Iowa Smokey D's

Iowa Smokey D's is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off (2020).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1526

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 17, 2020

latest Jul 31, 2026 · 6 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 2 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 17%

overall standings

Best overall

699.4056 / 720

Master · Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off

Walk rate

100%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Pork · Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 177.15 · weakest Brisket (171.69)

Road miles

across 2 mapped stops · furthest 49 mi

Purse competed for

$20K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

694.82 / 720

2 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Against the odds

7-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 93 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off (Jul 17, 2020) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 7-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, LUCKY'S Q.

Giant slayer

36 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 36-team field at Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off.

Jul 17, 2020

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 3 category wins at Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off (Jul 17, 2020).

Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st
Brisket 1st

High-water mark

699.4056 career-best overall

97.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 699.4056 at Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off — 97.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 17, 2020

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 2 entries at contests carrying the title.

2 state-championship entries

Announced themselves early

1st at their very first contest

Finished 1 of 36 at their very first tracked contest, Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off (Jul 17, 2020).

Jul 17, 2020
36-team field

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	2	1	0	0	173.7144	169.7028	171.71	top 37%
Pork Ribs	2	1	1	1	176.5600	171.9772	174.27	top 28%
Pork	2	2	1	1	178.2972	176.0116	177.15	top 11%
Brisket	2	1	1	1	174.8456	168.5256	171.69	top 30%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

More numbers

First title Jul 17, 2020 Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off

Opponents faced 69 finished ahead 60 times, behind 14

Longest layoff 6 yrs Jul 17, 2020 → Jul 31, 2026

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20261 milestone

Jul 31 Most recent contest Cruisin' and BBQin'

202012 milestones

Jul 17 First tracked contest Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off
Jul 17 First call Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off
Jul 17 First category win (Pork Ribs) Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off
Jul 17 First overall top-10 Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off
Jul 17 First overall podium Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off
Jul 17 First Grand Championship Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off
Jul 17 First state championship Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off
Jul 17 First multi-meat day Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off
Jul 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score699.4056 Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off
Jul 17 Biggest field won (36 teams) Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off
Jul 17 Career-best overall score699.4056 Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off
Jul 17 Career-best single call (Pork)178.2972 Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 31, 2026	Cruisin' and BBQin' 🏅 Hampton, IA	8 / 26 (690.2288)	12 (173.7144)	14 (171.9772)	5 (176.0116)	15 (168.5256)
Jul 17, 2020	Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off 🏅 Marion, IA	1 / 36 (699.4056)	10 (169.7028)	1 (176.5600)	1 (178.2972)	1 (174.8456)