A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 13 tracked editions
Hot Daddy's BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 13 tracked editions.
- 2024
- 2024
KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off (One Meat Ribs) 2022
Jul 15–16, 2022 · Worthington, MN · 📍 Nobles County Fairgrounds
Reps: Jeanne Titus, John Scharffbillig · Prize money: $950
Grand Champion: Smokin' Big (176) · 17 teams
Full results from the KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off (One Meat Ribs) 2022, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on July 15, 2022 in Worthington, MN at Nobles County Fairgrounds. Category winners: Pork Ribs — SMOKIN BIG (176.0000). This is the 10th of 13 editions of this contest on record; the 2022 edition was won by Shiggin & Grinnin; the next was held in 2023.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
161.76
median 168.57
176 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2024 — this edition picked out.
Entries
17
1 judged meat · 1 ancillary
Top score
176
Winning margin
1.1312
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
168.88
161.76176
Pork Ribs · median 168.57 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.4284 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
167.4744
161.76176
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
14.2400
winner to last place
Prize money
$950
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 69%
beats 31% of 5786 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Came back for more
27%
9 of 33 teams from the previous edition returned
Storylines (3 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
0.0112
closest of 2 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 4–5: FAIRWAY SMOKERS edged Mr. Dudes BBQ by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 6–7: PO PO PORK edged RICHIE Z's by 0.0116.
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · 0.0112
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · 0.0116
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Wags Backwoods BBQ (won 2020).
- Wags Backwoods BBQ · 2020
This contest's own records (1 in the KCBS record book)
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2013 | Worthington, MN | Worthington, MN | 39 | 695.4516 | SONS OF BUTCHERS | BIG T'Z Q CRU |
| Sep 18, 2015 | Worthington, MN | Worthington, MN 56187 | 26 | 700.5944 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | TOTALLY SAUCED |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Worthington, MN | Nobles County Fairgrounds | 29 | 700 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | SPITFIRE |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Worthington, MN | Downtown Worthington | 27 | 690.2628 | LUCKY'S Q | YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Worthington, MN | Downtown Worthington | 25 | 693.6800 | ACES HIGH BBQ | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Worthington, MN | Downtown Worthington | 26 | 686.1944 | WHO DAT BBQ | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Worthington, MN | Downtown Worthington | 35 | 696.6516 | Wags Backwoods BBQ | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Worthington, MN | Nobles County Fairgrounds | 33 | 693.2004 | Richie Z | HOGLINE |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Worthington, MN | Nobles County Fairgrounds | 40 | 695.3940 | Shiggin & Grinnin | Ash Kickin' BBQ |
| Jul 15, 2022 ← this one | Worthington, MN | Nobles County Fairgrounds | 17 | 176 | Smokin' Big | — |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Worthington, MN | Nobles County Fairgrounds | 39 | 694.8456 | Pittie Q | PORKY BUTTS BBQ |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Worthington, MN | 700 2nd Avenue | 34 | 695.9084 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Worthington, MN | 700 2nd Avenue | 13 | 178.8572 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 176 | 172.5716 | 167.4744 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
17 entries · top 176 · median 168.5716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN BIG | |
| 2 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 4 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 5 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 6 | PO PO PORK | |
| 7 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 8 | Sheyenne BBQ | |
| 9 | THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY | |
| 10 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoking Hamms | |
| 12 | Good Ol Boys BBQ | |
| 13 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 14 | SPITFIRE | |
| 15 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 16 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 17 | WHEN PIGS DIE |
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.
Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey Smoke
28 entries · top 172.5828 · median 165.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 2 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 4 | Iowa's Smoky D's | |
| 5 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 6 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 7 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 8 | PO PO PORK | |
| 9 | Papa Linda's Barbecue | |
| 10 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 11 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 12 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN BIG | |
| 14 | Smokin G's BBQ | |
| 15 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 16 | Chasing Grand | |
| 17 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 18 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 19 | Smoking Hamms | |
| 20 | Last Call Heros | |
| 21 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 22 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 23 | THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY | |
| 24 | Sheyenne BBQ | |
| 25 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 26 | SPITFIRE | |
| 27 | Good Ol Boys BBQ | |
| 28 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |