BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!

2019-07-19 – 2019-07-20 · Waterloo, IA · State championship

Reps: CINDY JUHL, TOM JUHL · Prize money: $8,100.00

Grand Champion: Iowa Smokey D's BBQ (696.5600) · 33 teams

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IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

696.5600 · Master Series — Overall

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LUCKY'S Q

692.4912 · Master Series — Overall

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NECTAR OF THE HOGS

691.3940 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

696.5600

Winning margin

4.0688

GC over RC

Field average

653.44

median 667.31

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Tightest race

Brisket

2.8800 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

677.0284

what a walk cost here

Field spread

389.7144

winner to last place

Prize money

$8,100.00

on the line

Most consistent

WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ

avg finish 7.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 2.8572 pts — LUCKY'S Q

How hot was the win?

Top 46%

beats 54% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1511

avg power rating going in · stronger than 15% of contests

Top-rated in the field

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

rated 1646 pre-contest

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

LUCKY'S Q has won this contest 3 times across its 7 tracked editions.

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

Iowa Smokey D's BBQ took the Grand Championship home to MN.

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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2013-07-19		35	690.2284	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
2014-07-18		37	690.2168	PIGSKIN BBQ
2015-07-17		39	693.6572	LUCKY'S Q
2016-07-15		32	686.2056	LUCKY'S Q
2017-07-14		33	694.8572	LUCKY'S Q
2018-07-20		42	704.6288	WHEN PIGS DIE
2019-07-19 ← this one	Waterloo, IA	33	696.5600	Iowa Smokey D's BBQ

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

32 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.4000

#	Team	Score
1	LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	178.2972
2	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	177.1428
3	LUCKY'S Q	176.5600
4	Burnt End Barbecue Company	176.5600
5	CHICK HUGGINS BBQ	175.4172
6	ChickHoovenSwineBBQ	174.2628
7	BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG	174.2628
8	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	171.4172
9	WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	170.8456
10	TRUE SMOKE BBQ	169.6800
11	WHEN PIGS DIE	169.1084
12	NECTAR OF THE HOGS	168.5828
13	225 MAFIA	166.8684
14	BAMBQ	166.2284
15	DRY 2 DA BONE	165.7144
16	2 CASE BBQ	165.6800
17	Piccolos BBQ	165.1200
18	MARK'S SMOKIN QUE	164.5372
19	2 Bald Guys	163.9772
20	Que Magic	162.8112
21	Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ	161.1084
22	Matty Mack's	159.9772
23	2 GREEKS BBQ	158.7884
24	TEAM CRAWFORD	158.2172
25	OLY SMOKES	157.7028
26	SMOKEHOUSE 72	155.9428
27	SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	154.7772
28	Smokin Big Dawgs	153.1316
29	BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ	152.5600
30	Giddy Up BBQ	152.5028
31	LTS BBQ	150.8000
32	The Holy Smoke	134.7772

Master Series — Chicken

33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	LUCKY'S Q	180.0000 🔥
2	NECTAR OF THE HOGS	177.1428
3	TEAM CRAWFORD	176.5600
4	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	175.4056
5	WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	175.4056
6	WHEN PIGS DIE	174.2744
7	2 Bald Guys	173.7144
8	2 CASE BBQ	173.7028
9	Que Magic	173.7028
10	DRY 2 DA BONE	173.1200
11	SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	173.1200
12	Burnt End Barbecue Company	173.1200
13	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	172.5600
14	CHICK HUGGINS BBQ	172.5600
15	BAMBQ	171.4172
16	2 GREEKS BBQ	170.2972
17	LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	169.1200
18	SMOKEHOUSE 72	169.1200
19	Giddy Up BBQ	168.5600
20	LTS BBQ	167.3828
21	BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ	166.2628
22	OLY SMOKES	166.2628
23	The Holy Smoke	165.0972
24	TRUE SMOKE BBQ	164.5256
25	Matty Mack's	163.9772
26	225 MAFIA	163.4400
27	MARK'S SMOKIN QUE	163.4288
28	Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ	162.8228
29	Piccolos BBQ	161.6916
30	BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG	161.0856
31	ChickHoovenSwineBBQ	157.1200
32	Rib Heaven	154.8456
33	Smokin Big Dawgs	153.0856

