A stacked field
1663
average power rating going in
Stronger than 97% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1663 power rating going in — stronger than 97% of every contest tracked.
- top seed IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (1981)
- 46 rated teams
9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
May 28–29, 2021 · Valley, NE · 📍 203 N Spruce St · State championship
Reps: Bunny Tuttle, Rich Tuttle · Prize money: $12,500
HIGH i QUE won Grand Champion at the 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition on May 28, 2021 in Valley, NE at 203 N Spruce St, scoring 698.8456 in a field of 46 teams. Fergolicious BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.8116. Category winners: Chicken — 913 BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — HIGH i QUE (178.8800); Pork — LAST CALL HEROES BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB (178.8572).
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
592.45
median 672.75
698.85 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 178.88
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 178.86
136.56
180
Entries
46
4 judged meats
Top score
698.8456
Winning margin
4.0340
GC over RC
Field average
665.76
592.45698.85
median 672.75 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Brisket
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
682.2056
592.45698.85
10th place overall
Field spread
106.3996
winner to last place
Prize money
$12,500
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 37%
beats 63% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.7 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,663
avg power rating going in · stronger than 97% of contests
Storylines (4 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 17 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 4–5: SHIGGIN & GRINNIN and STAR CITY BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: HOGLINE and SLAPS BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: DRIFTERS Q and MAN MEAT BBQ tied on 174.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
How the title was won
2 of 4
meats called to the stage
HIGH i QUE took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 14th.
- Chicken 14th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 5th
- Brisket 13th
A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- 913 BBQ · Chicken
- LAST CALL HEROES BBQ · Pork
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 175.4172 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 176 | 173.7372 |
| Pork | 180 | 174.8572 | 173.1084 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
46 entries · top 698.8456 · median 672.7540
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 2 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 3 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 4 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 5 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 6 | SPITFIRE | |
| 7 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 8 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 9 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 10 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 11 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 12 | STAR CITY BBQ | |
| 13 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 14 | HOGLINE | |
| 15 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 16 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 17 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 18 | 913 BBQ | |
| 19 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 20 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 21 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 22 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 24 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 25 | DRIFTERS Q | |
| 26 | TOTALLY BASTED | |
| 27 | AGAINST THE GRAIN BBQ | |
| 28 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 29 | SMACKIN' BUTTS BBQ, NE | |
| 30 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 31 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 32 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 33 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 34 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 35 | BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ | |
| 36 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 37 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 38 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 39 | OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 40 | 2FishQ | |
| 41 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 42 | FNG PITMASTERZ | |
| 43 | HIDDEN BOOGER BBQ | |
| 44 | OL SMOKEY | |
| 45 | SITT 'N SMOKE | |
| 46 | Short Bus Smoking |
Chicken
46 entries · top 180 · median 167.9770 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 913 BBQ | |
| 2 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 3 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 4 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 5 | STAR CITY BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 7 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 8 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 9 | HOGLINE | |
| 10 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 11 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 12 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 13 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 14 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 15 | SPITFIRE | |
| 16 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 17 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 18 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 19 | BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ | |
| 20 | AGAINST THE GRAIN BBQ | |
| 21 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 22 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 23 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 24 | OL SMOKEY | |
| 25 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 26 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 27 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 28 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 29 | SMACKIN' BUTTS BBQ, NE | |
| 30 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 31 | DRIFTERS Q | |
| 32 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 33 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 34 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 35 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 36 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 37 | HIDDEN BOOGER BBQ | |
| 38 | 2FishQ | |
| 39 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 40 | TOTALLY BASTED | |
| 41 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 42 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 43 | OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 44 | SITT 'N SMOKE | |
| 45 | FNG PITMASTERZ | |
| 46 | Short Bus Smoking |
Pork Ribs
46 entries · top 178.8800 · median 167.7030
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 2 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 3 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 4 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 5 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 7 | DRIFTERS Q | |
| 8 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 9 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 10 | SPITFIRE | |
| 11 | 913 BBQ | |
| 12 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 13 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 14 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 15 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 16 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 17 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 18 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 19 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 20 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 21 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 22 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 23 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 25 | AGAINST THE GRAIN BBQ | |
| 26 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 27 | SMACKIN' BUTTS BBQ, NE | |
| 28 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 29 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 30 | BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ | |
| 31 | TOTALLY BASTED | |
| 32 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 33 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 34 | STAR CITY BBQ | |
| 35 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 36 | HOGLINE | |
| 37 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 38 | OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 39 | FNG PITMASTERZ | |
| 40 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 41 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 42 | Short Bus Smoking | |
| 43 | HIDDEN BOOGER BBQ | |
| 44 | 2FishQ | |
| 45 | SITT 'N SMOKE | |
| 46 | OL SMOKEY |
Pork
46 entries · top 180 · median 166.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 2 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 3 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 4 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 5 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 6 | HOGLINE | |
| 7 | STAR CITY BBQ | |
| 8 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 9 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 10 | SPITFIRE | |
| 11 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 12 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 13 | TOTALLY BASTED | |
| 14 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 15 | BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ | |
| 16 | DRIFTERS Q | |
| 17 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 19 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 20 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 21 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 22 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 23 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 24 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 25 | SMACKIN' BUTTS BBQ, NE | |
| 26 | FNG PITMASTERZ | |
| 27 | 2FishQ | |
| 28 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 29 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 30 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 31 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 32 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 33 | OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 34 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 35 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 36 | AGAINST THE GRAIN BBQ | |
| 37 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 38 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 39 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 40 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 41 | 913 BBQ | |
| 42 | OL SMOKEY | |
| 43 | SITT 'N SMOKE | |
| 44 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 45 | Short Bus Smoking | |
| 46 | HIDDEN BOOGER BBQ |
Brisket
46 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 2 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 3 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 4 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 6 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 7 | TOTALLY BASTED | |
| 8 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 9 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 10 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 11 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 13 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 14 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 15 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 16 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 17 | OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 18 | HOGLINE | |
| 19 | SPITFIRE | |
| 20 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 21 | AGAINST THE GRAIN BBQ | |
| 22 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 23 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 24 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 25 | STAR CITY BBQ | |
| 26 | SMACKIN' BUTTS BBQ, NE | |
| 27 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 28 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 29 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 30 | 913 BBQ | |
| 31 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 32 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 33 | 2FishQ | |
| 34 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 35 | DRIFTERS Q | |
| 36 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 37 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 38 | BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ | |
| 39 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 40 | FNG PITMASTERZ | |
| 41 | HIDDEN BOOGER BBQ | |
| 42 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 43 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 44 | Short Bus Smoking | |
| 45 | OL SMOKEY | |
| 46 | SITT 'N SMOKE |