2019-06-14 – 2019-06-15 · State Center, IA · 📍 3rd st SE · State championship
Reps: CINDY JUHL, TOM JUHL · Prize money: $5,250.00
Grand Champion: Hogline (701.7260) · 31 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 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.
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.
701.7260 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 694.2284 2 CASE BBQ set in 2018.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 times in 100
Hogline came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Wider than 95% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 14.3544 points — a wider margin than 95% of championships in the data.
Chicken places 7–8: SMOKERS PURGATORY and LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS and TREEFROG BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: BAMBQ and DRY 2 DA BONE tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
HOGLINE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 5th.
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ turned in 178.2972 in chicken — past the 176.5600 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: DRY 2 DA BONE (won 2017), 2 CASE BBQ (won 2018).
This contest usually draws about 20 teams
31 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 20.
| 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 | State Center, IA | State Center, IA 50247 | 23 | 694.2284 | 2 CASE BBQ | DRY 2 DA BONE |
| 2019-06-14 ← this one | 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 | 178.2972 | 173.1544 | 169.7372 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8688 | 172.5600 | 168.5488 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 172.5600 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 173.1200 | 169.7372 |
31 entries · top 701.7260 · median 667.4176
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOGLINE | |
| 2 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 3 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 4 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 5 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 6 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 7 | Scorched Deck BNQ | |
| 8 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 9 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 10 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 12 | Luscious Loins | |
| 13 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 15 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 16 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 17 | Smokin Critters BBQ | |
| 18 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 19 | Slim D's BBQ | |
| 20 | BAMBQ | |
| 21 | LTS BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokin Double R BBQ | |
| 23 | Darty-Q | |
| 24 | Giddy Up BBQ | |
| 25 | 10 Ring BBQ Team | |
| 26 | BBQCRITIC.COM | |
| 27 | Iowa State Grill Team | |
| 28 | Papa Linda's BBQ | |
| 29 | WST-BBQ | |
| 30 | Smokeshow BBQ | |
| 31 | Smokin Big Dawgs |
31 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.5484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | HOGLINE | |
| 3 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 4 | Smokin Critters BBQ | |
| 5 | Smokin Double R BBQ | |
| 6 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 7 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 8 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 9 | Scorched Deck BNQ | |
| 10 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 11 | Slim D's BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 13 | Darty-Q | |
| 14 | Luscious Loins | |
| 15 | BAMBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 17 | LTS BBQ | |
| 18 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 19 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 20 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 21 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 22 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 23 | WST-BBQ | |
| 24 | Papa Linda's BBQ | |
| 25 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 26 | Iowa State Grill Team | |
| 27 | Giddy Up BBQ | |
| 28 | Smokeshow BBQ | |
| 29 | BBQCRITIC.COM | |
| 30 | 10 Ring BBQ Team | |
| 31 | Smokin Big Dawgs |
31 entries · top 174.8688 · median 163.4516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scorched Deck BNQ | |
| 2 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 3 | HOGLINE | |
| 4 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 5 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 6 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 7 | BBQCRITIC.COM | |
| 8 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 9 | Darty-Q | |
| 10 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 11 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 12 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 13 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 14 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 15 | Luscious Loins | |
| 16 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 17 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 18 | LTS BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 20 | 10 Ring BBQ Team | |
| 21 | Smokin Critters BBQ | |
| 22 | BAMBQ | |
| 23 | WST-BBQ | |
| 24 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 25 | Giddy Up BBQ | |
| 26 | Slim D's BBQ | |
| 27 | Smokin Double R BBQ | |
| 28 | Iowa State Grill Team | |
| 29 | Smokeshow BBQ | |
| 30 | Smokin Big Dawgs | |
| 31 | Papa Linda's BBQ |
31 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 2 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 4 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 5 | HOGLINE | |
| 6 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 7 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 8 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 9 | BAMBQ | |
| 10 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 11 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 12 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 13 | Giddy Up BBQ | |
| 14 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 15 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 16 | Slim D's BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 18 | Luscious Loins | |
| 19 | Papa Linda's BBQ | |
| 20 | LTS BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 22 | Darty-Q | |
| 23 | 10 Ring BBQ Team | |
| 24 | Smokin Double R BBQ | |
| 25 | Smokeshow BBQ | |
| 26 | Scorched Deck BNQ | |
| 27 | BBQCRITIC.COM | |
| 28 | Iowa State Grill Team | |
| 29 | Smokin Big Dawgs | |
| 30 | Smokin Critters BBQ | |
| 31 | WST-BBQ |
31 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOGLINE | |
| 2 | Luscious Loins | |
| 3 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 4 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 5 | Scorched Deck BNQ | |
| 6 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 7 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 8 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 9 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 10 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 11 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 12 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 13 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 15 | Smokin Critters BBQ | |
| 16 | 10 Ring BBQ Team | |
| 17 | Slim D's BBQ | |
| 18 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 19 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 20 | Papa Linda's BBQ | |
| 21 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 22 | LTS BBQ | |
| 23 | Giddy Up BBQ | |
| 24 | WST-BBQ | |
| 25 | Smokin Double R BBQ | |
| 26 | BAMBQ | |
| 27 | Iowa State Grill Team | |
| 28 | Smokin Big Dawgs | |
| 29 | BBQCRITIC.COM | |
| 30 | Darty-Q | |
| 31 | Smokeshow BBQ |