Jul 25–26, 2020 · Emmetsburg, IA · 📍 2101 Madison · State championship
Reps: Cindy Juhl, Tom Juhl · Prize money: $5,000
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ won Grand Champion at the 4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest on July 25, 2020 in Emmetsburg, IA at 2101 Madison, scoring 680.5720 in a field of 30 teams. ACES HIGH BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 679.3488. Category winners: Chicken — ACES HIGH BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Bohica BBQ (176.0344); Pork — Luscious Loins (174.2744); Brisket — ACES HIGH BBQ (175.4172).
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 77% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.2232 points — closer than 77% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 92 times in 100
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 8-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was Wags Backwoods BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 14th tracked contest.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.7096 points.
Stronger than 97% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1657 power rating going in — stronger than 97% of every contest tracked.
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.
ACES HIGH BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 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 |
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 |
30 entries · top 180 · 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |