Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off
2020-07-17 – 2020-07-18 · MARION, IA · State championship
Reps: CINDY JUHL, TOM JUHL · Prize money: $10,050.00
Grand Champion: Iowa Smokey D's (699.4056) · 36 teams
Entries
36
4 categories
Top score
699.4056
Winning margin
20.5368
GC over RC
Field average
640.94
median 652.81
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
3.4056 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
663.3828
what a walk cost here
Field spread
208.0224
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,050.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 36%
beats 64% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1518
avg power rating going in · stronger than 22% of contests
Storylines
🃏 An upset on the books
Iowa Smokey D's came in rated below the field's top team, Hogline, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
36 entries · top 174.8456 · median 161.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa Smokey D's | |
| 2 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 3 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 4 | BAMBQ | |
| 5 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 6 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 7 | Herkey's Hot Box BBQ | |
| 8 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 9 | Dry 2 Da Bone | |
| 10 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 11 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 12 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 14 | LTS BBQ | |
| 15 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 16 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 17 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 18 | Hogline | |
| 19 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 20 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 21 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 22 | SCORCHED DECK BBQ | |
| 23 | DartyQ | |
| 24 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 25 | Smokey Boys | |
| 26 | Meat Qeek BBQ | |
| 27 | Matty Macks | |
| 28 | BBQCRITIC.COM | |
| 29 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 30 | Three Grills BBQ | |
| 31 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 32 | Dooklske's Delicatesen | |
| 33 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 34 | 10 Ring BBQ | |
| 35 | Outlaw BBQ | |
| 36 | Red Stallion |
Master Series — Chicken
36 entries · top 178.2972 · median 163.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 3 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 4 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 5 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 6 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 7 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 8 | Dry 2 Da Bone | |
| 9 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 10 | Iowa Smokey D's | |
| 11 | Hogline | |
| 12 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 14 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 15 | Outlaw BBQ | |
| 16 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 17 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 18 | Meat Qeek BBQ | |
| 19 | BAMBQ | |
| 20 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 21 | LTS BBQ | |
| 22 | SCORCHED DECK BBQ | |
| 23 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 24 | Herkey's Hot Box BBQ | |
| 25 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 26 | BBQCRITIC.COM | |
| 27 | Smokey Boys | |
| 28 | DartyQ | |
| 29 | 10 Ring BBQ | |
| 30 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 31 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 32 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 33 | Matty Macks | |
| 34 | Three Grills BBQ | |
| 35 | Dooklske's Delicatesen | |
| 36 | Red Stallion |
Master Series — Overall
36 entries · top 699.4056 · median 652.8056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa Smokey D's | |
| 2 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 3 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 4 | BAMBQ | |
| 5 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 6 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Hogline | |
| 8 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 9 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 10 | Dry 2 Da Bone | |
| 11 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 12 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 13 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 14 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 15 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 16 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 17 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 18 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 19 | Herkey's Hot Box BBQ | |
| 20 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 21 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokey Boys | |
| 23 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 24 | LTS BBQ | |
| 25 | DartyQ | |
| 26 | SCORCHED DECK BBQ | |
| 27 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 28 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 29 | Meat Qeek BBQ | |
| 30 | Three Grills BBQ | |
| 31 | Matty Macks | |
| 32 | BBQCRITIC.COM | |
| 33 | Outlaw BBQ | |
| 34 | 10 Ring BBQ | |
| 35 | Dooklske's Delicatesen | |
| 36 | Red Stallion |
Master Series — Pork
36 entries · top 178.2972 · median 161.7142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa Smokey D's | |
| 2 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 3 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 4 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 5 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 6 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 7 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 8 | BAMBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 10 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 11 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 12 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 13 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 15 | Herkey's Hot Box BBQ | |
| 16 | Hogline | |
| 17 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 18 | Meat Qeek BBQ | |
| 19 | Dry 2 Da Bone | |
| 20 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 21 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokey Boys | |
| 23 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 24 | LTS BBQ | |
| 25 | Three Grills BBQ | |
| 26 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 27 | DartyQ | |
| 28 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 29 | 10 Ring BBQ | |
| 30 | Matty Macks | |
| 31 | BBQCRITIC.COM | |
| 32 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 33 | SCORCHED DECK BBQ | |
| 34 | Outlaw BBQ | |
| 35 | Red Stallion | |
| 36 | Dooklske's Delicatesen |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
36 entries · top 176.5600 · median 161.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa Smokey D's | |
| 2 | Smokey Boys | |
| 3 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 4 | Hogline | |
| 5 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 6 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 7 | DartyQ | |
| 8 | SCORCHED DECK BBQ | |
| 9 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 10 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 11 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 12 | Dry 2 Da Bone | |
| 13 | BAMBQ | |
| 14 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 15 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 16 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 17 | Three Grills BBQ | |
| 18 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 19 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 20 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 21 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 22 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 23 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 25 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 26 | Herkey's Hot Box BBQ | |
| 27 | LTS BBQ | |
| 28 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 29 | Outlaw BBQ | |
| 30 | Matty Macks | |
| 31 | 10 Ring BBQ | |
| 32 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 33 | Red Stallion | |
| 34 | Meat Qeek BBQ | |
| 35 | BBQCRITIC.COM | |
| 36 | Dooklske's Delicatesen |