4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest
2020-07-25 – 2020-07-26 · Emmetsburg, IA · 📍 2101 Madison · State championship
Reps: CINDY JUHL, TOM JUHL · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Wags Backwoods BBQ (680.5720) · 30 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 ACES HIGH BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.2232 points — closer than 75% of every championship in the data.
🧹 A double category winner
ACES HIGH BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 5–6: SHIGGIN & GRINNIN and CITY SLICKERS BBQ tied on 170.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: Phoenix BBQ and LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY and HOT DADDY'S BBQ tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 170.2744 | 168.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0344 | 172.0116 | 169.1316 |
| Pork | 174.2744 | 171.4172 | 167.9656 |
| Brisket | 175.4172 | 169.1656 | 167.4056 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
30 entries · top 680.5720 · median 663.0974
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 2 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 3 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 4 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 5 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 6 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 7 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 8 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 10 | SPITFIRE | |
| 11 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 12 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 14 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 15 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 16 | Papa Linda's Barbecue | |
| 17 | BnB BBQ | |
| 18 | Slim D's | |
| 19 | Luscious Loins | |
| 20 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 21 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 22 | HOGLINE | |
| 23 | SAUCY SINDERELLA | |
| 24 | WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY | |
| 25 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 26 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 27 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 28 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 29 | 10 Ring BBQ | |
| 30 | RICHIE Z's |
Chicken
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8514 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 2 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 3 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 4 | WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY | |
| 5 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 6 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 7 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 8 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 9 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 10 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 11 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 12 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 13 | BnB BBQ | |
| 14 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 15 | 10 Ring BBQ | |
| 16 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 17 | SPITFIRE | |
| 18 | SAUCY SINDERELLA | |
| 19 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 20 | Luscious Loins | |
| 21 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 22 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 23 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 24 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 25 | HOGLINE | |
| 26 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 27 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 28 | Papa Linda's Barbecue | |
| 29 | Slim D's | |
| 30 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ |
Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 176.0344 · median 166.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 2 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 3 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 4 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 5 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 6 | HOGLINE | |
| 7 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 8 | BnB BBQ | |
| 9 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 11 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 12 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 13 | Slim D's | |
| 14 | Papa Linda's Barbecue | |
| 15 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 16 | SAUCY SINDERELLA | |
| 17 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 18 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 19 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 20 | SPITFIRE | |
| 21 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 22 | WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY | |
| 23 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 24 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 25 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 26 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 27 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 28 | Luscious Loins | |
| 29 | 10 Ring BBQ | |
| 30 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ |
Pork
30 entries · top 174.2744 · median 166.2572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luscious Loins | |
| 2 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 3 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 4 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 5 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 6 | Papa Linda's Barbecue | |
| 7 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 8 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 9 | SPITFIRE | |
| 10 | BnB BBQ | |
| 11 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 12 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 13 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 14 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 15 | Slim D's | |
| 16 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 17 | SAUCY SINDERELLA | |
| 18 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 19 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 20 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 21 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 22 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 23 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 24 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 25 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 26 | 10 Ring BBQ | |
| 27 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 28 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 29 | HOGLINE | |
| 30 | WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY |
Brisket
30 entries · top 175.4172 · median 164.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 2 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 3 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 4 | SPITFIRE | |
| 5 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 6 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 7 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 8 | Slim D's | |
| 9 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 10 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 11 | HOGLINE | |
| 12 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 13 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 14 | WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY | |
| 15 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 16 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 17 | Papa Linda's Barbecue | |
| 18 | Luscious Loins | |
| 19 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 20 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 21 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 22 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 23 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 24 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 25 | BnB BBQ | |
| 26 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 27 | SAUCY SINDERELLA | |
| 28 | 10 Ring BBQ | |
| 29 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 30 | RICHIE Z's |