11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2)
2023-08-25 – 2023-08-26 · Washington Island, WI · 📍 Washington Island, WI 54246 · State championship
Reps: DEBRA GAGE, WILLIAM GAGE · Prize money: $8,000.00
Grand Champion: Shiggin & Grinnin (699.9544) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 GETTIN' BASTED
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 3–4: HOT DADDY'S BBQ and HIGH ON THE HAWG tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ and SHIGGIN & GRINNIN tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Can Country Outlaw BBQ and THE BBQ BUS tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Gettin' Basted (won 2023).
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1611 power rating going in — stronger than 94% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-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)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-24 | Washington Island, WI | Washington Island, WI 54246 | 27 | 700.5256 | Gettin' Basted | Hogline BBQ |
| 2023-08-25 ← this one | Washington Island, WI | Washington Island, WI 54246 | 28 | 699.9544 | Shiggin & Grinnin | GETTIN' BASTED |
| 2023-08-25 | Washington Island, WI | Washington Island, WI 54246 | 19 | 177.7144 | Getting' Basted | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 174.2744 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 175.4056 | 172.5600 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 699.9544 · median 680.4456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 4 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 5 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 6 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 7 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 8 | QUE U | |
| 9 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 10 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 11 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 12 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 13 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 14 | QUE'S YER DADDY | |
| 15 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 16 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 17 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 18 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 19 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 20 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | |
| 21 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 22 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 23 | Extra Mile BBQ | |
| 24 | BS BBQ | |
| 25 | Smokey Boys | |
| 26 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 27 | 92 - BBQ | |
| 28 | Pig In or Pig Out |
Chicken
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.3942 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 3 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 4 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 5 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 6 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 7 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 8 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 9 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 10 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 11 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 12 | QUE U | |
| 13 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 14 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 15 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 16 | Extra Mile BBQ | |
| 17 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 18 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 19 | QUE'S YER DADDY | |
| 20 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 21 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | |
| 22 | Smokey Boys | |
| 23 | BS BBQ | |
| 24 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 25 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 26 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 27 | Pig In or Pig Out | |
| 28 | 92 - BBQ |
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 177.1544 · median 170.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 2 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 4 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 6 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 7 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 8 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | QUE U | |
| 10 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 11 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 12 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 13 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 14 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 15 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 16 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 17 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 18 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | |
| 19 | 92 - BBQ | |
| 20 | QUE'S YER DADDY | |
| 21 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 22 | BS BBQ | |
| 23 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 24 | Smokey Boys | |
| 25 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 26 | Extra Mile BBQ | |
| 27 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 28 | Pig In or Pig Out |
Pork
28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 2 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 3 | QUE'S YER DADDY | |
| 4 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 5 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | |
| 6 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 7 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 8 | QUE U | |
| 9 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 10 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 11 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 12 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 13 | Extra Mile BBQ | |
| 14 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 15 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 16 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 17 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 18 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 19 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 20 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 21 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 22 | 92 - BBQ | |
| 23 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 24 | BS BBQ | |
| 25 | Smokey Boys | |
| 26 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 27 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 28 | Pig In or Pig Out |
Brisket
28 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 2 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 3 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 4 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 5 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 6 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 7 | QUE U | |
| 8 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 9 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 10 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 11 | QUE'S YER DADDY | |
| 12 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 13 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 14 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 15 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 16 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 17 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 18 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | |
| 19 | Extra Mile BBQ | |
| 20 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 21 | BS BBQ | |
| 22 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 23 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 24 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 25 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 26 | Smokey Boys | |
| 27 | 92 - BBQ | |
| 28 | Pig In or Pig Out |