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SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL)

2026-05-01 – 2026-05-02 · Cambridge, IA · 📍 57304 IA-210 · State championship

Reps: EUGENE WICKHAM, SARAH WICKHAM · Prize money: $4,100.00

Grand Champion: WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ (701.6804) · 17 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 Squealin N Dealin BBQ

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WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ
701.6804 · Master Series — Overall
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Squealin N Dealin BBQ
698.2288 · Master Series — Overall
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HOT DADDY'S BBQ
695.9084 · Master Series — Overall

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

  • Master Series — Chicken 178.86
  • Master Series — Pork Ribs 176.57
  • Master Series — Pork 177.71
  • Master Series — Brisket 177.71
  • Backyard Series — Chicken 177.71
  • Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 177.74
  • Backyard Series — Pork 174.86
  • Backyard Series — Brisket 176.56
136.48 178.86

Entries

17
8 judged meats

Top score

701.6804

Winning margin

3.4516
GC over RC

Field average

674.59
600.98701.68
median 680.49 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Brisket
1.1428 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

679.9088
600.98701.68
10th place overall

Field spread

100.6976
winner to last place

Prize money

$4,100.00
on the line

Most consistent

WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ
avg finish 5.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs
won by 2.8800 pts — Smoke N Poke BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 25%
beats 75% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Moderate
ρ = -0.47 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1608
avg power rating going in · stronger than 82% of contests

Top-rated in the field

HOT DADDY'S BBQ
rated 1873 pre-contest

Storylines (2 found in this contest's numbers)

Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point

Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: HOT DADDY'S BBQ and WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ and Big Racks BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 3–4: Who's Cookin' and Squealin N Dealin BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Master Series — Chicken 4–5 · tie
  • Master Series — Chicken 5–6 · tie
  • Master Series — Pork 3–4 · tie
  • Master Series — Pork 4–5 · tie

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 14th.

  • Chicken 5th
  • Pork Ribs 2nd
  • Pork 14th
  • Brisket 1st

In the record book (2 in the KCBS record book)

What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.

Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)

Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)

Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)

Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category1st5th10th
Master Series — Chicken178.8572175.4172167.4172
Master Series — Pork Ribs176.5716173.1316168.5372
Master Series — Pork177.7144176.5600169.6800
Master Series — Brisket177.7144171.4172168.5256
Backyard Series — Chicken177.7144173.1200165.1200
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs177.7372170.2744166.2400
Backyard Series — Pork174.8572171.9772165.0972
Backyard Series — Brisket176.5600170.8572161.6800

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

17 entries · top 701.6804 · median 680.4916

#TeamScore
1 WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ 701.6804
2 Squealin N Dealin BBQ 698.2288
3 HOT DADDY'S BBQ 695.9084
4 Low Eye Que 692.5372
5 Big Racks BBQ 689.6228
6 NEVER EASY BBQ 684.4800
7 SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES 682.1716
8 TEAM CRAWFORD 681.6000
9 Matty Macks 680.4916
10 SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ 679.9088
11 Who's Cookin' 678.1600
12 Bad Influence BBQ - MO 677.6344
13 SMOKEHOUSE 72 677.0284
14 BBQ Pit Bros 676.4344
15 BUCKSHOTBBQ 658.7316
16 Oinky Licious 612.4688
17 Two Old Guys Rubbin' Butts and Smokin Meat 600.9828

Chicken

17 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228

#TeamScore
1 SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES 178.8572
4 HOT DADDY'S BBQ 176.5600
5 WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ 176.5600
6 Big Racks BBQ 176.5600
8 Who's Cookin' 175.4172
10 SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ 174.2744
12 Squealin N Dealin BBQ 173.1200
16 BBQ Pit Bros 170.8228
17 NEVER EASY BBQ 170.8228
19 BUCKSHOTBBQ 167.4172
20 SMOKEHOUSE 72 167.4056
21 Low Eye Que 166.2628
22 Bad Influence BBQ - MO 166.2628
23 TEAM CRAWFORD 166.2400
26 Matty Macks 163.9428
27 Oinky Licious 159.4288
31 Two Old Guys Rubbin' Butts and Smokin Meat 144.5028

Pork Ribs

17 entries · top 176.5716 · median 169.6800

#TeamScore
2 WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ 176.5716
3 HOT DADDY'S BBQ 176.5600
4 Low Eye Que 175.4172
5 Bad Influence BBQ - MO 174.8688
7 Squealin N Dealin BBQ 173.1316
9 NEVER EASY BBQ 171.9772
11 TEAM CRAWFORD 170.2744
15 BBQ Pit Bros 169.6916
16 Big Racks BBQ 169.6800
19 SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES 168.5372
20 SMOKEHOUSE 72 168.5256
21 Who's Cookin' 167.9772
22 Matty Macks 166.8572
24 SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ 165.6916
25 BUCKSHOTBBQ 165.6800
27 Oinky Licious 160.5600
29 Two Old Guys Rubbin' Butts and Smokin Meat 153.6800

