Sep 5–6, 2025 · Montello, WI · 📍 W781 Fox Ct · State championship
Reps: Laurie Tweten, Patrick Diller · Prize money: $5,750
Can Country Outlaw BBQ won Grand Champion at the Puckaway Pigfest on September 5, 2025 in Montello, WI at W781 Fox Ct, scoring 701.6688 in a field of 35 teams. QUE U took Reserve Grand Champion with 700.5144. Category winners: Chicken — QUE U (180.0000); Pork Ribs — ACES HIGH BBQ (177.7144); Pork — ACES HIGH BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — Can Country Outlaw BBQ (178.8572). This is the 12th of 13 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by Janky Leg BBQ; 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.
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2026 — 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.
Closer than 79% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1544 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.
701.6688 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 700.5256 Que U set in 2022.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 69 times in 100
Can Country Outlaw BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, HOT DADDY'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
3 of 13 tracked editions
BIG "E" BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 13 tracked editions.
Chicken places 2–3: THE BBQ BUS and HOT DADDY'S BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Can Country Outlaw BBQ and WICKED SMOKE BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: MACHETE BOYS BBQ and IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
ACES HIGH BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.
Can Country Outlaw BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 14th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (won 2013), Que U (won 2021, 2022), The BBQ Bus (won 2023).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2013 | Montello, WI | Montello, WI | 31 | 680.5144 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | BRINGIN' THE HEAT |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Montello, WI | Montello, WI 53949 | 40 | 691.4628 | BRINGIN' THE HEAT | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Montello, WI | Montello, WI 53949 | 33 | 672.1600 | BIG "E" BBQ | A FINE SWINE |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Montello, WI | Montello , WI | 37 | 687.9428 | BIG "E" BBQ | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI |
| Sep 8, 2017 | Montello, WI | W 781 Fox Ct | 31 | 680.5716 | TURNIN' UP THE HEAT | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW |
| Sep 7, 2018 | Montello, WI | W 781 Fox Ct | 31 | 684.5144 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | BIG "E" BBQ |
| Sep 6, 2019 | Montello, WI | W 781 Fox Ct | 39 | 681.0172 | Big E BBQ | THE BBQ BUS |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Montello, WI | W781 Fox Ct | 30 | 681.6228 | Que U | WICKED SMOKE BBQ |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Montello, WI | W781 Fox Ct | 38 | 700.5256 | Que U | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Montello, WI | W781 Fox Ct | 28 | 684.5256 | The BBQ Bus | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Montello, WI | W781 Fox Ct | 37 | 694.8000 | Janky Leg BBQ | BURNT TREES BBQ |
| Sep 5, 2025 ← this one | Montello, WI | W781 Fox Ct | 35 | 701.6688 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | QUE U |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Montello, WI | W781 Fox Ct | 23 | 702.2284 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | Aces High BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176.5600 | 173.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 174.2744 | 171.4172 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 174.2744 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 171.9656 |
35 entries · top 701.6688 · median 674.1600
35 entries · top 180 · median 169.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180
35 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.6800
34 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.1486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 2 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 3 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 4 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 5 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 6 | DB BBQ | |
| 7 | QUE U | |
| 8 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 9 | Lovely Jubbly BBQ | |
| 10 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 11 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 12 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 13 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 14 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 15 | Good Grefe! | |
| 16 | Whiskey Budds BBQ | |
| 17 | BS BBQ | |
| 18 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 19 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 20 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 21 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 22 | Smoke of Genius | |
| 23 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 24 | High Steaks Grilling Team | |
| 25 | QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE | |
| 26 | Northstar BBQ | |
| 27 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 28 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 29 | Smoke n the Eye BBQ | |
| 30 | Two Brews BBQ | |
| 31 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 32 | Blowin Smoke BBQ | |
| 33 | Big JT and the pork pistols | |
| 34 | Johnny's Smoke Show |
34 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 2 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 5 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 6 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 7 | QUE U | |
| 8 | Smoke of Genius | |
| 9 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 10 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 11 | Good Grefe! | |
| 12 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 13 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 14 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 15 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 16 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 17 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 18 | DB BBQ | |
| 19 | Smoke n the Eye BBQ | |
| 20 | Northstar BBQ | |
| 21 | High Steaks Grilling Team | |
| 22 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 23 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 24 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 25 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 26 | BS BBQ | |
| 27 | QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE | |
| 28 | Lovely Jubbly BBQ | |
| 29 | Johnny's Smoke Show | |
| 30 | Blowin Smoke BBQ | |
| 31 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 32 | Whiskey Budds BBQ | |
| 33 | Big JT and the pork pistols | |
| 34 | Two Brews BBQ |