Jul 31 – Aug 1, 2026 · Hampton, IA · 📍 1383 140th Street · State championship
Reps: Cindy Juhl, Tom Juhl · Prize money: $9,750
Smokey D's Wannabees won Grand Champion at the Cruisin' and BBQin' on July 31, 2026 in Hampton, IA at 1383 140th Street, scoring 699.9660 in a field of 26 teams. Dry 2 Da Bone took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.9428. Category winners: Chicken — Oh Nutz! (178.8572); Pork Ribs — Meat Candy Q (177.7144); Pork — Lucky 19 Sauce Company (177.7028); Brisket — When Pigs Die (177.7144). The Backyard Series standings were won by Fender Bender BBQ with 350.8572. This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Wag's Backwoods BBQ.
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.
Closer than 97% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0232 points — closer than 97% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100
SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES came in rated below the field's top team, HOT DADDY'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Smokey D's Wannabees won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: Oh Nutz! and Dry 2 Da Bone tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: BUCKSHOT BBQ and Don't Tread on Meat tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: Don't Tread on Meat and Never Easy BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Meat Candy Q turned in 177.7144 in pork ribs — past the 175.4172 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Wag's Backwoods BBQ (won 2025).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2025 | Hampton, IA | 1383 140th Street | 18 | 703.9544 | Wag's Backwoods BBQ | Poppa Pig |
| Jul 31, 2026 ← this one | Hampton, IA | 1383 140th Street | 26 | 699.9660 | Smokey D's Wannabees | Dry 2 Da Bone |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 174.8572 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 176.5600 | 173.7144 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.7028 | 176.0116 | 171.9772 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 177.7144 | 174.2628 | 170.8228 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 175.4172 | 170.8572 | 166.8572 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 176 | 172.5600 | 166.2284 |
26 entries · top 699.9660 · median 684.7658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokey D's Wannabees | |
| 2 | Dry 2 Da Bone | |
| 3 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 4 | Oh Nutz! | |
| 5 | When Pigs Die | |
| 6 | Shiggin and Grinnin | |
| 7 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | |
| 8 | Iowa Smokey D's | |
| 9 | Man Meat BBQ | |
| 10 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | |
| 11 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 12 | Big Smoak BBQ | |
| 13 | Don't Tread on Meat | |
| 14 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 15 | Machete Boys | |
| 16 | Bucknutz | |
| 17 | Wag's Backwoods BBQ | |
| 18 | Never Easy BBQ | |
| 19 | BUCKSHOT BBQ | |
| 20 | Team Crawford | |
| 21 | Smokehouse 72 | |
| 22 | Barefoot BBQ | |
| 23 | Smokers Purgatory | |
| 24 | 4 Mile Smoking Crew | |
| 25 | Copper & Coals Barbeque | |
| 26 | Shell Rock Smokers |
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oh Nutz! | |
| 2 | Dry 2 Da Bone | |
| 3 | Smokey D's Wannabees | |
| 4 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 5 | BUCKSHOT BBQ | |
| 6 | Don't Tread on Meat | |
| 7 | Never Easy BBQ | |
| 8 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | |
| 9 | Shiggin and Grinnin | |
| 10 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 11 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 12 | Iowa Smokey D's | |
| 13 | Wag's Backwoods BBQ | |
| 14 | Smokehouse 72 | |
| 15 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | |
| 16 | Big Smoak BBQ | |
| 17 | Team Crawford | |
| 18 | Man Meat BBQ | |
| 19 | When Pigs Die | |
| 20 | Machete Boys | |
| 21 | Smokers Purgatory | |
| 22 | Copper & Coals Barbeque | |
| 23 | Barefoot BBQ | |
| 24 | Bucknutz | |
| 25 | 4 Mile Smoking Crew | |
| 26 | Shell Rock Smokers |
