2026-07-17 · Shenandoah, IA · 📍 709 S. Fremont Street
Reps: EUGENE WICKHAM, SARAH WICKHAM · Prize money: $800.00
Grand Champion: BBQ Pit Bros (178.2972) · 17 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 MACHETE BOYS BBQ
Chicken totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
What it has taken to win here, 2023 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.
Chicken places 5–6: There's No Place Like Smoke edged NEVER EASY BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 3–4: TEAM BREW & QUE edged WHEN PIGS DIE by 0.0228.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Low Eye Que (won 2025).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-21 | Shenandoah, IA | 701 S. Fremont Street | 37 | 702.7884 | Hot Daddy's Barbeque | RAILYARD BBQ |
| 2025-07-18 | Shenandoah, IA | 709 S. Fremont Street | 30 | 707.3944 | Low Eye Que | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2026-07-17 | Shenandoah, IA | 709 S. Fremont Street | 28 | 703.9544 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2026-07-17 ← this one | Shenandoah, IA | 709 S. Fremont Street | 17 | 178.2972 | BBQ Pit Bros | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 174.8688 | 169.6912 |
17 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 2 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 4 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 5 | There's No Place Like Smoke | |
| 6 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 7 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 8 | Marv's Doublechin BBQ | |
| 9 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 10 | Low Eye Que | |
| 11 | RED OAK BBQ | |
| 12 | On The Brink BBQ | |
| 13 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEE'S | |
| 16 | Forged Brothers BBQ | |
| 17 | Savory Smoke |