Aug 16–17, 2013 · Madison, IN
MOONSWINERS won Grand Champion at the Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues on August 16, 2013 in Madison, IN, scoring 693.1428 in a field of 60 teams. WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 688.5256. Category winners: Chicken — MOONSWINERS (178.2972); Pork Ribs — SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE (178.8572); Pork — WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS (177.7028); Brisket — GATHER AROUND BBQ (176.0344).
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 71 times in 100
MOONSWINERS came in rated below the field's top team, WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was MOONSWINERS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 4th tracked contest.
Pork places 2–3: BLUE CHIP BBQ and YELLOW RIVER BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: YELLOW RIVER BBQ and SHIGS-IN-PIT tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: MOONSWINERS and THUNDER HOG BBQ tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
MOONSWINERS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 16th.
Bigger than 92% of the 5,469 contests in the data
60 teams — bigger than 92% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 173.7716 | 170.8800 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 168.5256 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 172.5944 | 170.2744 |
| Brisket | 176.0344 | 173.1200 | 171.4172 |
59 entries · top 693.1428 · median 640.9828
59 entries · top 178.2972 · median 162.2284
59 entries · top 178.8572 · median 160.5028
59 entries · top 177.7028 · median 159.9428
58 entries · top 176.0344 · median 159.1028
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.
27 entries · top 177.1428 · median 163.3828
24 entries · top 180 · median 171.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bubba's Butts | |
| 2 | CRAWDAD FLATS SMOKERS | |
| 3 | FEEL THE BURN BBQ | |
| 4 | FRIENDS OF OBR | |
| 5 | SCRAMBLIN EGGS BBQ | |
| 6 | RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT | |
| 7 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 9 | SMITTY'S REAL PIT BBQ | |
| 10 | CARSONS BBQ | |
| 11 | R&S BBQ | |
| 12 | RIB RUNNERS | |
| 13 | MOTHER TRUCKIN BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN T'S | |
| 15 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 16 | AGAINST THE GRAIN BREWERY | |
| 17 | PIG PAK | |
| 18 | BLUE DOG BBQ | |
| 19 | Zach's/Century 21 | |
| 20 | BUTTS-N-RACKS | |
| 21 | Flip N Minners | |
| 22 | Two Jokers and a Smoker | |
| 23 | PAPA WOOD BBQ | |
| 24 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE |
41 entries · top 178.8800 · median 161.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMITTY'S REAL PIT BBQ | |
| 2 | HOOSIER FAVORITE BBQ | |
| 3 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 4 | GATHER AROUND BBQ | |
| 5 | PAPA WOOD BBQ | |
| 6 | FRIENDS OF OBR | |
| 7 | SHIGS-IN-PIT | |
| 8 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 9 | CARSONS BBQ | |
| 10 | K'eggs Over Easy | |
| 11 | VELVET SMOKE | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC | |
| 13 | RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT | |
| 14 | BLUE DOG BBQ | |
| 15 | 3 WISE SMOKERS | |
| 16 | FEEL THE BURN BBQ | |
| 17 | AGAINST THE GRAIN BREWERY | |
| 18 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 19 | MOTHER TRUCKIN BBQ | |
| 20 | BUTTS-N-RACKS | |
| 21 | HOUSE OF SWINE | |
| 22 | Zach's/Century 21 | |
| 23 | Bubba's Butts | |
| 24 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | Green Eggs & Ham | |
| 26 | SMOKE DYNASTY | |
| 27 | Flip N Minners | |
| 28 | COUNTRY BOYS BBQ | |
| 29 | SMOKIN T'S | |
| 30 | CRAWDAD FLATS SMOKERS | |
| 31 | PIG PAK | |
| 32 | Two Jokers and a Smoker | |
| 33 | QUBED | |
| 34 | R&S BBQ | |
| 35 | RIB RUNNERS | |
| 37 | LAWNEY'S BBQ | |
| 38 | MIKE'S KENTUCKY HURRICANES | |
| 39 | ACME BBQ | |
| 40 | FLYING PINK PIG BBQ | |
| 41 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 42 | SCRAMBLIN EGGS BBQ |