2015-07-17 – 2015-07-18 · Waterloo, IA · 📍 Waterloo, IA 50702
Grand Champion: LUCKY'S Q (693.6572) · 39 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S 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 2019 — 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.
693.6572 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 690.2284 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ set in 2013.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 79 times in 100
LUCKY'S Q came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
LUCKY'S Q won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
3 of 7 tracked editions
LUCKY'S Q has won this contest 3 times across its 7 tracked editions.
Chicken places 4–5: TRUE SMOKE BBQ and MYASSIS SMOKIN tied on 174.8800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: BIG T'Z Q CRU and CROW RIVER BBQ tied on 170.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: SLIM D'S BBQ and IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ turned in 177.1428 in chicken — past the 175.4056 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (won 2013), PIGSKIN BBQ (won 2014).
This contest usually draws about 36 teams
39 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 36.
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-19 | Waterloo, IA | Waterloo, IA | 35 | 690.2284 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW |
| 2014-07-18 | Waterloo, IA | Waterloo, IA 50703 | 37 | 690.2168 | PIGSKIN BBQ | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG |
| 2015-07-17 ← this one | Waterloo, IA | Waterloo, IA 50702 | 39 | 693.6572 | LUCKY'S Q | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2016-07-15 | Waterloo, IA | 400 E Park Ave | 32 | 686.2056 | LUCKY'S Q | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ |
| 2017-07-14 | Waterloo, IA | 400 E Park Ave | 33 | 694.8572 | LUCKY'S Q | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ |
| 2018-07-20 | Waterloo, IA | 400 E Park Ave | 42 | 704.6288 | WHEN PIGS DIE | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2019-07-19 | Waterloo, IA | 400 E Park | 33 | 696.5600 | Iowa Smokey D's BBQ | LUCKY'S Q |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 174.8800 | 171.4400 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 170.2744 | 167.4172 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 170.2744 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 173.7372 | 169.7028 |
39 entries · top 693.6572 · median 656.4916
36 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.6914
37 entries · top 174.8572 · median 161.1200
31 entries · top 175.4172 · median 164.5944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 2 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 4 | Uhlenhopp Sweet n Heat | |
| 5 | OLY SMOKES | |
| 6 | PIGSKIN BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN BONZ BBQ COMPANY | |
| 8 | QUETOPIA | |
| 9 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 10 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 11 | MIDWEST JUNCTION BBQ | |
| 12 | MOE CASON BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 14 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 15 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 16 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 17 | BLACK DOG BBQ IA | |
| 18 | Half Ton BBQ | |
| 19 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 20 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 21 | ALL AROUND PIGTAILS PORK | |
| 22 | TACKETT'S RACKETT | |
| 23 | SMOKIN BIG DAWGS | |
| 24 | CROW RIVER BBQ | |
| 25 | 3 THIRDS BBQ | |
| 26 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 27 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 28 | MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO. | |
| 29 | MARK'S SMOKIN QUE | |
| 30 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 31 | LTS BBQ |
33 entries · top 178.2972 · median 164.0000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 2 | PIGSKIN BBQ | |
| 3 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 5 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 6 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 7 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 8 | MOE CASON BBQ | |
| 9 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 10 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 11 | MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO. | |
| 12 | MARK'S SMOKIN QUE | |
| 13 | BLACK DOG BBQ IA | |
| 14 | Uhlenhopp Sweet n Heat | |
| 15 | QUETOPIA | |
| 16 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 17 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 18 | SMOKIN BONZ BBQ COMPANY | |
| 19 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 20 | CROW RIVER BBQ | |
| 21 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 22 | TACKETT'S RACKETT | |
| 23 | OLY SMOKES | |
| 24 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 25 | MIDWEST JUNCTION BBQ | |
| 26 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKIN BIG DAWGS | |
| 28 | 3 THIRDS BBQ | |
| 29 | Houligan's Pit | |
| 30 | Smokey Tizzle BBQ | |
| 31 | ALL AROUND PIGTAILS PORK | |
| 32 | LTS BBQ | |
| 33 | Ronnie O Bryan Smoked Meat |