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KCBS in North Dakota ND

10 tracked contests over 8.8 years, 98 teams on the scoresheets — the 69th busiest of 94 regions on file.

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At a glance

Contests

10
5 scored

This season

3
contests in 2026 · 76 teams competing

Teams competed

98
distinct teams on record

Typical field

45
teams · biggest 71

Avg winning score

699.04
Master · of 720 · best 703.45

Avg category score

165.96
across 716 meat entries

Perfect 180s

2 🔥
2.8 per 1,000 entries

Grand champions

3
titles handed out here

State championships

3 🏅
on the calendar

Towns

2
1 venue · 6 recurring contests

Seasons on record

5
2017 – 2026

Published purses

$29,600
across 4 contests that listed one

How North Dakota stacks up (against all 94 regions on file)

The bar is North Dakota's standing on that measure: a full bar is the region that leads it, an empty one is the region that trails it. Rate-based measures need a minimum body of results before a region is ranked at all, so a single hot weekend can't buy a place. The median is the middle region, not the average — one huge region would drag an average somewhere no region actually is.

Regions like this one

Matched on the shape of the scene — how many contests it runs, how deep the fields get, how the room scores and how often it hands out a 180 — not on the map. Counts are compared on a log scale, because 5 contests to 15 is a different scene while 300 to 310 is the same one.

Season by season

Click a column heading to re-sort. Winning score is the Master overall (of 720); a season with no scored Master contest leaves it blank.

SeasonContestsTeamsAvg fieldBiggest Avg winBest180sState titles
2026 3 76 54 71 697.12 697.12 1 1 events →
2025 3 47 35 46 696.55 696.55 1 1 events →
2024 1 47 47 47 703.45 703.45 — 1 events →
2018 1 — — — — — — — events →
2017 1 — — — — — — — events →

Contests per season (up to 2026)

When they cook (month of year)

Field depth over time (average teams per contest, and teams competing that season)

What it took to win (average Master winning score, and 180s scored)

How the room scores (every judged meat, against the sport as a whole)

A lower average means a harder room. “vs sport” is this region's average minus the same meat's average everywhere KCBS is scored.

MeatAvg herevs sportEntries180s180s /1k
Chicken 167.29 +2.13 164 0 0
Pork Ribs 165.77 +2.15 224 1 4.5
Pork 166.17 +1.87 164 0 0
Brisket 164.66 +2.44 164 1 6.1

Top teams who cook here (by power rating)

Power rankTeamRating
#22PORKY BUTTS BBQ1873
#24SHIGGIN & GRINNIN1872
#56IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ1838
#75AMERICAN FIRE BBQ1823
#94Fergolicious BBQ1811
#109LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ1801
#135Son of a Boar BBQ1784
#140BIGG SMOAK BBQ1780
#149MAN MEAT BBQ1778
#187RUM N' SMOKE BBQ1762
#190THE BBQ BUS1760
#234SmokinGhost BBQ1745
#270Wrecking Crew BBQ1732
#280SMOKIN' OUTLAWS1728
#297Eggspert BBQ1725

The regulars (most contests cooked in North Dakota)

TeamContestsGCsLast
BIGG SMOAK BBQ31May 1, 2026
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN31May 1, 2026
Ash Kickin' BBQ3—May 1, 2026
BRAZEN BARREL BBQ3—May 1, 2026
BURNT TREES BBQ3—May 1, 2026
Dirty Little Pigs BBQ3—May 1, 2026
Good Grefe!3—May 1, 2026
KPG SMOKIN'3—May 1, 2026
NECTAR OF THE HOGS3—May 1, 2026
OWENS BBQ3—May 1, 2026
Phoenix BBQ3—May 1, 2026
Prairie Smoke BBQ3—May 1, 2026

Highest scores in North Dakota (Master · /720)

ScoreTeamWhere
703.4516SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ND BBQ Championship Sep 27, 2024
697.1200PORKY BUTTS BBQ ND BBQ Championship May 1, 2026
696.5484BIGG SMOAK BBQ ND BBQ Championship Oct 3, 2025
696.4912SIX BUTT BBQ ND BBQ Championship May 1, 2026
695.4284SPITFIRE ND BBQ Championship May 1, 2026
694.2284MACHETE BOYS BBQ ND BBQ Championship Oct 3, 2025
694.2168Syndicate BBQ ND BBQ Championship May 1, 2026
693.6916Son of a Boar BBQ ND BBQ Championship Sep 27, 2024
693.1428NECTAR OF THE HOGS ND BBQ Championship Sep 27, 2024
693.1316IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ND BBQ Championship May 1, 2026

Most GCs in North Dakota

TeamGCs
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN1
PORKY BUTTS BBQ1
BIGG SMOAK BBQ1

Contests that come back (recurring)

ContestEditionsBiggestLast held
ND BBQ Championship571May 1, 2026

Where it happens (towns in North Dakota)

TownContestsSeasonsAvg fieldLast
Fargo8545May 1, 2026
West Fargo21—Apr 23, 2025

Reps who work North Dakota

RepContestsLast
John Scharffbillig5May 1, 2026
Larry Voth3May 1, 2026
Laurie Tweten3Oct 3, 2025
Lynda Voth2May 1, 2026
Charlie Brinza1Apr 23, 2025

State championships 🏅

ContestTeamsGrand champion
ND BBQ Championship May 1, 2026 71 Porky Butts BBQ
ND BBQ Championship Oct 3, 2025 46 BIGG SMOAK BBQ
ND BBQ Championship Sep 27, 2024 47 Shiggin & Grinnin

Where else these teams cook

Of the 92 teams with a recorded finish in North Dakota, this is where else they turn up — the honest picture of which scenes share a travelling field. Follow one to open it up.

RegionShared teamsShare of the field hereContests they cooked there
Minnesota MN 57 62% 104 compare →
Kansas KS 46 50% 213 compare →
South Dakota SD 43 47% 49 compare →
Iowa IA 41 45% 115 compare →
Wisconsin WI 37 40% 103 compare →
Tennessee TN 29 32% 47 compare →
Missouri MO 27 29% 232 compare →
Nebraska NE 24 26% 64 compare →

On the map (every mapped contest in North Dakota — tap a pin)

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