Sep 11–12, 2020 · Vermillion, SD · State championship
Reps: Cindy Juhl, Tom Juhl · Prize money: $5,000
WHEN PIGS DIE won Grand Champion at the Ribs, Rod and Rock N Roll on September 11, 2020 in Vermillion, SD, scoring 695.4172 in a field of 29 teams. SPITFIRE took Reserve Grand Champion with 688.6172. Category winners: Chicken — RUB MY RACK (177.1544); Pork Ribs — WHEN PIGS DIE (178.8572); Pork — CHARCOAL LOUNGERS (179.4400); Brisket — HOG HAMMER BBQ (176.5828).
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100
WHEN PIGS DIE came in rated below the field's top team, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Stronger than 95% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1648 power rating going in — stronger than 95% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 9–10: Sin Circle BBQ and UNCLE J'S tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: Eggspert BBQ Minnesota and SMOKE IN THE EYE tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: PARROTHEAD SMOKERS edged WILD HOGS BBQ by 0.0112.
WHEN PIGS DIE took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 14th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1544 | 173.7372 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.8688 | 173.1316 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 175.4400 | 171.4172 |
| Brisket | 176.5828 | 175.4056 | 171.4056 |
29 entries · top 695.4172 · median 673.6228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 2 | SPITFIRE | |
| 3 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 4 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 5 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 7 | HOG HAMMER BBQ | |
| 8 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 9 | Eggspert BBQ Minnesota | |
| 10 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 11 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 12 | BnB BBQ | |
| 13 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 14 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 15 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 16 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 17 | 605 BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 19 | Sin Circle BBQ | |
| 20 | Brothers Q | |
| 21 | Back Roads BBQ | |
| 22 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 23 | Rollin Smoke | |
| 24 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 25 | LoneStar Smoke Rangers | |
| 26 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 27 | BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ | |
| 28 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 29 | Mart Boys |
29 entries · top 177.1544 · median 168.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 2 | BnB BBQ | |
| 3 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 4 | SPITFIRE | |
| 5 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 6 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 7 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 8 | 605 BBQ | |
| 9 | Sin Circle BBQ | |
| 10 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 11 | LoneStar Smoke Rangers | |
| 12 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 13 | HOG HAMMER BBQ | |
| 14 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 15 | Brothers Q | |
| 16 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 17 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 18 | Back Roads BBQ | |
| 19 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 20 | BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ | |
| 21 | Mart Boys | |
| 22 | Rollin Smoke | |
| 23 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 24 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 26 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 27 | Eggspert BBQ Minnesota | |
| 28 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 29 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ |
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 2 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 3 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 5 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 6 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 7 | Back Roads BBQ | |
| 8 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 9 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 10 | BnB BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 12 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 14 | SPITFIRE | |
| 15 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 16 | LoneStar Smoke Rangers | |
| 17 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 18 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 19 | BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ | |
| 20 | HOG HAMMER BBQ | |
| 21 | Eggspert BBQ Minnesota | |
| 22 | Sin Circle BBQ | |
| 23 | 605 BBQ | |
| 24 | Brothers Q | |
| 25 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 26 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 27 | Rollin Smoke | |
| 28 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 29 | Mart Boys |
29 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 2 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 3 | Eggspert BBQ Minnesota | |
| 4 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 5 | 605 BBQ | |
| 6 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | Rollin Smoke | |
| 8 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 9 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 10 | SPITFIRE | |
| 11 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 13 | Back Roads BBQ | |
| 14 | HOG HAMMER BBQ | |
| 15 | BnB BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 17 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 18 | Brothers Q | |
| 19 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 20 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 21 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 22 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 23 | LoneStar Smoke Rangers | |
| 24 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 25 | Sin Circle BBQ | |
| 26 | BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ | |
| 27 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 28 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 29 | Mart Boys |
29 entries · top 176.5828 · median 164.5716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOG HAMMER BBQ | |
| 2 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 3 | Eggspert BBQ Minnesota | |
| 4 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 5 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 6 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 7 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 8 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 9 | SPITFIRE | |
| 10 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 11 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 12 | Sin Circle BBQ | |
| 13 | Brothers Q | |
| 14 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 15 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 16 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 17 | Rollin Smoke | |
| 18 | BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ | |
| 19 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 20 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 21 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 22 | 605 BBQ | |
| 23 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 24 | Mart Boys | |
| 25 | LoneStar Smoke Rangers | |
| 26 | BnB BBQ | |
| 27 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 28 | Back Roads BBQ | |
| 29 | BACKDRAFT BBQ |