2026-08-28 – 2026-08-29 · Pierz, MN · 📍 68 Main St N · State championship
Reps: JOHN SCHARFFBILLIG, LAURIE TWETEN · Prize money: $10,050.00
Grand Champion: RUB MY RACK (698.2400) · 22 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Spitfire
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, 2024 to 2026 — 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 76 times in 100
RUB MY RACK came in rated below the field's top team, HOT DADDY'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
RUB MY RACK won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 3 tracked editions
Son of a Boar BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
Ace High BBQ finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Chicken places 8–9: Lucky 19 Sauce Company and Ace High BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: Sensuous BBQ and RUB MY RACK tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Po Po Pork and Shiggin & Grinnin tied on 170.8344 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Ace High BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-23 | Pierz, MN | 68 Main St N | 27 | 697.6688 | Son of a Boar BBQ | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-08-22 | Pierz, MN | 68 Main St N | 26 | 699.3944 | Son of a Boar BBQ | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2026-08-28 ← this one | Pierz, MN | 68 Main St N | 22 | 698.2400 | RUB MY RACK | Spitfire |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 173.1428 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4056 | 172.5600 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 173.7260 | 172.0000 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 171.9772 | 169.1200 |
22 entries · top 698.2400 · median 679.5884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 2 | Spitfire | |
| 3 | Ace High BBQ | |
| 4 | Shiggin & Grinnin | |
| 5 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG RACKS BBQ | |
| 7 | PittieQ | |
| 8 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 9 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | |
| 10 | Po Po Pork | |
| 11 | Hot Daddys BBQ | |
| 12 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 13 | Sugar Shack | |
| 14 | Smoke in the Eye | |
| 15 | Sassy Smoke BBQ | |
| 16 | Six Butt BBQ | |
| 17 | B Squad BBQ | |
| 18 | Sheyenne BBQ | |
| 19 | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
| 20 | Smokin G's BBQ | |
| 21 | Hooligan BBQ | |
| 22 | Smoke Show BBQ |
22 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.8342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Po Po Pork | |
| 2 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 3 | Shiggin & Grinnin | |
| 4 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 5 | B Squad BBQ | |
| 6 | Hot Daddys BBQ | |
| 7 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 8 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | |
| 9 | Ace High BBQ | |
| 10 | PittieQ | |
| 11 | BIG RACKS BBQ | |
| 12 | Six Butt BBQ | |
| 13 | Spitfire | |
| 14 | Sassy Smoke BBQ | |
| 15 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 16 | Smoke in the Eye | |
| 17 | Sheyenne BBQ | |
| 18 | Smokin G's BBQ | |
| 19 | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
| 20 | Sugar Shack | |
| 21 | Hooligan BBQ | |
| 22 | Smoke Show BBQ |
22 entries · top 175.4056 · median 170.2802
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ace High BBQ | |
| 2 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 3 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 4 | Spitfire | |
| 5 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokin G's BBQ | |
| 7 | Po Po Pork | |
| 8 | Shiggin & Grinnin | |
| 9 | PittieQ | |
| 10 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | |
| 11 | Sassy Smoke BBQ | |
| 12 | Sugar Shack | |
| 13 | B Squad BBQ | |
| 14 | Hooligan BBQ | |
| 15 | Hot Daddys BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG RACKS BBQ | |
| 17 | Six Butt BBQ | |
| 18 | Sheyenne BBQ | |
| 19 | Smoke in the Eye | |
| 20 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 21 | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
| 22 | Smoke Show BBQ |
22 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.3942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ace High BBQ | |
| 2 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoke in the Eye | |
| 4 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 5 | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | Hot Daddys BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG RACKS BBQ | |
| 8 | Shiggin & Grinnin | |
| 9 | Sheyenne BBQ | |
| 10 | Spitfire | |
| 11 | PittieQ | |
| 12 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | |
| 13 | Six Butt BBQ | |
| 14 | Sugar Shack | |
| 15 | B Squad BBQ | |
| 16 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 17 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 18 | Smokin G's BBQ | |
| 19 | Po Po Pork | |
| 20 | Sassy Smoke BBQ | |
| 21 | Smoke Show BBQ | |
| 22 | Hooligan BBQ |
22 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.9600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spitfire | |
| 2 | BIG RACKS BBQ | |
| 3 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 4 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 5 | PittieQ | |
| 6 | Shiggin & Grinnin | |
| 7 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 8 | Sugar Shack | |
| 9 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | |
| 10 | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 12 | Po Po Pork | |
| 13 | Sassy Smoke BBQ | |
| 14 | Hot Daddys BBQ | |
| 15 | Ace High BBQ | |
| 16 | Six Butt BBQ | |
| 17 | Smoke in the Eye | |
| 18 | Sheyenne BBQ | |
| 19 | B Squad BBQ | |
| 20 | Smokin G's BBQ | |
| 21 | Hooligan BBQ | |
| 22 | Smoke Show BBQ |