2024-09-13 – 2024-09-14 · Mt. Vernon, IN · 📍 Riverbend Park · State championship
Reps: DEBRA GAGE, WILLIAM GAGE · Prize money: $9,200.00
Grand Champion: Mulkey's BBQ (703.9428) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 JaBs BBQ
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 85 times in 100
Mulkey's BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, JANKY LEG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 15-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
2 of 8 tracked editions
Scuffletown Smokers has won this contest 2 times across its 8 tracked editions.
Chicken places 3–4: Hickory Pit Stop and JaBs BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: JaBs BBQ and SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: DB BBQ and RUSTY PIG BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Mulkey's BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 13th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: LOCAL YOKELS BBQ (won 2018), Scuffletown Smokers (won 2019, 2023).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-08 | Mt.Vernon, IN | Water St | 29 | 693.0856 | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | GRUMPY GOOSE BBQ |
| 2018-09-07 | Mt.Vernon, IN | Water St | 28 | 701.0856 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| 2019-09-13 | Mt.Vernon, IN | 1 Locust | 28 | 701.1088 | Scuffletown Smokers | ONE2BBQ |
| 2021-09-10 | Mt. Vernon, IN | 110 East Water St. | 16 | 702.2400 | Local Yokels | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS |
| 2022-09-09 | Mt. Vernon, IN | Riverbend Park | 12 | 716.0000 | Local Yokels | DB BBQ |
| 2023-09-08 | Mt. Vernon, IN | Riverbend Park | 25 | 709.6684 | Scuffletown Smokers | DB BBQ |
| 2024-09-13 ← this one | Mt. Vernon, IN | Riverbend Park | 28 | 703.9428 | Mulkey's BBQ | JaBs BBQ |
| 2025-09-12 | Mt. Vernon, IN | Riverbend Park | 27 | 709.1428 | JaBs | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS |
| 2026-09-11 | Mt. Vernon, IN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 174.2744 | 170.2744 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 173.1084 | 169.1084 |
28 entries · top 703.9428 · median 668.7370
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mulkey's BBQ | |
| 2 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 3 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 4 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 5 | POOH BEAR BBQ | |
| 6 | DB BBQ | |
| 7 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 8 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 9 | Poppa Pig | |
| 10 | BONPAS BOTTOMS BBQ | |
| 11 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 12 | Hickory Pit Stop | |
| 13 | Shoulda' Gone Fishin' | |
| 14 | AbiCue | |
| 15 | Kentucky Kookers | |
| 16 | PoCo Porkers | |
| 17 | TEMPTATION STATION | |
| 18 | JackAxxBBQ | |
| 19 | Mac Daddys BBQ | |
| 20 | Smokin' Butts and Tappin' Ash | |
| 21 | Son of a Smoker BBQ | |
| 22 | RTQUE | |
| 23 | Zillas Bbq | |
| 24 | Gpas Pub | |
| 25 | Global Smokers | |
| 26 | White Wolf Smokers | |
| 27 | W.Oink.C | |
| 28 | OFF THE BONE BBQ |
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 2 | DB BBQ | |
| 3 | Hickory Pit Stop | |
| 4 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 5 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 6 | Poppa Pig | |
| 7 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 8 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 9 | POOH BEAR BBQ | |
| 10 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 11 | AbiCue | |
| 12 | Shoulda' Gone Fishin' | |
| 13 | Mulkey's BBQ | |
| 14 | BONPAS BOTTOMS BBQ | |
| 15 | Kentucky Kookers | |
| 16 | TEMPTATION STATION | |
| 17 | PoCo Porkers | |
| 18 | OFF THE BONE BBQ | |
| 19 | Global Smokers | |
| 20 | Zillas Bbq | |
| 21 | Mac Daddys BBQ | |
| 22 | RTQUE | |
| 23 | JackAxxBBQ | |
| 24 | Son of a Smoker BBQ | |
| 25 | Smokin' Butts and Tappin' Ash | |
| 26 | Gpas Pub | |
| 27 | White Wolf Smokers | |
| 28 | W.Oink.C |
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8286 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 2 | Mulkey's BBQ | |
| 3 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 4 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 5 | Poppa Pig | |
| 6 | AbiCue | |
| 7 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 8 | BONPAS BOTTOMS BBQ | |
| 9 | POOH BEAR BBQ | |
| 10 | Hickory Pit Stop | |
| 11 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 12 | Shoulda' Gone Fishin' | |
| 13 | TEMPTATION STATION | |
| 14 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 15 | Kentucky Kookers | |
| 16 | PoCo Porkers | |
| 17 | JackAxxBBQ | |
| 18 | DB BBQ | |
| 19 | Mac Daddys BBQ | |
| 20 | Son of a Smoker BBQ | |
| 21 | Global Smokers | |
| 22 | RTQUE | |
| 23 | Gpas Pub | |
| 24 | Smokin' Butts and Tappin' Ash | |
| 25 | W.Oink.C | |
| 26 | Zillas Bbq | |
| 27 | White Wolf Smokers | |
| 28 | OFF THE BONE BBQ |
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.1086 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DB BBQ | |
| 2 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 3 | BONPAS BOTTOMS BBQ | |
| 4 | Mulkey's BBQ | |
| 5 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 6 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 7 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 8 | POOH BEAR BBQ | |
| 9 | Hickory Pit Stop | |
| 10 | Shoulda' Gone Fishin' | |
| 11 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 12 | Gpas Pub | |
| 13 | Poppa Pig | |
| 14 | Son of a Smoker BBQ | |
| 15 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 16 | AbiCue | |
| 17 | Kentucky Kookers | |
| 18 | PoCo Porkers | |
| 19 | Mac Daddys BBQ | |
| 20 | Smokin' Butts and Tappin' Ash | |
| 21 | JackAxxBBQ | |
| 22 | Zillas Bbq | |
| 23 | TEMPTATION STATION | |
| 24 | White Wolf Smokers | |
| 25 | RTQUE | |
| 26 | Global Smokers | |
| 27 | W.Oink.C | |
| 28 | OFF THE BONE BBQ |
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 163.3886 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mulkey's BBQ | |
| 2 | POOH BEAR BBQ | |
| 3 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 4 | Poppa Pig | |
| 5 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 6 | DB BBQ | |
| 7 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 8 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 9 | Kentucky Kookers | |
| 10 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 11 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 12 | PoCo Porkers | |
| 13 | Smokin' Butts and Tappin' Ash | |
| 14 | BONPAS BOTTOMS BBQ | |
| 15 | Shoulda' Gone Fishin' | |
| 16 | JackAxxBBQ | |
| 17 | Zillas Bbq | |
| 18 | AbiCue | |
| 19 | RTQUE | |
| 20 | Mac Daddys BBQ | |
| 21 | Hickory Pit Stop | |
| 22 | TEMPTATION STATION | |
| 23 | White Wolf Smokers | |
| 24 | Son of a Smoker BBQ | |
| 25 | Global Smokers | |
| 26 | Gpas Pub | |
| 27 | OFF THE BONE BBQ | |
| 28 | W.Oink.C |