Sep 4–5, 2026 · Brandon, SD · 📍 2012 Splitrock Blvd · State championship
Reps: Dave Rogers, Peg Rogers · Prize money: $6,500
LoneStar Smoke Rangers won Grand Champion at the SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway on September 4, 2026 in Brandon, SD at 2012 Splitrock Blvd, scoring 701.1316 in a field of 31 teams. Shiggin Aint Easy took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.9772. Category winners: Chicken — Unfamous Daves (177.7372); Pork Ribs — LoneStar Smoke Rangers (178.2972); Pork — Team Crawford (180.0000); Brisket — Damn Yankee TX BBQ (178.2972). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Hot Daddy's 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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 79% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1544 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.
701.1316 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 698.2628 Hot Daddy's BBQ set in 2025.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 times in 100
LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS came in rated below the field's top team, HOT DADDY'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.0460 points.
Chicken places 3–4: Take it Easy BBQ and Machete Boys BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Burnt Trees and Mad Chad's BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: There's No Place Like Smoke and Eggspert tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
LoneStar Smoke Rangers took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 16th.
Damn Yankee TX BBQ turned in 178.2972 in brisket — past the 177.1428 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Hot Daddy's BBQ (won 2025).
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2025 | Brandon, SD | 2012 Splitrock Blvd | 44 | 698.2628 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| Sep 4, 2026 ← this one | Brandon, SD | 2012 Splitrock Blvd | 31 | 701.1316 | LoneStar Smoke Rangers | Shiggin Aint Easy |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 175.4172 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 176.5600 | 174.8572 |
| Pork | 180 | 177.1428 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 176.5600 | 173.7028 |
31 entries · top 701.1316 · median 683.8972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LoneStar Smoke Rangers | |
| 2 | Shiggin Aint Easy | |
| 3 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | |
| 4 | Sugar Shack | |
| 5 | Wrecking Crew BBQ | |
| 6 | There's No Place Like Smoke | |
| 7 | Burnt Trees | |
| 8 | Team Crawford | |
| 9 | Smoke Show BBQ | |
| 10 | Spitfire | |
| 11 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 12 | Owens BBQ | |
| 13 | Eggspert | |
| 14 | Take it Easy BBQ | |
| 15 | Damn Yankee TX BBQ | |
| 16 | Mad Chad's BBQ | |
| 17 | O.G. Bandits | |
| 18 | Machete Boys BBQ | |
| 19 | Smoke & Furioius | |
| 20 | Brazen Barrel | |
| 21 | Mr. Dude's BBQ | |
| 22 | Sheyenne BBQ | |
| 23 | Cross Cut BBQ | |
| 24 | Sin Circle BBQ | |
| 25 | Unfamous Daves | |
| 26 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 27 | Rub My Rack | |
| 28 | Parrothead Smokers | |
| 29 | Tipsy Smoker | |
| 30 | Koinonia BBQ | |
| 31 | Thick Meat & 2 Hot Chicks |
31 entries · top 177.7372 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unfamous Daves | |
| 2 | Wrecking Crew BBQ | |
| 3 | Take it Easy BBQ | |
| 4 | Machete Boys BBQ | |
| 5 | Burnt Trees | |
| 6 | Mad Chad's BBQ | |
| 7 | Sugar Shack | |
| 8 | Shiggin Aint Easy | |
| 9 | There's No Place Like Smoke | |
| 10 | Eggspert | |