Master Series — Overall

33 entries · top 696.5600 · median 667.3144

#	Team	Score
1	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	696.5600
2	LUCKY'S Q	692.4912
3	NECTAR OF THE HOGS	691.3940
4	WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	688.5140
5	WHEN PIGS DIE	687.3488
6	LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	680.5372
7	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	680.4800
8	Que Magic	680.4684
9	MARK'S SMOKIN QUE	678.8004
10	2 CASE BBQ	677.0284
11	DRY 2 DA BONE	676.5260
12	Burnt End Barbecue Company	673.5888
13	CHICK HUGGINS BBQ	671.3028
14	BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG	670.7428
15	Piccolos BBQ	669.0632
16	SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	668.9944
17	BAMBQ	667.3144
18	TEAM CRAWFORD	667.3028
19	225 MAFIA	663.3828
20	Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ	663.3256
21	SMOKEHOUSE 72	662.1600
22	BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ	659.9544
23	TRUE SMOKE BBQ	659.8284
24	2 Bald Guys	654.1488
25	Matty Mack's	653.6116
26	OLY SMOKES	647.8856
27	LTS BBQ	647.2572
28	Giddy Up BBQ	640.9828
29	ChickHoovenSwineBBQ	636.3772
30	2 GREEKS BBQ	632.9484
31	The Holy Smoke	614.6516
32	Smokin Big Dawgs	601.5428
33	Rib Heaven	306.8456

Master Series — Pork

32 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9600

#	Team	Score
1	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	178.8572
2	MARK'S SMOKIN QUE	177.7144
3	NECTAR OF THE HOGS	177.7028
4	SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	175.4172
5	WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	173.1200
6	BAMBQ	172.5600
7	BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG	172.0000
8	Burnt End Barbecue Company	170.8344
9	WHEN PIGS DIE	170.8344
10	BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ	170.2972
11	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	170.2628
12	TEAM CRAWFORD	169.7256
13	Piccolos BBQ	169.1200
14	Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ	169.1200
15	SMOKEHOUSE 72	168.5600
16	Que Magic	168.5372
17	225 MAFIA	167.3828
18	LUCKY'S Q	167.3712
19	2 CASE BBQ	166.8112
20	The Holy Smoke	166.2628
21	DRY 2 DA BONE	165.7144
22	Matty Mack's	165.6800
23	LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	165.1200
24	OLY SMOKES	165.1200
25	LTS BBQ	165.0972
26	2 Bald Guys	163.9428
27	Giddy Up BBQ	158.2628
28	CHICK HUGGINS BBQ	157.0628
29	TRUE SMOKE BBQ	155.9428
30	ChickHoovenSwineBBQ	154.8000
31	2 GREEKS BBQ	147.9428
32	Smokin Big Dawgs	143.4056

Master Series — Pork Ribs

33 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.6916

#	Team	Score
1	Que Magic	175.4172
2	Piccolos BBQ	173.1316
3	WHEN PIGS DIE	173.1316
4	MARK'S SMOKIN QUE	173.1200
5	DRY 2 DA BONE	171.9772
6	2 CASE BBQ	170.8344
7	BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ	170.8344
8	Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ	170.2744
9	TRUE SMOKE BBQ	169.6800
10	WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	169.1428
11	LUCKY'S Q	168.5600
12	SMOKEHOUSE 72	168.5372
13	LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	168.0000
14	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	168.0000
15	NECTAR OF THE HOGS	167.9656
16	CHICK HUGGINS BBQ	166.2628
17	225 MAFIA	165.6916
18	SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	165.6800
19	LTS BBQ	163.9772
20	Matty Mack's	163.9772
21	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	163.3944
22	BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG	163.3944
23	TEAM CRAWFORD	162.8000
24	Giddy Up BBQ	161.6572
25	OLY SMOKES	158.8000
26	BAMBQ	157.1088
27	2 GREEKS BBQ	155.9200
28	Burnt End Barbecue Company	153.0744
29	2 Bald Guys	152.5144
30	Rib Heaven	152.0000
31	Smokin Big Dawgs	151.9200
32	ChickHoovenSwineBBQ	150.1944
33	The Holy Smoke	148.5144