Sep 2–3, 2022 · Warrens, WI · 📍 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. · State championship
Reps: Jeanne Titus, John Scharffbillig · Prize money: $7,150
THE BBQ BUS won Grand Champion at the Smokin' in the Bogs on September 2, 2022 in Warrens, WI at 1500 Jellystone Park Dr., scoring 688.5144 in a field of 23 teams. BIG "E" BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.7888. Category winners: Chicken — IT'S BBQ TIME (178.8572); Pork Ribs — Smokin Highwaymen (172.5716); Pork — Lucky's Q (176.5716); Brisket — THE BBQ BUS (177.1428). This is the 5th of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by Hogline BBQ; the next was held in 2023.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2023 — this edition picked out.
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 69 times in 100
THE BBQ BUS came in rated below the field's top team, LUCKY'S Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
2 of 6 tracked editions
The BBQ Bus has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Stronger than 98% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1673 power rating going in — stronger than 98% of every contest tracked.
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.
THE BBQ BUS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 8th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BIG "E" BBQ (won 2018), SmokinGhost BBQ (won 2019), The BBQ Bus (won 2020).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2018 | Warrens, WI | 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. | 25 | 689.6804 | BIG "E" BBQ | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| Aug 30, 2019 | Warrens, WI | 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. | 38 | 697.6684 | SmokinGhost BBQ | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| Sep 4, 2020 | Warrens, WI | 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. | 28 | 700.5600 | The BBQ Bus | Littles BBQ Co |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Warrens, WI | 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. | 25 | 685.0856 | Hogline BBQ | PORKRASTINATORS |
| Sep 2, 2022 ← this one | Warrens, WI | 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. | 23 | 688.5144 | The BBQ Bus | BIG "E" BBQ |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Warrens, WI | 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. | 14 | 685.5884 | Triple H BBQ | Can Country Outlaw BBQ |
| 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 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 172.5600 | 169.6800 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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.
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 |
2 entries · top 174.2972 · median 170.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 2 | THE BBQ BUS |
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 |