2025-09-19 – 2025-09-20 · Denison, IA · 📍 109 N. Main · State championship
Reps: DAVE ROGERS, PEG ROGERS · Prize money: $12,400.00
Grand Champion: Shiggin & Grinnin (703.4060) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Good Grefe!
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, 2014 to 2025 — 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.
703.4060 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 703.3712 Last Call Heros BBQ set in 2023.
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 11 tracked editions
TIMBONE BARBECUE has won this contest 2 times across its 11 tracked editions.
Master Series — Chicken places 2–3: GRILLIN' GRINDES and Mad Ashley's BBQ tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: Mr. Dudes BBQ and Low Eye Que tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 4–5: Good Grefe! and SHIGGIN & GRINNIN tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
WHEN PIGS DIE won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
Bucknutz BBQ turned in 179.4400 in brisket — past the 178.8800 that had stood across 10 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SPITFIRE (won 2017), Hot Daddys BBQ (won 2021, 2024).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-19 | Denison, IA | Denison, IA 51442 | 21 | 691.3940 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | PIGSKIN BBQ |
| 2015-09-18 | Denison, IA | Denison, IA 51442 | 18 | 690.7884 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | BIG T'Z Q CRU |
| 2016-09-16 | Denison, IA | Broodway & Main | 34 | 701.6800 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA |
| 2017-09-22 | Denison, IA | Broadway & Main St. (Historic Uptown Denison) | 37 | 702.3204 | SPITFIRE | LUCKY'S Q |
| 2018-09-21 | Denison, IA | Broadway & Main St. (Historic Uptown Denison) | 27 | 687.9888 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | DIRT ROAD BBQ |
| 2019-09-20 | Denison, IA | Broadway & Main St. (Historic Uptown Denison) | 34 | 690.7540 | Timbone Barbecue | SPITFIRE |
| 2021-09-17 | Denison, IA | Broadway and Main | 20 | 697.6572 | Hot Daddys BBQ | SPITFIRE |
| 2022-09-16 | Denison, IA | Broadway and Main | 25 | 693.1316 | Parrothead Smokers SD | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2023-09-15 | Denison, IA | Broadway and Main | 32 | 703.3712 | Last Call Heros BBQ | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2024-09-20 | Denison, IA | 109 N. Main | 30 | 700.4912 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 ← this one | Denison, IA | 109 N. Main | 26 | 703.4060 | Shiggin & Grinnin | Good Grefe! |
| 2026-09-18 | Denison, IA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 174.2744 | 169.6916 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180.0000 | 176.0000 | 173.1200 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 179.4400 | 174.2628 | 171.4056 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 175.4400 | 159.9544 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 170.8800 | 167.4172 | — |
26 entries · top 703.4060 · median 681.5768
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 2 | Good Grefe! | |
| 3 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 4 | SPITFIRE | |
| 5 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 6 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 7 | GRILLIN' GRINDES | |
| 8 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 9 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 10 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 11 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 12 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 13 | Low Eye Que | |
| 14 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 15 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 16 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 18 | BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ | |
| 19 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 20 | Mad Ashley's BBQ | |
| 21 | Daddy Dutch BBQ | |
| 22 | Sweet Smokin' Jones | |
| 23 | Teenie Weenie BBQ | |
| 24 | Three Casual Smokers | |
| 25 | Goose is Loose BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKE DOCTOR |
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 172.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 2 | GRILLIN' GRINDES | |
| 3 | Mad Ashley's BBQ | |
| 4 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 5 | Good Grefe! | |
| 6 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 7 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 8 | Low Eye Que | |
| 9 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 10 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 11 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 12 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 13 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 14 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 15 | SPITFIRE | |
| 16 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 18 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 19 | Daddy Dutch BBQ | |
| 20 | BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ | |
| 21 | Sweet Smokin' Jones | |
| 22 | SMOKE DOCTOR | |
| 23 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 24 | Goose is Loose BBQ | |
| 25 | Three Casual Smokers | |
| 26 | Teenie Weenie BBQ |
26 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 2 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 3 | SPITFIRE | |
| 4 | Good Grefe! | |
| 5 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 6 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 7 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 8 | Daddy Dutch BBQ | |
| 9 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 10 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 11 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 12 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 13 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 14 | Mad Ashley's BBQ | |
| 15 | GRILLIN' GRINDES | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 17 | Sweet Smokin' Jones | |
| 18 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 19 | BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ | |
| 20 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 21 | Teenie Weenie BBQ | |
| 22 | Low Eye Que | |
| 23 | SMOKE DOCTOR | |
| 24 | Three Casual Smokers | |
| 25 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 26 | Goose is Loose BBQ |
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.1256 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 2 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 3 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 4 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 5 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 6 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 7 | GRILLIN' GRINDES | |
| 8 | Good Grefe! | |
| 9 | SPITFIRE | |
| 10 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 11 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 12 | Low Eye Que | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ | |
| 15 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 16 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 17 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 18 | Teenie Weenie BBQ | |
| 19 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKE DOCTOR | |
| 21 | Goose is Loose BBQ | |
| 22 | Sweet Smokin' Jones | |
| 23 | Three Casual Smokers | |
| 24 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 25 | Daddy Dutch BBQ | |
| 26 | Mad Ashley's BBQ |
26 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.5486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 2 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 3 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 4 | Mad Ashley's BBQ | |
| 5 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 7 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 8 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 9 | Good Grefe! | |
| 10 | SPITFIRE | |
| 11 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 13 | Low Eye Que | |
| 14 | BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ | |
| 15 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 16 | GRILLIN' GRINDES | |
| 17 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 18 | Teenie Weenie BBQ | |
| 19 | Sweet Smokin' Jones | |
| 20 | Daddy Dutch BBQ | |
| 21 | Goose is Loose BBQ | |
| 22 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 23 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 24 | Three Casual Smokers | |
| 25 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 26 | SMOKE DOCTOR |
8 entries · top 339.4400 · median 329.9658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chester's Twisted Que | |
| 2 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 3 | Smokin B's | |
| 4 | Smoke'n Poke | |
| 5 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 6 | Bar-Down BBQ | |
| 7 | Brown Dog BBQ | |
| 8 | Smokin Devil Dogs |
8 entries · top 175.4400 · median 162.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chester's Twisted Que | |
| 2 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 3 | Smokin B's | |
| 4 | Smoke'n Poke | |
| 5 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 6 | Bar-Down BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokin Devil Dogs | |
| 8 | Brown Dog BBQ |
8 entries · top 170.8800 · median 167.4286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown Dog BBQ | |
| 2 | Bar-Down BBQ | |
| 3 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 4 | Smoke'n Poke | |
| 5 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokin B's | |
| 7 | Chester's Twisted Que | |
| 8 | Smokin Devil Dogs |