Jul 29–30, 2022 · Emmetsburg, IA · 📍 2101 Madison · State championship
Reps: Clara Williams, Jonathan B Williams · Prize money: $5,000
HOT DADDY'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest on July 29, 2022 in Emmetsburg, IA at 2101 Madison, scoring 696.5488 in a field of 32 teams. SHIGGIN & GRINNIN took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.0972. Category winners: Chicken — Que'd Up (178.2972); Pork Ribs — HOT DADDY'S BBQ (176.5716); Pork — LAST CALL HEROES BBQ (179.4400); Brisket — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (176.5600).
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100
HOT DADDY'S BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Stronger than 92% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1633 power rating going in — stronger than 92% of every contest tracked.
Pork Ribs places 4–5: ACES HIGH BBQ and WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: WHEN PIGS DIE and HOGLINE tied on 170.8688 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: Slightly Sauced and SHIGGIN & GRINNIN tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
HOT DADDY'S BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 16th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 175.4172 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 171.9772 | 169.1544 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 173.1544 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 171.9772 | 169.1200 |
32 entries · top 696.5488 · median 669.0456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 3 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 4 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 5 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 6 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 7 | HOGLINE | |
| 8 | Que Magic BBQ | |
| 9 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 10 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 11 | SPITFIRE | |
| 12 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 13 | Eggspert BBQ | |
| 14 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 16 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 17 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 18 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 19 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 20 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 21 | Papa Linda's BBQ | |
| 22 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 23 | Que'd Up | |
| 24 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 25 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 26 | Good Grefe! | |
| 27 | Cross Cut BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 29 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 30 | Herkys Hot Box BBQ | |
| 31 | Rollin Coal BBQ | |
| 32 | No Blarney BBQ |
31 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Que'd Up | |
| 2 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 4 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 5 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 6 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 7 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 8 | Que Magic BBQ | |
| 9 | Eggspert BBQ | |
| 10 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 11 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 12 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 13 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 14 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 15 | HOGLINE | |
| 16 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 17 | SPITFIRE | |
| 18 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 19 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 20 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 21 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 22 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 23 | Good Grefe! | |
| 24 | Herkys Hot Box BBQ | |
| 25 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 26 | Papa Linda's BBQ | |
| 27 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 28 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 29 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 30 | Cross Cut BBQ | |
| 31 | Rollin Coal BBQ |
31 entries · top 176.5716 · median 166.2972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 3 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 5 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 6 | Eggspert BBQ | |
| 7 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 8 | HOGLINE | |
| 9 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 10 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 11 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 12 | Good Grefe! | |
| 13 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 14 | Que Magic BBQ | |
| 15 | Que'd Up | |
| 16 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 17 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 18 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 19 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 20 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 21 | Herkys Hot Box BBQ | |
| 22 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 23 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 24 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 25 | Cross Cut BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 27 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 28 | SPITFIRE | |
| 29 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 30 | Papa Linda's BBQ | |
| 31 | Rollin Coal BBQ |
32 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.3942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 2 | SPITFIRE | |
| 3 | Que Magic BBQ | |
| 4 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 5 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 6 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 7 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 8 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 9 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 10 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 11 | HOGLINE | |
| 12 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 13 | Papa Linda's BBQ | |
| 14 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 15 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 16 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 17 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 18 | Cross Cut BBQ | |
| 19 | Herkys Hot Box BBQ | |
| 20 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 21 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 22 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 23 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 24 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 25 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 26 | Que'd Up | |
| 27 | Eggspert BBQ | |
| 28 | Good Grefe! | |
| 29 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 30 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 31 | Rollin Coal BBQ | |
| 32 | No Blarney BBQ |
31 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 3 | Papa Linda's BBQ | |
| 4 | SPITFIRE | |
| 5 | HOGLINE | |
| 6 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | Eggspert BBQ | |
| 8 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 9 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 10 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 11 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 12 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 13 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 14 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 15 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 16 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 17 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 18 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 19 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 20 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 21 | Que Magic BBQ | |
| 22 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 23 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 24 | Good Grefe! | |
| 25 | Cross Cut BBQ | |
| 26 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 27 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 28 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 29 | Que'd Up | |
| 30 | Herkys Hot Box BBQ | |
| 31 | Rollin Coal BBQ |
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.
19 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 2 | Herkys Hot Box BBQ | |
| 3 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 4 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 5 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | Rollin Coal BBQ | |
| 7 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 8 | Que'd Up | |
| 9 | 5 Island Rod & Tackle | |
| 10 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 11 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 12 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 13 | Que Magic BBQ | |
| 14 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 15 | SPITFIRE | |
| 16 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 17 | Chowder Head | |
| 18 | No Blarney BBQ | |
| 19 | Bohica BBQ |