2014-07-25 – 2014-07-26 · Mason City, IA · 📍 Mason City, IA 50401
Grand Champion: BIG T'Z Q CRU (701.7144) · 52 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PIGSKIN BBQ
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 2018 — 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.
701.7144 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 691.9432 TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW set in 2013.
Chicken places 4–5: PIGSKIN BBQ and DRY 2 DA BONE tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: DRY 2 DA BONE and Boyles KC BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: BIG T'Z Q CRU and BIG CITY BBQ tied on 174.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BIG T'Z Q CRU took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 11th.
BIG T'Z Q CRU turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 175.4400 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW (won 2013).
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-26 | Mason City, IA | Mason City, IA | 66 | 691.9432 | TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW | THE WICKED PIG |
| 2014-07-25 ← this one | Mason City, IA | Mason City, IA 50401 | 52 | 701.7144 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | PIGSKIN BBQ |
| 2015-07-24 | Mason City, IA | Mason City, IA 50401 | 54 | 697.1432 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | PIGSKIN BBQ |
| 2016-07-22 | Mason City, IA | East Park | 47 | 698.2744 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2017-07-21 | Mason City, IA | East Park | 49 | 695.3600 | PIGSKIN BBQ | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2018-09-28 | Mason City, IA | East Park | 29 | 677.6112 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | LUCKY'S Q |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 174.8572 | 174.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0116 | 172.5716 | 170.8572 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 173.7372 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 174.8572 | 172.5600 |
52 entries · top 701.7144 · median 664.1654
52 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.4000
52 entries · top 176.0116 · median 165.6800
52 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.9484 · 🔥 perfect 180
50 entries · top 180.0000 · median 164.5486 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGSKIN BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE ON WHEELS | |
| 3 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 4 | MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO. | |
| 5 | WILD SHOOTERS BBQ | |
| 6 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 7 | A BOY & HIS BBQ | |
| 8 | MIDNIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 9 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 10 | CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ | |
| 11 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 12 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 13 | SWINE ASSASSINS | |
| 14 | Boyles KC BBQ | |
| 15 | Iowa Bonehead Barbecue | |
| 16 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 17 | THE WICKED PIG | |
| 18 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 19 | TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW | |
| 20 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 21 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 22 | SWEET THING BARBECUE | |
| 23 | Beach Bum's BBQ LLC | |
| 24 | THE Q CREW | |
| 25 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 26 | HOGLINE | |
| 27 | MONKEYS' UNCLES BBQ | |
| 28 | DIABLOS BARBEQUE | |
| 29 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 30 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 31 | SASSY'S BBQ | |
| 32 | FFE BBQ | |
| 33 | Lefties BBQ | |
| 34 | Downhome Cooking & BBQ Co. | |
| 35 | MARK'S SMOKIN QUE | |
| 36 | RED LINE BBQ | |
| 37 | Biohazard BBQ | |
| 38 | FRANKENQUE | |
| 39 | BLACK DOG BBQ IA | |
| 40 | BIG CITY BBQ | |
| 41 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 42 | SMOKING JOE'S BARBERQ | |
| 43 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 44 | DISCIPLES OF BLUES AND BBQ | |
| 45 | River City Bad to the Bone BBQ | |
| 46 | TEXAS RIB RANGERS | |
| 47 | Piggy Blues BBQ | |
| 48 | Bottoms Up Iowa | |
| 49 | MASTERTECH BBQ | |
| 50 | Razor Back BBQ |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
15 entries · top 174.2856 · median 170.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piggy Blues BBQ | |
| 2 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 3 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 4 | Bottoms Up Iowa | |
| 5 | HOGLINE | |
| 6 | River City Bad to the Bone BBQ | |
| 7 | PORCHY'S BBQ | |
| 8 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 9 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 10 | WILD SHOOTERS BBQ | |
| 11 | THE Q CREW | |
| 12 | RED LINE BBQ | |
| 13 | Downhome Cooking & BBQ Co. | |
| 14 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 15 | TREEFROG BBQ |
17 entries · top 180.0000 · median 176.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 2 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 3 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 4 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | Downhome Cooking & BBQ Co. | |
| 6 | WILD SHOOTERS BBQ | |
| 7 | Beach Bum's BBQ LLC | |
| 8 | TEXAS RIB RANGERS | |
| 9 | FFE BBQ | |
| 10 | Piggy Blues BBQ | |
| 11 | THE Q CREW | |
| 12 | HOGLINE | |
| 13 | PIGSKIN BBQ | |
| 14 | Razor Back BBQ | |
| 15 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 16 | RED LINE BBQ | |
| 17 | River City Bad to the Bone BBQ |