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KCBS in Nebraska NE

93 tracked contests over 13.6 years, 794 teams on the scoresheets — the 24th busiest of 94 regions on file.

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At a glance

Contests

93
71 scored · 1 upcoming

This season

3
contests in 2026 · 53 teams competing

Teams competed

794
distinct teams on record

Typical field

34
teams · biggest 70

Avg winning score

694.09
Master · of 720 · best 712.57

Avg category score

163.14
across 9,354 meat entries

Perfect 180s

43 🔥
4.6 per 1,000 entries

Grand champions

70
titles handed out here

State championships

22 🏅
on the calendar

Towns

15
45 venues · 61 recurring contests

Seasons on record

14
2013 – 2026

Published purses

$117,570
across 18 contests that listed one

Cancelled

7
not counted as contests held

How Nebraska stacks up (against all 94 regions on file)

The bar is Nebraska'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 53 22 38 705.13 705.70 4 3 events →
2025 2 50 28 32 697.66 698.22 5 2 events →
2024 1 26 26 26 699.36 699.36 1 1 events →
2023 2 53 33 34 692.78 694.79 — 2 events →
2022 3 63 37 45 700.52 702.25 4 2 events →
2021 9 123 29 46 702.94 712.57 13 6 events →
2020 1 — — — — — — — events →
2019 5 120 32 39 698.03 702.82 4 5 events →
2018 7 130 31 42 692.41 695.37 2 — events →
2017 10 164 37 54 695.25 698.82 3 — events →
2016 7 153 47 70 695.97 700.57 2 — events →
2015 11 159 32 45 691.28 703.46 — — events →
2014 14 242 32 47 687.97 699.39 4 — events →
2013 12 230 41 56 690.01 703.94 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. Nebraska marks chicken hardest — 1.01 points below the rest of the sport.

MeatAvg herevs sportEntries180s180s /1k
Chicken 164.15 -1.01 2,329 10 4.3
Pork Ribs 162.99 -0.63 2,403 9 3.7
Pork 163.83 -0.47 2,312 12 5.2
Brisket 161.60 -0.62 2,310 12 5.2

Top teams who cook here (by power rating)

Power rankTeamRating
#2CLARK CREW BBQ1967
#3JANKY LEG BBQ1950
#4SLAPS BBQ1948
#6DIRT ROAD BBQ1942
#8GETTIN' BASTED1929
#9ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN1926
#10BOOMERANG BBQ1922
#12SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ1910
#13THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ1902
#14HIGH i QUE1892
#20LAST CALL HEROES BBQ1874
#21JAESTAR BBQ1874
#22PORKY BUTTS BBQ1873
#24SHIGGIN & GRINNIN1872
#27LUCKY'S Q1868

The regulars (most contests cooked in Nebraska)

TeamContestsGCsLast
WHEN PIGS DIE52—Sep 25, 2026
HELPING U BBQ502Jan 30, 2026
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ471Jan 30, 2026
PORKY BUTTS BBQ336Sep 3, 2022
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS313Sep 25, 2026
SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY30—Sep 2, 2023
HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION28—Jan 30, 2026
SPITFIRE272Sep 2, 2023
ELWOOD BBQ27—Sep 2, 2023
DIRT ROAD BBQ255Sep 4, 2021
PORK PATROL BBQ243Sep 3, 2016
SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT24—Sep 4, 2021

Highest scores in Nebraska (Master · /720)

ScoreTeamWhere
712.5716LC BBQ Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 Jun 19, 2021
705.7028Bocephus BBQ SJV Winter Rub Jan 30, 2026
705.0972DIRT ROAD BBQ Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 Jun 19, 2021
704.5484SMOKIN' OUTLAWS Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ Sep 25, 2026
703.9772Texas Smoke Whisperer Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 Jun 18, 2021
703.9428PHAT JACKS BBQ NE 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska Aug 16, 2013
703.4628SPITFIRE 23rd Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Aug 14, 2015
703.4288DIRT ROAD BBQ Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge Sep 4, 2021
703.4060MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS SJV Winter Rub Jan 30, 2026
702.8572BIG T'Z Q CRU Septemberfest BBQ & Ribeye Steak Cookoff Challenge Aug 31, 2013

Most GCs in Nebraska

TeamGCs
PORKY BUTTS BBQ6
DIRT ROAD BBQ5
PHAT JACKS BBQ NE3
PORK PATROL BBQ3
JAESTAR BBQ3
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS3
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ3
G "QUE"2
HELPING U BBQ2
SPITFIRE2

Contests that come back (recurring)

ContestEditionsBiggestLast held
SJV Winter Rub538Jan 29, 2027
Central Plains Ribfest535Jun 17, 2022
RiverFest Red White and Que445Jul 15, 2016
GOBS Que (DAY 2)329Aug 14, 2021
Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge345Sep 1, 2018
BBQ on the Bricks334Aug 25, 2017
Certified BBQ Judging Class3—Apr 23, 2016
Pony Express BBQ Challenge347May 1, 2015
Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ219Sep 25, 2026
Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge245Sep 3, 2022
Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge228Sep 4, 2021
Q for a Cause241Apr 26, 2019

Where it happens (towns in Nebraska)

TownContestsSeasonsAvg fieldLast
Omaha341435Jan 29, 2027
Holdrege8533Jun 17, 2022
Valley8839May 28, 2021
Kearney7433Aug 25, 2017
Gothenburg7238Apr 25, 2014
Bellevue5541Jul 21, 2017
North Platte4323Sep 25, 2026
Arlington4328Aug 14, 2021
Lincoln42—Feb 21, 2020
Papillion3332Jul 11, 2025
Seward228Aug 11, 2018
Falls City2223Jul 10, 2015

Reps who work Nebraska

RepContestsLast
Bunny Tuttle9Jul 10, 2026
Rich Tuttle9Jul 10, 2026
Lynda Voth6Sep 25, 2026
Dave Rogers5Jan 29, 2027
Peg Rogers5Jan 29, 2027
Larry Voth4Sep 25, 2026
Robert Hahn3Aug 11, 2023
Dena Milhous3Aug 14, 2021
Ron Milhous3Aug 14, 2021
Phil Morrow Phb2Sep 2, 2023

State championships 🏅

ContestTeamsGrand champion
SJV Winter Rub Jan 29, 2027 — —
Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ Sep 25, 2026 19 Smokin' Outlaws
Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) Sep 25, 2026 9 Smokin Outlaws
SJV Winter Rub Jan 30, 2026 38 Bocephus BBQ
Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown Jul 11, 2025 24 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
SJV Winter Rub Jan 24, 2025 32 Shiggin aint easy
SJV Winter Rub Jan 26, 2024 26 Man Meat BBQ
Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge Sep 2, 2023 34 Janky Leg
SJV Winter Rub Jan 27, 2023 31 Bushmaster BBQ
Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge Sep 3, 2022 45 Damn Fine Beef and Swine

Coming up in Nebraska

DateContestTown
Jan 29, 2027 SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha

Where else these teams cook

Of the 727 teams with a recorded finish in Nebraska, 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
Kansas KS 309 43% 382 compare →
Missouri MO 272 37% 405 compare →
Iowa IA 234 32% 140 compare →
Oklahoma OK 158 22% 158 compare →
Tennessee TN 145 20% 156 compare →
Colorado CO 131 18% 106 compare →
South Dakota SD 120 17% 49 compare →
Arkansas AR 119 16% 78 compare →

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