Cruisin' and BBQin'
2025-08-22 – 2025-08-23 · Hampton, IA · State championship
Reps: CINDY JUHL, TOM JUHL · Prize money: $10,250.00
Grand Champion: Wag's Backwoods BBQ (703.9544) · 18 teams
Entries
18
4 categories
Top score
703.9544
Winning margin
0.5716
GC over RC
Field average
677.02
median 681.63
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.7028 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
681.0744
what a walk cost here
Field spread
148.2060
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,250.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 21%
beats 79% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1579
avg power rating going in · stronger than 79% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5716 points — closer than 90% of every championship in the data.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-22 ← this one | Hampton, IA | 18 | 703.9544 | Wag's Backwoods BBQ |
| 2026-07-31 | Hampton, IA | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
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 |
Master Series — Chicken
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 |
Master Series — Overall
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 |
Master Series — Pork
18 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
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 |