Real Squeal BBQ Smokeoff
2021-07-16 – 2021-07-17 · Cedar Rapids, IA · State championship
Reps: CINDY JUHL, TOM JUHL · Prize money: $10,050.00
Grand Champion: Grillbilly's BBQ (690.2744) · 26 teams
Entries
26
4 categories
Top score
690.2744
Winning margin
2.3428
GC over RC
Field average
666.38
median 667.34
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
673.0860
what a walk cost here
Field spread
59.0056
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,050.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 60%
beats 40% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1531
avg power rating going in · stronger than 36% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Grillbilly's BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🃏 An upset on the books
Grillbilly's BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, One2BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grillbilly's BBQ | |
| 2 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 3 | Papa Linda's BBQ | |
| 4 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 5 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 6 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 7 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 8 | Meat Geek BBQ | |
| 9 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 10 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 11 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 12 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 13 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 14 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 15 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 16 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 17 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 18 | Darty-Q | |
| 19 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 20 | Matty Macks | |
| 21 | Smokey Boys | |
| 22 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 23 | Q 12 Barbecue | |
| 24 | BAMBQ | |
| 25 | LTS BBQ | |
| 26 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE |
Master Series — Chicken
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokey Boys | |
| 3 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 4 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 5 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 6 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 7 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 8 | Matty Macks | |
| 9 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 10 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 11 | BAMBQ | |
| 12 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 13 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 14 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 15 | Grillbilly's BBQ | |
| 16 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 17 | Darty-Q | |
| 18 | Q 12 Barbecue | |
| 19 | Meat Geek BBQ | |
| 20 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 21 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 22 | Papa Linda's BBQ | |
| 23 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 24 | LTS BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 26 | T-Rex BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
26 entries · top 690.2744 · median 667.3370
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grillbilly's BBQ | |
| 2 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 3 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 4 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 5 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 6 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 7 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 8 | Papa Linda's BBQ | |
| 9 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 10 | Darty-Q | |
| 11 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 12 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 13 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 14 | Matty Macks | |
| 15 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 16 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 17 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 18 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 19 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 20 | BAMBQ | |
| 21 | Smokey Boys | |
| 22 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 23 | LTS BBQ | |
| 24 | Meat Geek BBQ | |
| 25 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 26 | Q 12 Barbecue |
Master Series — Pork
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 2 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 4 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 5 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 6 | Darty-Q | |
| 7 | Grillbilly's BBQ | |
| 8 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 9 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 10 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 11 | Papa Linda's BBQ | |
| 12 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 13 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 14 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 15 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 16 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 17 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 18 | Matty Macks | |
| 19 | LTS BBQ | |
| 20 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 21 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 22 | BAMBQ | |
| 23 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokey Boys | |
| 25 | Q 12 Barbecue | |
| 26 | Meat Geek BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 174.8688 · median 167.1258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAMBQ | |
| 2 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 3 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 4 | Matty Macks | |
| 5 | Darty-Q | |
| 6 | Papa Linda's BBQ | |
| 7 | Grillbilly's BBQ | |
| 8 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 9 | 2 CASE BBQ | |
| 10 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 11 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
| 12 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 13 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 14 | Smokey Boys | |
| 15 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 17 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 18 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 19 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 20 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 21 | LTS BBQ | |
| 22 | Meat Geek BBQ | |
| 23 | Q 12 Barbecue | |
| 24 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 25 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 26 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |