Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest)
2022-06-03 – 2022-06-04 · Owatonna, MN · State championship
Reps: DAVE ROGERS, JOHN SCHARFFBILLIG, PEG ROGERS · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Ash Kickin' BBQ (689.6684) · 33 teams
Entries
33
6 categories
Top score
340.5600
Winning margin
10.2972
GC over RC
Field average
308.38
median 313.90
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
1.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
314.1940
what a walk cost here
Field spread
102.1944
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,000.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 95%
beats 5% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1524
avg power rating going in · stronger than 30% of contests
Storylines
🃏 An upset on the books
Ash Kickin' BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Hogline, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-31 | 51 | 697.7148 | TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW | |
| 2014-05-30 | 67 | 699.4056 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 2016-06-03 | 53 | 689.6684 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 2017-06-02 | 46 | 691.3140 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 2018-06-01 | 45 | 697.6688 | HOGLINE | |
| 2019-05-31 | Owatonna, MN | 43 | 697.6916 | Lucky 19 Sauce Co |
| 2022-06-03 ← this one | Owatonna, MN | 33 | 689.6684 | Ash Kickin' BBQ |
| 2023-06-02 | Owatonna, MN | 29 | 692.5600 | Wags Backwoods BBQ |
| 2024-05-31 | Owatonna, MN | 32 | 699.9656 | T-Rex bbq |
| 2025-05-30 | Owatonna, MN | 28 | 697.0856 | Dry 2 Da Bone |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
20 entries · top 169.1200 · median 157.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 2 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 4 | Pittie Q BBQ | |
| 5 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 6 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 7 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 8 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 9 | Smokin' N Cool Downz | |
| 10 | G's Q | |
| 11 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 12 | Stoken n poken | |
| 13 | Carnivorous Jim BBQ | |
| 14 | Dawgs BBQ | |
| 15 | Double K Kitchens | |
| 16 | Blue Collar BBQ | |
| 17 | Meat Rubbers | |
| 18 | Northern Lights Smoke | |
| 19 | The Ashkickers | |
| 20 | Redline |
Backyard Series — Overall
20 entries · top 340.5600 · median 313.9026
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 2 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 4 | Pittie Q BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 6 | Smokin' N Cool Downz | |
| 7 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 8 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 9 | Dawgs BBQ | |
| 10 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 11 | G's Q | |
| 12 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 13 | Carnivorous Jim BBQ | |
| 14 | Northern Lights Smoke | |
| 15 | Meat Rubbers | |
| 16 | Stoken n poken | |
| 17 | Double K Kitchens | |
| 18 | Blue Collar BBQ | |
| 19 | The Ashkickers | |
| 20 | Redline |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
20 entries · top 171.4400 · median 156.2456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 2 | Northern Lights Smoke | |
| 3 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 4 | Dawgs BBQ | |
| 5 | Smokin' N Cool Downz | |
| 6 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 7 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 8 | Pittie Q BBQ | |
| 9 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 11 | G's Q | |
| 12 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 13 | Meat Rubbers | |
| 14 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 15 | Carnivorous Jim BBQ | |
| 16 | Double K Kitchens | |
| 17 | Stoken n poken | |
| 18 | Blue Collar BBQ | |
| 19 | The Ashkickers | |
| 20 | Redline |
Master Series — Brisket
33 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 3 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 4 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 5 | BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ | |
| 6 | Quality in Smoke | |
| 7 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 8 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 9 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 10 | HOGLINE | |
| 11 | PO PO Pork | |
| 12 | Ambition Que | |
| 13 | Matty Macks | |
| 14 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 15 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 16 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 17 | Luckys Q | |
| 18 | Que'd Up | |
| 19 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 20 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 21 | Dry 2 da bone | |
| 22 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 23 | The Q Crew | |
| 24 | 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE | |
| 25 | Smokin Gs BBQ | |
| 26 | GRUMPY OLD MEN BBQ | |
| 27 | SWAMPVIEW BBQ | |
| 28 | On Q BBQ | |
| 29 | TOTAL CONSCIOUSNESS BBQ | |
| 30 | FLYING ACES BBQ | |
| 31 | Nobody | |
| 32 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 33 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 |
Master Series — Chicken
33 entries · top 177.1428 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dry 2 da bone | |
| 2 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 3 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 4 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 5 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 6 | GRUMPY OLD MEN BBQ | |
| 7 | FLYING ACES BBQ | |
| 8 | Luckys Q | |
| 9 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 10 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 11 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 12 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 13 | Que'd Up | |
| 14 | Ambition Que | |
| 15 | HOGLINE | |
| 16 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 17 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 18 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 19 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 20 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 21 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 22 | BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ | |
| 23 | PO PO Pork | |
| 24 | Matty Macks | |
| 25 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 26 | SWAMPVIEW BBQ | |
| 27 | TOTAL CONSCIOUSNESS BBQ | |
| 28 | Nobody | |
| 29 | Smokin Gs BBQ | |
| 30 | On Q BBQ | |
| 31 | Quality in Smoke | |
| 32 | 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE | |
| 33 | The Q Crew |
Master Series — Overall
33 entries · top 689.6684 · median 671.3256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 2 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 3 | HOGLINE | |
| 4 | BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ | |
| 5 | Luckys Q | |
| 6 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 8 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 10 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 11 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 12 | Dry 2 da bone | |
| 13 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 14 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 15 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 16 | Ambition Que | |
| 17 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 18 | PO PO Pork | |
| 19 | Matty Macks | |
| 20 | GRUMPY OLD MEN BBQ | |
| 21 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 22 | Que'd Up | |
| 23 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 24 | TOTAL CONSCIOUSNESS BBQ | |
| 25 | On Q BBQ | |
| 26 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 27 | Smokin Gs BBQ | |
| 28 | Quality in Smoke | |
| 29 | SWAMPVIEW BBQ | |
| 30 | FLYING ACES BBQ | |
| 31 | The Q Crew | |
| 32 | Nobody | |
| 33 | 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE |
Master Series — Pork
33 entries · top 176.0000 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luckys Q | |
| 2 | HOGLINE | |
| 3 | BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ | |
| 4 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 5 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 6 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 7 | Dry 2 da bone | |
| 8 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 9 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 10 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 11 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 12 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 13 | PO PO Pork | |
| 14 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 15 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 16 | On Q BBQ | |
| 17 | Matty Macks | |
| 18 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 19 | GRUMPY OLD MEN BBQ | |
| 20 | Ambition Que | |
| 21 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 23 | Que'd Up | |
| 24 | Nobody | |
| 25 | SWAMPVIEW BBQ | |
| 26 | TOTAL CONSCIOUSNESS BBQ | |
| 27 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 28 | The Q Crew | |
| 29 | Quality in Smoke | |
| 30 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 31 | Smokin Gs BBQ | |
| 32 | 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE | |
| 33 | FLYING ACES BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
33 entries · top 176.0116 · median 167.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 2 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 3 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 4 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 5 | Smokin Gs BBQ | |
| 6 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 7 | Luckys Q | |
| 8 | HOGLINE | |
| 9 | BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ | |
| 10 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 11 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 13 | TOTAL CONSCIOUSNESS BBQ | |
| 14 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 15 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 16 | 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE | |
| 17 | The Q Crew | |
| 18 | On Q BBQ | |
| 19 | Matty Macks | |
| 20 | GRUMPY OLD MEN BBQ | |
| 21 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 22 | Dry 2 da bone | |
| 23 | Que'd Up | |
| 24 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 25 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 26 | Ambition Que | |
| 27 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 28 | PO PO Pork | |
| 29 | FLYING ACES BBQ | |
| 30 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 31 | SWAMPVIEW BBQ | |
| 32 | Quality in Smoke | |
| 33 | Nobody |