King of the Corn

2022-10-14 – 2022-10-15 · Ottumwa, IA · State championship

Reps: EUGENE WICKHAM, SARAH WICKHAM · Prize money: $10,000.00

Grand Champion: T-Rex BBQ (697.6572) · 36 teams

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T-Rex BBQ

697.6572 · Master Series — Overall

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PARTS 'R' SMOKIN

687.9312 · Master Series — Overall

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TEAM CRAWFORD

686.2744 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

697.6572

Winning margin

9.7260

GC over RC

Field average

670.49

median 675.05

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork

1.7256 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

679.8512

what a walk cost here

Field spread

61.1656

winner to last place

Prize money

$10,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

T-Rex BBQ

avg finish 5.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 1.7256 pts — DRY 2 DA BONE

How hot was the win?

Top 43%

beats 57% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1533

avg power rating going in · stronger than 39% of contests

Top-rated in the field

LUCKY'S Q

rated 1721 pre-contest

Storylines

🃏 An upset on the books

T-Rex BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, LUCKY'S Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2022-10-14 ← this one	Ottumwa, IA	36	697.6572	T-Rex BBQ
2023-05-19	Ottumwa, IA	45	703.3944	SON OF A BOAR BBQ
2024-05-17	Ottumwa, IA	36	694.2284	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN
2025-05-16	Ottumwa, IA	33	702.2516	Wag's Backwoods BBQ
2026-10-16	Ottumwa, IA	—	—	—

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

36 entries · top 175.4400 · median 166.5314

#	Team	Score
1	DRY 2 DA BONE	175.4400
2	Jacked Q	173.7144
3	BAMBQ	173.7028
4	BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG	171.9656
5	TEAM CRAWFORD	171.4400
6	Prince Stoecker BBQ Co.	171.4172
7	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	171.4056
8	Darty-Q	170.8456
9	Good Grefe!	170.2628
10	NEVER EASY BBQ	169.7028
11	BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ	169.6916
12	SCORCHED DECK BBQ	167.9772
13	UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	167.4056
14	Lucky's Q	167.3828
15	T-Rex BBQ	167.3828
16	Grillbilly's BBQ	166.8572
17	Que Magic	166.8344
18	Papa Linda's Barbecue	166.8228
19	UGLY BABY BBQ	166.2400
20	HOT DADDY'S BBQ	166.2400
21	LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ	165.0856
22	Matty Macks	163.9428
23	HOME FARM BBQ	163.4056
24	PORK COUNTY BARBECUE	162.8000
25	WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	162.8000
26	AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW	161.6688
27	CHICK HUGGINS BBQ	159.9544
28	BJ's Smokin Pistols	158.8572
29	GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS	158.8344
30	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	158.8000
31	Fullsmoke BBQ	157.7256
32	SECOND HAND SMOKE - IA	155.9660
33	Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ	155.3944
34	Smoke Wagon	155.3716
35	Smokin' Critters	151.9200
36	Dr. Cue	148.5372

Master Series — Chicken

36 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.8572

#	Team	Score
1	HOT DADDY'S BBQ	177.7028
2	Matty Macks	176.5600
3	CHICK HUGGINS BBQ	176.0116
4	WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	175.4400
5	T-Rex BBQ	175.4172
6	Grillbilly's BBQ	174.8572
7	TEAM CRAWFORD	174.2972
8	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	174.2744
9	BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ	173.1084
10	NEVER EASY BBQ	172.5828
11	Smokin' Critters	172.5716
12	BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG	172.5600
13	AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW	171.9888
14	UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	171.9772
15	SCORCHED DECK BBQ	171.9772
16	SECOND HAND SMOKE - IA	171.9772
17	Fullsmoke BBQ	171.4172
18	Good Grefe!	171.4172
19	HOME FARM BBQ	170.2972
20	Prince Stoecker BBQ Co.	170.2972
21	Que Magic	170.2628
22	Jacked Q	169.7028
23	Lucky's Q	169.6800
24	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	169.1200
25	LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ	169.1200
26	Smoke Wagon	168.5828
27	Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ	168.5716
28	GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS	167.9656
29	UGLY BABY BBQ	167.3944
30	PORK COUNTY BARBECUE	166.2628
31	DRY 2 DA BONE	165.6800
32	BAMBQ	165.6800
33	BJ's Smokin Pistols	162.2284
34	Dr. Cue	161.6916
35	Darty-Q	160.5372
36	Papa Linda's Barbecue	159.3484

