Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition
2021-06-18 – 2021-06-19 · State Center, IA · 📍 3rd st SE · State championship
Reps: CLARA WILLIAMS, JONATHAN B WILLIAMS
Grand Champion: Darty-Q (687.9656) · 32 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 HOT DADDY'S BBQ
Entries
32
4 judged meats
Top score
687.9656
Winning margin
1.6912
GC over RC
Field average
654.72
median 661.61
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
1.1544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
670.2516
10th place overall
Field spread
114.3428
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 89%
beats 11% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
28%
of the 32 teams with a home region came from outside IA
Came back for more
39%
12 of 31 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.32 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1516
avg power rating going in · stronger than 21% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 8–9: NEVER EASY BBQ and BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: SMOKEHOUSE 72 and No Clue BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ and PARROTHEAD SMOKERS tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: DRY 2 DA BONE (won 2017), 2 CASE BBQ (won 2018), Hogline (won 2019).
🃏 An upset on the books
Darty-Q came in rated below the field's top team, Hogline, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-16 | 3rd st SE | 17 | 680.5372 | DRY 2 DA BONE | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 2018-06-15 | State Center, IA 50247 | 23 | 694.2284 | 2 CASE BBQ | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 2019-06-14 | State Center, IA | 3rd st SE | 31 | 701.7260 | Hogline | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2021-06-18 ← this one | State Center, IA | 3rd st SE | 32 | 687.9656 | Darty-Q | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5828 | 171.4172 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 171.4172 | 168.5372 |
| Pork | 172.0116 | 170.8572 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 178.8800 | 173.1428 | 167.9656 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
32 entries · top 687.9656 · median 661.6116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darty-Q | |
| 2 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | HOGLINE | |
| 5 | Dry 2 da Bone | |
| 6 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 7 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 8 | Matty Macks | |
| 9 | BAMBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 11 | Papa Linda's Barbecue | |
| 12 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 13 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 14 | Gothic Town Grillers | |
| 15 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 16 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 17 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 18 | Team OBC / Shit Show BBQ | |
| 19 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 20 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 21 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 22 | No Clue BBQ | |
| 23 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 24 | Que'd Up | |
| 25 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 26 | Incipient Phase | |
| 27 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 28 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 29 | 10 Ring BBQ Team | |
| 30 | Bone-A-Fide BBQ | |
| 31 | Trash Panda BBQ | |
| 32 | Smokin Big Dawgs |
Chicken
32 entries · top 176.5828 · median 166.5544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dry 2 da Bone | |
| 2 | Matty Macks | |
| 3 | Darty-Q | |
| 4 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 5 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | BAMBQ | |
| 7 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 8 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 9 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 10 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 11 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 12 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 13 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 14 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 15 | HOGLINE | |
| 16 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 17 | Que'd Up | |
| 18 | Gothic Town Grillers | |
| 19 | Incipient Phase | |
| 20 | Papa Linda's Barbecue | |
| 21 | Team OBC / Shit Show BBQ | |
| 22 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 23 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 24 | No Clue BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 26 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 27 | 10 Ring BBQ Team | |
| 28 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 29 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 30 | Smokin Big Dawgs | |
| 31 | Bone-A-Fide BBQ | |
| 32 | Trash Panda BBQ |
Pork Ribs
32 entries · top 179.4400 · median 164.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 2 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 3 | HOGLINE | |
| 4 | Matty Macks | |
| 5 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 6 | No Clue BBQ | |
| 7 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 8 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 9 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 10 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 11 | Dry 2 da Bone | |
| 12 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 13 | Darty-Q | |
| 14 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 15 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 16 | Gothic Town Grillers | |
| 17 | Team OBC / Shit Show BBQ | |
| 18 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 19 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 20 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 21 | Papa Linda's Barbecue | |
| 22 | BAMBQ | |
| 23 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 24 | Que'd Up | |
| 25 | Incipient Phase | |
| 26 | Bone-A-Fide BBQ | |
| 27 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 28 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 29 | Smokin Big Dawgs | |
| 30 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 31 | Trash Panda BBQ | |
| 32 | 10 Ring BBQ Team |
Pork
32 entries · top 172.0116 · median 166.8630
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 2 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | BAMBQ | |
| 4 | HOGLINE | |
| 5 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 6 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 7 | Darty-Q | |
| 8 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 9 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 10 | Gothic Town Grillers | |
| 11 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 12 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 13 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | Dry 2 da Bone | |
| 15 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 16 | 10 Ring BBQ Team | |
| 17 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 18 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 19 | Matty Macks | |
| 20 | Que'd Up | |
| 21 | No Clue BBQ | |
| 22 | Papa Linda's Barbecue | |
| 23 | Team OBC / Shit Show BBQ | |
| 24 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 25 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 26 | Trash Panda BBQ | |
| 27 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 28 | Bone-A-Fide BBQ | |
| 29 | Incipient Phase | |
| 30 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 31 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 32 | Smokin Big Dawgs |
Brisket
32 entries · top 178.8800 · median 163.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Papa Linda's Barbecue | |
| 3 | Darty-Q | |
| 4 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 5 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 6 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 7 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 8 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 9 | Team OBC / Shit Show BBQ | |
| 10 | HOGLINE | |
| 11 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 12 | BAMBQ | |
| 13 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 14 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 15 | Incipient Phase | |
| 16 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 17 | Dry 2 da Bone | |
| 18 | Gothic Town Grillers | |
| 19 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 20 | Matty Macks | |
| 21 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 22 | No Clue BBQ | |
| 23 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 24 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 25 | Bone-A-Fide BBQ | |
| 26 | Que'd Up | |
| 27 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 28 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 29 | 10 Ring BBQ Team | |
| 30 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 31 | Trash Panda BBQ | |
| 32 | Smokin Big Dawgs |