2018-06-15 – 2018-06-16 · State Center, IA · 📍 State Center, IA 50247
Grand Champion: 2 CASE BBQ (694.2284) · 23 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 DRY 2 DA BONE
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 2021 — 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.
694.2284 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 680.5372 DRY 2 DA BONE set in 2017.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 89 times in 100
2 CASE BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 11-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
2 CASE BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was 2 CASE BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 15th tracked contest.
Chicken places 5–6: DRY 2 DA BONE and 2 CASE BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: 2 CASE BBQ and SMOKIN CRITTERS tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: DRY 2 DA BONE and SLIM D'S BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
DRY 2 DA BONE turned in 178.2972 in pork — past the 170.8228 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: DRY 2 DA BONE (won 2017).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-16 | State Center, IA | 3rd st SE | 17 | 680.5372 | DRY 2 DA BONE | TREEFROG BBQ |
| 2018-06-15 ← this one | State Center, IA | State Center, IA 50247 | 23 | 694.2284 | 2 CASE BBQ | DRY 2 DA BONE |
| 2019-06-14 | State Center, IA | 3rd st SE | 31 | 701.7260 | Hogline | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2021-06-18 | State Center, IA | 3rd st SE | 32 | 687.9656 | Darty-Q | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 174.2628 | 171.4400 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 171.4172 | 168.5716 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 171.4172 | 167.9656 |
| Brisket | 176.0000 | 172.0000 | 167.3828 |
23 entries · top 694.2284 · median 667.3372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 2 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 3 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 4 | BAMBQ | |
| 5 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 6 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 7 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 8 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 9 | SMOKIN CRITTERS | |
| 10 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 11 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 12 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN BONZ BBQ COMPANY | |
| 14 | FLAMIN' FLIPS BBQ PIT | |
| 15 | S&S BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN DOUBLE R BBQ | |
| 17 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 18 | IOWA STATE GRILL TEAM | |
| 19 | LTS BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN BIG DAWGS | |
| 21 | ROLLING SMOKE BARBEQUE, LLC | |
| 22 | BRIAN'S BEEF | |
| 23 | CHUCK'SWAGON BBQ |
23 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.6916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAMBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN DOUBLE R BBQ | |
| 3 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 4 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 6 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN CRITTERS | |
| 8 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 9 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 10 | CHUCK'SWAGON BBQ | |
| 11 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 12 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 13 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 14 | LTS BBQ | |
| 15 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 16 | ROLLING SMOKE BARBEQUE, LLC | |
| 17 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN BONZ BBQ COMPANY | |
| 19 | SMOKIN BIG DAWGS | |
| 20 | S&S BBQ | |
| 21 | IOWA STATE GRILL TEAM | |
| 22 | FLAMIN' FLIPS BBQ PIT | |
| 23 | BRIAN'S BEEF |
23 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.4400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 2 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 3 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 4 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 5 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 6 | BAMBQ | |
| 7 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 8 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 9 | S&S BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN BONZ BBQ COMPANY | |
| 11 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 12 | SMOKIN CRITTERS | |
| 13 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 14 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 15 | IOWA STATE GRILL TEAM | |
| 16 | SMOKIN DOUBLE R BBQ | |
| 17 | LTS BBQ | |
| 18 | FLAMIN' FLIPS BBQ PIT | |
| 19 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 20 | BRIAN'S BEEF | |
| 21 | SMOKIN BIG DAWGS | |
| 22 | ROLLING SMOKE BARBEQUE, LLC | |
| 23 | CHUCK'SWAGON BBQ |
23 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 2 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 3 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | BAMBQ | |
| 5 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 6 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 7 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 8 | SMOKIN CRITTERS | |
| 9 | SMOKIN BONZ BBQ COMPANY | |
| 10 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 11 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 12 | FLAMIN' FLIPS BBQ PIT | |
| 13 | SMOKIN BIG DAWGS | |
| 14 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 16 | SMOKIN DOUBLE R BBQ | |
| 17 | S&S BBQ | |
| 18 | IOWA STATE GRILL TEAM | |
| 19 | LTS BBQ | |
| 20 | ROLLING SMOKE BARBEQUE, LLC | |
| 21 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 22 | CHUCK'SWAGON BBQ | |
| 23 | BRIAN'S BEEF |
23 entries · top 176.0000 · median 166.2972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 2 | FLAMIN' FLIPS BBQ PIT | |
| 3 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 5 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 7 | IOWA STATE GRILL TEAM | |
| 8 | SMOKIN CRITTERS | |
| 9 | BAMBQ | |
| 10 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 11 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 12 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN BONZ BBQ COMPANY | |
| 14 | S&S BBQ | |
| 15 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 16 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 17 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 18 | LTS BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN DOUBLE R BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN BIG DAWGS | |
| 21 | BRIAN'S BEEF | |
| 22 | ROLLING SMOKE BARBEQUE, LLC | |
| 23 | CHUCK'SWAGON BBQ |