| 11 | Spitfire | |
| 12 | O.G. Bandits | |
| 13 | Sin Circle BBQ | |
| 14 | Smoke & Furioius | |
| 15 | Rub My Rack | |
| 16 | LoneStar Smoke Rangers | |
| 17 | Tipsy Smoker | |
| 18 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | |
| 19 | Sheyenne BBQ | |
| 20 | Damn Yankee TX BBQ | |
| 21 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 22 | Mr. Dude's BBQ | |
| 23 | Smoke Show BBQ | |
| 24 | Owens BBQ | |
| 25 | Cross Cut BBQ | |
| 26 | Team Crawford | |
| 27 | Parrothead Smokers | |
| 28 | Brazen Barrel | |
| 29 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 30 | Thick Meat & 2 Hot Chicks | |
| 31 | Koinonia BBQ |
31 entries · top 178.2972 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LoneStar Smoke Rangers | |
| 2 | Smoke Show BBQ | |
| 3 | Mr. Dude's BBQ | |
| 4 | Team Crawford | |
| 5 | There's No Place Like Smoke | |
| 6 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | |
| 7 | Spitfire | |
| 8 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 9 | Shiggin Aint Easy | |
| 10 | Owens BBQ | |
| 11 | Sugar Shack | |
| 12 | Cross Cut BBQ | |
| 13 | Brazen Barrel | |
| 14 | Burnt Trees | |
| 15 | Sheyenne BBQ | |
| 16 | Mad Chad's BBQ | |
| 17 | O.G. Bandits | |
| 18 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 19 | Wrecking Crew BBQ | |
| 20 | Take it Easy BBQ | |
| 21 | Parrothead Smokers | |
| 22 | Smoke & Furioius | |
| 23 | Eggspert | |
| 24 | Damn Yankee TX BBQ | |
| 25 | Tipsy Smoker | |
| 26 | Sin Circle BBQ | |
| 27 | Unfamous Daves | |
| 28 | Rub My Rack | |
| 29 | Machete Boys BBQ | |
| 30 | Thick Meat & 2 Hot Chicks | |
| 31 | Koinonia BBQ |
31 entries · top 180 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Crawford | |
| 2 | LoneStar Smoke Rangers | |
| 3 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | |
| 4 | Cross Cut BBQ | |
| 5 | Mad Chad's BBQ | |
| 6 | Sugar Shack | |
| 7 | Sheyenne BBQ | |
| 8 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 9 | Smoke Show BBQ | |
| 10 | Shiggin Aint Easy | |
| 11 | Wrecking Crew BBQ | |
| 12 | Machete Boys BBQ | |
| 13 | Burnt Trees | |
| 14 | Koinonia BBQ | |
| 15 | Brazen Barrel | |
| 16 | Tipsy Smoker | |
| 17 | Eggspert | |
| 18 | Owens BBQ | |
| 19 | Damn Yankee TX BBQ | |
| 20 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 21 | Smoke & Furioius | |
| 22 | Parrothead Smokers | |
| 23 | There's No Place Like Smoke | |
| 24 | O.G. Bandits | |
| 25 | Rub My Rack | |
| 26 | Take it Easy BBQ | |
| 27 | Spitfire | |
| 28 | Mr. Dude's BBQ | |
| 29 | Unfamous Daves | |
| 30 | Sin Circle BBQ | |
| 31 | Thick Meat & 2 Hot Chicks |
31 entries · top 178.2972 · median 171.9884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damn Yankee TX BBQ | |
| 2 | Shiggin Aint Easy | |
| 3 | There's No Place Like Smoke | |
| 4 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 5 | Wrecking Crew BBQ | |
| 6 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | |
| 7 | Parrothead Smokers | |
| 8 | Brazen Barrel | |
| 9 | Team Crawford | |
| 10 | Smoke & Furioius | |
| 11 | Sin Circle BBQ | |
| 12 | Burnt Trees | |
| 13 | LoneStar Smoke Rangers | |
| 14 | Owens BBQ | |
| 15 | Smoke Show BBQ | |
| 16 | Eggspert | |
| 17 | Sugar Shack | |
| 18 | Machete Boys BBQ | |
| 19 | Take it Easy BBQ | |
| 20 | Spitfire | |
| 21 | Mr. Dude's BBQ | |
| 22 | Rub My Rack | |
| 23 | O.G. Bandits | |
| 24 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 25 | Tipsy Smoker | |
| 26 | Unfamous Daves | |
| 27 | Sheyenne BBQ | |
| 28 | Cross Cut BBQ | |
| 29 | Mad Chad's BBQ | |
| 30 | Koinonia BBQ | |
| 31 | Thick Meat & 2 Hot Chicks |