Shenandoah "ShenDig" Barbeque Championship

2022-07-29 – 2022-07-30 · Shenandoah, IA · State championship

Reps: DONNA YOUNG, ED YOUNG · Prize money: $5,600.00

Grand Champion: Smokin Leftys BBQ (705.0972) · 27 teams

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SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ

705.0972 · Master Series — Overall

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AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW

701.1200 · Master Series — Overall

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Squealin N Dealin BBQ

696.0228 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

705.0972

Winning margin

3.9772

GC over RC

Field average

663.27

median 663.30

Perfect 180s

4 🔥

Tightest race

Pork

2.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

682.7656

what a walk cost here

Field spread

120.5828

winner to last place

Prize money

$5,600.00

on the line

Most consistent

SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ

avg finish 4.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 4.0000 pts — GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY

How hot was the win?

Top 17%

beats 83% of 2713 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1513

avg power rating going in · stronger than 18% of contests

Top-rated in the field

SmokinGhost BBQ

rated 1659 pre-contest

Storylines

🔥 A day of perfect scores

4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

🃏 An upset on the books

SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SmokinGhost BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-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)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 164.5716 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY	180.0000 🔥
2	GRILLIN' GRINDES	176.0000
3	TEAM CRAWFORD	175.4056
4	SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	174.2628
5	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	173.1084
6	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	169.7372
7	Bucknutz BBQ	169.6800
8	AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW	168.5256
9	Three Brothers Different Mothers	167.9656
10	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	167.4284
11	Dirt Crüe BBQ	167.3712
12	Notorious BBQ	166.3316
13	FAIRWAY SMOKERS	166.2400
14	Sweet Smokin' Jones	164.5716
15	SMOKEHOUSE 72	163.9544
16	SmokinGhost BBQ	162.8228
17	S&S BBQ	162.2628
18	Thats what She Said BBQ	159.9884
19	Monster2dog BBQ	158.8572
20	Tacos Boys BBQ Team	154.2056
21	BBQ Pit Bros	152.5716
22	Smokin A BBQ	151.3828
23	Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ	149.6344
24	Smith BBQ	148.5600
25	For Whom The Smoke Rolls	145.6800
26	D&G BBQ	143.9772
27	Old Outlaw BBQ	141.6688

Master Series — Chicken

27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.3944 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	180.0000 🔥
2	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	178.8572
3	SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	176.5600
4	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	174.3200
5	Three Brothers Different Mothers	174.2628
6	AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW	173.1544
7	Thats what She Said BBQ	173.1544
8	S&S BBQ	171.4400
9	Tacos Boys BBQ Team	171.4056
10	TEAM CRAWFORD	169.7372
11	GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY	169.1200
12	Smith BBQ	168.5600
13	Dirt Crüe BBQ	168.0116
14	SmokinGhost BBQ	167.3944
15	Sweet Smokin' Jones	167.3828
16	Notorious BBQ	166.8228
17	FAIRWAY SMOKERS	166.2856
18	SMOKEHOUSE 72	165.6800
19	GRILLIN' GRINDES	164.5600
20	Smokin A BBQ	163.4516
21	Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ	162.8344
22	Old Outlaw BBQ	162.2512
23	Bucknutz BBQ	161.6572
24	BBQ Pit Bros	159.9656
25	Monster2dog BBQ	158.2400
26	For Whom The Smoke Rolls	151.4400
27	D&G BBQ	151.4172

Master Series — Overall

27 entries · top 705.0972 · median 663.3032

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	705.0972
2	AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW	701.1200
3	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	696.0228
4	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	695.4056
5	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	689.0400
6	TEAM CRAWFORD	688.5372
7	SmokinGhost BBQ	688.5144
8	S&S BBQ	688.0228
9	GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY	686.1828
10	Dirt Crüe BBQ	682.7656
11	Three Brothers Different Mothers	679.9200
12	Sweet Smokin' Jones	672.5144
13	GRILLIN' GRINDES	667.3256
14	SMOKEHOUSE 72	663.3032
15	FAIRWAY SMOKERS	663.2912
16	Bucknutz BBQ	656.9716
17	Smith BBQ	655.3600
18	Tacos Boys BBQ Team	654.7768
19	Notorious BBQ	651.9428
20	Smokin A BBQ	649.6572
21	Thats what She Said BBQ	648.5372
22	Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ	646.6972
23	Monster2dog BBQ	640.5028
24	BBQ Pit Bros	639.3028
25	Old Outlaw BBQ	618.1256
26	For Whom The Smoke Rolls	594.8000
27	D&G BBQ	584.5144

Master Series — Pork

27 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.2972

#	Team	Score
1	SmokinGhost BBQ	179.4400
2	AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW	179.4400
3	TEAM CRAWFORD	178.8572
4	SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	178.8572
5	S&S BBQ	177.1428
6	SMOKEHOUSE 72	174.8572
7	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	174.2628
8	GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY	174.2628
9	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	172.5600
10	Three Brothers Different Mothers	170.2628
11	Smokin A BBQ	169.7028
12	Dirt Crüe BBQ	167.3828
13	Sweet Smokin' Jones	166.8228
14	Thats what She Said BBQ	166.2972
15	Notorious BBQ	166.2856
16	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	165.0972
17	Bucknutz BBQ	164.5372
18	Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ	164.5256
19	Smith BBQ	164.5256
20	Tacos Boys BBQ Team	162.8800
21	BBQ Pit Bros	161.0972
22	For Whom The Smoke Rolls	160.0000
23	GRILLIN' GRINDES	159.9428
24	FAIRWAY SMOKERS	158.2056
25	Old Outlaw BBQ	155.4056
26	Monster2dog BBQ	151.4056
27	D&G BBQ	135.4172

Master Series — Pork Ribs

27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.4288 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Dirt Crüe BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW	180.0000 🔥
3	SmokinGhost BBQ	178.8572
4	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	177.7028
5	S&S BBQ	177.1772
6	SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	175.4172
7	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	175.4172
8	Sweet Smokin' Jones	173.7372
9	Smith BBQ	173.7144
10	FAIRWAY SMOKERS	172.5600
11	Monster2dog BBQ	172.0000
12	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	171.9772
13	Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ	169.7028
14	Three Brothers Different Mothers	167.4288
15	GRILLIN' GRINDES	166.8228
16	Tacos Boys BBQ Team	166.2856
17	BBQ Pit Bros	165.6684
18	Smokin A BBQ	165.1200
19	TEAM CRAWFORD	164.5372
20	GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY	162.8000
21	Bucknutz BBQ	161.0972
22	SMOKEHOUSE 72	158.8116
23	Old Outlaw BBQ	158.8000
24	D&G BBQ	153.7028
25	Notorious BBQ	152.5028
26	Thats what She Said BBQ	149.0972
27	For Whom The Smoke Rolls	137.6800