Aug 24–25, 2019 · Emmetsburg, IA · 📍 2101 Madison · State championship
Reps: Cindy Juhl, Tom Juhl · Prize money: $5,000
Que Magic won Grand Champion at the 3rd Annual Halfway to St.Pat's BBQ Contest on August 24, 2019 in Emmetsburg, IA at 2101 Madison, scoring 682.8572 in a field of 12 teams. MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 681.0628. Category winners: Chicken — C R BUTTS SMOKE (172.5484); Pork Ribs — TRUE SMOKE BBQ (174.2744); Pork — MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ (173.1428); Brisket — Que Magic (175.4172).
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 74 times in 100
Que Magic came in rated below the field's top team, TRUE SMOKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Que Magic's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 6th tracked contest.
Brisket places 2–3: C R BUTTS SMOKE edged SCORCHED DECK BBQ by 0.0228. Chicken places 7–8: Slim D's BBQ edged Papa Linda's Barbecue by 0.0232. Pork Ribs places 5–6: BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ edged C R BUTTS SMOKE by 0.0232.
Que Magic took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 5th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 172.5484 | 169.1544 | 159.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2744 | 166.8460 | 163.4172 |
| Pork | 173.1428 | 166.2628 | 160.5028 |
| Brisket | 175.4172 | 171.9772 | 160.5484 |
12 entries · top 682.8572 · median 671.0974
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Que Magic | |
| 2 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 3 | SCORCHED DECK BBQ | |
| 4 | C R BUTTS SMOKE | |
| 5 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 7 | Papa Linda's Barbecue | |
| 8 | Slim D's BBQ | |
| 9 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin the Bone | |
| 11 | Giddy Up BBQ | |
| 12 | ROLLIN' COAL BBQ |
12 entries · top 172.5484 · median 168.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C R BUTTS SMOKE | |
| 2 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 3 | Que Magic | |
| 4 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 6 | SCORCHED DECK BBQ | |
| 7 | Slim D's BBQ | |
| 8 | Papa Linda's Barbecue | |
| 9 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 10 | Giddy Up BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokin the Bone | |
| 12 | ROLLIN' COAL BBQ |
12 entries · top 174.2744 · median 166.5314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | Slim D's BBQ | |
| 3 | Que Magic | |
| 4 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 5 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 6 | C R BUTTS SMOKE | |
| 7 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 8 | SCORCHED DECK BBQ | |
| 9 | Smokin the Bone | |
| 10 | Papa Linda's Barbecue | |
| 11 | Giddy Up BBQ | |
| 12 | ROLLIN' COAL BBQ |
12 entries · top 173.1428 · median 165.4114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 2 | SCORCHED DECK BBQ | |
| 3 | Papa Linda's Barbecue | |
| 4 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | Que Magic | |
| 6 | Giddy Up BBQ | |
| 7 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 8 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 9 | C R BUTTS SMOKE | |
| 10 | Smokin the Bone | |
| 11 | ROLLIN' COAL BBQ | |
| 12 | Slim D's BBQ |
12 entries · top 175.4172 · median 169.1258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Que Magic | |
| 2 | C R BUTTS SMOKE | |
| 3 | SCORCHED DECK BBQ | |
| 4 | Slim D's BBQ | |
| 5 | Papa Linda's Barbecue | |
| 6 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 7 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 8 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 9 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 10 | ROLLIN' COAL BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokin the Bone | |
| 12 | Giddy Up BBQ |