Smokin in the Bogs
2020-09-04 – 2020-09-05 · Warrens, WI · 📍 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. · State championship
Reps: DENA MILHOUS, RON MILHOUS · Prize money: $7,150.00
Grand Champion: The BBQ Bus (700.5600) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Littles BBQ Co
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Double threats
How hot was the win?
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
The BBQ Bus has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 13.7484 points — a wider margin than 96% of championships in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
THE BBQ BUS took the Grand Championship home to IL.
🧹 A hat-trick of category wins
THE BBQ BUS won Chicken, Pork Ribs, Brisket — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 2–3: WE WILL ROCK QUE and iBQ'n tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: Hogline BBQ and Shiggin aint easy tied on 170.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: SHIGGIN & GRINNIN edged Big E BBQ by 0.0116.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BIG "E" BBQ (won 2018), SmokinGhost BBQ (won 2019).
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-31 | 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. | 25 | 689.6804 | BIG "E" BBQ | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 2019-08-30 | Warrens, WI | 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. | 38 | 697.6684 | SmokinGhost BBQ | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2020-09-04 ← this one | Warrens, WI | 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. | 28 | 700.5600 | The BBQ Bus | Littles BBQ Co |
| 2021-09-03 | Warrens, WI | 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. | 25 | 685.0856 | Hogline BBQ | PORKRASTINATORS |
| 2022-09-02 | Warrens, WI | 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. | 23 | 688.5144 | The BBQ Bus | BIG "E" BBQ |
| 2023-09-01 | Warrens, WI | 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. | 14 | 685.5884 | Triple H BBQ | Can Country Outlaw BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 173.1200 | 167.9888 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 169.7144 | 165.1200 |
| Pork | 177.1544 | 173.7256 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 171.9772 | 164.5372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 700.5600 · median 659.0804
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 2 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 3 | iBQ'n | |
| 4 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 5 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 6 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 7 | Big E BBQ | |
| 8 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 9 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 10 | QUE U | |
| 11 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 12 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 13 | 4 Schmidts and Giggles | |
| 14 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 15 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 16 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 17 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 18 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 19 | Incipient Phase BBQ | |
| 20 | ON QUE BBQ | |
| 21 | Risky Brisket | |
| 22 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 23 | MIL-TOWN BBQ | |
| 24 | Southside Smoke | |
| 25 | DAVID ALDEN | |
| 26 | DP BBQ | |
| 27 | SCHWEBS BBQ | |
| 28 | Hard Rock |
Chicken
28 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 2 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 3 | iBQ'n | |
| 4 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 5 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 6 | QUE U | |
| 7 | 4 Schmidts and Giggles | |
| 8 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 9 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 10 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 11 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 12 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 13 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 14 | ON QUE BBQ | |
| 15 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 16 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 17 | Southside Smoke | |
| 18 | SCHWEBS BBQ | |
| 19 | Risky Brisket | |
| 20 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 21 | MIL-TOWN BBQ | |
| 22 | DP BBQ | |
| 23 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 24 | Big E BBQ | |
| 25 | Incipient Phase BBQ | |
| 26 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 27 | DAVID ALDEN | |
| 28 | Hard Rock |
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 175.4400 · median 162.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 2 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 3 | ON QUE BBQ | |
| 4 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 5 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 6 | Big E BBQ | |
| 7 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 8 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 9 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 10 | iBQ'n | |
| 11 | Incipient Phase BBQ | |
| 12 | QUE U | |
| 13 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 14 | SCHWEBS BBQ | |
| 15 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 16 | DAVID ALDEN | |
| 17 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 18 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 19 | 4 Schmidts and Giggles | |
| 20 | Southside Smoke | |
| 21 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 22 | Risky Brisket | |
| 23 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 24 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 25 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 26 | MIL-TOWN BBQ | |
| 27 | Hard Rock | |
| 28 | DP BBQ |
Pork
28 entries · top 177.1544 · median 167.7086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 2 | 4 Schmidts and Giggles | |
| 3 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 4 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 5 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 6 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 7 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 8 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 9 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 10 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 11 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 12 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 13 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 14 | iBQ'n | |
| 15 | Big E BBQ | |
| 16 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 17 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 18 | QUE U | |
| 19 | Incipient Phase BBQ | |
| 20 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 21 | DAVID ALDEN | |
| 22 | DP BBQ | |
| 23 | Southside Smoke | |
| 24 | Risky Brisket | |
| 25 | SCHWEBS BBQ | |
| 26 | MIL-TOWN BBQ | |
| 27 | Hard Rock | |
| 28 | ON QUE BBQ |
Brisket
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 157.9428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 2 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 3 | Big E BBQ | |
| 4 | iBQ'n | |
| 5 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 6 | QUE U | |
| 7 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 8 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 9 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 10 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 11 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 12 | Risky Brisket | |
| 13 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 14 | 4 Schmidts and Giggles | |
| 15 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 16 | Incipient Phase BBQ | |
| 17 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 18 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 19 | MIL-TOWN BBQ | |
| 20 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 21 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 22 | ON QUE BBQ | |
| 23 | DP BBQ | |
| 24 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 25 | DAVID ALDEN | |
| 26 | Hard Rock | |
| 27 | Southside Smoke | |
| 28 | SCHWEBS BBQ |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Dessert
5 entries · top 180.0000 · median 178.2972 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big E BBQ | |
| 2 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 3 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 4 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 5 | Incipient Phase BBQ |