Puckaway Pigfest
2025-09-05 – 2025-09-06 · Montello, WI · 📍 W781 Fox Ct · State championship
Reps: LAURIE TWETEN, PATRICK DILLER · Prize money: $5,750.00
Grand Champion: Can Country Outlaw BBQ (701.6688) · 35 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 QUE U
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
BIG "E" BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 12 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1544 points — closer than 78% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Can Country Outlaw BBQ took the Grand Championship home to MO.
🧹 A double category winner
ACES HIGH BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🛡️ Back to defend
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).
🃏 An upset on the books
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 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-06 | Montello, WI | 31 | 680.5144 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | BRINGIN' THE HEAT | |
| 2014-09-05 | Montello, WI 53949 | 40 | 691.4628 | BRINGIN' THE HEAT | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 2015-09-11 | Montello, WI 53949 | 33 | 672.1600 | BIG "E" BBQ | A FINE SWINE | |
| 2016-09-09 | Montello , WI | 37 | 687.9428 | BIG "E" BBQ | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 2017-09-08 | W 781 Fox Ct | 31 | 680.5716 | TURNIN' UP THE HEAT | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 2018-09-07 | W 781 Fox Ct | 31 | 684.5144 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 2019-09-06 | Montello, WI | W 781 Fox Ct | 39 | 681.0172 | Big E BBQ | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-09-10 | Montello, WI | W781 Fox Ct | 30 | 681.6228 | Que U | WICKED SMOKE BBQ |
| 2022-09-09 | Montello, WI | W781 Fox Ct | 38 | 700.5256 | Que U | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2023-09-08 | Montello, WI | W781 Fox Ct | 28 | 684.5256 | The BBQ Bus | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2024-09-06 | Montello, WI | W781 Fox Ct | 37 | 694.8000 | Janky Leg BBQ | BURNT TREES BBQ |
| 2025-09-05 ← this one | Montello, WI | W781 Fox Ct | 35 | 701.6688 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | QUE U |
| 2026-09-11 | Montello, WI | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 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 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
35 entries · top 701.6688 · median 674.1600
Chicken
35 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
35 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.6800
Pork
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 |
Brisket
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 |