2014-10-18 – 2014-10-19 · Marshalltown, IA · 📍 Marshalltown, IA 50158
Grand Champion: TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI (693.6800) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 OVERSIZE LOAD 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, 2014 to 2015 — 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.
693.6800 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 692.5944 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN set in 2014.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 4–5: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ and iBQ'n tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: TREEFROG BBQ and TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Meadow Valley BBQ and BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 13th.
LUCKY'S Q turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 176.5600 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SHIGGIN & GRINNIN (won 2014).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-17 | Marshalltown, IA | Marshalltown, IA 50158 | 34 | 692.5944 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ |
| 2014-10-18 ← this one | Marshalltown, IA | Marshalltown, IA 50158 | 27 | 693.6800 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ |
| 2015-08-28 | Marshalltown, IA | Marshalltown, IA 50158 | 16 | 692.5144 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | DIG-IN COOKERS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 172.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4056 | 173.1084 | 168.5372 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 172.5600 | 168.6172 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 170.8344 |
27 entries · top 693.6800 · median 674.2060
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 2 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 3 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | |
| 5 | Meadow Valley BBQ | |
| 6 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 8 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 9 | QUAU | |
| 10 | Wicked Pig | |
| 11 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 12 | PORK BARREL BBQ | |
| 13 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 14 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 15 | iBQ'n | |
| 16 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 17 | Iowa Outlaws | |
| 18 | Dig In Cookers | |
| 19 | MIDNIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 20 | HOOLIGAN'S BBQ & SHOTGUN BBQ | |
| 21 | The Chocolate Hog BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 23 | SWEDISH PIG | |
| 24 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 25 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 26 | PORK N THINGS BBQ | |
| 27 | KING OF THE GRILL |
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 2 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | |
| 3 | PORK BARREL BBQ | |
| 4 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | iBQ'n | |
| 6 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 7 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 8 | QUAU | |
| 9 | Meadow Valley BBQ | |
| 10 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 11 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 12 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 13 | Iowa Outlaws | |
| 14 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 15 | Dig In Cookers | |
| 16 | Wicked Pig | |
| 17 | SWEDISH PIG | |
| 18 | MIDNIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 19 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 20 | HOOLIGAN'S BBQ & SHOTGUN BBQ | |
| 21 | The Chocolate Hog BBQ | |
| 22 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 23 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 24 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 25 | PORK N THINGS BBQ | |
| 26 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 27 | KING OF THE GRILL |
27 entries · top 175.4056 · median 167.4516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUAU | |
| 2 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 3 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 4 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 5 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 6 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 7 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 8 | iBQ'n | |
| 9 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | |
| 10 | Meadow Valley BBQ | |
| 11 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 12 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 13 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 14 | PORK BARREL BBQ | |
| 15 | Dig In Cookers | |
| 16 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 17 | Wicked Pig | |
| 18 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 19 | MIDNIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 20 | The Chocolate Hog BBQ | |
| 21 | HOOLIGAN'S BBQ & SHOTGUN BBQ | |
| 22 | SWEDISH PIG | |
| 23 | Iowa Outlaws | |
| 24 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 25 | PORK N THINGS BBQ | |
| 26 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 27 | KING OF THE GRILL |
27 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 2 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 3 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 4 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | MIDNIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 6 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 7 | HOOLIGAN'S BBQ & SHOTGUN BBQ | |
| 8 | Iowa Outlaws | |
| 9 | Meadow Valley BBQ | |
| 10 | Wicked Pig | |
| 11 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 12 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 13 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 14 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 15 | QUAU | |
| 16 | The Chocolate Hog BBQ | |
| 17 | SWEDISH PIG | |
| 18 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 19 | PORK BARREL BBQ | |
| 20 | Dig In Cookers | |
| 21 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 22 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 23 | PORK N THINGS BBQ | |
| 24 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | |
| 25 | iBQ'n | |
| 26 | KING OF THE GRILL | |
| 27 | LUCKY'S Q |
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | |
| 3 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 4 | Wicked Pig | |
| 5 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Meadow Valley BBQ | |
| 7 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 8 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 9 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 10 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 11 | Iowa Outlaws | |
| 12 | PORK BARREL BBQ | |
| 13 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 14 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 15 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 16 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 17 | QUAU | |
| 18 | iBQ'n | |
| 19 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 20 | SWEDISH PIG | |
| 21 | The Chocolate Hog BBQ | |
| 22 | Dig In Cookers | |
| 23 | HOOLIGAN'S BBQ & SHOTGUN BBQ | |
| 24 | MIDNIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 25 | PORK N THINGS BBQ | |
| 26 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 27 | KING OF THE GRILL |