Derby Park Que Off
2024-05-10 – 2024-05-11 · Louisville, KY
Reps: KENT SCHUETZ, RACHEL SCHUETZ · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: LOCAL YOKELS BBQ (701.6456) · 21 teams
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🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5600 points — closer than 92% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
LOCAL YOKELS BBQ took the Grand Championship home to IN.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1602 power rating going in — stronger than 92% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
LOCAL YOKELS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
21 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALE YEAH BBQ | |
| 2 | WEQ4U | |
| 3 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 4 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 5 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 6 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | |
| 7 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 8 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 9 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 10 | Poppa Pig | |
| 11 | MADAB'S BBQ | |
| 12 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 13 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 14 | Hickory Pit Stop | |
| 15 | BrewsCue | |
| 16 | JMB BBQ | |
| 17 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 18 | Pappy Q | |
| 19 | ACME BBQ | |
| 20 | WTF | |
| 21 | Gone Tits Up |
Master Series — Chicken
21 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2 | Hickory Pit Stop | |
| 3 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 4 | BrewsCue | |
| 5 | Poppa Pig | |
| 6 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 7 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 8 | ALE YEAH BBQ | |
| 9 | ACME BBQ | |
| 10 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 11 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 12 | WEQ4U | |
| 13 | Pappy Q | |
| 14 | WTF | |
| 15 | MADAB'S BBQ | |
| 16 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 17 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | |
| 18 | JMB BBQ | |
| 19 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 20 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 21 | Gone Tits Up |
Master Series — Overall
21 entries · top 701.6456 · median 677.0744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 2 | WEQ4U | |
| 3 | Poppa Pig | |
| 4 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 5 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 6 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 7 | ALE YEAH BBQ | |
| 8 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 9 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 10 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 11 | Hickory Pit Stop | |
| 12 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | |
| 13 | JMB BBQ | |
| 14 | BrewsCue | |
| 15 | MADAB'S BBQ | |
| 16 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 17 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 18 | Pappy Q | |
| 19 | WTF | |
| 20 | ACME BBQ | |
| 21 | Gone Tits Up |
Master Series — Pork
21 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 2 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 3 | MADAB'S BBQ | |
| 4 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 5 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 6 | WEQ4U | |
| 7 | Poppa Pig | |
| 8 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | |
| 9 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 10 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 11 | JMB BBQ | |
| 12 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 13 | ALE YEAH BBQ | |
| 14 | Hickory Pit Stop | |
| 15 | Pappy Q | |
| 16 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 17 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 18 | WTF | |
| 19 | BrewsCue | |
| 20 | Gone Tits Up | |
| 21 | ACME BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEQ4U | |
| 2 | Poppa Pig | |
| 3 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 4 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 5 | JMB BBQ | |
| 6 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 7 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 8 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 9 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 10 | BrewsCue | |
| 11 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 12 | Pappy Q | |
| 13 | ALE YEAH BBQ | |
| 14 | Hickory Pit Stop | |
| 15 | MADAB'S BBQ | |
| 16 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | |
| 17 | ACME BBQ | |
| 18 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 19 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 20 | WTF | |
| 21 | Gone Tits Up |