Iowa’s sixth ‘Pulled Pork Madness’ tournament begins with nominations from across the state

CLIVE, Iowa (KCRG) - March Madness isn’t just for college basketball fans.

The Iowa Pork Producers Association is putting on its sixth “Pulled Pork Madness” tournament this month.

In a press release, organizers said the “Sweet 16″ matchups were posted in a bracket-style late Monday, breaking the state down in quadrants and then to eight districts.

Fans nominated their favorite pulled-pork-serving restaurants earlier this month, with a total of 158 nominations for 63 Iowa restaurants. The IPPA then seeded the bracket based on the most votes.

People across the state can cast their vote on the IPPA’s Facebook page or the Pulled Pork Madness website.

The restaurant that gets the most votes will receive $250 and a “Pulled Pork Madness” plaque.

Here are the matchups for round one:

District 1: Buffalo Joe’s Roadhouse, Smithland, vs. The Roadhouse, Orange City
District 2: Birdies, Burgers & Brews, Graettinger, vs. Smoke N Firehouse No. 20, Ringsted
District 3: Flip’s, Waterloo, vs. The Pub at the Pinicon, New Hampton
District 4: Backwoods Bar and Grill, McGregor, vs. Moski’s BBQ, Cascade
District 5: Boxer Barbeque, Council Bluffs, vs. The Buck Snort Restaurant, Neola
District 6: The Lucky Pig Pub & Grill, Ogden, vs. ShortE’s BBQ, Johnston
District 7: Bubba-Q’s, Ottumwa, vs. The Flying Elbow, Marshalltown
District 8: Pop’s BBQ, Iowa City, vs. Sugarfire Smoke House, Cedar Rapids

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