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Iowa State BBQ Championship 2013

Jun 21–22, 2013 · Marshalltown, IA

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BIG T'Z Q CRU
693.7142 · Master Series — Overall
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IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
693.1428 · Master Series — Overall
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MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO.
690.8570 · Master Series — Overall

BIG T'Z Q CRU won Grand Champion at the Iowa State BBQ Championship on June 21, 2013 in Marshalltown, IA, scoring 693.7142 in a field of 28 teams. IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.1428. Category winners: Chicken — MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO. (178.2858); Pork Ribs — SWINE ASSASSINS (176.5716); Pork — WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY (178.2858); Brisket — BIG T'Z Q CRU (178.8572). This is the 1st of 6 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2022.

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

  • Chicken 178.29
  • Pork Ribs 176.57
  • Pork 178.29
  • Brisket 178.86
90.29 178.86

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2026 — this edition picked out.

2013-06-21 — 693.7142 (BIG T'Z Q CRU) 2022-04-01 — 689.6800 (Porkrastinators) 2023-03-31 — 699.4288 (Gothic Town Grillers) 2024-03-29 — 701.1316 (Shiggin & Grinnin) 2025-04-04 — 693.6460 (Rack Shack BBQ) 2026-04-03 — 709.7028 (Wag's Backwoods BBQ) 693.71 2013 2026

Entries

28
4 judged meats

Top score

693.7142

Winning margin

0.5714
GC over RC

Field average

642.69
333.14693.71
median 658.57 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Chicken
2.8572 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

672.5714
333.14693.71
10th place overall

Field spread

360.5716
winner to last place

Most consistent

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
avg finish 4.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

8
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket
won by 3.4286 pts — BIG T'Z Q CRU

How hot was the win?

Top 58%
beats 42% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong
ρ = -0.79 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,523
avg power rating going in · stronger than 16% of contests

Top-rated in the field

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
rated 1645 pre-contest

Storylines (4 found in this contest's numbers)

Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.

A razor-thin finish

0.5714 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 90% of the 4,713 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5714 points — closer than 90% of every championship in the data.

  • BIG T'Z Q CRU
  • IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

A first Grand Championship

5 tracked contests to get there

This was BIG T'Z Q CRU's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 5th tracked contest.

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 5 calls decided inside half a point

Pork Ribs places 9–10: PHOENIX'S PHIRE and WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY tied on 166.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: LUCKY'S Q and BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG tied on 174.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY and SWINE ASSASSINS tied on 169.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
  • Brisket 3–4 · tie
  • Brisket 9–10 · tie
  • Chicken 2–3 · 0.0002

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

BIG T'Z Q CRU took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 11th.

  • Chicken 11th
  • Pork Ribs 3rd
  • Pork 5th
  • Brisket 1st

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)

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)

This contest over the years full contest page →

DateWhereVenueTeamsHigh scoreGrand ChampionReserve Champion
Jun 21, 2013 ← this one Marshalltown, IA Marshalltown, IA 28 693.7142 BIG T'Z Q CRU IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
Apr 1, 2022 Altoona, IA 2600 Adventureland Drive 48 689.6800 Porkrastinators Ash Kickin' BBQ
Mar 31, 2023 Altoona, IA 2600 Adventureland Drive 47 699.4288 Gothic Town Grillers Fergolicious BBQ
Mar 29, 2024 Altoona, IA 2600 Adventureland Drive 42 701.1316 Shiggin & Grinnin Matty Macks
Apr 4, 2025 Altoona, IA 2600 Adventureland Drive 49 693.6460 Rack Shack BBQ Low Eye Que
Apr 3, 2026 Altoona, IA 2600 Adventureland Drive 42 709.7028 Wag's Backwoods BBQ Sugar Shack

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category1st5th10th
Chicken178.2858175.4286169.1430
Pork Ribs176.5716172166.8572
Pork178.2858171.9998168.5712
Brisket178.8572173.1426169.1428

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

28 entries · top 693.7142 · median 658.5711

#TeamScore
1 BIG T'Z Q CRU 693.7142
2 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 693.1428
3 MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO. 690.8570
4 SWINE ASSASSINS 688
5 SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES 684
6 WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY 681.7142
7 IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ 678.8570
8 LUCKY'S Q 678.2856
9 ALBINO RHINO BBQ 675.4290
10 WOODWARD BARBEQUE 672.5714
11 IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE 671.9994
12 TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS 670.2852
13 BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG 669.1428
14 DRY 2 DA BONE 658.8568
15 SMOKEHOUSE 72 658.2854
16 DIG-IN COOKERS 655.4282
17 SMOKEY BOYS AUTHENTIC BBQ 650.2856
18 PHOENIX'S PHIRE 649.1422
19 SMOKIN BIG DAWGS 647.4286
20 Game On BBQ 643.9996
21 IOWA STATE GRILL TEAM 641.1424
22 BUBBA'S BURNT ENDS 639.4282
23 SMOKEAHOLICS 636.5710
24 Smoking G's BBQ Boys 614.2858
25 Biohazard BBQ 607.4280
26 Downunder BBQ 570.8570
27 A Grillin and A Chillin 541.1420
28 PIGS IN PERIL 333.1426

