Jul 29–30, 2022 · Shenandoah, IA · 📍 Elks Lodge Grounds · State championship
Reps: Donna Young, Ed Young · Prize money: $5,600
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the Shenandoah "ShenDig" Barbeque Championship on July 29, 2022 in Shenandoah, IA at Elks Lodge Grounds, scoring 705.0972 in a field of 27 teams. AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.1200. Category winners: Chicken — PARTS 'R' SMOKIN (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Dirt Crüe BBQ (180.0000); Pork — SmokinGhost BBQ (179.4400); Brisket — GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY (180.0000).
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.
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Chicken places 6–7: AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW and Thats what She Said BBQ tied on 173.1544 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: Dirt Crüe BBQ and AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ and PARTS 'R' SMOKIN tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.2628 | 169.7372 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 177.1772 | 172.5600 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 177.1428 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 180 | 173.1084 | 167.4284 |
27 entries · top 705.0972 · median 663.3032
27 entries · top 180 · median 167.3944 · 🔥 perfect 180
27 entries · top 180 · median 167.4288 · 🔥 perfect 180
27 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.2972
27 entries · top 180 · median 164.5716 · 🔥 perfect 180