Rose Festival 22nd Annual KCBS BBQ Competition
2023-06-16 – 2023-06-17 · State Center, IA · State championship
Reps: CLARA WILLIAMS, JONATHAN B WILLIAMS · Prize money: $7,000.00
Grand Champion: Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ (698.8232) · 27 teams
Entries
27
4 categories
Top score
698.8232
Winning margin
1.1776
GC over RC
Field average
670.01
median 675.90
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Tightest race
Pork
1.7144 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
678.7544
what a walk cost here
Field spread
82.9604
winner to last place
Prize money
$7,000.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 38%
beats 62% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1561
avg power rating going in · stronger than 67% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1776 points — closer than 78% of every championship in the data.
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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
27 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 2 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 3 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 4 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 5 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 6 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 7 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 8 | In Deep Sauce | |
| 9 | Good Grefe! | |
| 10 | No Clue BBQ | |
| 11 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 12 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 13 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | Papa Linda's Barbecue | |
| 15 | Trash Panda BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 17 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 18 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 19 | Darty-Q | |
| 20 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 21 | Not Dat Bad | |
| 22 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 23 | SMOKIN GRUMPS | |
| 24 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 25 | Matty Macks | |
| 26 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 27 | BootsBBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 2 | Matty Macks | |
| 3 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 4 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 5 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 6 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 7 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 8 | BootsBBQ | |
| 9 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 10 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 11 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 12 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 13 | No Clue BBQ | |
| 14 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 15 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 16 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 17 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 18 | Papa Linda's Barbecue | |
| 19 | Darty-Q | |
| 20 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 21 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 22 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 23 | Good Grefe! | |
| 24 | In Deep Sauce | |
| 25 | Trash Panda BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN GRUMPS | |
| 27 | Not Dat Bad |
Master Series — Overall
27 entries · top 698.8232 · median 675.8972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 3 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 4 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 5 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 6 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 7 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 8 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 9 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 10 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 11 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 12 | Matty Macks | |
| 13 | No Clue BBQ | |
| 14 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 15 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 16 | Good Grefe! | |
| 17 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 18 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 19 | In Deep Sauce | |
| 20 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 21 | Darty-Q | |
| 22 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 23 | Papa Linda's Barbecue | |
| 24 | Trash Panda BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN GRUMPS | |
| 26 | BootsBBQ | |
| 27 | Not Dat Bad |
Master Series — Pork
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 2 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 3 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 4 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 5 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 6 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 7 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 8 | Good Grefe! | |
| 9 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 10 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 11 | Trash Panda BBQ | |
| 12 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 13 | In Deep Sauce | |
| 14 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 15 | Matty Macks | |
| 16 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 17 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 18 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 19 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 20 | Papa Linda's Barbecue | |
| 21 | Darty-Q | |
| 22 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 24 | No Clue BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN GRUMPS | |
| 26 | BootsBBQ | |
| 27 | Not Dat Bad |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.2400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Dirt Crüe BBQ | |
| 3 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 5 | No Clue BBQ | |
| 6 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 7 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 8 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 9 | Matty Macks | |
| 10 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 12 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 13 | Darty-Q | |
| 14 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 15 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 16 | BootsBBQ | |
| 17 | In Deep Sauce | |
| 18 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 19 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN GRUMPS | |
| 21 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 22 | Good Grefe! | |
| 23 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 24 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 25 | Not Dat Bad | |
| 26 | Papa Linda's Barbecue | |
| 27 | Trash Panda BBQ |