2025-05-16 – 2025-05-17 · Warsaw, IN · 📍 1400 East Smith Street · State championship
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, JEANNE TITUS · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: BooyaQ (711.4172) · 34 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS
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.
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 68 times in 100
BooyaQ came in rated below the field's top team, SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was BooyaQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 50th tracked contest.
Wider than 90% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 11.4628 points — a wider margin than 90% of championships in the data.
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Chicken places 1–2: THE REAL SMOKIN ACES and BooyaQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: BooyaQ and SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: BIG GUYS Q and Sailor Nicks BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BooyaQ won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
BooyaQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 10th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-16 ← this one | Warsaw, IN | 1400 East Smith Street | 34 | 711.4172 | BooyaQ | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS |
| 2025-05-16 | Warsaw, IN | 1400 East Smith Street | 29 | 177.7372 | Risky Brisket | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.7144 | 175.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 173.7028 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 176.5828 | 172.5716 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 173.1200 | 171.4400 |
34 entries · top 711.4172 · median 679.9142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BooyaQ | |
| 2 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 3 | DB BBQ | |
| 4 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 5 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 6 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 7 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 8 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 10 | iBQ'n | |
| 11 | QUE U | |
| 12 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 13 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 14 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 15 | Bucked Up BBQ | |
| 16 | Risky Brisket | |
| 17 | Salted Anchor | |
| 18 | M R BBQ | |
| 19 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 20 | Backdraft BBQ | |
| 21 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 22 | Porkasaurus Rex BBQ | |
| 23 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 24 | VanHoozen BBQ | |
| 25 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 26 | Boot Scootin' BBQ | |
| 27 | RedHog BBQ | |
| 28 | OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 29 | Great White Smoke | |
| 30 | Bones BBQ | |
| 31 | Smoke of Genius | |
| 32 | FLAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 33 | On the Brink BBQ Team | |
| 34 | Whatcha Smokin' |
34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 2 | BooyaQ | |
| 3 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 4 | Porkasaurus Rex BBQ | |
| 5 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 6 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 7 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 8 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 9 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 10 | Great White Smoke | |
| 11 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 12 | DB BBQ | |
| 13 | iBQ'n | |
| 14 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | RedHog BBQ | |
| 16 | QUE U | |
| 17 | M R BBQ | |
| 18 | Backdraft BBQ | |
| 19 | Bucked Up BBQ | |
| 20 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 21 | Risky Brisket | |
| 22 | Boot Scootin' BBQ | |
| 23 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 24 | OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 25 | Bones BBQ | |
| 26 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 27 | VanHoozen BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 29 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 30 | Smoke of Genius | |
| 31 | Salted Anchor | |
| 32 | Whatcha Smokin' | |
| 33 | FLAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 34 | On the Brink BBQ Team |
34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2802 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 2 | QUE U | |
| 3 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 4 | DB BBQ | |
| 5 | Great White Smoke | |
| 6 | Backdraft BBQ | |
| 7 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 8 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 10 | BooyaQ | |
| 11 | Bucked Up BBQ | |
| 12 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 13 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 14 | Salted Anchor | |
| 15 | M R BBQ | |
| 16 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 17 | VanHoozen BBQ | |
| 18 | Risky Brisket | |
| 19 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 20 | Porkasaurus Rex BBQ | |
| 21 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 23 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 24 | RedHog BBQ | |
| 25 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 26 | Boot Scootin' BBQ | |
| 27 | iBQ'n | |
| 28 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 29 | OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 30 | Bones BBQ | |
| 31 | FLAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 32 | On the Brink BBQ Team | |
| 33 | Smoke of Genius | |
| 34 | Whatcha Smokin' |
34 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BooyaQ | |
| 2 | DB BBQ | |
| 3 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 4 | Porkasaurus Rex BBQ | |
| 5 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 8 | RedHog BBQ | |
| 9 | Bucked Up BBQ | |
| 10 | Salted Anchor | |
| 11 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 12 | Risky Brisket | |
| 13 | OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 14 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 15 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 16 | iBQ'n | |
| 17 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 18 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 19 | Smoke of Genius | |
| 20 | On the Brink BBQ Team | |
| 21 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 22 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 23 | FLAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 24 | Boot Scootin' BBQ | |
| 25 | M R BBQ | |
| 26 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 27 | Backdraft BBQ | |
| 28 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 29 | VanHoozen BBQ | |
| 30 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 31 | QUE U | |
| 32 | Bones BBQ | |
| 33 | Whatcha Smokin' | |
| 34 | Great White Smoke |
34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.9942 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BooyaQ | |
| 2 | iBQ'n | |
| 3 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 4 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 6 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 7 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 8 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 9 | QUE U | |
| 10 | Salted Anchor | |
| 11 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 12 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 13 | VanHoozen BBQ | |
| 14 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 15 | Risky Brisket | |
| 16 | Bones BBQ | |
| 17 | M R BBQ | |
| 18 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 19 | Smoke of Genius | |
| 20 | Backdraft BBQ | |
| 21 | Boot Scootin' BBQ | |
| 22 | Bucked Up BBQ | |
| 23 | DB BBQ | |
| 24 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 25 | OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 26 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 27 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 28 | FLAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 29 | On the Brink BBQ Team | |
| 30 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 31 | Great White Smoke | |
| 32 | RedHog BBQ | |
| 33 | Porkasaurus Rex BBQ | |
| 34 | Whatcha Smokin' |
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.
7 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 2 | DB BBQ | |
| 3 | VanHoozen BBQ | |
| 4 | Great White Smoke | |
| 5 | Boot Scootin' BBQ | |
| 6 | Whatcha Smokin' | |
| 7 | On the Brink BBQ Team |