Boneheads BBQ

05/17/2026

One of the best parts of competition BBQ has nothing to do with trophies or turn-in times.

This morning Boneheads BBQ hosted the traditional 9:22 shot, and the turnout was incredible. Teams from all over stopped by the tent to share a drink, some laughs, stories from the road, and plenty of BBQ talk before the chaos of the day really kicked off.

The camaraderie in competition BBQ is something special. No matter how competitive things get, people are still willing to share ideas, swap feedback, help each other out, and keep learning together along the way. That community is a huge part of why we love doing this.

We grabbed a video of everyone joining in together this morning — moments like this are what make the BBQ circuit feel like family.

05/17/2026

What a great day in Milan, IL.

This weekend Boneheads BBQ split into two teams and went head-to-head in a friendly battle for internal bragging rights — Boneheads vs. Tabletop Titans.

At the end of the day, Boneheads managed to pull off a 2nd place overall finish and even the series up at 1-1. The trash talk can officially continue.

More importantly, we had an absolute blast. We met a lot of great people, shared feedback back and forth with teams all day, and made some new friends out on the circuit. That’s one of the best parts of this community — everyone’s competitive, but everyone’s still willing to help each other get better.

Huge shoutout to Dwight and Dwayne from DND Smokes for taking home the win in their very first competition. They came in ready to learn, asked questions all day, listened, adjusted, and cooked their way straight to victory. Really cool to watch.

Already looking forward to the next one.

05/16/2026

The boxes are turned in and now it’s out of our hands. 🔥🍖

Today’s rib category came with a little extra pressure because for the first time, Boneheads BBQ split into two teams to battle it out for in-house bragging rights.

⚔️ Tabletop Titans
⚔️ Boneheads BBQ

Same family. Same fire. Different boxes.

Now we wait to see which team gets the upper hand when the scores come in. No matter what happens, we’re proud of the work, the laughs, the late nights, and the friendly rivalry that pushed everyone to cook harder today.

Which box are you picking? 👀🔥

05/13/2026

Next up on the BBQ trail . We are splitting the team up and going to have some fun competing against each other . Hope to see some of our local supporters.

05/03/2026

What a weekend at the Smokehouse Showdown.

After taking our notes from last month, we came in focused on one thing — getting better. And that’s exactly what we did. We improved our scores in every category and finished 22nd overall, highlighted by a 9th place call in pork.

But the award that meant the most to us?
Taster’s Choice.

We served up over 100 of our “Let’s Taco-bout It” taco shooters and just barely pulled out the win against some seriously tough competition. That one felt good.

Now… it wasn’t all smooth sailing getting there.

We blew a tire on the BBQ trailer on the way in.
The motorhome lock decided it had its own plans, leaving us locked both in and out at different times.
And somewhere along the way, we’re pretty sure we claimed the title for largest setup of the weekend.

But that’s all part of it — the chaos, the laughs, and the grind.

A big congratulations to all of the teams who competed and walked away with calls this weekend. This is an incredible community, and we’re grateful to be part of it. We especially appreciate the teams who take the time to talk, share knowledge, and help us keep improving — it doesn’t go unnoticed.

We’ve still got things to work on, more practice to put in, and plenty of room to improve. But weekends like this show we’re heading in the right direction.

We’re excited to get back at it for the next one.

05/02/2026

Merschman Ace Hardware thanks for carrying the best charcoal on the market!

04/29/2026

Info for anyone wanting to come up and visit/support us

We've had a number of calls come in with specific questions. Here's a "Did you know" about the Two Day event coming up Friday! We would love it if you shared this!!!

04/29/2026

Dipping our toes into the Masters series this weekend in Iowa Smokehouse BBQ Showdown should be a great time.

04/23/2026

This is our next competition and it’s going to be a big one keep your eyes peeled for pics and see if you can figure out our latest addition to Boneheads BBQ

31 Teams Have PUNCHED THEIR TICKET for the Inaugural 2026 Smokehouse Barbeque Showdown and WE ARE FULL with 5 teams on a wait list!!

One of only 10 "OPEN" competitions with KCBS. This Event is fully sanctioned with KCBS & Iowa BBQ Society and we can't be any more excited!

WHAT A STACKED COMPETITION!
This year's competitors in The Showdown are:
Backroad BBQ - Ames, IA
BBQ Pit Bros- Des Moines, IA
Team Crawford - Atlantic, IA
Smokehouse 72 BBQ - Colo, IA
Smokin Lefty's - Omaha, NE
T Daddy's BBQ - Bryant, IA
Hot Daddy's BBQ- Grasston, MN
Two Old Guys Rubbin' Butts and Smokin Meat- Ames, IA
Boneheads BBQ - Muscatine, IA
Big Racks BBQ - Blaine, MN
Chester's Twisted Que - Mystic, IA
Low Eye Q - Glenwood, IA
Never Easy BBQ - Des Moines, IA
Bushwood BBQ - Louisburg, KS
Smokey Bros BBQ - Dubuque, IA
JKsmoking BBQ - Creston, IA
East Bow Que - Omaha, Ne
Matty Mack's BBQ - Cedar Rapids, IA
Squealin & Dealin - independence, MO
Chillin and Grillin - Batavia, IA
Oinkey Licious- Madrid, IA
Rude's BBQ - Joliet, IL
Bramble Barbeque- Oskaloosa, IA
Rural Rumps - Clinton, IA
WAGS Backwoods Bbq - Osage, IA
Family Traditions BBQ - Hartford, IA
Smoke N Poke BBQ - Council Bluffs, IA
Who's Cookin? - Topeka, KS
Big Bear BBQ - Andover, MN
Bad Bad Influence BBQ MO - Raymore, MO
Smokey D's Wannabes - Altoona, IA

We can not wait for the first weekend in May!
Hope you will join us for the "HY-VEE Challenge" community taster's choice competition Friday night May 1st and the Award ceremony Saturday May 2nd!
This is gonna be AWESOME!

04/18/2026

First night out at camp so what do we do ? That right smoke some lasagna

04/05/2026

What a great time meeting new friends. Even if I did lose a shirt to one lol. Family Tradition Bbq