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 172.5486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 2 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | |
| 3 | Smokehouse 72 | |
| 4 | Man Meat BBQ | |
| 5 | Smokey D's Wannabees | |
| 6 | Shiggin and Grinnin | |
| 7 | When Pigs Die | |
| 8 | Machete Boys | |
| 9 | Oh Nutz! | |
| 10 | Dry 2 Da Bone | |
| 11 | Bucknutz | |
| 12 | Don't Tread on Meat | |
| 13 | Never Easy BBQ | |
| 14 | Iowa Smokey D's | |
| 15 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 16 | Big Smoak BBQ | |
| 17 | Shell Rock Smokers | |
| 18 | BUCKSHOT BBQ | |
| 19 | Wag's Backwoods BBQ | |
| 20 | Barefoot BBQ | |
| 21 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 22 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | |
| 23 | Smokers Purgatory | |
| 24 | Team Crawford | |
| 25 | Copper & Coals Barbeque | |
| 26 | 4 Mile Smoking Crew |
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | |
| 2 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | |
| 3 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 4 | Shiggin and Grinnin | |
| 5 | Iowa Smokey D's | |
| 6 | Smokers Purgatory | |
| 7 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 8 | When Pigs Die | |
| 9 | Machete Boys | |
| 10 | Man Meat BBQ | |
| 11 | Dry 2 Da Bone | |
| 12 | Big Smoak BBQ | |
| 13 | Wag's Backwoods BBQ | |
| 14 | Oh Nutz! | |
| 15 | Smokey D's Wannabees | |
| 16 | Bucknutz | |
| 17 | Team Crawford | |
| 18 | BUCKSHOT BBQ | |
| 19 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 20 | Don't Tread on Meat | |
| 21 | Smokehouse 72 | |
| 22 | Never Easy BBQ | |
| 23 | Barefoot BBQ | |
| 24 | 4 Mile Smoking Crew | |
| 25 | Copper & Coals Barbeque | |
| 26 | Shell Rock Smokers |
25 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | When Pigs Die | |
| 2 | Dry 2 Da Bone | |
| 3 | Bucknutz | |
| 4 | Smokey D's Wannabees | |
| 5 | Big Smoak BBQ | |
| 6 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 7 | Barefoot BBQ | |
| 8 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 9 | Team Crawford | |
| 10 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | |
| 11 | Oh Nutz! | |
| 12 | Man Meat BBQ | |
| 13 | Don't Tread on Meat | |
| 14 | Wag's Backwoods BBQ | |
| 15 | Iowa Smokey D's | |
| 16 | Machete Boys | |
| 17 | Shiggin and Grinnin | |
| 18 | 4 Mile Smoking Crew | |
| 19 | Never Easy BBQ | |
| 20 | BUCKSHOT BBQ | |
| 21 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 22 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | |
| 23 | Smokers Purgatory | |
| 24 | Smokehouse 72 | |
| 25 | Copper & Coals Barbeque |
15 entries · top 350.8572 · median 337.6456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fender Bender BBQ | |
| 2 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 3 | Smokey Bros BBQ | |
| 4 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 5 | East Bow Que | |
| 6 | Family Tradition | |
| 7 | McDonald Family BBQ | |
| 8 | Smokey GQ | |
| 9 | Smoke N Poke BBQ | |
| 10 | Chester's Twisted Que | |
| 11 | Dawg's BBQ | |
| 12 | By Grace & Fire | |
| 13 | J & K Smokin' BBQ | |
| 14 | Jessi James Smoking Guns BBQ | |
| 15 | Ring Neck |
15 entries · top 175.4172 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fender Bender BBQ | |
| 2 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 3 | McDonald Family BBQ | |
| 4 | Smokey GQ | |
| 5 | Dawg's BBQ | |
| 6 | East Bow Que | |
| 7 | Family Tradition | |
| 8 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 9 | Smokey Bros BBQ | |
| 10 | By Grace & Fire | |
| 11 | Smoke N Poke BBQ | |
| 12 | Chester's Twisted Que | |
| 13 | J & K Smokin' BBQ | |
| 14 | Jessi James Smoking Guns BBQ | |
| 15 | Ring Neck |
15 entries · top 176 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokey Bros BBQ | |
| 2 | Fender Bender BBQ | |
| 3 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 4 | Chester's Twisted Que | |
| 5 | Smoke N Poke BBQ | |
| 6 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 7 | Family Tradition | |
| 8 | East Bow Que | |
| 9 | Jessi James Smoking Guns BBQ | |
| 10 | By Grace & Fire | |
| 11 | Smokey GQ | |
| 12 | McDonald Family BBQ | |
| 13 | J & K Smokin' BBQ | |
| 14 | Dawg's BBQ | |
| 15 | Ring Neck |