Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest
2023-08-25 – 2023-08-26 · Hill City, SD · State championship
Reps: DEL ANDERSON, MICHAEL WINTER · Prize money: $9,600.00
Grand Champion: BOHICA BBQ (709.6800) · 26 teams
Entries
26
7 categories
Top score
709.6800
Winning margin
3.4400
GC over RC
Field average
668.34
median 674.75
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
681.5884
what a walk cost here
Field spread
108.6972
winner to last place
Prize money
$9,600.00
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 5%
beats 95% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1562
avg power rating going in · stronger than 67% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Bohica BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
Bohica BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, LAST CALL HEROES BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-26 | Hill City, SD | 28 | 697.0972 | Machete Boys BBQ |
| 2022-08-26 | Hill City, SD | — | — | — |
| 2023-08-25 ← this one | Hill City, SD | 26 | 709.6800 | BOHICA BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Dessert
9 entries · top 175.4400 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LaTa-Que | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 3 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 4 | Up on the Mountain BBQ | |
| 5 | Big Green Egg | |
| 6 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 7 | Team Comer | |
| 8 | Alpine Inn | |
| 9 | Lost Weekend Grill |
Kids-Q — Kidsq 10 and under
7 entries · top 174.8456 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B - S BBQ Rebels - Carter | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 3 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 4 | Mermaid Q - Khari | |
| 5 | Lemongrass BBQ - Adrian and Jarin | |
| 6 | Mirage Q - Kylan | |
| 7 | Cookin Peanut - Elizabeth |
Kids-Q — Kidsq 11-15
3 entries · top 177.7372 · median 173.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken Roast -Tucker | |
| 2 | The Kenaston BBQ - Jonas | |
| 3 | Wild West BBQ |
Master Series — Brisket
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.2514 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BnB BBQ | |
| 2 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 3 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 4 | Eggspert BBQ | |
| 5 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | LaTa-Que | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 8 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 9 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 10 | Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ | |
| 11 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 12 | Lost Weekend Grill | |
| 13 | Meat Machine BBQ | |
| 14 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 15 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 16 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 17 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 18 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 19 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 20 | Chubby Cheeks BBQ | |
| 21 | Happy Burnt Endings | |
| 22 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 23 | At Ease | |
| 24 | 3 Smokin Chics | |
| 25 | MichelCo bbq | |
| 26 | Burnt Offerings BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 3 | BnB BBQ | |
| 4 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 5 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 6 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 7 | Meat Machine BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 9 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 10 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 11 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 12 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 13 | 3 Smokin Chics | |
| 14 | Lost Weekend Grill | |
| 15 | Happy Burnt Endings | |
| 16 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 17 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 18 | At Ease | |
| 19 | Eggspert BBQ | |
| 20 | MichelCo bbq | |
| 21 | Burnt Offerings BBQ | |
| 22 | Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ | |
| 23 | LaTa-Que | |
| 24 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 25 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 26 | Chubby Cheeks BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
26 entries · top 709.6800 · median 674.7486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 2 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 4 | BnB BBQ | |
| 5 | Eggspert BBQ | |
| 6 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 7 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 9 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 10 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 11 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 12 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 13 | Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ | |
| 14 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 15 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 16 | Meat Machine BBQ | |
| 17 | Lost Weekend Grill | |
| 18 | Happy Burnt Endings | |
| 19 | LaTa-Que | |
| 20 | At Ease | |
| 21 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 22 | Chubby Cheeks BBQ | |
| 23 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 24 | 3 Smokin Chics | |
| 25 | MichelCo bbq | |
| 26 | Burnt Offerings BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 2 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 4 | Eggspert BBQ | |
| 5 | Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ | |
| 6 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 7 | Happy Burnt Endings | |
| 8 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 9 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 11 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 12 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 13 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Lost Weekend Grill | |
| 15 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 16 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 17 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 18 | BnB BBQ | |
| 19 | At Ease | |
| 20 | Chubby Cheeks BBQ | |
| 21 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 22 | 3 Smokin Chics | |
| 23 | Meat Machine BBQ | |
| 24 | LaTa-Que | |
| 25 | Burnt Offerings BBQ | |
| 26 | MichelCo bbq |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 2 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 3 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 4 | BnB BBQ | |
| 5 | Eggspert BBQ | |
| 6 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 7 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 8 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 10 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 11 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 13 | Happy Burnt Endings | |
| 14 | At Ease | |
| 15 | Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ | |
| 16 | Meat Machine BBQ | |
| 17 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 18 | LaTa-Que | |
| 19 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 20 | Lost Weekend Grill | |
| 21 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 22 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 23 | Chubby Cheeks BBQ | |
| 24 | Burnt Offerings BBQ | |
| 25 | 3 Smokin Chics | |
| 26 | MichelCo bbq |