Aug 22–23, 2025 · Hampton, IA · 📍 1383 140th Street · State championship
Reps: Cindy Juhl, Tom Juhl · Prize money: $10,250
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Cruisin' and BBQin' on August 22, 2025 in Hampton, IA at 1383 140th Street, scoring 703.9544 in a field of 18 teams. Poppa Pig took Reserve Grand Champion with 703.3828. Category winners: Chicken — Bourbon & Blues BBQ (179.4400); Pork Ribs — WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ (175.4172); Pork — Poppa Pig (180.0000); Brisket — WHEN PIGS DIE (178.8572). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; 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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 90% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5716 points — closer than 90% of every championship in the data.
Chicken places 2–3: WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ and SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY and MACHETE BOYS BBQ tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG and Bucknutz BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 6th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2025 ← this one | Hampton, IA | 1383 140th Street | 18 | 703.9544 | Wag's Backwoods BBQ | Poppa Pig |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Hampton, IA | 1383 140th Street | 26 | 699.9660 | Smokey D's Wannabees | Dry 2 Da Bone |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 176.5600 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 173.7144 | 170.2744 |
| Pork | 180 | 176.5600 | 170.8344 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 170.2628 |
18 entries · top 703.9544 · median 681.6344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 2 | Poppa Pig | |
| 3 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 4 | Low Eye Que | |
| 5 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 6 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 7 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 8 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 9 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 10 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 11 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 12 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 14 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 15 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 17 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 18 | On the Spit BBQ, LLC |
18 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.9830
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 2 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 4 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 5 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 6 | Poppa Pig | |
| 7 | Low Eye Que | |
| 8 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 9 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 10 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 11 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 12 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 14 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 16 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 17 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 18 | On the Spit BBQ, LLC |
18 entries · top 175.4172 · median 170.5544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 2 | Low Eye Que | |
| 3 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 4 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 5 | Poppa Pig | |
| 6 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 8 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 9 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 10 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 11 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 12 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 13 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 15 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 16 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 17 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 18 | On the Spit BBQ, LLC |
18 entries · top 180 · median 171.7030 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poppa Pig | |
| 2 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 3 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 4 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 5 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | Low Eye Que | |
| 7 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 8 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 9 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 10 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 11 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 13 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 14 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 15 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 17 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 18 | On the Spit BBQ, LLC |
18 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 2 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 3 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 4 | Poppa Pig | |
| 5 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 6 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 7 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 8 | Low Eye Que | |
| 9 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 11 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 12 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 13 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 14 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 15 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 16 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 18 | On the Spit BBQ, LLC |