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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.
Contests held
93
#24 of 94
▲ median 37
Teams competing
794
#24 of 88
▲ median 249.5
Contests this season
3
#34 of 75
▲ median 2.5
Field depth
34 teams
#23 of 61
▲ median 31 teams
Winning score
694.09
#27 of 52
▼ median 694.24
Judging severity (lowest average category score = toughest room)
163.14
#18 of 45
▼ median 163.95
Perfect-180 rate
4.6 /1k
#29 of 45
▼ median 5.7 /1k
Growth (last three completed seasons against the three before)
-62%
#29 of 30
▼ median 9.5%
State championships
22
#27 of 51
▲ median 5
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.
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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.
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)
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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.
Meat Avg here vs sport Entries 180s 180s /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)
The regulars (most contests cooked in Nebraska)
Team Contests GCs Last
WHEN PIGS DIE 52 — Sep 25, 2026
HELPING U BBQ 50 2 Jan 30, 2026
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ 47 1 Jan 30, 2026
PORKY BUTTS BBQ 33 6 Sep 3, 2022
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS 31 3 Sep 25, 2026
SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY 30 — Sep 2, 2023
HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION 28 — Jan 30, 2026
SPITFIRE 27 2 Sep 2, 2023
ELWOOD BBQ 27 — Sep 2, 2023
DIRT ROAD BBQ 25 5 Sep 4, 2021
PORK PATROL BBQ 24 3 Sep 3, 2016
SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT 24 — Sep 4, 2021
Highest scores in Nebraska (Master · /720)
Score Team Where
712.5716 LC BBQ
Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 Jun 19, 2021
705.7028 Bocephus BBQ
SJV Winter Rub Jan 30, 2026
705.0972 DIRT ROAD BBQ
Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 Jun 19, 2021
704.5484 SMOKIN' OUTLAWS
Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ Sep 25, 2026
703.9772 Texas Smoke Whisperer
Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 Jun 18, 2021
703.9428 PHAT JACKS BBQ NE
21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska Aug 16, 2013
703.4628 SPITFIRE
23rd Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Aug 14, 2015
703.4288 DIRT ROAD BBQ
Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge Sep 4, 2021
703.4060 MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS
SJV Winter Rub Jan 30, 2026
702.8572 BIG T'Z Q CRU
Septemberfest BBQ & Ribeye Steak Cookoff Challenge Aug 31, 2013
Contests that come back (recurring)
Contest Editions Biggest Last held
SJV Winter Rub 5 38 Jan 29, 2027
Central Plains Ribfest 5 35 Jun 17, 2022
RiverFest Red White and Que 4 45 Jul 15, 2016
GOBS Que (DAY 2) 3 29 Aug 14, 2021
Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge 3 45 Sep 1, 2018
BBQ on the Bricks 3 34 Aug 25, 2017
Certified BBQ Judging Class 3 — Apr 23, 2016
Pony Express BBQ Challenge 3 47 May 1, 2015
Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ 2 19 Sep 25, 2026
Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge 2 45 Sep 3, 2022
Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge 2 28 Sep 4, 2021
Q for a Cause 2 41 Apr 26, 2019
Where it happens (towns in Nebraska)
Town Contests Seasons Avg field Last
Omaha 34 14 35 Jan 29, 2027
Holdrege 8 5 33 Jun 17, 2022
Valley 8 8 39 May 28, 2021
Kearney 7 4 33 Aug 25, 2017
Gothenburg 7 2 38 Apr 25, 2014
Bellevue 5 5 41 Jul 21, 2017
North Platte 4 3 23 Sep 25, 2026
Arlington 4 3 28 Aug 14, 2021
Lincoln 4 2 — Feb 21, 2020
Papillion 3 3 32 Jul 11, 2025
Seward 2 2 8 Aug 11, 2018
Falls City 2 2 23 Jul 10, 2015
Reps who work Nebraska
Rep Contests Last
Bunny Tuttle 9 Jul 10, 2026
Rich Tuttle 9 Jul 10, 2026
Lynda Voth 6 Sep 25, 2026
Dave Rogers 5 Jan 29, 2027
Peg Rogers 5 Jan 29, 2027
Larry Voth 4 Sep 25, 2026
Robert Hahn 3 Aug 11, 2023
Dena Milhous 3 Aug 14, 2021
Ron Milhous 3 Aug 14, 2021
Phil Morrow Phb 2 Sep 2, 2023
State championships 🏅
Contest Teams Grand champion
SJV Winter Rub Jan 29, 2027
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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
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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.
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