Pork

17 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.8344

#TeamScore
1 Matty Macks 177.7144
2 HOT DADDY'S BBQ 177.7028
3 Who's Cookin' 176.5600
4 Squealin N Dealin BBQ 176.5600
5 TEAM CRAWFORD 176.5600
6 Low Eye Que 175.4400
8 Big Racks BBQ 174.2628
11 NEVER EASY BBQ 173.1544
14 WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ 170.8344
17 SMOKEHOUSE 72 169.6800
18 SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES 169.6684
19 SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ 168.5372
20 Bad Influence BBQ - MO 168.5372
22 BUCKSHOTBBQ 166.2628
23 BBQ Pit Bros 166.2284
30 Two Old Guys Rubbin' Butts and Smokin Meat 149.7028
31 Oinky Licious 146.2400

Brisket

17 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5256

#TeamScore
1 WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ 177.7144
5 Squealin N Dealin BBQ 175.4172
6 Low Eye Que 175.4172
8 Matty Macks 171.9772
9 SMOKEHOUSE 72 171.4172
10 SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ 171.4056
12 BBQ Pit Bros 169.6916
13 Big Racks BBQ 169.1200
15 NEVER EASY BBQ 168.5256
16 TEAM CRAWFORD 168.5256
17 Bad Influence BBQ - MO 167.9656
20 SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES 165.1088
21 HOT DADDY'S BBQ 165.0856
24 BUCKSHOTBBQ 159.3716
25 Who's Cookin' 158.2056
26 Two Old Guys Rubbin' Butts and Smokin Meat 153.0972
30 Oinky Licious 146.2400

Backyard Series

Overall

14 entries · top 689.6228 · median 676.4800

#TeamScore
1 Chester's Twisted Que 689.6228
2 Smokey Bros Barbecue 687.9544
3 Rudes BBQ 686.1944
4 Big Bear BBQ 682.8688
5 Smoke N Poke BBQ 682.8004
6 Bramble BBQ 681.6572
7 DAWGS BBQ 678.1944
8 Boneheads BBQ 674.7656
9 T Daddys BBQ 674.1948
10 Family Tradition BBQ 673.6000
11 East Bow Que 669.0288
12 JK Smokin BBQ 619.8404
13 Rural Rumps BBQ 613.3712
14 Savory Smoke 598.5712

Chicken

14 entries · top 177.7144 · median 171.4000

#TeamScore
2 Smoke N Poke BBQ 177.7144
3 Family Tradition BBQ 176.5600
7 Smokey Bros Barbecue 176.0000
9 Big Bear BBQ 174.8572
11 T Daddys BBQ 173.1200
13 Bramble BBQ 171.9772
14 DAWGS BBQ 171.9772
15 Rudes BBQ 170.8228
18 Chester's Twisted Que 170.8228
24 Boneheads BBQ 165.1200
25 East Bow Que 165.1088
28 JK Smokin BBQ 158.8344
29 Rural Rumps BBQ 158.2284
30 Savory Smoke 153.6228

Pork Ribs

14 entries · top 177.7372 · median 169.6914

#TeamScore
1 Smoke N Poke BBQ 177.7372
6 Big Bear BBQ 174.8572
8 Bramble BBQ 171.9772
10 T Daddys BBQ 170.8460
12 Rudes BBQ 170.2744
13 Chester's Twisted Que 170.2628
14 Family Tradition BBQ 170.2628
17 Boneheads BBQ 169.1200
18 DAWGS BBQ 168.5600
23 East Bow Que 166.2400
26 Smokey Bros Barbecue 162.8000
28 JK Smokin BBQ 159.3944
30 Savory Smoke 147.3600
31 Rural Rumps BBQ 146.7428

Pork

14 entries · top 174.8572 · median 168.2514

#TeamScore
7 Smoke N Poke BBQ 174.8572
9 Boneheads BBQ 174.2628
10 Smokey Bros Barbecue 173.7144
12 Bramble BBQ 173.1428
13 Chester's Twisted Que 171.9772
15 DAWGS BBQ 170.2744
16 Rudes BBQ 169.6800
21 East Bow Que 166.8228
24 JK Smokin BBQ 165.1316
25 Family Tradition BBQ 165.0972
26 Big Bear BBQ 164.5716
27 Rural Rumps BBQ 160.5028
28 T Daddys BBQ 154.8116
29 Savory Smoke 150.2056

Brisket

14 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.8228

#TeamScore
2 Chester's Twisted Que 176.5600
3 Smokey Bros Barbecue 175.4400
4 Rudes BBQ 175.4172
7 T Daddys BBQ 175.4172
11 East Bow Que 170.8572
14 Big Bear BBQ 168.5828
18 DAWGS BBQ 167.3828
19 Boneheads BBQ 166.2628
22 Bramble BBQ 164.5600
23 Family Tradition BBQ 161.6800
27 Smoke N Poke BBQ 152.4916
28 Rural Rumps BBQ 147.8972
29 Savory Smoke 147.3828
31 JK Smokin BBQ 136.4800

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