Rose Festival's 24th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition
2025-06-20 – 2025-06-21 · State Center, IA · State championship
Reps: BUNNY TUTTLE, RICH TUTTLE · Prize money: $7,000.00
Grand Champion: HOT DADDY'S BBQ (705.1088) · 25 teams
Entries
25
4 categories
Top score
705.1088
Winning margin
5.1776
GC over RC
Field average
671.03
median 680.46
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Brisket
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
683.9088
what a walk cost here
Field spread
108.0232
winner to last place
Prize money
$7,000.00
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 16%
beats 84% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1567
avg power rating going in · stronger than 72% of contests
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
25 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 2 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 3 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 4 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 5 | CROSSCUT BBQ2 | |
| 6 | BootsBBQ | |
| 7 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 9 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 10 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 11 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 12 | BOBALICIOUS | |
| 13 | HAD TO BBQ | |
| 14 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 15 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 16 | TEAM NO CLUE | |
| 17 | Low Eye Que | |
| 18 | SPITFIRE | |
| 19 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 20 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 21 | NOT DAT BAD | |
| 22 | Yankee Twang BBQ Co. | |
| 23 | On the Spit BBQ, LLC | |
| 24 | Ambition Que | |
| 25 | SMOKE DOCTOR |
Master Series — Chicken
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 3 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 4 | SPITFIRE | |
| 5 | HAD TO BBQ | |
| 6 | Ambition Que | |
| 7 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 8 | TEAM NO CLUE | |
| 9 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 10 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 11 | Yankee Twang BBQ Co. | |
| 12 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 13 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 14 | CROSSCUT BBQ2 | |
| 15 | Low Eye Que | |
| 16 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 17 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 18 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 19 | NOT DAT BAD | |
| 20 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 21 | BootsBBQ | |
| 22 | BOBALICIOUS | |
| 23 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 24 | On the Spit BBQ, LLC | |
| 25 | SMOKE DOCTOR |
Master Series — Overall
25 entries · top 705.1088 · median 680.4572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 3 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 4 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 5 | CROSSCUT BBQ2 | |
| 6 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 7 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 8 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 9 | BootsBBQ | |
| 10 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 11 | Low Eye Que | |
| 12 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 13 | SPITFIRE | |
| 14 | TEAM NO CLUE | |
| 15 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 16 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 17 | Ambition Que | |
| 18 | BOBALICIOUS | |
| 19 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 20 | HAD TO BBQ | |
| 21 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 22 | Yankee Twang BBQ Co. | |
| 23 | NOT DAT BAD | |
| 24 | SMOKE DOCTOR | |
| 25 | On the Spit BBQ, LLC |
Master Series — Pork
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 2 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | BootsBBQ | |
| 4 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 6 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 7 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 8 | CROSSCUT BBQ2 | |
| 9 | SPITFIRE | |
| 10 | Low Eye Que | |
| 11 | Ambition Que | |
| 12 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 13 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 14 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 15 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 17 | TEAM NO CLUE | |
| 18 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 19 | Yankee Twang BBQ Co. | |
| 20 | BOBALICIOUS | |
| 21 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 22 | On the Spit BBQ, LLC | |
| 23 | HAD TO BBQ | |
| 24 | NOT DAT BAD | |
| 25 | SMOKE DOCTOR |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 2 | CROSSCUT BBQ2 | |
| 3 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 4 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | Low Eye Que | |
| 6 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 7 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 8 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 9 | BootsBBQ | |
| 10 | TEAM NO CLUE | |
| 11 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 12 | Ambition Que | |
| 13 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 14 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
| 16 | BOBALICIOUS | |
| 17 | SPITFIRE | |
| 18 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 19 | NOT DAT BAD | |
| 20 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 21 | HAD TO BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKE DOCTOR | |
| 23 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 24 | Yankee Twang BBQ Co. | |
| 25 | On the Spit BBQ, LLC |