Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues
2024-08-16 – 2024-08-17 · Madison, IN · 📍 100 Broadway Street · State championship
Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $10,500.00
Grand Champion: WeQ4U (705.6684) · 49 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Butts-N-Racks BBQ
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👑 A dynasty in the making
WeQ4U has won this contest 2 times across its 2 tracked editions.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 2–3: MADAB'S BBQ and ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS and Extra Mile BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: Organizer Portal and HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: WeQ4U (won 2023).
🃏 An upset on the books
WeQ4U came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-18 | Madison, IN | 100 Broadway Street | 41 | 708.5604 | WeQ4U | BooyaQ |
| 2024-08-16 ← this one | Madison, IN | 100 Broadway Street | 49 | 705.6684 | WeQ4U | Butts-N-Racks BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 176.0000 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 174.2628 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 176.5600 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 176.5600 | 173.1200 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
49 entries · top 705.6684 · median 676.4572
Chicken
49 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.6800
Pork Ribs
49 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5828
Pork
49 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
49 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.1200
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Anything Butt
19 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Dessert
20 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.8342 · 🔥 perfect 180