Master Series — Overall

36 entries · top 697.6572 · median 675.0514

#	Team	Score
1	T-Rex BBQ	697.6572
2	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	687.9312
3	TEAM CRAWFORD	686.2744
4	DRY 2 DA BONE	686.2400
5	BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG	683.9084
6	WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	683.3256
7	LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ	681.6344
8	Darty-Q	680.5028
9	Matty Macks	680.4456
10	HOT DADDY'S BBQ	679.8512
11	HOME FARM BBQ	679.3944
12	SCORCHED DECK BBQ	679.3372
13	Good Grefe!	678.8000
14	NEVER EASY BBQ	678.8000
15	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	678.7428
16	BAMBQ	678.2172
17	CHICK HUGGINS BBQ	677.0976
18	UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	675.3372
19	Lucky's Q	674.7656
20	Jacked Q	672.4800
21	BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ	671.8972
22	Grillbilly's BBQ	669.6344
23	UGLY BABY BBQ	666.7316
24	AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW	665.6464
25	Que Magic	663.3372
26	Prince Stoecker BBQ Co.	662.7888
27	GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS	661.6000
28	Smokin' Critters	660.4460
29	Fullsmoke BBQ	659.3940
30	Papa Linda's Barbecue	656.4112
31	PORK COUNTY BARBECUE	655.8516
32	SECOND HAND SMOKE - IA	655.3720
33	BJ's Smokin Pistols	646.2284
34	Smoke Wagon	643.8972
35	Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ	641.0060
36	Dr. Cue	636.4916

Master Series — Pork

36 entries · top 177.1428 · median 169.4114

#	Team	Score
1	T-Rex BBQ	177.1428
2	Papa Linda's Barbecue	176.5828
3	HOME FARM BBQ	176.5716
4	CHICK HUGGINS BBQ	176.0000
5	Darty-Q	175.4172
6	DRY 2 DA BONE	174.2628
7	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	174.2628
8	LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ	173.1544
9	Matty Macks	173.1200
10	BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG	172.5600
11	Lucky's Q	172.5600
12	Smokin' Critters	172.5484
13	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	171.9884
14	WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	171.9656
15	GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS	171.9656
16	BAMBQ	171.4056
17	Prince Stoecker BBQ Co.	170.2744
18	TEAM CRAWFORD	169.7028
19	UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	169.1200
20	PORK COUNTY BARBECUE	168.5372
21	HOT DADDY'S BBQ	168.5256
22	Fullsmoke BBQ	168.0000
23	BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ	167.9772
24	SCORCHED DECK BBQ	166.2628
25	Dr. Cue	165.7372
26	UGLY BABY BBQ	165.7028
27	AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW	165.6916
28	NEVER EASY BBQ	165.6800
29	Good Grefe!	164.5600
30	Grillbilly's BBQ	163.3828
31	BJ's Smokin Pistols	162.2972
32	Jacked Q	161.6684
33	Smoke Wagon	161.1084
34	SECOND HAND SMOKE - IA	158.8116
35	Que Magic	157.7028
36	Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ	151.9428

Master Series — Pork Ribs

36 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.1086

#	Team	Score
1	T-Rex BBQ	177.7144
2	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	176.5600
3	LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ	174.2744
4	Darty-Q	173.7028
5	SCORCHED DECK BBQ	173.1200
6	WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	173.1200
7	Good Grefe!	172.5600
8	DRY 2 DA BONE	170.8572
9	NEVER EASY BBQ	170.8344
10	TEAM CRAWFORD	170.8344
11	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	170.2628
12	HOME FARM BBQ	169.1200
13	SECOND HAND SMOKE - IA	168.6172
14	Que Magic	168.5372
15	BAMBQ	167.4288
16	Jacked Q	167.3944
17	UGLY BABY BBQ	167.3944
18	HOT DADDY'S BBQ	167.3828
19	UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	166.8344
20	BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG	166.8228
21	Matty Macks	166.8228
22	AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW	166.2972
23	Lucky's Q	165.1428
24	CHICK HUGGINS BBQ	165.1316
25	Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ	165.0972
26	Grillbilly's BBQ	164.5372
27	Smokin' Critters	163.4060
28	BJ's Smokin Pistols	162.8456
29	GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS	162.8344
30	Fullsmoke BBQ	162.2512
31	BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ	161.1200
32	Dr. Cue	160.5256
33	Smoke Wagon	158.8344
34	PORK COUNTY BARBECUE	158.2516
35	Papa Linda's Barbecue	153.6572
36	Prince Stoecker BBQ Co.	150.8000