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2019-06-28 – 2019-06-29 · Rodney, IA · 📍 10740 Oak Ave · State championship
Reps: DENA MILHOUS, RON MILHOUS · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Slaps (701.6916) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 DIRT ROAD BBQ
Entries
28
4 judged meats
Top score
701.6916
Winning margin
6.8572
GC over RC
Field average
670.61
median 671.70
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
1.1084 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
677.7376
10th place overall
Field spread
84.6404
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 39%
beats 61% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
61%
of the 28 teams with a home region came from outside IA
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.66 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1528
avg power rating going in · stronger than 33% of contests
Storylines
🧹 A double category winner
SLAPS BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 7–8: TREEFROG BBQ and AMERICAN FIRE BBQ tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: AMERICAN FIRE BBQ and SPITFIRE tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Fergolicious BBQ and SPITFIRE tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: DIRT ROAD BBQ (won 2017), SHIGGIN & GRINNIN (won 2018).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-30 | Oak Ave | 29 | 696.5600 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 2018-07-06 | Rodney, IA 51040 | 26 | 690.8000 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | SPITFIRE | |
| 2019-06-28 ← this one | Rodney, IA | 10740 Oak Ave | 28 | 701.6916 | Slaps | DIRT ROAD BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 172.0000 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 171.4400 | 169.1200 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 174.3088 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 175.4056 | 169.1428 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 701.6916 · median 671.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 2 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 3 | SPITFIRE | |
| 4 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 5 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 6 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 7 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 8 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 9 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 10 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 11 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 12 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 14 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 15 | Luscious Loins | |
| 16 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 17 | BURNT WOOD BBQ | |
| 18 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 19 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 20 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 21 | Piccolos BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 23 | BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ | |
| 24 | BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 25 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 26 | Giddy up BBQ | |
| 27 | PBR BBQ | |
| 28 | BOTTOMS UP IOWA |
Chicken
28 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 2 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 3 | Giddy up BBQ | |
| 4 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 5 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 6 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 7 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 8 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 9 | SPITFIRE | |
| 10 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 11 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 12 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 13 | PBR BBQ | |
| 14 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 15 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 16 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 17 | BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 19 | BURNT WOOD BBQ | |
| 20 | BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 21 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 22 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 23 | Piccolos BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 25 | Luscious Loins | |
| 26 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 27 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 28 | BOTTOMS UP IOWA |
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 2 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 3 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 4 | SPITFIRE | |
| 5 | Luscious Loins | |
| 6 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 7 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 8 | BURNT WOOD BBQ | |
| 9 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 10 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 11 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 12 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 13 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 14 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 16 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 17 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 18 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 19 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 20 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 21 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 22 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 23 | PBR BBQ | |
| 24 | Piccolos BBQ | |
| 25 | BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ | |
| 26 | BOTTOMS UP IOWA | |
| 27 | BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 28 | Giddy up BBQ |
Pork
28 entries · top 175.4172 · median 169.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 2 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 3 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 4 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 6 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 7 | SPITFIRE | |
| 8 | Luscious Loins | |
| 9 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 10 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 11 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 12 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 13 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 14 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 15 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 16 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 17 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 18 | Giddy up BBQ | |
| 19 | BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 20 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 22 | BURNT WOOD BBQ | |
| 23 | BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ | |
| 24 | Piccolos BBQ | |
| 25 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 26 | PBR BBQ | |
| 27 | BOTTOMS UP IOWA | |
| 28 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
Brisket
28 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.9770
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 2 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 3 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 4 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 5 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 6 | SPITFIRE | |
| 7 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 8 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 9 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 10 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 11 | Piccolos BBQ | |
| 12 | BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ | |
| 13 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 15 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 16 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 17 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 18 | BURNT WOOD BBQ | |
| 19 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 20 | BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 21 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 22 | Luscious Loins | |
| 23 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 24 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 25 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 26 | Giddy up BBQ | |
| 27 | BOTTOMS UP IOWA | |
| 28 | PBR BBQ |