Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest
2021-08-27 – 2021-08-28 · Hill City, SD · 📍 Hill City, SD 57745 · State championship
Reps: DEL ANDERSON, MICHAEL WINTER · Prize money: $15,900.00
Grand Champion: Slaps BBQ (703.9312) · 31 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 GETTIN' BASTED
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
SLAPS BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🧹 A double category winner
LAST CALL HEROES BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 5–6: RUB MY RACK and SHELLBACK BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: SLAPS BBQ and GETTIN' BASTED tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: GETTIN' BASTED and SLAPS BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Sin Circle BBQ (won 2020).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-21 | Hill City, SD | Hill City, SD 57745 | 43 | 693.7028 | Sin Circle BBQ | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ |
| 2021-08-27 ← this one | Hill City, SD | Hill City, SD 57745 | 31 | 703.9312 | Slaps BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 176.0000 | 174.2972 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 175.4172 | 174.2628 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 177.1544 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 175.4056 | 171.4056 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
31 entries · top 703.9312 · median 680.4684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 4 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 5 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 6 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 7 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 8 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 9 | Eggspert BBQ | |
| 10 | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE | |
| 11 | Florida Boy's BBQ | |
| 12 | WYO SMOKE SHOW | |
| 13 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 14 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 15 | SHELLBACK BBQ | |
| 16 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 17 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 18 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 19 | LaTa-Que | |
| 20 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 21 | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 23 | Happy Burnt Endings | |
| 24 | BnB BBQ | |
| 25 | Papas Pit Crew | |
| 26 | Meat Machine BBQ | |
| 27 | Honey Do Bbq | |
| 28 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 29 | Bear Bonz Competition BBQ | |
| 30 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 31 | Sousleys Hillbilly Barbeque |
Chicken
31 entries · top 178.2972 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 2 | Eggspert BBQ | |
| 3 | Florida Boy's BBQ | |
| 4 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 5 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 6 | SHELLBACK BBQ | |
| 7 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 8 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 9 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 10 | Happy Burnt Endings | |
| 11 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 12 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 13 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 14 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 15 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 16 | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE | |
| 17 | WYO SMOKE SHOW | |
| 18 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 19 | BnB BBQ | |
| 20 | Papas Pit Crew | |
| 21 | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 22 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 23 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 24 | LaTa-Que | |
| 25 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 26 | Meat Machine BBQ | |
| 27 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 28 | Bear Bonz Competition BBQ | |
| 29 | Honey Do Bbq | |
| 30 | Sousleys Hillbilly Barbeque | |
| 31 | Wild West BBQ |
Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 177.1544 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honey Do Bbq | |
| 2 | Meat Machine BBQ | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 5 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 6 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 7 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 8 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 9 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 10 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 11 | WYO SMOKE SHOW | |
| 12 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | SHELLBACK BBQ | |
| 14 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 15 | BnB BBQ | |
| 16 | Eggspert BBQ | |
| 17 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 18 | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE | |
| 19 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 20 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 21 | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 22 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 23 | Florida Boy's BBQ | |
| 24 | Papas Pit Crew | |
| 25 | Bear Bonz Competition BBQ | |
| 26 | LaTa-Que | |
| 27 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 28 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 29 | Happy Burnt Endings | |
| 30 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 31 | Sousleys Hillbilly Barbeque |
Pork
31 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE | |
| 2 | Florida Boy's BBQ | |
| 3 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 4 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 5 | WYO SMOKE SHOW | |
| 6 | SHELLBACK BBQ | |
| 7 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 8 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 9 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 10 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 11 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 12 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 14 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 15 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 17 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 18 | Eggspert BBQ | |
| 19 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 20 | Happy Burnt Endings | |
| 21 | Papas Pit Crew | |
| 22 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 23 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 24 | LaTa-Que | |
| 25 | Meat Machine BBQ | |
| 26 | Honey Do Bbq | |
| 27 | BnB BBQ | |
| 28 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 29 | Sousleys Hillbilly Barbeque | |
| 30 | Bear Bonz Competition BBQ | |
| 31 | Wild West BBQ |
Brisket
31 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 2 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | LaTa-Que | |
| 5 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 6 | Eggspert BBQ | |
| 7 | Happy Burnt Endings | |
| 8 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 9 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 10 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 11 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 12 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 13 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 14 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 15 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 16 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 17 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 18 | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE | |
| 19 | Florida Boy's BBQ | |
| 20 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 21 | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 22 | BnB BBQ | |
| 23 | WYO SMOKE SHOW | |
| 24 | Honey Do Bbq | |
| 25 | Papas Pit Crew | |
| 26 | SHELLBACK BBQ | |
| 27 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 28 | Bear Bonz Competition BBQ | |
| 29 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 30 | Meat Machine BBQ | |
| 31 | Sousleys Hillbilly Barbeque |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Kids-Q — Celebrate Real Pork Series - Kids 11-15
8 entries · top 177.2000 · median 167.6914
Ancillary — Celebrate Real Pork Series - Pork Chop
14 entries · top 177.1428 · median 165.1200
Kids-Q — Celebrate Real Porkseries - Kids 10 Under
12 entries · top 172.5484 · median 163.4342