2017-06-30 – 2017-07-01 · Rodney, IA · 📍 Oak Ave
Grand Champion: DIRT ROAD BBQ (696.5600) · 29 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN
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, 2017 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.
Closer than 78% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1888 points — closer than 78% of every championship in the data.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 1.7600 points.
Stronger than 97% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1661 power rating going in — stronger than 97% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 1–2: GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA and WHEN PIGS DIE tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: CHARCOAL MONKEY and SHIGGIN & GRINNIN tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: 4 LEGS UP BBQ and SHIGGIN & GRINNIN tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
DIRT ROAD BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 24th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-30 ← this one | Rodney, IA | Oak Ave | 29 | 696.5600 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2018-07-06 | Rodney, IA | Rodney, IA 51040 | 26 | 690.8000 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | SPITFIRE |
| 2019-06-28 | Rodney, IA | 10740 Oak Ave | 28 | 701.6916 | Slaps | DIRT ROAD BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.5828 | 172.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4516 | 174.2744 | 172.0000 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 176.0000 | 172.0000 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 174.8456 | 173.1084 |
29 entries · top 696.5600 · median 679.9544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 2 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 3 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 4 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 5 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 6 | CHARCOAL MONKEY | |
| 7 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 8 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 9 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 10 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 12 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 13 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 14 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 15 | COOK'N WITH WOOD | |
| 16 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 17 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 18 | 913 BBQ | |
| 19 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 20 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 21 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 22 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 23 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 24 | SPITFIRE | |
| 25 | MASTERTECH BBQ | |
| 26 | Bottoms Up Iowa | |
| 27 | Hill Billy Smoke BBQ | |
| 28 | KAMPING GATOR BBQ | |
| 29 | YOU GONNA LIKE IT |
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 2 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 4 | 913 BBQ | |
| 5 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 6 | CHARCOAL MONKEY | |
| 7 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 8 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 9 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 10 | COOK'N WITH WOOD | |
| 11 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 12 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 13 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 14 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 15 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 16 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 17 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 18 | MASTERTECH BBQ | |
| 19 | Hill Billy Smoke BBQ | |
| 20 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 21 | YOU GONNA LIKE IT | |
| 22 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 23 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 24 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 25 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 26 | Bottoms Up Iowa | |
| 27 | SPITFIRE | |
| 28 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 29 | KAMPING GATOR BBQ |
29 entries · top 175.4516 · median 170.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 2 | COOK'N WITH WOOD | |
| 3 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 4 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 5 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 6 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 7 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 8 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 9 | SPITFIRE | |
| 10 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 11 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 12 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 13 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 14 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 15 | CHARCOAL MONKEY | |
| 16 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 17 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 19 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 20 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 22 | KAMPING GATOR BBQ | |
| 23 | 913 BBQ | |
| 24 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 25 | Hill Billy Smoke BBQ | |
| 26 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 27 | MASTERTECH BBQ | |
| 28 | Bottoms Up Iowa | |
| 29 | YOU GONNA LIKE IT |
29 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 2 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 3 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 4 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 5 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 6 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 7 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 8 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 9 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 10 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 12 | MASTERTECH BBQ | |
| 13 | COOK'N WITH WOOD | |
| 14 | CHARCOAL MONKEY | |
| 15 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 16 | Bottoms Up Iowa | |
| 17 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 18 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 19 | Hill Billy Smoke BBQ | |
| 20 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 21 | 913 BBQ | |
| 22 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 23 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 25 | YOU GONNA LIKE IT | |
| 26 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 27 | KAMPING GATOR BBQ | |
| 28 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 29 | SPITFIRE |
29 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 3 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 4 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 5 | CHARCOAL MONKEY | |
| 6 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | SPITFIRE | |
| 8 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 9 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 11 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 12 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 13 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 14 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 15 | Bottoms Up Iowa | |
| 16 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 17 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 18 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 19 | 913 BBQ | |
| 20 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 21 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 22 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 23 | COOK'N WITH WOOD | |
| 24 | Hill Billy Smoke BBQ | |
| 25 | KAMPING GATOR BBQ | |
| 26 | MASTERTECH BBQ | |
| 27 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 28 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 29 | YOU GONNA LIKE IT |