2021-08-20 – 2021-08-21 · Albert Lea, MN · 📍 Freeborn County Fairgrounds · State championship
Reps: CINDY JUHL, TOM JUHL · Prize money: $6,800.00
Grand Champion: Hogline BBQ (694.8000) · 35 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 WHEN PIGS DIE
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.
HOGLINE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 6–7: SHIGGIN & GRINNIN and LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: HOGLINE and WHEN PIGS DIE tied on 172.5716 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: QUE'S YER DADDY and It's BBQ Time tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 175.4172 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 172.5716 | 169.7716 |
| Pork | 177.1544 | 173.7028 | 170.8456 |
| Brisket | 178.8800 | 173.7144 | 172.5484 |
35 entries · top 694.8000 · median 673.5656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOGLINE | |
| 2 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 3 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 4 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 5 | THE DOCFATHER BBQ | |
| 6 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 7 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 8 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 9 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 10 | Papa Linda's Barbecue | |
| 11 | SPITFIRE | |
| 12 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 13 | 2LiveQ | |
| 14 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 15 | It's BBQ Time | |
| 16 | QUE'S YER DADDY | |
| 17 | Mad Horse BBQ | |
| 18 | Dry 2 da bone | |
| 19 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 20 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 21 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 22 | Po PO Pork | |
| 23 | The Que Crew | |
| 24 | TOTAL CONSCIOUSNESS BBQ | |
| 25 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN BONES - MN | |
| 27 | MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKIN BIG | |
| 29 | 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE | |
| 30 | Croix Valley | |
| 31 | Smokin G's BBQ | |
| 32 | Strokers BBQ | |
| 33 | Two Drunk Amigos | |
| 34 | Pregamers | |
| 35 | Meato Banditos |
35 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.2512
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 2 | QUE'S YER DADDY | |
| 3 | THE DOCFATHER BBQ | |
| 4 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 5 | Po PO Pork | |
| 6 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 7 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 8 | HOGLINE | |
| 9 | 2LiveQ | |
| 10 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 11 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 12 | Dry 2 da bone | |
| 13 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 14 | Strokers BBQ | |
| 15 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 16 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 17 | Papa Linda's Barbecue | |
| 18 | Mad Horse BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN BIG | |
| 20 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 21 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 22 | SPITFIRE | |
| 23 | SMOKIN BONES - MN | |
| 24 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 25 | The Que Crew | |
| 26 | It's BBQ Time | |
| 27 | Croix Valley | |
| 28 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 29 | MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 30 | Smokin G's BBQ | |
| 31 | 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE | |
| 32 | TOTAL CONSCIOUSNESS BBQ | |
| 33 | Two Drunk Amigos | |
| 34 | Meato Banditos | |
| 35 | Pregamers |
35 entries · top 177.7372 · median 166.2516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 2 | TOTAL CONSCIOUSNESS BBQ | |
| 3 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 4 | SPITFIRE | |
| 5 | HOGLINE | |
| 6 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 7 | It's BBQ Time | |
| 8 | 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE | |
| 9 | 2LiveQ | |
| 10 | The Que Crew | |
| 11 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 12 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 13 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 14 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 15 | Dry 2 da bone | |
| 16 | Papa Linda's Barbecue | |
| 17 | MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 18 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 19 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 20 | Po PO Pork | |
| 21 | SMOKIN BIG | |
| 22 | Mad Horse BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN BONES - MN | |
| 24 | THE DOCFATHER BBQ | |
| 25 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 26 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 27 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 28 | Pregamers | |
| 29 | QUE'S YER DADDY | |
| 30 | Croix Valley | |
| 31 | Strokers BBQ | |
| 32 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 33 | Two Drunk Amigos | |
| 34 | Smokin G's BBQ | |
| 35 | Meato Banditos |
35 entries · top 177.1544 · median 167.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papa Linda's Barbecue | |
| 2 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 3 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 4 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 5 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 6 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 7 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 8 | The Que Crew | |
| 9 | 2LiveQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN BONES - MN | |
| 11 | Dry 2 da bone | |
| 12 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 13 | HOGLINE | |
| 14 | THE DOCFATHER BBQ | |
| 15 | MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 16 | Croix Valley | |
| 17 | Mad Horse BBQ | |
| 18 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 19 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 20 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 21 | It's BBQ Time | |
| 22 | QUE'S YER DADDY | |
| 23 | Po PO Pork | |
| 24 | SPITFIRE | |
| 25 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 26 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 27 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKIN BIG | |
| 29 | TOTAL CONSCIOUSNESS BBQ | |
| 30 | 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE | |
| 31 | Two Drunk Amigos | |
| 32 | Pregamers | |
| 33 | Smokin G's BBQ | |
| 34 | Meato Banditos | |
| 35 | Strokers BBQ |
35 entries · top 178.8800 · median 165.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 2 | HOGLINE | |
| 3 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 4 | THE DOCFATHER BBQ | |
| 5 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 6 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 7 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 8 | QUE'S YER DADDY | |
| 9 | It's BBQ Time | |
| 10 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 11 | TOTAL CONSCIOUSNESS BBQ | |
| 12 | Mad Horse BBQ | |
| 13 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 14 | SPITFIRE | |
| 15 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 16 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 17 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 18 | Dry 2 da bone | |
| 19 | Papa Linda's Barbecue | |
| 20 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN BIG | |
| 22 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 23 | MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokin G's BBQ | |
| 25 | 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE | |
| 26 | Po PO Pork | |
| 27 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 28 | 2LiveQ | |
| 29 | SMOKIN BONES - MN | |
| 30 | Croix Valley | |
| 31 | The Que Crew | |
| 32 | Strokers BBQ | |
| 33 | Two Drunk Amigos | |
| 34 | Meato Banditos | |
| 35 | Pregamers |