2015-08-28 – 2015-08-29 · Marshalltown, IA · 📍 Marshalltown, IA 50158
Grand Champion: BIG T'Z Q CRU (692.5144) · 16 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 DIG-IN COOKERS
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.
Chicken places 8–9: SMOKEHOUSE 72 and BIG T'Z Q CRU tied on 166.2400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ and SMOKEHOUSE 72 tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: SMOKEHOUSE 72 and BIG T'Z Q CRU tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
DIG-IN COOKERS won Chicken, Pork — a double.
BIG T'Z Q CRU took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 9th.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-17 | Marshalltown, IA | Marshalltown, IA 50158 | 34 | 692.5944 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ |
| 2014-10-18 | Marshalltown, IA | Marshalltown, IA 50158 | 27 | 693.6800 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ |
| 2015-08-28 ← this one | Marshalltown, IA | Marshalltown, IA 50158 | 16 | 692.5144 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | DIG-IN COOKERS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 170.8228 | 163.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4288 | 167.9772 | 162.8116 |
| Pork | 177.1544 | 174.8572 | 163.9428 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 170.8344 | 162.2400 |
16 entries · top 692.5144 · median 663.8798
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 2 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 3 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 4 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 5 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 6 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | A BOY & HIS BBQ | |
| 8 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 9 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 10 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 11 | Limp Brizket | |
| 12 | Woo Hoo BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN BONZ BBQ COMPANY | |
| 14 | SMOKIN CRITTERS | |
| 15 | Uhlenhopp's Sweet n Heat | |
| 16 | DIZZY DADDY BBQ |
16 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.2400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 2 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | A BOY & HIS BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN BONZ BBQ COMPANY | |
| 5 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 6 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 7 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 9 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 10 | Uhlenhopp's Sweet n Heat | |
| 11 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 12 | Limp Brizket | |
| 13 | DIZZY DADDY BBQ | |
| 14 | Woo Hoo BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN CRITTERS | |
| 16 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ |
16 entries · top 175.4288 · median 163.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 3 | Limp Brizket | |
| 4 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 5 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | A BOY & HIS BBQ | |
| 7 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 8 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 9 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 10 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 11 | Woo Hoo BBQ | |
| 12 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 13 | SMOKIN CRITTERS | |
| 14 | DIZZY DADDY BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN BONZ BBQ COMPANY | |
| 16 | Uhlenhopp's Sweet n Heat |
16 entries · top 177.1544 · median 167.9600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 2 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 3 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 5 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 6 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 7 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 8 | Uhlenhopp's Sweet n Heat | |
| 9 | A BOY & HIS BBQ | |
| 10 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 11 | Woo Hoo BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN BONZ BBQ COMPANY | |
| 13 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN CRITTERS | |
| 15 | Limp Brizket | |
| 16 | DIZZY DADDY BBQ |
16 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 2 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 3 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 4 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 6 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 7 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN BONZ BBQ COMPANY | |
| 9 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 10 | A BOY & HIS BBQ | |
| 11 | Woo Hoo BBQ | |
| 12 | DIZZY DADDY BBQ | |
| 13 | Limp Brizket | |
| 14 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 15 | Uhlenhopp's Sweet n Heat | |
| 16 | SMOKIN CRITTERS |