Jul 3–4, 2014 · Whiting, IA
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the Whiting BBQ Cookoff on July 3, 2014 in Whiting, IA, scoring 689.1200 in a field of 21 teams. PORK PATROL BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 684.5944. Category winners: Chicken — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (171.9772); Pork Ribs — THESLABS.COM (172.0000); Pork — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (176.0000); Brisket — IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ (175.4400).
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Pork Ribs places 5–6: OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ edged IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 2–3: WOODWARD BARBEQUE edged PORK PATROL BBQ by 0.0228. Chicken places 7–8: SHORT CREW BBQ edged IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ by 0.0456.
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 6th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 171.9772 | 169.7256 | 165.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 172 | 168.5716 | 163.4172 |
| Pork | 176 | 168.5600 | 162.7884 |
| Brisket | 175.4400 | 168.5600 | 160.5484 |
21 entries · top 689.1200 · median 642.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 3 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 4 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 5 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 6 | SPITFIRE | |
| 7 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 8 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 9 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 10 | Bourbon & Bones | |
| 11 | SHORT CREW BBQ | |
| 12 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 13 | YOU GONNA LIKE IT | |
| 14 | Slim D's | |
| 15 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 16 | WNW BBQ | |
| 17 | BELLY BBQ | |
| 18 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 19 | JUGGS | |
| 20 | Kirks BBQ | |
| 21 | BETTER THAN DAD'S BBQ |
21 entries · top 171.9772 · median 163.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 3 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 4 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 5 | SPITFIRE | |
| 6 | YOU GONNA LIKE IT | |
| 7 | SHORT CREW BBQ | |
| 8 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 9 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 10 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 11 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 12 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 13 | Slim D's | |
| 14 | Bourbon & Bones | |
| 15 | Kirks BBQ | |
| 16 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 17 | BELLY BBQ | |
| 18 | JUGGS | |
| 19 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 20 | WNW BBQ | |
| 21 | BETTER THAN DAD'S BBQ |
21 entries · top 172 · median 161.1316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 2 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 3 | SPITFIRE | |
| 4 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 5 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 6 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 7 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 8 | Bourbon & Bones | |
| 9 | BELLY BBQ | |
| 10 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 11 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 12 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 13 | SHORT CREW BBQ | |
| 14 | BETTER THAN DAD'S BBQ | |
| 15 | WNW BBQ | |
| 16 | JUGGS | |
| 17 | YOU GONNA LIKE IT | |
| 18 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 19 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 20 | Slim D's | |
| 21 | Kirks BBQ |
21 entries · top 176 · median 162.2972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 3 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 4 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 5 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 6 | WNW BBQ | |
| 7 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 8 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 9 | SPITFIRE | |
| 10 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 11 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 12 | Bourbon & Bones | |
| 13 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 14 | Slim D's | |
| 15 | SHORT CREW BBQ | |
| 16 | BELLY BBQ | |
| 17 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 18 | YOU GONNA LIKE IT | |
| 19 | JUGGS | |
| 20 | Kirks BBQ | |
| 21 | BETTER THAN DAD'S BBQ |
21 entries · top 175.4400 · median 160.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 2 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 3 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 4 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 5 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 6 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 7 | Bourbon & Bones | |
| 8 | Slim D's | |
| 9 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 10 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 11 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 12 | SPITFIRE | |
| 13 | SHORT CREW BBQ | |
| 14 | YOU GONNA LIKE IT | |
| 15 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 16 | Kirks BBQ | |
| 17 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 18 | WNW BBQ | |
| 19 | BELLY BBQ | |
| 20 | JUGGS | |
| 21 | BETTER THAN DAD'S BBQ |