Apr 26–27, 2019 · Manawa, WI · 📍 Bear Lake Resort & Campground · State championship
Reps: Dena Milhous, Ron Milhous · Prize money: $5,000
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won Grand Champion at The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest on April 26, 2019 in Manawa, WI at Bear Lake Resort & Campground, scoring 675.9312 in a field of 26 teams. ACES HIGH BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 675.3484. Category winners: Chicken — TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI (173.1428); Pork Ribs — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (172.0000); Pork — BIG "E" BBQ (172.0000); Brisket — SHIGGIN & GRINNIN (174.2628). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ.
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.
Closer than 89% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5828 points — closer than 89% of every championship in the data.
Chicken places 3–4: Littles BBQ Co edged SHIGGIN & GRINNIN by 0.0116. Brisket places 5–6: 43RD PARALLEL BBQ edged C R BUTTS SMOKE by 0.0116. Chicken places 5–6: ACES HIGH BBQ edged FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ by 0.0116.
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 8th.
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI turned in 173.1428 in chicken — past the 171.9772 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (won 2018).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2018 | Manawa, WI | Bear Lake Resort & Campground | 26 | 683.3832 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| Apr 26, 2019 ← this one | Manawa, WI | Bear Lake Resort & Campground | 26 | 675.9312 | Iowa's Smokey D's | ACES HIGH BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.1428 | 169.1200 | 163.9428 |
| Pork Ribs | 172 | 168.5944 | 162.2516 |
| Pork | 172 | 165.1772 | 160.5716 |
| Brisket | 174.2628 | 162.8344 | 161.0856 |
26 entries · top 675.9312 · median 635.7884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 3 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 4 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 6 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 7 | QUE U | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 9 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 10 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 11 | C R BUTTS SMOKE | |
| 12 | FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ | |
| 13 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 14 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 15 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 16 | BUCKAROO BBQ | |
| 17 | BIG BELLY BBQ | |
| 18 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 19 | BURNITA BAR-B-QUE | |
| 20 | Bodacious BBQ Babes! | |
| 21 | PURPLE SHADOW | |
| 22 | SMOKE 'N SANITY | |
| 23 | Pit Snipe BBQ | |
| 24 | 2 CAN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 25 | CRACKHOUSE BBQ | |
| 26 | BIG HORNED BBQ |
26 entries · top 173.1428 · median 163.1258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 3 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 4 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 5 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 6 | FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ | |
| 7 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 8 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 9 | QUE U | |
| 10 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 11 | BUCKAROO BBQ | |
| 12 | CRACKHOUSE BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 14 | Bodacious BBQ Babes! | |
| 15 | Pit Snipe BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 17 | C R BUTTS SMOKE | |
| 18 | BIG BELLY BBQ | |
| 19 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 20 | 2 CAN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 21 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 22 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 23 | BIG HORNED BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKE 'N SANITY | |
| 25 | PURPLE SHADOW | |
| 26 | BURNITA BAR-B-QUE |
26 entries · top 172 · median 158.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 3 | QUE U | |
| 4 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 5 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 7 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 8 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 9 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 10 | FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 12 | Pit Snipe BBQ | |
| 13 | 2 CAN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 14 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 15 | BIG HORNED BBQ | |
| 16 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 17 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 18 | BUCKAROO BBQ | |
| 19 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 20 | BURNITA BAR-B-QUE | |
| 21 | C R BUTTS SMOKE | |
| 22 | SMOKE 'N SANITY | |
| 23 | BIG BELLY BBQ | |
| 24 | PURPLE SHADOW | |
| 25 | Bodacious BBQ Babes! | |
| 26 | CRACKHOUSE BBQ |
26 entries · top 172 · median 159.3772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 2 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 3 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 4 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 5 | C R BUTTS SMOKE | |
| 6 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 7 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 8 | BIG BELLY BBQ | |
| 9 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 10 | BUCKAROO BBQ | |
| 11 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 12 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 13 | QUE U | |
| 14 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 15 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 16 | PURPLE SHADOW | |
| 17 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 18 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 19 | FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ | |
| 20 | BURNITA BAR-B-QUE | |
| 21 | BIG HORNED BBQ | |
| 22 | CRACKHOUSE BBQ | |
| 23 | Bodacious BBQ Babes! | |
| 24 | Pit Snipe BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKE 'N SANITY | |
| 26 | 2 CAN SMOKE BBQ |
26 entries · top 174.2628 · median 157.4058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 2 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 3 | BURNITA BAR-B-QUE | |
| 4 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 6 | C R BUTTS SMOKE | |
| 7 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKE 'N SANITY | |
| 10 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 11 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 12 | QUE U | |
| 13 | BIG BELLY BBQ | |
| 14 | PURPLE SHADOW | |
| 15 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 16 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 17 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 18 | Bodacious BBQ Babes! | |
| 19 | FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 21 | CRACKHOUSE BBQ | |
| 22 | BUCKAROO BBQ | |
| 23 | 2 CAN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 24 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 25 | Pit Snipe BBQ | |
| 26 | BIG HORNED BBQ |
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.
6 entries · top 176.5716 · median 163.4400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 2 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 4 | BIG HORNED BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKE 'N SANITY | |
| 6 | CRACKHOUSE BBQ |