Jan 27–28, 2023 · Omaha, NE · 📍 5801 Oak Hills Dr. · State championship
Reps: Dave Rogers, Peg Rogers
Bushmaster BBQ won Grand Champion at the SJV Winter Rub on January 27, 2023 in Omaha, NE at 5801 Oak Hills Dr., scoring 694.7884 in a field of 31 teams. AMERICAN FIRE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.7884. Category winners: Chicken — Dirt Crüe BBQ (176.0000); Pork Ribs — Bushmaster BBQ (179.4400); Pork — HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION (177.7144); Brisket — PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (174.8572). This is the 1st of 5 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2024.
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, 2023 to 2026 — 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.
Chicken places 3–4: SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ and Bushmaster BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Damn Fine Beef & Swine and PARROTHEAD SMOKERS tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ and Byg's BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Bushmaster BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 9th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2023 ← this one | Omaha, NE | 5801 Oak Hills Dr. | 31 | 694.7884 | Bushmaster BBQ | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Omaha, NE | 5801 Oak Hills Dr. | 26 | 699.3596 | Man Meat BBQ | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Omaha, NE | 5801 Oak Hills Dr. | 32 | 697.1088 | Shiggin aint easy | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ |
| Jan 30, 2026 | Omaha, NE | 5801 Oak Hills Dr. | 38 | 705.7028 | Bocephus BBQ | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS |
| Jan 29, 2027 | Omaha, NE | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176 | 172.5600 | 170.8456 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 173.7144 | 172 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 175.4056 | 169.7028 |
| Brisket | 174.8572 | 172 | 169.1200 |
31 entries · top 694.7884 · median 663.3144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 2 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 3 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 4 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 5 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 6 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 7 | AGAINST THE GRAIN BBQ | |
| 8 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 9 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 10 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 11 | C&M BBQ | |
| 12 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 13 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | Smokers Wild | |
| 16 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 17 | OFF IN THE PITS SMOKE TEAM | |
| 18 | GRILLIN' GRINDES | |
| 19 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 20 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 21 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 22 | Just Blowin' Smoke | |
| 23 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 24 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 25 | NO LABEL BBQ | |
| 26 | BIG STACKS BARBEQUE | |
| 27 | Grill Em All | |
| 28 | Smokey Bears Steak Team | |
| 29 | Maple St. BBQ | |
| 30 | BULL SLAP BBQ | |
| 31 | Broken BBQ |
31 entries · top 176 · median 166.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 2 | C&M BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 4 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 5 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 6 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 7 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 8 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 9 | AGAINST THE GRAIN BBQ | |
| 10 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 11 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 12 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 13 | OFF IN THE PITS SMOKE TEAM | |
| 14 | Just Blowin' Smoke | |
| 15 | Grill Em All | |
| 16 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 17 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 18 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 19 | GRILLIN' GRINDES | |
| 20 | BIG STACKS BARBEQUE | |
| 21 | NO LABEL BBQ | |
| 22 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 23 | Smokers Wild | |
| 24 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 25 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 26 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 27 | Broken BBQ | |
| 28 | BULL SLAP BBQ | |
| 29 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 30 | Maple St. BBQ | |
| 31 | Smokey Bears Steak Team |
31 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 2 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 3 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 4 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 5 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 6 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 8 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 9 | OFF IN THE PITS SMOKE TEAM | |
| 10 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 11 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 12 | GRILLIN' GRINDES | |
| 13 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 14 | C&M BBQ | |
| 15 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 16 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 17 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 18 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 19 | Smokers Wild | |
| 20 | Grill Em All | |
| 21 | Smokey Bears Steak Team | |
| 22 | Just Blowin' Smoke | |
| 23 | AGAINST THE GRAIN BBQ | |
| 24 | Maple St. BBQ | |
| 25 | NO LABEL BBQ | |
| 26 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 27 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 28 | Broken BBQ | |
| 29 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 30 | BIG STACKS BARBEQUE | |
| 31 | BULL SLAP BBQ |
31 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 2 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 3 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 4 | AGAINST THE GRAIN BBQ | |
| 5 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokers Wild | |
| 7 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 8 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 9 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 10 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 11 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 12 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 13 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 14 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 15 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 16 | NO LABEL BBQ | |
| 17 | GRILLIN' GRINDES | |
| 18 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 19 | Maple St. BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 21 | C&M BBQ | |
| 22 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 23 | BIG STACKS BARBEQUE | |
| 24 | BULL SLAP BBQ | |
| 25 | Grill Em All | |
| 26 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 27 | Just Blowin' Smoke | |
| 28 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 29 | Smokey Bears Steak Team | |
| 30 | OFF IN THE PITS SMOKE TEAM | |
| 31 | Broken BBQ |
31 entries · top 174.8572 · median 165.7372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 3 | AGAINST THE GRAIN BBQ | |
| 4 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 5 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 6 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 7 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 8 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 9 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 10 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 11 | OFF IN THE PITS SMOKE TEAM | |
| 12 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 13 | C&M BBQ | |
| 14 | Smokey Bears Steak Team | |
| 15 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 16 | Just Blowin' Smoke | |
| 17 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 18 | BIG STACKS BARBEQUE | |
| 19 | Smokers Wild | |
| 20 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 21 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 22 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 23 | NO LABEL BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 25 | GRILLIN' GRINDES | |
| 26 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 27 | Grill Em All | |
| 28 | BULL SLAP BBQ | |
| 29 | Maple St. BBQ | |
| 30 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 31 | Broken BBQ |