Jul 10–11, 2026 · Worthington, MN · 📍 700 2nd Avenue · State championship
Reps: Laurie Tweten, Patrick Diller · Prize money: $8,800
Shiggin & Grinnn won Grand Champion at the KTD Smokn' Gobbler on July 10, 2026 in Worthington, MN at 700 2nd Avenue, scoring 692.5256 in a field of 33 teams. Dry to da bone took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.8916. Category winners: Chicken — Smokey and His Bandits (178.8572); Pork — Mad Chad's BBQ (177.1544); Brisket — Dirty Little Pigs BBQ (178.8572). This is the 3rd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Rum N Smoke BBQ; the next was held in 2026.
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, 2025 to 2026 — 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.
Closer than 76% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6340 points — closer than 76% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 90 times in 100
Shiggin & Grinnn came in rated below the field's top team, HOT DADDY'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 10-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Shiggin & Grinnn won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 2 calls from 3 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was Shiggin & Grinnn's first Grand Championship in the data.
2 of 4 tracked editions
Rum N Smoke BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.5480 points.
Shiggin & Grinnn finished 1st overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Chicken places 6–7: Hot Daddy's BBQ and Sugar Shack tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: Byg's BBQ and Colorado Bulldawgs BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: Hot Daddy's BBQ and Rum N' Smoke BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Smokey and His Bandits turned in 178.8572 in chicken — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Home Farm BBQ (won 2025), Rum N Smoke BBQ (won 2025).
This contest usually draws about 18 teams
33 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 18.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2025 | Worthington, MN | 700 2nd Avenue | 26 | 694.8000 | Home Farm BBQ | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Worthington, MN | 700 2nd Avenue | 10 | 175.4288 | Rum N Smoke BBQ | — |
| Jul 10, 2026 ← this one | Worthington, MN | 700 2nd Avenue | 33 | 692.5256 | Shiggin & Grinnn | Dry to da bone |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Worthington, MN | 700 2nd Avenue | 10 | 174.2744 | Rum N' Smoke BBQ | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 171.9656 |
| Pork | 177.1544 | 174.2744 | 171.9884 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 170.8456 |
33 entries · top 692.5256 · median 678.7428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shiggin & Grinnn | |
| 2 | Dry to da bone | |
| 3 | Spitfire | |
| 4 | Colorado Bulldawgs BBQ | |
| 5 | Rum N' Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 7 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | |
| 8 | Six Butt BBQ | |
| 9 | Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ | |
| 10 | Sin Circle BBQ | |
| 11 | Burnt Trees BBQ | |
| 12 | Sheyenne BBQ | |
| 13 | Bigg Smoak BBQ | |
| 14 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | |
| 15 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 16 | Wags Backwoods BBQ | |
| 17 | Home Farm BBQ | |
| 18 | When Pigs Die | |
| 19 | Smokey and His Bandits | |
| 20 | Sugar Shack | |
| 21 | Mad Chad's BBQ | |
| 22 | Heifers, Butts and Clucks | |
| 23 | Aces High BBQ | |
| 24 | Po Po Pork | |
| 25 | Slightly Sauced BBQ | |
| 26 | Daddy Dutch BBQ | |
| 27 | Total Consciousness BBQ | |
| 28 | Cross Cut BBQ | |
| 29 | Brazen Barrel BBQ | |
| 30 | Smokey GQ | |
| 31 | The Smoking Silverback | |
| 32 | Smoking Hamm's BBQ Team | |
| 33 | Prairie Smoke BBQ |
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokey and His Bandits | |
| 2 | Dry to da bone | |
| 3 | Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ | |
| 4 | Six Butt BBQ | |
| 5 | When Pigs Die | |
| 6 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | |
| 7 | Sugar Shack | |
| 8 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | |
| 9 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 10 | Total Consciousness BBQ | |
| 11 | Rum N' Smoke BBQ | |
| 12 | Home Farm BBQ | |
| 13 | Colorado Bulldawgs BBQ | |
| 14 | Wags Backwoods BBQ | |
| 15 | Mad Chad's BBQ | |
| 16 | Daddy Dutch BBQ | |
| 17 | Sin Circle BBQ | |
| 18 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 19 | Sheyenne BBQ | |
| 20 | Shiggin & Grinnn | |
| 21 | Spitfire | |
| 22 | Cross Cut BBQ | |
| 23 | Aces High BBQ | |
| 24 | Bigg Smoak BBQ | |
| 25 | The Smoking Silverback | |
| 26 | Slightly Sauced BBQ | |
| 27 | Po Po Pork | |
| 28 | Prairie Smoke BBQ | |
| 29 | Smokey GQ | |
| 30 | Heifers, Butts and Clucks | |
| 31 | Brazen Barrel BBQ | |
| 32 | Smoking Hamm's BBQ Team | |
| 33 | Burnt Trees BBQ |
33 entries · top 177.1544 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mad Chad's BBQ | |
| 2 | Shiggin & Grinnn | |
| 3 | Sugar Shack | |
| 4 | Spitfire | |
| 5 | Wags Backwoods BBQ | |
| 6 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 7 | Colorado Bulldawgs BBQ | |
| 8 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | |
| 9 | Rum N' Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | Po Po Pork | |
| 11 | Bigg Smoak BBQ | |
| 12 | Heifers, Butts and Clucks | |
| 13 | Burnt Trees BBQ | |
| 14 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | |
| 15 | Dry to da bone | |
| 16 | Sheyenne BBQ | |
| 17 | When Pigs Die | |
| 18 | Cross Cut BBQ | |
| 19 | Home Farm BBQ | |
| 20 | Sin Circle BBQ | |
| 21 | Aces High BBQ | |
| 22 | Slightly Sauced BBQ | |
| 23 | Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ | |
| 24 | Daddy Dutch BBQ | |
| 25 | Smokey and His Bandits | |
| 26 | Brazen Barrel BBQ | |
| 27 | Six Butt BBQ | |
| 28 | Smokey GQ | |
| 29 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 30 | Total Consciousness BBQ | |
| 31 | Smoking Hamm's BBQ Team | |
| 32 | The Smoking Silverback | |
| 33 | Prairie Smoke BBQ |
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 2 | Spitfire | |
| 3 | Burnt Trees BBQ | |
| 4 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | |
| 5 | Rum N' Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | Sin Circle BBQ | |
| 7 | Shiggin & Grinnn | |
| 8 | Sheyenne BBQ | |
| 9 | Dry to da bone | |
| 10 | Bigg Smoak BBQ | |
| 11 | When Pigs Die | |
| 12 | Heifers, Butts and Clucks | |
| 13 | Slightly Sauced BBQ | |
| 14 | Colorado Bulldawgs BBQ | |
| 15 | Home Farm BBQ | |
| 16 | Six Butt BBQ | |
| 17 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | |
| 18 | Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ | |
| 19 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 20 | Aces High BBQ | |
| 21 | Po Po Pork | |
| 22 | Prairie Smoke BBQ | |
| 23 | Wags Backwoods BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokey and His Bandits | |
| 25 | Smokey GQ | |
| 26 | Sugar Shack | |
| 27 | Mad Chad's BBQ | |
| 28 | Total Consciousness BBQ | |
| 29 | Brazen Barrel BBQ | |
| 30 | Daddy Dutch BBQ | |
| 31 | Cross Cut BBQ | |
| 32 | Smoking Hamm's BBQ Team | |
| 33 | The Smoking Silverback |
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.
33 entries · top 176.0116 · median 169.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Six Butt BBQ | |
| 2 | Burnt Trees BBQ | |
| 3 | Brazen Barrel BBQ | |
| 4 | Colorado Bulldawgs BBQ | |
| 5 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 6 | Shiggin & Grinnn | |
| 7 | Dry to da bone | |
| 8 | Bigg Smoak BBQ | |
| 9 | Spitfire | |
| 10 | Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ | |
| 11 | The Smoking Silverback | |
| 12 | Aces High BBQ | |
| 13 | Sin Circle BBQ | |
| 14 | Rum N' Smoke BBQ | |
| 15 | Sheyenne BBQ | |
| 16 | Wags Backwoods BBQ | |
| 17 | Total Consciousness BBQ | |
| 18 | Daddy Dutch BBQ | |
| 19 | Smokey and His Bandits | |
| 20 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 21 | Home Farm BBQ | |
| 22 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | |
| 23 | Smoking Hamm's BBQ Team | |
| 24 | Heifers, Butts and Clucks | |
| 25 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | |
| 26 | Smokey GQ | |
| 27 | Cross Cut BBQ | |
| 28 | When Pigs Die | |
| 29 | Mad Chad's BBQ | |
| 30 | Sugar Shack | |
| 31 | Po Po Pork | |
| 32 | Slightly Sauced BBQ | |
| 33 | Prairie Smoke BBQ |
17 entries · top 180 · median 171.4628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 2 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | |
| 3 | Rum N' Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | Home Farm BBQ | |
| 5 | Mad Chad's BBQ | |
| 6 | Wags Backwoods BBQ | |
| 7 | Daddy Dutch BBQ | |
| 8 | Prairie Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | Smoking Hamm's BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Spitfire | |
| 11 | Sugar Shack | |
| 12 | Burnt Trees BBQ | |
| 13 | Brazen Barrel BBQ | |
| 14 | When Pigs Die | |
| 15 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 16 | Sheyenne BBQ | |
| 17 | The Smoking Silverback |