Apr 27–28, 2018 · Manawa, WI · 📍 Bear Lake Resort & Campground
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won Grand Champion at The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest on April 27, 2018 in Manawa, WI at Bear Lake Resort & Campground, scoring 683.3832 in a field of 26 teams. SHIGGIN & GRINNIN took Reserve Grand Champion with 674.7656. Category winners: Chicken — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (171.9772); Pork Ribs — KANAK ATTACK (174.8800); Pork — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (174.8572); Brisket — SHIGGIN & GRINNIN (173.1200). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2019.
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Pork places 8–9: TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI and Littles BBQ Co tied on 164.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: 43RD PARALLEL BBQ edged BIG "E" BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 7–8: CROIX VALLEY SAUCES edged B-S BBQ OUTLAWS by 0.0116.
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 7th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2018 ← this one | Manawa, WI | Bear Lake Resort & Campground | 26 | 683.3832 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Manawa, WI | Bear Lake Resort & Campground | 26 | 675.9312 | Iowa's Smokey D's | ACES HIGH BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 171.9772 | 168.5484 | 165.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8800 | 169.6800 | 161.6688 |
| Pork | 174.8572 | 167.4056 | 164.5256 |
| Brisket | 173.1200 | 169.7256 | 165.6800 |
26 entries · top 683.3832 · median 646.7256
26 entries · top 171.9772 · median 163.9600
26 entries · top 174.8800 · median 159.6744
26 entries · top 174.8572 · median 161.6972
26 entries · top 173.1200 · median 162.8228
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
5 entries · top 180 · median 172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse | |
| 2 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 4 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 5 | BBQ'd Productions |
10 entries · top 173.7256 · median 160.5370