Wapatui Smokers

05/10/2026

Smoke In The Woods BBQ is always one or our favorite events of the year. Steve and his group put on an excellent event raising money for their local club. We finished:

1st - chicken wings
4th - Ribs

Chicken wings? US? Amazing considering we never run wings and have never been great at it. So, we did what we know, take our thigh recipe and run it through wings! Getting a few weeks R&R now then heading to Bring'n Home the Bacon. Looking forward to seeing you all there for a busy three-day cook.

04/26/2026

Spent the day at Smoke and Fire in Stanley, WI. Deano always putting on a great event!! Out of 24 great teams we finished:

7th - Ribs
19th - Chicken - Yikes!
15th - overall

We were happy to catch up with our good friend Dave, the short one at 7'1" tall, lol. Now we get a break from KCBS for a while. See you all again at Bring'n Home the Bacon in June.

04/05/2026

Not a bad day at the Iowa State BBQ Championship. Turn ins weren't our best but still squeaked in to get calls in everything we did with scores all over 170. We finished - out of 36 great teams:

10th Ribs
10th Chicken
9th Overall

5th in the Burger ancillary out of 21

Definitely an improvement from the last couple years out there.

Next up we go to Smoke and Fire in Stanley, WI, April 25th. See you all there!!

04/04/2026

Congratulations Carol! 5th place in the burger ancillary tonight out of 21 teams. Pouring rain, lightning and all. Getting us off to a good start in Altoona, IA.

03/31/2026

Yea us! not sure where the E on the end came from, lol

03/29/2026

HOLY SMOKERS!! Made the trip to Kickin' in on Route 66 in St. Robert, MO. What a great day for our team. We finished:

1st Ribs - Our first in kcbs
9th chicken - off but still a 173.7

Overall Reserve Grand Champion with a 352.0 - First 350. WOW!!

2nd in the one meat rib challenge. no ribbons for that one, weird.

Two RGC's in a row!! Unbelievable. Tweaked the ribs and overhauled chicken over winter and what a difference. Congratulations to Hormonal Escape on their GC.

Iowa State BBQ Championship next week. See you all there!

03/22/2026

WE DID IT!!! Our first RGC and we couldn't be happier. Made the trip to the American Royal Backyard in KC and was amazing. Always love starting out the season down in Kansas City. Didn't get a rib box pic but have a cpl on the board that missed the mark a bit, lol. Out of 33 teams we finished:

4th Chicken
9th Ribs - a bit off
Just enough for Reserve Grand Champion!!

8th Steak ancillary

A great big thanks to all our bbq friends for their help/tips, you all know who you are. Also, a shout out to Mike at The Barbeque Supply Company pointing us in the right direction (bbqsc.com).

Looking forward to seeing everyone in the coming months.

03/07/2026

AMOST THAT TIME!!! Another season coming up fast and we can't wait to get out there and start competing again. Our schedule so far:

3-21 American Royal Backyard - Kansas City
3-28 Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge Saint Robert Mo
4-4 IA Iowa State BBQ Championship - Altoona, IA
4-25 Smoke and Fire - Stanley, WI
5-9 Smoke In The Woods BBQ - Webster, WI
6-12 Bring'n Home the Bacon - West Salem, WI
6-20 Morris Rhythm &BBQ - Morris, IL
7-18 Dowagiac, MI TBD
7-19 Elkhorn Ribfest - Elkhorn, WI
8-22 Smoke on the Midway - Fairbury, IL TBD
8-28 Smokin Ribs for the Kids - Cherry Valley, IL TBD

Looking forward to seeing all our BBQ friends out there and meeting new ones. GOOD LUCK to everyone this season.

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12/06/2025

Yep. This will be fun. Oklahoma in April, here we come.

09/09/2025

Brisket and Pork Butts too!!

🍖💥 TEAM CALL OUT 💥🍖

Let’s make some noise for Team Wapatui Smokers! 🔥🍗🍖
They’re stoking the flames and ready to make mouths water this year. 🔥

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06/22/2025

Morris Rhythm & BBQ was a hot one yesterday. No calls but pretty decent scores for our team. Certainly was consistent placing, lol. Out of 36 teams we were:

13th chicken 172.56
13th ribs 173.1084
12th overall - missed 13th on this one, haha.

13th Meatball Ancillary - 1st on our table

Lots of great teams out there this weekend but we are inching up on the scoring. We will catch you guys eventually. 😀

Quick rib burn at Elkhorn Ribfest July 13th then we will see you all again in Dowagiac July 19th.

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