2018-06-22 – 2018-06-23 · Sioux City, IA · 📍 111 3rd st
Grand Champion: Hillbilly Smoke-IA (338.2972) · 19 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 ROCK'N HOGS BBQ
Chicken 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, 2018 to 2025 — 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 9–10: NIOBRARA BARBEQUE COMPANY and NEVER EASY BBQ tied on 159.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: Our Butts Sux BBQ edged Mad Chad's BBQ by 0.1028.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Ferg A Que (won ).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux City, IA | 111 3rd St | 14 | 331.4744 | Ferg A Que | — | |
| 2018-06-22 ← this one | Sioux City, IA | 111 3rd st | 19 | 338.2972 | Hillbilly Smoke-IA | ROCK'N HOGS BBQ |
| 2021-06-19 | Sioux City, IA | 111 3rd st | 22 | 344.5944 | Go Ham BBQ | — |
| 2022-06-17 | Sioux City, IA | 111 3rd Street | 13 | 345.0856 | Good Old Boys BBQ | — |
| 2023-06-23 | Sioux City, IA | 111 3rd Street | 15 | 351.4288 | Hillbilly Smoke BBQ | — |
| 2024-06-21 | Sioux City, IA | 111 3rd Street | 17 | 348.0228 | East Bow Que | — |
| 2025-06-20 | Sioux City, IA | 111 3rd Street | 20 | 354.9144 | BBQ Pit Bros | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 167.4056 | 159.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.3316 | 165.1656 | 154.8572 |
19 entries · top 177.7372 · median 159.4056
19 entries · top 174.3316 · median 154.8572