Smokin in the Bogs
2023-09-01 – 2023-09-02 · Warrens, WI · 📍 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. · State championship
Reps: JOHN SCHARFFBILLIG, LAURIE TWETEN · Prize money: $7,150.00
Grand Champion: Triple H BBQ (685.5884) · 14 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Can Country Outlaw BBQ
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👑 A dynasty in the making
The BBQ Bus has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
TRIPLE H BBQ took the Grand Championship home to IL.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 3–4: SMOKEHOUSE 72 and Lucky's Q tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: Lucky's Q and IT'S BBQ TIME tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: SMOKEHOUSE 72 edged PORKRASTINATORS by 0.0116.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Hogline BBQ (won 2021).
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1599 power rating going in — stronger than 90% of every contest tracked.
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)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-31 | 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. | 25 | 689.6804 | BIG "E" BBQ | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 2019-08-30 | Warrens, WI | 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. | 38 | 697.6684 | SmokinGhost BBQ | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2020-09-04 | Warrens, WI | 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. | 28 | 700.5600 | The BBQ Bus | Littles BBQ Co |
| 2021-09-03 | Warrens, WI | 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. | 25 | 685.0856 | Hogline BBQ | PORKRASTINATORS |
| 2022-09-02 | Warrens, WI | 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. | 23 | 688.5144 | The BBQ Bus | BIG "E" BBQ |
| 2023-09-01 ← this one | Warrens, WI | 1500 Jellystone Park Dr. | 14 | 685.5884 | Triple H BBQ | Can Country Outlaw BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4172 | 170.2628 | 164.5256 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.7144 | 165.0856 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 169.6800 | 163.3828 |
| Brisket | 172.5716 | 166.8228 | 163.9428 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
14 entries · top 685.5884 · median 674.1828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 2 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 3 | Lucky's Q | |
| 4 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 5 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 6 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 7 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 8 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 9 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin Highway Men | |
| 11 | B.S. BARBEQUE | |
| 12 | Croix Valley Foods | |
| 13 | Boo Boo Bus BBQ | |
| 14 | C&M BBQ |
Chicken
13 entries · top 175.4172 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 2 | Lucky's Q | |
| 3 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 4 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 5 | B.S. BARBEQUE | |
| 6 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 7 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 8 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 9 | Croix Valley Foods | |
| 10 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 11 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 12 | Smokin Highway Men | |
| 13 | Boo Boo Bus BBQ |
Pork Ribs
14 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 2 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 4 | Lucky's Q | |
| 5 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 6 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 7 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 8 | Croix Valley Foods | |
| 9 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 10 | B.S. BARBEQUE | |
| 11 | Smokin Highway Men | |
| 12 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 13 | Boo Boo Bus BBQ | |
| 14 | C&M BBQ |
Pork
14 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.9944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 3 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 4 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 5 | Lucky's Q | |
| 6 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 7 | Smokin Highway Men | |
| 8 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 9 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 10 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 11 | C&M BBQ | |
| 12 | B.S. BARBEQUE | |
| 13 | Croix Valley Foods | |
| 14 | Boo Boo Bus BBQ |
Brisket
14 entries · top 172.5716 · median 165.1144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 2 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 3 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 4 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 5 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 6 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 7 | C&M BBQ | |
| 8 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 9 | Lucky's Q | |
| 10 | Smokin Highway Men | |
| 11 | Boo Boo Bus BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 13 | B.S. BARBEQUE | |
| 14 | Croix Valley Foods |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Dessert
4 entries · top 176.5600 · median 170.8170
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 2 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 3 | B.S. BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | Croix Valley Foods |