Smokin' in the Bogs
2022-09-02 – 2022-09-03 · Warrens, WI · 📍 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. · State championship
Reps: JEANNE TITUS, JOHN SCHARFFBILLIG · Prize money: $7,150.00
Grand Champion: The BBQ Bus (688.5144) · 23 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BIG "E" BBQ
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Top-10 cutoff
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How hot was the win?
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
The BBQ Bus has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
THE BBQ BUS took the Grand Championship home to IL.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 2–3: MACHETE BOYS BBQ and HOGLINE tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: Smokin Highwaymen and Son of a Boar BBQ tied on 172.5716 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Lucky's Q edged Son of a Boar BBQ by 0.0116.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BIG "E" BBQ (won 2018), SmokinGhost BBQ (won 2019), The BBQ Bus (won 2020).
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1615 power rating going in — stronger than 95% of every contest tracked.
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-31 | 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. | 25 | 689.6804 | BIG "E" BBQ | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 2019-08-30 | Warrens, WI | 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. | 38 | 697.6684 | SmokinGhost BBQ | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2020-09-04 | Warrens, WI | 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. | 28 | 700.5600 | The BBQ Bus | Littles BBQ Co |
| 2021-09-03 | Warrens, WI | 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. | 25 | 685.0856 | Hogline BBQ | PORKRASTINATORS |
| 2022-09-02 ← this one | Warrens, WI | 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. | 23 | 688.5144 | The BBQ Bus | BIG "E" BBQ |
| 2023-09-01 | Warrens, WI | 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. | 14 | 685.5884 | Triple H BBQ | Can Country Outlaw BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 170.8344 | 167.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.5716 | 169.7028 | 167.9772 |
| Pork | 176.5716 | 171.4172 | 168.0000 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 172.5600 | 169.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
23 entries · top 688.5144 · median 666.7084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 2 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 3 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 4 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 5 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 6 | HOGLINE | |
| 7 | Lucky's Q | |
| 8 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 10 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 11 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 12 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 13 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 14 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 15 | WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY | |
| 16 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 17 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 18 | Little's BBQ Company | |
| 19 | MOON KING BBQ | |
| 20 | Hoochie Que | |
| 21 | Southside Smoke | |
| 22 | Big chain BBQ Gang | |
| 23 | Holy Smokers |
Chicken
22 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.9484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 2 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | HOGLINE | |
| 4 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 5 | Lucky's Q | |
| 6 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 7 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 8 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 9 | Big chain BBQ Gang | |
| 10 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 11 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 12 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 13 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 14 | Southside Smoke | |
| 15 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 16 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 17 | MOON KING BBQ | |
| 18 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 19 | Hoochie Que | |
| 20 | WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY | |
| 21 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 22 | Little's BBQ Company |
Pork Ribs
23 entries · top 172.5716 · median 166.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 2 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 3 | WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY | |
| 4 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 5 | Big chain BBQ Gang | |
| 6 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 7 | HOGLINE | |
| 8 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 9 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 10 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 11 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 12 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 13 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 14 | Little's BBQ Company | |
| 15 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 16 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 17 | Southside Smoke | |
| 18 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 19 | MOON KING BBQ | |
| 20 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 21 | Lucky's Q | |
| 22 | Hoochie Que | |
| 23 | Holy Smokers |
Pork
21 entries · top 176.5716 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucky's Q | |
| 2 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 3 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 5 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 6 | HOGLINE | |
| 7 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 8 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 9 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 10 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 11 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 12 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 13 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 14 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 15 | MOON KING BBQ | |
| 16 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 17 | Little's BBQ Company | |
| 18 | WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY | |
| 19 | Hoochie Que | |
| 20 | Southside Smoke | |
| 21 | Black Crown Barbeque |
Brisket
22 entries · top 177.1428 · median 166.8286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 2 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 3 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 4 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 5 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 6 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 7 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 8 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 9 | Big chain BBQ Gang | |
| 10 | Lucky's Q | |
| 11 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 12 | HOGLINE | |
| 13 | WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY | |
| 14 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 15 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 16 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 17 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 18 | Little's BBQ Company | |
| 19 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 20 | Hoochie Que | |
| 21 | MOON KING BBQ | |
| 22 | Southside Smoke |
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.
Ancillary — Dessert
3 entries · top 171.9772 · median 170.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 3 | Son of a Boar BBQ |
Kids-Q — Junior Q
2 entries · top 174.2972 · median 170.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 2 | THE BBQ BUS |
Kids-Q — Kids Q 5-10
5 entries · top 175.4400 · median 170.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOGLINE | |
| 2 | Hazel - Machette Boys | |
| 3 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | MOON KING BBQ | |
| 5 | Harper - Machette Boys |