Chicken

27 entries · top 178.2858 · median 167.4284

#TeamScore
1 MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO. 178.2858
2 SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES 177.7144
3 ALBINO RHINO BBQ 177.7142
4 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 176
5 LUCKY'S Q 175.4286
6 Game On BBQ 172
7 IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ 171.4286
8 DIG-IN COOKERS 170.8570
9 SWINE ASSASSINS 170.2856
10 WOODWARD BARBEQUE 169.1430
11 BIG T'Z Q CRU 169.1428
12 Smoking G's BBQ Boys 168.5714
13 SMOKEHOUSE 72 167.4286
14 TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS 167.4284
15 BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG 167.4284
16 WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY 167.4284
17 SMOKIN BIG DAWGS 166.2858
18 IOWA STATE GRILL TEAM 165.7142
19 IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE 164.5712
20 SMOKEY BOYS AUTHENTIC BBQ 163.4286
21 DRY 2 DA BONE 162.8570
22 BUBBA'S BURNT ENDS 160
23 PHOENIX'S PHIRE 156.5712
24 Biohazard BBQ 153.7140
25 SMOKEAHOLICS 151.4284
26 Downunder BBQ 139.4286
27 A Grillin and A Chillin 90.2852

Pork Ribs

28 entries · top 176.5716 · median 165.1429

#TeamScore
1 SWINE ASSASSINS 176.5716
2 ALBINO RHINO BBQ 174.8574
3 BIG T'Z Q CRU 173.7144
4 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 172.5714
5 IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ 172
6 MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO. 171.4286
7 DRY 2 DA BONE 170.8570
8 IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE 167.4284
9 PHOENIX'S PHIRE 166.8572
10 WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY 166.8572
11 WOODWARD BARBEQUE 166.2856
12 SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES 165.7144
13 BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG 165.7144
14 SMOKEY BOYS AUTHENTIC BBQ 165.1430
15 SMOKIN BIG DAWGS 165.1428
16 SMOKEHOUSE 72 164.5714
17 A Grillin and A Chillin 163.9998
18 TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS 163.4286
19 LUCKY'S Q 162.2858
20 PIGS IN PERIL 161.7142
21 BUBBA'S BURNT ENDS 161.1428
22 Smoking G's BBQ Boys 160.5716
23 IOWA STATE GRILL TEAM 158.2854
24 DIG-IN COOKERS 155.4284
25 SMOKEAHOLICS 153.7140
26 Game On BBQ 147.9998
27 Biohazard BBQ 146.8570
28 Downunder BBQ 137.7142

Pork

28 entries · top 178.2858 · median 165.9999

#TeamScore
1 WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY 178.2858
2 SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES 175.4286
3 IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ 173.1428
4 SWINE ASSASSINS 172
5 BIG T'Z Q CRU 171.9998
6 PIGS IN PERIL 171.4284
7 TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS 170.2856
8 IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE 169.7144
9 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 169.1428
10 SMOKEY BOYS AUTHENTIC BBQ 168.5712
11 MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO. 168
12 PHOENIX'S PHIRE 167.4284
13 BUBBA'S BURNT ENDS 166.8570
14 LUCKY'S Q 166.2856
15 WOODWARD BARBEQUE 165.7142
16 Game On BBQ 165.1428
17 ALBINO RHINO BBQ 164.5716
18 SMOKEAHOLICS 163.9998
19 SMOKEHOUSE 72 163.4284
20 BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG 161.7144
21 DRY 2 DA BONE 160.5714
22 SMOKIN BIG DAWGS 158.8572
23 DIG-IN COOKERS 156.5714
24 IOWA STATE GRILL TEAM 155.4286
25 Downunder BBQ 145.1428
26 Biohazard BBQ 145.1428
27 Smoking G's BBQ Boys 139.4286
28 A Grillin and A Chillin 139.4284

Brisket

27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.5714

#TeamScore
1 BIG T'Z Q CRU 178.8572
2 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 175.4286
3 LUCKY'S Q 174.2856
4 BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG 174.2856
5 MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO. 173.1426
6 DIG-IN COOKERS 172.5714
7 WOODWARD BARBEQUE 171.4286
8 IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE 170.2854
9 WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY 169.1428
10 SWINE ASSASSINS 169.1428
11 TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS 169.1426
12 SMOKEAHOLICS 167.4288
13 SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES 165.1426
14 DRY 2 DA BONE 164.5714
15 SMOKEHOUSE 72 162.8570
16 IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ 162.2856
17 Biohazard BBQ 161.7142
18 IOWA STATE GRILL TEAM 161.7142
19 Game On BBQ 158.8570
20 ALBINO RHINO BBQ 158.2858
21 PHOENIX'S PHIRE 158.2854
22 SMOKIN BIG DAWGS 157.1428
23 SMOKEY BOYS AUTHENTIC BBQ 153.1428
24 BUBBA'S BURNT ENDS 151.4284
25 Downunder BBQ 148.5714
26 A Grillin and A Chillin 147.4286
27 Smoking G's BBQ Boys 145.7142

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