6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest
2022-07-29 – 2022-07-30 · Emmetsburg, IA · 📍 2101 Madison · State championship
Reps: CLARA WILLIAMS, JONATHAN B WILLIAMS · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Hot Daddys BBQ (696.5488) · 32 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN
Entries
32
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
696.5488
Winning margin
7.4516
GC over RC
Field average
650.47
median 669.05
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8800 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
677.7148
10th place overall
Field spread
549.7488
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 65%
beats 35% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
59%
of the 32 teams with a home region came from outside IA
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.6 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1578
avg power rating going in · stronger than 78% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
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.
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| 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 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
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 |
Chicken
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 |
Pork Ribs
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 |
Pork
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 |
Brisket
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 |
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
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 |