2014-10-11 – 2014-10-12 · Sloan, IA · 📍 Sloan, IA 51055
Grand Champion: IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ (695.9656) · 34 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 68 times in 100
IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, PARROTHEAD SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 7–8: TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q and LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 1–2: WOODWARD BARBEQUE and BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS edged BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG by 0.0116.
IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 10th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 173.7144 | 169.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1772 | 173.1200 | 169.7028 |
| Pork | 174.8800 | 169.6800 | 168.0000 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 176.0000 | 172.0344 |
34 entries · top 695.9656 · median 659.1028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 3 | SPITFIRE | |
| 4 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 5 | TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q | |
| 6 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 7 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 8 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 9 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 10 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 11 | Slim D's | |
| 12 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ | |
| 14 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 15 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 16 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 17 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 18 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 19 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 20 | YOU GONNA LIKE IT | |
| 21 | BLACK DOG BBQ IA | |
| 22 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 23 | Big Daddy BBQ | |
| 24 | HOG'S BREATH BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 26 | ALWAYS SMOK'D | |
| 27 | Beverly Grill Billies | |
| 28 | SHORT CREW BBQ | |
| 29 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 30 | DfD Smoke & Fire | |
| 31 | GR8 BBQ | |
| 32 | HAD A FEW... BBQ | |
| 33 | Me & My Crew BBQ | |
| 34 | LAZY DAYZ BBQ |
34 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 2 | SPITFIRE | |
| 3 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 4 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 5 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 6 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 7 | TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q | |
| 8 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 9 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 11 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 12 | Slim D's | |
| 13 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 14 | HOG'S BREATH BBQ | |
| 15 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 16 | ALWAYS SMOK'D | |
| 17 | HAD A FEW... BBQ | |
| 18 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 19 | YOU GONNA LIKE IT | |
| 20 | DfD Smoke & Fire | |
| 21 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ | |
| 23 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 24 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 25 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 26 | BLACK DOG BBQ IA | |
| 27 | SHORT CREW BBQ | |
| 28 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 29 | Beverly Grill Billies | |
| 30 | Big Daddy BBQ | |
| 31 | GR8 BBQ | |
| 32 | LAZY DAYZ BBQ | |
| 33 | Me & My Crew BBQ | |
| 34 | CASE OF RIBS |
34 entries · top 177.1772 · median 165.9942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 2 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 3 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 4 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 5 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 6 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 7 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 8 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 9 | SPITFIRE | |
| 10 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 11 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 12 | GR8 BBQ | |
| 13 | YOU GONNA LIKE IT | |
| 14 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ | |
| 16 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 17 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 18 | TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q | |
| 19 | BLACK DOG BBQ IA | |
| 20 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 21 | Slim D's | |
| 22 | HOG'S BREATH BBQ | |
| 23 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 24 | ALWAYS SMOK'D | |
| 25 | SHORT CREW BBQ | |
| 26 | LAZY DAYZ BBQ | |
| 27 | DfD Smoke & Fire | |
| 28 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 29 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 30 | Big Daddy BBQ | |
| 31 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 32 | Me & My Crew BBQ | |
| 33 | HAD A FEW... BBQ | |
| 34 | Beverly Grill Billies |
34 entries · top 174.8800 · median 165.1086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 2 | TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q | |
| 3 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 4 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 5 | SPITFIRE | |
| 6 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 7 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 8 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 9 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 10 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 11 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 12 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 13 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 14 | Slim D's | |
| 15 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 16 | HOG'S BREATH BBQ | |
| 17 | Beverly Grill Billies | |
| 18 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 19 | YOU GONNA LIKE IT | |
| 20 | SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ | |
| 21 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 22 | Big Daddy BBQ | |
| 23 | Me & My Crew BBQ | |
| 24 | BLACK DOG BBQ IA | |
| 25 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 26 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 27 | SHORT CREW BBQ | |
| 28 | HAD A FEW... BBQ | |
| 29 | DfD Smoke & Fire | |
| 30 | ALWAYS SMOK'D | |
| 31 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 32 | GR8 BBQ | |
| 33 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 34 | LAZY DAYZ BBQ |
34 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 2 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 3 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 4 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 5 | TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q | |
| 6 | SPITFIRE | |
| 7 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 8 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ | |
| 10 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 11 | Big Daddy BBQ | |
| 12 | Slim D's | |
| 13 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 14 | BLACK DOG BBQ IA | |
| 15 | Beverly Grill Billies | |
| 16 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 17 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 18 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 19 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 20 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 21 | SHORT CREW BBQ | |
| 22 | ALWAYS SMOK'D | |
| 23 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 24 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 25 | GR8 BBQ | |
| 26 | DfD Smoke & Fire | |
| 27 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 28 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 29 | YOU GONNA LIKE IT | |
| 30 | HAD A FEW... BBQ | |
| 31 | Me & My Crew BBQ | |
| 32 | HOG'S BREATH BBQ | |
| 33 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 34 | LAZY DAYZ BBQ |