Sep 13–14, 2019 · Worthington, MN · 📍 Downtown Worthington · State championship
Reps: Cindy Juhl, Tom Juhl · Prize money: $8,200
Who Dat BBQ won Grand Champion at the KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-Off on September 13, 2019 in Worthington, MN at Downtown Worthington, scoring 686.1944 in a field of 26 teams. MUSTANG SALLY BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 684.4912. Category winners: Chicken — TRUE SMOKE BBQ (177.1428); Pork Ribs — MUSTANG SALLY BBQ (176.5716); Pork — BARK 'N BONES BBQ (176.0000); Brisket — TOTALLY SAUCED (174.2744). This is the 6th of 13 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by ACES HIGH BBQ; the next was held in 2020.
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, 2013 to 2024 — 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 79 times in 100
WHO DAT BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SPITFIRE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Who Dat BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was WHO DAT BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 16th tracked contest.
2 of 13 tracked editions
Hot Daddy's BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 13 tracked editions.
Pork Ribs places 7–8: SPITFIRE and New to BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: SIX BUTT BBQ and WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: MARIE'S edged SIX BUTT BBQ by 0.0116.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: MUSTANG SALLY BBQ (won 2015).
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2013 | Worthington, MN | Worthington, MN | 39 | 695.4516 | SONS OF BUTCHERS | BIG T'Z Q CRU |
| Sep 18, 2015 | Worthington, MN | Worthington, MN 56187 | 26 | 700.5944 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | TOTALLY SAUCED |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Worthington, MN | Nobles County Fairgrounds | 29 | 700 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | SPITFIRE |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Worthington, MN | Downtown Worthington | 27 | 690.2628 | LUCKY'S Q | YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Worthington, MN | Downtown Worthington | 25 | 693.6800 | ACES HIGH BBQ | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ |
| Sep 13, 2019 ← this one | Worthington, MN | Downtown Worthington | 26 | 686.1944 | WHO DAT BBQ | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Worthington, MN | Downtown Worthington | 35 | 696.6516 | Wags Backwoods BBQ | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Worthington, MN | Nobles County Fairgrounds | 33 | 693.2004 | Richie Z | HOGLINE |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Worthington, MN | Nobles County Fairgrounds | 40 | 695.3940 | Shiggin & Grinnin | Ash Kickin' BBQ |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Worthington, MN | Nobles County Fairgrounds | 17 | 176 | Smokin' Big | — |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Worthington, MN | Nobles County Fairgrounds | 39 | 694.8456 | Pittie Q | PORKY BUTTS BBQ |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Worthington, MN | 700 2nd Avenue | 34 | 695.9084 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Worthington, MN | 700 2nd Avenue | 13 | 178.8572 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 174.2856 | 167.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 170.8456 | 168.0232 |
| Pork | 176 | 171.9656 | 166.8572 |
| Brisket | 174.2744 | 169.6800 | 165.6800 |
26 entries · top 686.1944 · median 659.3714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 2 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | |
| 3 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 4 | SPITFIRE | |
| 5 | TOTALLY SAUCED | |
| 6 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 8 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 9 | BSQ'S | |
| 10 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 11 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 12 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 13 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 14 | THE DOCFATHER BBQ | |
| 15 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 16 | MARIE'S | |
| 17 | 225 Mafia | |
| 18 | GOOD OL BOYS BBQ | |
| 19 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 20 | Stokin' Coals BBQ | |
| 21 | New to BBQ | |
| 22 | DIABLOS BARBEQUE | |
| 23 | Black Mamba BBQ North | |
| 24 | Brisky Business | |
| 25 | Sue & The Slackers | |
| 26 | PAPA BEAR BAR-B-QUE |
26 entries · top 177.1428 · median 166.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 3 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 4 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | |
| 5 | SPITFIRE | |
| 6 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | TOTALLY SAUCED | |
| 8 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | THE DOCFATHER BBQ | |
| 10 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 11 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 12 | New to BBQ | |
| 13 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 14 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 15 | BSQ'S | |
| 16 | GOOD OL BOYS BBQ | |
| 17 | Black Mamba BBQ North | |
| 18 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 19 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 20 | Brisky Business | |
| 21 | MARIE'S | |
| 22 | 225 Mafia | |
| 23 | DIABLOS BARBEQUE | |
| 24 | Sue & The Slackers | |
| 25 | PAPA BEAR BAR-B-QUE | |
| 26 | Stokin' Coals BBQ |
26 entries · top 176.5716 · median 165.1316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | |
| 2 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 3 | BSQ'S | |
| 4 | THE DOCFATHER BBQ | |
| 5 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | Sue & The Slackers | |
| 7 | SPITFIRE | |
| 8 | New to BBQ | |
| 9 | TOTALLY SAUCED | |
| 10 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 11 | Stokin' Coals BBQ | |
| 12 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 13 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 14 | 225 Mafia | |
| 15 | GOOD OL BOYS BBQ | |
| 16 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 17 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 18 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 19 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 20 | DIABLOS BARBEQUE | |
| 21 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 22 | Black Mamba BBQ North | |
| 23 | Brisky Business | |
| 24 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 25 | MARIE'S | |
| 26 | PAPA BEAR BAR-B-QUE |
26 entries · top 176 · median 164.5200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 2 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 3 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 4 | THE DOCFATHER BBQ | |
| 5 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | |
| 6 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 8 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 9 | Stokin' Coals BBQ | |
| 10 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 11 | 225 Mafia | |
| 12 | TOTALLY SAUCED | |
| 13 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 14 | BSQ'S | |
| 15 | SPITFIRE | |
| 16 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 17 | MARIE'S | |
| 18 | Black Mamba BBQ North | |
| 19 | PAPA BEAR BAR-B-QUE | |
| 20 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 21 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 22 | GOOD OL BOYS BBQ | |
| 23 | Sue & The Slackers | |
| 24 | Brisky Business | |
| 25 | DIABLOS BARBEQUE | |
| 26 | New to BBQ |
26 entries · top 174.2744 · median 162.2456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOTALLY SAUCED | |
| 2 | SPITFIRE | |
| 3 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 4 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 5 | MARIE'S | |
| 6 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 7 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 8 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 9 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 10 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 11 | DIABLOS BARBEQUE | |
| 12 | BSQ'S | |
| 13 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 14 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | |
| 15 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 17 | Stokin' Coals BBQ | |
| 18 | Brisky Business | |
| 19 | GOOD OL BOYS BBQ | |
| 20 | 225 Mafia | |
| 21 | PAPA BEAR BAR-B-QUE | |
| 22 | New to BBQ | |
| 23 | THE DOCFATHER BBQ | |
| 24 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 25 | Black Mamba BBQ North | |
| 26 | Sue & The Slackers |