Jun 14–15, 2013 · State Center, IA
MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO. won Grand Champion at the State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship on June 14, 2013 in State Center, IA, scoring 691.4284 in a field of 28 teams. WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY took Reserve Grand Champion with 684.5714. Category winners: Chicken — BEAT THE PARENTS (174.8572); Pork Ribs — TRUEBUD BBQ (176.5714); Pork — MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO. (174.2858); Brisket — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (174.8570). This is the 1st of 3 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2014.
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, 2013 to 2015 — 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 65 times in 100
MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO. came in rated below the field's top team, TRUEBUD BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 35-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO.'s first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 5th tracked contest.
2 of 3 tracked editions
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
Chicken places 4–5: MIDNIGHT SMOKERS and MOE CASON BBQ tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ and WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: PORKY BUTTS BBQ and IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ tied on 168.5714 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO. took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 7th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2013 ← this one | State Center, IA | State Center, IA | 28 | 691.4284 | MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO. | WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY |
| Jun 20, 2014 | State Center, IA | State Center, IA 50247 | 25 | 690.8000 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | LUCKY'S Q |
| Jun 19, 2015 | State Center, IA | State Center, IA 50247 | 27 | 687.9660 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | BIG T'Z Q CRU |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.8572 | 173.1428 | 166.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5714 | 170.8572 | 167.4284 |
| Pork | 174.2858 | 170.8572 | 168.5714 |
| Brisket | 174.8570 | 170.8570 | 164.5716 |
28 entries · top 691.4284 · median 654.5710
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO. | |
| 2 | WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY | |
| 3 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 4 | PIGSKIN BBQ | |
| 5 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 7 | MIDNIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 8 | T. A. QUE | |
| 9 | Holligan's BBQ | |
| 10 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 11 | MOE CASON BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 13 | BLACK DOG BBQ IA | |
| 14 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 15 | TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS | |
| 16 | SKUNK RIVER BBQ | |
| 17 | Game On BBQ | |
| 18 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 19 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 20 | Smokin' Bonz BBQ | |
| 21 | Chuck Wagon BBQ | |
| 22 | BUBBA'S BURNT ENDS | |
| 23 | B&B BBQ Iowa | |
| 24 | TWO COUSINS BBQ | |
| 25 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 26 | EBQ BBQ | |
| 27 | BEAT THE PARENTS | |
| 28 | Smokin Big Dawgs BBQ |
28 entries · top 174.8572 · median 162.5713
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEAT THE PARENTS | |
| 2 | WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY | |
| 3 | Holligan's BBQ | |
| 4 | MIDNIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 5 | MOE CASON BBQ | |
| 6 | T. A. QUE | |
| 7 | MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO. | |
| 8 | BLACK DOG BBQ IA | |
| 9 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 10 | PIGSKIN BBQ | |
| 11 | SKUNK RIVER BBQ | |
| 12 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 13 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 15 | Game On BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 17 | TWO COUSINS BBQ | |
| 18 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 20 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 21 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokin' Bonz BBQ | |
| 23 | TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS | |
| 24 | EBQ BBQ | |
| 25 | BUBBA'S BURNT ENDS | |
| 26 | B&B BBQ Iowa | |
| 27 | Chuck Wagon BBQ | |
| 28 | Smokin Big Dawgs BBQ |
28 entries · top 176.5714 · median 162.8569
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 2 | MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO. | |
| 3 | PIGSKIN BBQ | |
| 4 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY | |
| 6 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 7 | Holligan's BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 9 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 10 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 11 | TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS | |
| 12 | MIDNIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 13 | SKUNK RIVER BBQ | |
| 14 | T. A. QUE | |
| 15 | Smokin' Bonz BBQ | |
| 16 | BEAT THE PARENTS | |
| 17 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 18 | MOE CASON BBQ | |
| 19 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 20 | B&B BBQ Iowa | |
| 21 | BUBBA'S BURNT ENDS | |
| 22 | Chuck Wagon BBQ | |
| 23 | BLACK DOG BBQ IA | |
| 24 | Game On BBQ | |
| 25 | TWO COUSINS BBQ | |
| 26 | EBQ BBQ | |
| 27 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 28 | Smokin Big Dawgs BBQ |
27 entries · top 174.2858 · median 166.8568
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO. | |
| 2 | Game On BBQ | |
| 3 | MIDNIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 4 | T. A. QUE | |
| 5 | TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS | |
| 6 | WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY | |
| 7 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 8 | BLACK DOG BBQ IA | |
| 9 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 10 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 11 | PIGSKIN BBQ | |
| 12 | Holligan's BBQ | |
| 13 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 15 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 16 | MOE CASON BBQ | |
| 17 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 18 | SKUNK RIVER BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 20 | Smokin' Bonz BBQ | |
| 21 | Chuck Wagon BBQ | |
| 22 | EBQ BBQ | |
| 23 | TWO COUSINS BBQ | |
| 24 | BUBBA'S BURNT ENDS | |
| 25 | B&B BBQ Iowa | |
| 26 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 27 | Smokin Big Dawgs BBQ |
27 entries · top 174.8570 · median 160.5714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO. | |
| 3 | PIGSKIN BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 5 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 7 | WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY | |
| 8 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 9 | MOE CASON BBQ | |
| 10 | BLACK DOG BBQ IA | |
| 11 | T. A. QUE | |
| 12 | SKUNK RIVER BBQ | |
| 13 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 14 | MIDNIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 15 | TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS | |
| 16 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 17 | Holligan's BBQ | |
| 18 | Game On BBQ | |
| 19 | Smokin' Bonz BBQ | |
| 20 | Chuck Wagon BBQ | |
| 21 | B&B BBQ Iowa | |
| 22 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 23 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 24 | TWO COUSINS BBQ | |
| 25 | BUBBA'S BURNT ENDS | |
| 26 | EBQ BBQ | |
| 27 | Smokin Big Dawgs BBQ |