Jun 30 – Jul 1, 2023 · Council Bluffs, IA · 📍 19475 225th · State championship
Reps: Phil Morrow Phb, Rosemary Morrow · Prize money: $5,000
TEAM CRAWFORD won Grand Champion at the Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ on June 30, 2023 in Council Bluffs, IA at 19475 225th, scoring 701.7256 in a field of 22 teams. PORKY BUTTS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.6688. Category winners: Chicken — PORKY BUTTS BBQ (174.8572); Pork Ribs — TEAM CRAWFORD (179.4400); Pork — SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY (178.8572); Brisket — LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ (177.1544). This is the 1st of 2 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.
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 85 times in 100
TEAM CRAWFORD came in rated below the field's top team, PORKY BUTTS BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 15-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Team Crawford's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 72nd tracked contest.
Pork Ribs places 8–9: Absolute Bull and PARROTHEAD SMOKERS tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: Absolute Bull and SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: TEAM CRAWFORD and SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
TEAM CRAWFORD took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 4th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2023 ← this one | Council Bluffs, IA | 19475 225th | 22 | 701.7256 | Team Crawford | PORKY BUTTS BBQ |
| Jul 5, 2024 | Council Bluffs, IA | 19475 225th | 26 | 691.3484 | Shiggin Aint Easy | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Council Bluffs, IA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.8572 | 171.9888 | 169.6800 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 171.9772 | 168.5372 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 172.5600 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 177.1544 | 171.4056 | 164.0228 |
22 entries · top 701.7256 · median 667.6170
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 2 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 3 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 4 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 5 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 8 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 9 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 10 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 11 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 12 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 13 | Absolute Bull | |
| 14 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 15 | Cross Cut BBQ | |
| 16 | Backroad BBQ | |
| 17 | Gutboys | |
| 18 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 19 | Smokin A BBQ | |
| 20 | Route 4 BBQ | |
| 21 | The Johnny Pig | |
| 22 | Smokin' Sheltons |
22 entries · top 174.8572 · median 168.2742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 2 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 4 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 5 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 6 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 7 | Gutboys | |
| 8 | Absolute Bull | |
| 9 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 10 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 11 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 12 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 13 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 14 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 15 | Backroad BBQ | |
| 16 | Cross Cut BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 18 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 19 | Smokin' Sheltons | |
| 20 | Smokin A BBQ | |
| 21 | The Johnny Pig | |
| 22 | Route 4 BBQ |
22 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 2 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 3 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 4 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 5 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 6 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 7 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 8 | Absolute Bull | |
| 9 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 10 | Cross Cut BBQ | |
| 11 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 12 | Backroad BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 15 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 16 | Gutboys | |
| 17 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 18 | Smokin A BBQ | |
| 19 | Route 4 BBQ | |
| 20 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin' Sheltons | |
| 22 | The Johnny Pig |
22 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.7316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 2 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 3 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 4 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 5 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 6 | Absolute Bull | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 8 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 9 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 10 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 11 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 12 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 13 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Cross Cut BBQ | |
| 15 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 16 | The Johnny Pig | |
| 17 | Smokin A BBQ | |
| 18 | Backroad BBQ | |
| 19 | Gutboys | |
| 20 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin' Sheltons | |
| 22 | Route 4 BBQ |
22 entries · top 177.1544 · median 162.2344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 2 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 3 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 4 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 8 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 9 | The Johnny Pig | |
| 10 | Route 4 BBQ | |
| 11 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 12 | Backroad BBQ | |
| 13 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 14 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 15 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 16 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 17 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 18 | Cross Cut BBQ | |
| 19 | Gutboys | |
| 20 | Absolute Bull | |
| 21 | Smokin A BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokin' Sheltons |