Smokin' in the Bogs
2021-09-03 – 2021-09-04 · Warrens, WI · 📍 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. · State championship
Reps: DENA MILHOUS, RON MILHOUS · Prize money: $7,150.00
Grand Champion: Hogline BBQ (685.0856) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PORKRASTINATORS
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
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
👑 A dynasty in the making
The BBQ Bus has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Hogline BBQ took the Grand Championship home to MN.
🧹 A double category winner
BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG won Chicken, Pork — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 7–8: PORKRASTINATORS and MACHETE BOYS BBQ tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: iBQ'n edged BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG by 0.0116. Chicken places 2–3: BIG "E" BBQ edged THE DOCFATHER BBQ by 0.0116.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BIG "E" BBQ (won 2018).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-31 | 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. | 25 | 689.6804 | BIG "E" BBQ | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 2019-08-30 | Warrens, WI | 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. | 38 | 697.6684 | SmokinGhost BBQ | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2020-09-04 | Warrens, WI | 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. | 28 | 700.5600 | The BBQ Bus | Littles BBQ Co |
| 2021-09-03 ← this one | Warrens, WI | 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. | 25 | 685.0856 | Hogline BBQ | PORKRASTINATORS |
| 2022-09-02 | Warrens, WI | 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. | 23 | 688.5144 | The BBQ Bus | BIG "E" BBQ |
| 2023-09-01 | Warrens, WI | 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. | 14 | 685.5884 | Triple H BBQ | Can Country Outlaw BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1544 | 171.9884 | 167.3828 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.3316 | 169.6800 | 167.3828 |
| Pork | 176.5828 | 173.1200 | 169.6916 |
| Brisket | 174.8572 | 170.8228 | 164.5256 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 685.0856 · median 663.2456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOGLINE | |
| 2 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 3 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 4 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 5 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 6 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 7 | Shiggin & Grinnin | |
| 8 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 9 | iBQ'n | |
| 10 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 11 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 12 | THE DOCFATHER BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 14 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 15 | Incipient Phase | |
| 16 | Little's Barbeque Co | |
| 17 | Carnivors Gold | |
| 18 | Croix Valley Sauces | |
| 19 | ON QUE BBQ | |
| 20 | Att BreezeQ | |
| 21 | Bone Shack BBQ | |
| 22 | SCHWEBS BBQ | |
| 23 | Southside Smoke | |
| 24 | Bob'o'Que and the smoke crew | |
| 25 | MIL-TOWN BBQ |
Chicken
25 entries · top 177.1544 · median 165.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 2 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 3 | THE DOCFATHER BBQ | |
| 4 | HOGLINE | |
| 5 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 6 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 7 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 8 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 10 | Croix Valley Sauces | |
| 11 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 12 | Shiggin & Grinnin | |
| 13 | Att BreezeQ | |
| 14 | iBQ'n | |
| 15 | ON QUE BBQ | |
| 16 | Incipient Phase | |
| 17 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 18 | Little's Barbeque Co | |
| 19 | Carnivors Gold | |
| 20 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 21 | Southside Smoke | |
| 22 | Bone Shack BBQ | |
| 23 | Bob'o'Que and the smoke crew | |
| 24 | SCHWEBS BBQ | |
| 25 | MIL-TOWN BBQ |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 174.3316 · median 163.9544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOGLINE | |
| 2 | Carnivors Gold | |
| 3 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 5 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 6 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 7 | Little's Barbeque Co | |
| 8 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 9 | iBQ'n | |
| 10 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 11 | THE DOCFATHER BBQ | |
| 12 | SCHWEBS BBQ | |
| 13 | Incipient Phase | |
| 14 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 15 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 16 | Shiggin & Grinnin | |
| 17 | Att BreezeQ | |
| 18 | Bone Shack BBQ | |
| 19 | Southside Smoke | |
| 20 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 21 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 22 | ON QUE BBQ | |
| 23 | Croix Valley Sauces | |
| 24 | MIL-TOWN BBQ | |
| 25 | Bob'o'Que and the smoke crew |
Pork
25 entries · top 176.5828 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 2 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 3 | Shiggin & Grinnin | |
| 4 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 5 | iBQ'n | |
| 6 | HOGLINE | |
| 7 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 8 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 9 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 10 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 11 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 12 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 13 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 14 | Incipient Phase | |
| 15 | MIL-TOWN BBQ | |
| 16 | Little's Barbeque Co | |
| 17 | Bone Shack BBQ | |
| 18 | THE DOCFATHER BBQ | |
| 19 | Croix Valley Sauces | |
| 20 | Carnivors Gold | |
| 21 | SCHWEBS BBQ | |
| 22 | Att BreezeQ | |
| 23 | ON QUE BBQ | |
| 24 | Bob'o'Que and the smoke crew | |
| 25 | Southside Smoke |
Brisket
25 entries · top 174.8572 · median 161.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 2 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 3 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 4 | Shiggin & Grinnin | |
| 5 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 6 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 7 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 8 | HOGLINE | |
| 9 | ON QUE BBQ | |
| 10 | iBQ'n | |
| 11 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 12 | THE DOCFATHER BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 14 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 15 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 16 | Att BreezeQ | |
| 17 | Bob'o'Que and the smoke crew | |
| 18 | Incipient Phase | |
| 19 | Croix Valley Sauces | |
| 20 | Little's Barbeque Co | |
| 21 | Carnivors Gold | |
| 22 | Bone Shack BBQ | |
| 23 | SCHWEBS BBQ | |
| 24 | MIL-TOWN BBQ | |
| 25 | Southside Smoke |
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.
Ancillary — Dessert
6 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.8514 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croix Valley Sauces | |
| 2 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 3 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 4 | Incipient Phase | |
| 5 | Little's Barbeque Co | |
| 6 | Bob'o'Que and the smoke crew |
Kids-Q — Kids Q Ages 11-15
5 entries · top 177.1428 · median 175.4400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mattie Little | |
| 2 | Jacob Little | |
| 3 | Rylee Gibbs | |
| 4 | Stella Smith | |
| 5 | Madeline Dockendorf |
Kids-Q — Kids Q Ages 5-10
2 entries · top 166.8800 · median 166.5714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gavin McGlaun | |
| 2 | Harrison Reese |