| 5 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 6 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 7 | T. A. QUE | |
| 8 | IOWA OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 9 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 10 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 11 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 12 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 13 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 14 | PIG CITY BBQ | |
| 15 | BLACK DOG BBQ IA | |
| 16 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 17 | Bonehead Barbecue | |
| 18 | Woo Hoo BBQ | |
| 19 | Claxons Pig Daddys | |
| 20 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 21 | Chuck Wagon BBQ | |
| 22 | Game On BBQ | |
| 23 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 24 | SMOKIN CHICKEN BBQ | |
| 25 | Andy's BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 27 | RACCOON FLATS | |
| 28 | KING OF THE GRILL | |
| 29 | Beelicious BBQ | |
| 30 | Brew BQ | |
| 31 | Bottoms Up Iowa | |
| 32 | Rug & Tug BBQ | |
| 33 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 34 | Grill N Villain | |
| 35 | TWO BOHEMIANS BARBEQUE |
35 entries · top 177.7144 · median 161.7256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIG CITY BBQ | |
| 2 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 3 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 4 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 5 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 6 | PIGSKIN BBQ | |
| 7 | T. A. QUE | |
| 8 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 9 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 10 | Brew BQ | |
| 11 | BLACK DOG BBQ IA | |
| 12 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 13 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 14 | IOWA OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 15 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 16 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | Game On BBQ | |
| 18 | TWO BOHEMIANS BARBEQUE | |
| 19 | RACCOON FLATS | |
| 20 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 21 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 22 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 23 | THE WICKED PIG | |
| 24 | Bottoms Up Iowa | |
| 25 | SMOKIN CHICKEN BBQ | |
| 26 | Claxons Pig Daddys | |
| 27 | Bonehead Barbecue | |
| 28 | KING OF THE GRILL | |
| 29 | Beelicious BBQ | |
| 30 | Grill N Villain | |
| 31 | Woo Hoo BBQ | |
| 32 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 33 | Andy's BBQ | |
| 34 | Rug & Tug BBQ | |
| 35 | Chuck Wagon BBQ |
35 entries · top 175.4972 · median 162.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE WICKED PIG | |
| 2 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 3 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 4 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 5 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 6 | Woo Hoo BBQ | |
| 7 | IOWA OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 8 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 9 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 10 | PIGSKIN BBQ | |
| 11 | PIG CITY BBQ | |
| 12 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 13 | BLACK DOG BBQ IA | |
| 14 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 15 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 16 | Claxons Pig Daddys | |
| 17 | T. A. QUE | |
| 18 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 19 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 20 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 21 | RACCOON FLATS | |
| 22 | Bottoms Up Iowa | |
| 23 | Chuck Wagon BBQ | |
| 24 | TWO BOHEMIANS BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | Bonehead Barbecue | |
| 26 | Andy's BBQ | |
| 27 | Grill N Villain | |
| 28 | KING OF THE GRILL | |
| 29 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 30 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 31 | Rug & Tug BBQ | |
| 32 | SMOKIN CHICKEN BBQ | |
| 33 | Brew BQ | |
| 34 | Game On BBQ | |
| 35 | Beelicious BBQ |