Aug 14–15, 2021 · Arlington, NE · 📍 23656 Hwy 30 · State championship
Reps: Dena Milhous, Ron Milhous · Prize money: $3,200
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the GOBS Que (DAY 2) on August 14, 2021 in Arlington, NE at 23656 Hwy 30, scoring 698.8228 in a field of 25 teams. SLAPS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 696.5372. Category winners: Chicken — FAIRWAY SMOKERS (178.8800); Pork Ribs — 2FishQ (176.0000); Pork — Who Dat BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — SLAPS BBQ (179.4400). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by Porky Butts BBQ.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2019 to 2021 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Stronger than 90% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1628 power rating going in — stronger than 90% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 8–9: TEAM CRAWFORD and BOURBIN & BONES tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: BOURBIN & BONES and BOHICA tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: Who Dat BBQ and Ambition Que tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SLAPS BBQ turned in 179.4400 in brisket — past the 175.4056 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Spitfire (won 2019), Porky Butts BBQ (won 2021).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2019 | Arlington, NE | 23656 HWY 30 | 29 | 696 | Spitfire | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Arlington, NE | 23656 Hwy 30 | 26 | 699.9660 | Porky Butts BBQ | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| Aug 14, 2021 ← this one | Arlington, NE | 23656 Hwy 30 | 25 | 698.8228 | IOWA'S Smokey D's BBQ | SLAPS BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8800 | 175.4056 | 172 |
| Pork Ribs | 176 | 171.9772 | 169.1200 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 174.8456 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 176 | 171.9884 |
25 entries · top 698.8228 · median 674.7084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | HOG HAMMER BBQ | |
| 4 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 5 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 6 | SPITFIRE | |
| 7 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 8 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 9 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 10 | Ambition Que | |
| 11 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 12 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | PROUD PAPA BBQ | |
| 15 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 16 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 17 | BOURBIN & BONES | |
| 18 | SMOKIN K | |
| 19 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 20 | 2FishQ | |
| 21 | BOHICA | |
| 22 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 23 | NEPPERPEPPER | |
| 24 | SMOKE ON ARRIVAL | |
| 25 | ZIP Q |
25 entries · top 178.8800 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 5 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 6 | HOG HAMMER BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 8 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 9 | BOURBIN & BONES | |
| 10 | BOHICA | |
| 11 | SMOKIN K | |
| 12 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 13 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 14 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 15 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 16 | SPITFIRE | |
| 17 | PROUD PAPA BBQ | |
| 18 | Ambition Que | |
| 19 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 20 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 21 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 22 | 2FishQ | |
| 23 | SMOKE ON ARRIVAL | |
| 24 | NEPPERPEPPER | |
| 25 | ZIP Q |
25 entries · top 176 · median 166.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2FishQ | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 4 | HOG HAMMER BBQ | |
| 5 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 6 | SPITFIRE | |
| 7 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKE ON ARRIVAL | |
| 9 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 10 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 12 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 13 | NEPPERPEPPER | |
| 14 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 15 | BOURBIN & BONES | |
| 16 | BOHICA | |
| 17 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 18 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 19 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 20 | ZIP Q | |
| 21 | Ambition Que | |
| 22 | SMOKIN K | |
| 23 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 24 | PROUD PAPA BBQ | |
| 25 | Dirt Crüe BBQ |
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 2 | Ambition Que | |
| 3 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 4 | PROUD PAPA BBQ | |
| 5 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 6 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 7 | HOG HAMMER BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN K | |
| 9 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 10 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 11 | BOURBIN & BONES | |
| 12 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 14 | SPITFIRE | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 16 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 17 | BOHICA | |
| 18 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 19 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 20 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 21 | 2FishQ | |
| 22 | NEPPERPEPPER | |
| 23 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 24 | ZIP Q | |
| 25 | SMOKE ON ARRIVAL |
25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 2 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 3 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 4 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | SPITFIRE | |
| 6 | HOG HAMMER BBQ | |
| 7 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 8 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 9 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 10 | Ambition Que | |
| 11 | PROUD PAPA BBQ | |
| 12 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 14 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 15 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 16 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 17 | 2FishQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN K | |
| 20 | BOURBIN & BONES | |
| 21 | BOHICA | |
| 22 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKE ON ARRIVAL | |
| 24 | ZIP Q | |
| 25 | NEPPERPEPPER |