KTD Smokn' Gobbler (ONE MEAT RIBS)
2026-07-10 · Worthington, MN · 📍 700 2nd Avenue
Reps: LAURIE TWETEN, PATRICK DILLER · Prize money: $950.00
Grand Champion: Rum N' Smoke BBQ (174.2744) · 10 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Daddy Dutch BBQ
Entries
10
1 judged meat
Top score
174.2744
Winning margin
1.7260
1st over 2nd
Field average
167.57
median 167.39
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
6.8800 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
161.0972
10th place overall
Field spread
13.1772
winner to last place
Prize money
$950.00
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 86%
beats 14% of 2987 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Rum N Smoke BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 5–6: Six Butt BBQ and Hot Daddy's BBQ tied on 167.3944 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: Wag's Backwoods BBQ edged Prairie Smoke BBQ by 0.0344.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Rum N Smoke BBQ (won 2025).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-11 | Worthington, MN | 700 2nd Avenue | 26 | 694.8000 | Home Farm BBQ | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2025-07-11 | Worthington, MN | 700 2nd Avenue | 10 | 175.4288 | Rum N Smoke BBQ | — |
| 2026-07-10 | Worthington, MN | 700 2nd Avenue | 33 | 692.5256 | Shiggin & Grinnn | Dry to da bone |
| 2026-07-10 ← this one | Worthington, MN | 700 2nd Avenue | 10 | 174.2744 | Rum N' Smoke BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 174.2744 | 167.3944 | 161.0972 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
10 entries · top 174.2744 · median 167.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rum N' Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | Daddy Dutch BBQ | |
| 3 | When Pigs Die | |
| 4 | Smoking Hamm's BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Six Butt BBQ | |
| 6 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | |
| 7 | Brazen Barrel BBQ | |
| 8 | Wag's Backwoods BBQ | |
| 9 | Prairie Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | Big Racks BBQ |