Bands & BBQ at the Point
2024-09-13 – 2024-09-14 · Carrollton, KY · State championship
Reps: CAROLYN WELLS, KENT SCHUETZ, RACHEL SCHUETZ · Prize money: $9,000.00
Grand Champion: WeQ4U (699.3828) · 31 teams
Entries
31
10 categories
Top score
346.2400
Winning margin
4.0000
GC over RC
Field average
315.08
median 313.09
Perfect 180s
5 🔥
Tightest race
Ancillary — Sauce
1.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
305.0172
what a walk cost here
Field spread
61.6800
winner to last place
Prize money
$9,000.00
on the line
Double threats
12
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 91%
beats 9% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1541
avg power rating going in · stronger than 46% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
BLUE CHIP BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 12 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
WeQ4U took the Grand Championship home to IN.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 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 29-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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-06 | 34 | 693.6916 | Nobody from Nowhere | |
| 2014-09-05 | 36 | 694.8572 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 2015-09-11 | 29 | 694.2856 | BARK BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 2016-09-16 | 31 | 707.9772 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 2017-09-15 | 33 | 696.5372 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 2018-09-14 | 27 | 703.9544 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 2019-09-13 | Carrollton, KY | 28 | 697.0744 | Blue Chip BBQ |
| 2021-09-10 | Carrollton, KY | 28 | 694.8228 | High on the Hawg - TN |
| 2022-09-09 | Carrollton, KY | 32 | 698.8460 | Smoke-N-Peppers |
| 2023-09-08 | Carrollton, KY | 33 | 700.6060 | Hold Your Horses BBQ |
| 2024-09-13 ← this one | Carrollton, KY | 31 | 699.3828 | WeQ4U |
| 2026-09-11 | Carrollton, KY | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Anything but
19 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Brisket
14 entries · top 178.2972 · median 145.9200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 2 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 3 | Smoke Wagon BBQ KY | |
| 4 | Pullin Out the Butts BBQ | |
| 5 | Easy E and the Clubhouse Smokers | |
| 6 | Uncle Coot's BBQ | |
| 7 | Creek Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | Smokin' Cowboys | |
| 9 | Uncle Bird O's | |
| 10 | Dude's Q | |
| 11 | Kue | |
| 12 | Five G Family Barbeque | |
| 13 | All Sauced Up | |
| 14 | River Rat Smokers |
Ancillary — Pork
14 entries · top 180.0000 · median 155.0798 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 2 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 3 | Easy E and the Clubhouse Smokers | |
| 4 | Pullin Out the Butts BBQ | |
| 5 | Uncle Bird O's | |
| 6 | Smokin' Cowboys | |
| 7 | Uncle Coot's BBQ | |
| 8 | All Sauced Up | |
| 9 | Five G Family Barbeque | |
| 10 | Creek Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoke Wagon BBQ KY | |
| 12 | Kue | |
| 13 | Dude's Q | |
| 14 | River Rat Smokers |
Ancillary — Sauce
24 entries · top 177.1428 · median 169.4000
Backyard Series — Chicken
15 entries · top 175.4172 · median 157.6572
Backyard Series — Overall
15 entries · top 346.2400 · median 313.0856
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 172.5600 · median 157.0744
Master Series — Brisket
31 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEQ4U | |
| 2 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 3 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 4 | Butts-N-Racks BBQ | |
| 5 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 6 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 7 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 8 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 9 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | |
| 11 | BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH | |
| 12 | LOADED BARREL BBQ | |
| 13 | Sky High BBQ | |
| 14 | A&R Q | |
| 15 | JMB BBQ | |
| 16 | McQ Smokers | |
| 17 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 18 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 19 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 20 | Gettin Piggy With It Backyard BBQ | |
| 21 | FLAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 22 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 23 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 24 | BURNING PIG BBQ | |
| 25 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 26 | Black Sheep BBQ | |
| 27 | Roni's Ribs | |
| 28 | Smoke N Barrel BBQ | |
| 29 | Making Meat BBQ | |
| 30 | What Up Grill | |
| 31 | Smokin Gone Wild |
Master Series — Chicken
31 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 2 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 3 | Butts-N-Racks BBQ | |
| 4 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 5 | Gettin Piggy With It Backyard BBQ | |
| 6 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 7 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 8 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 9 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | |
| 10 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 11 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 12 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 13 | WEQ4U | |
| 14 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 15 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 16 | Sky High BBQ | |
| 17 | Black Sheep BBQ | |
| 18 | A&R Q | |
| 19 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 20 | McQ Smokers | |
| 21 | JMB BBQ | |
| 22 | Roni's Ribs | |
| 23 | BURNING PIG BBQ | |
| 24 | LOADED BARREL BBQ | |
| 25 | FLAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 26 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 27 | BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH | |
| 28 | Smoke N Barrel BBQ | |
| 29 | Making Meat BBQ | |
| 30 | Smokin Gone Wild | |
| 31 | What Up Grill |
Master Series — Overall
31 entries · top 699.3828 · median 674.7660
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEQ4U | |
| 2 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 3 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 4 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | |
| 5 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 6 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 7 | Butts-N-Racks BBQ | |
| 8 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 9 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 10 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 11 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 12 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 13 | Sky High BBQ | |
| 14 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 15 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 16 | McQ Smokers | |
| 17 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 18 | BURNING PIG BBQ | |
| 19 | Gettin Piggy With It Backyard BBQ | |
| 20 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 21 | A&R Q | |
| 22 | BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH | |
| 23 | FLAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 24 | Roni's Ribs | |
| 25 | JMB BBQ | |
| 26 | Black Sheep BBQ | |
| 27 | LOADED BARREL BBQ | |
| 28 | Smoke N Barrel BBQ | |
| 29 | Making Meat BBQ | |
| 30 | What Up Grill | |
| 31 | Smokin Gone Wild |
Master Series — Pork
31 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | |
| 2 | Butts-N-Racks BBQ | |
| 3 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 4 | BURNING PIG BBQ | |
| 5 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 6 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 7 | FLAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 8 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 9 | WEQ4U | |
| 10 | McQ Smokers | |
| 11 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 12 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 13 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 14 | A&R Q | |
| 15 | Sky High BBQ | |
| 16 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 17 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 18 | BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH | |
| 19 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 20 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 21 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 22 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 23 | What Up Grill | |
| 24 | Roni's Ribs | |
| 25 | JMB BBQ | |
| 26 | Gettin Piggy With It Backyard BBQ | |
| 27 | LOADED BARREL BBQ | |
| 28 | Making Meat BBQ | |
| 29 | Black Sheep BBQ | |
| 30 | Smoke N Barrel BBQ | |
| 31 | Smokin Gone Wild |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 2 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 3 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 4 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 5 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 6 | WEQ4U | |
| 7 | BURNING PIG BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 9 | Gettin Piggy With It Backyard BBQ | |
| 10 | BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH | |
| 11 | Roni's Ribs | |
| 12 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 13 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 14 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 15 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 16 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | |
| 17 | Black Sheep BBQ | |
| 18 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 19 | Sky High BBQ | |
| 20 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 21 | Smoke N Barrel BBQ | |
| 22 | McQ Smokers | |
| 23 | Making Meat BBQ | |
| 24 | Butts-N-Racks BBQ | |
| 25 | A&R Q | |
| 26 | JMB BBQ | |
| 27 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 28 | FLAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 29 | Smokin Gone Wild | |
| 30 | LOADED BARREL BBQ | |
| 31 | What Up Grill |