Smoke on the Ohio
2025-09-12 – 2025-09-13 · Mt. Vernon, IN · State championship
Reps: DEBRA GAGE, WILLIAM GAGE · Prize money: $9,000.00
Grand Champion: JaBs (709.1428) · 27 teams
Entries
27
4 categories
Top score
709.1428
Winning margin
4.0456
GC over RC
Field average
663.57
median 663.26
Perfect 180s
6 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1200 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
678.6968
what a walk cost here
Field spread
100.5600
winner to last place
Prize money
$9,000.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 5%
beats 95% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1563
avg power rating going in · stronger than 68% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Scuffletown Smokers has won this contest 2 times across its 9 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
JaBs took the Grand Championship home to IL.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
6 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
JaBs came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 10-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-08 | 29 | 693.0856 | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 2018-09-07 | 28 | 701.0856 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 2019-09-13 | Mt.Vernon, IN | 28 | 701.1088 | Scuffletown Smokers |
| 2021-09-10 | Mt. Vernon, IN | 16 | 702.2400 | Local Yokels |
| 2022-09-09 | Mt. Vernon, IN | 12 | 716.0000 | Local Yokels |
| 2023-09-08 | Mt. Vernon, IN | 25 | 709.6684 | Scuffletown Smokers |
| 2024-09-13 | Mt. Vernon, IN | 28 | 703.9428 | Mulkey's BBQ |
| 2025-09-12 ← this one | Mt. Vernon, IN | 27 | 709.1428 | JaBs |
| 2026-09-11 | Mt. Vernon, IN | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 163.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JaBs | |
| 2 | POOH BEAR BBQ | |
| 3 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 4 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 5 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 6 | Winks BBQ | |
| 7 | Shoulda' Gone Fishin' | |
| 8 | AbiCue | |
| 9 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 10 | QUE U | |
| 11 | Hogs B Hatin' | |
| 12 | Global Smokers | |
| 13 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 14 | Hickory Pit Stop | |
| 15 | PoCo Porkers | |
| 16 | DB BBQ | |
| 17 | Powells Pig Pile Bbq | |
| 18 | Rubem Right BBQ | |
| 19 | Zilla's BBQ | |
| 20 | W.Oink.C | |
| 21 | Blue Pig Smokin’ Heirs | |
| 22 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 23 | Take It Easy BBQ | |
| 24 | TEMPTATION STATION | |
| 25 | Mac Daddys Barbecue | |
| 26 | OFF THE BONE BBQ | |
| 27 | GPAs PUB |
Master Series — Chicken
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 2 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 5 | JaBs | |
| 6 | DB BBQ | |
| 7 | Powells Pig Pile Bbq | |
| 8 | Hogs B Hatin' | |
| 9 | QUE U | |
| 10 | POOH BEAR BBQ | |
| 11 | PoCo Porkers | |
| 12 | Shoulda' Gone Fishin' | |
| 13 | Blue Pig Smokin’ Heirs | |
| 14 | Winks BBQ | |
| 15 | Take It Easy BBQ | |
| 16 | TEMPTATION STATION | |
| 17 | Hickory Pit Stop | |
| 18 | Rubem Right BBQ | |
| 19 | Mac Daddys Barbecue | |
| 20 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 21 | Global Smokers | |
| 22 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 23 | GPAs PUB | |
| 24 | AbiCue | |
| 25 | Zilla's BBQ | |
| 26 | OFF THE BONE BBQ | |
| 27 | W.Oink.C |
Master Series — Overall
27 entries · top 709.1428 · median 663.2568
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JaBs | |
| 2 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 3 | POOH BEAR BBQ | |
| 4 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 5 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 6 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 7 | Winks BBQ | |
| 8 | Hogs B Hatin' | |
| 9 | DB BBQ | |
| 10 | Shoulda' Gone Fishin' | |
| 11 | QUE U | |
| 12 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 13 | PoCo Porkers | |
| 14 | Take It Easy BBQ | |
| 15 | Hickory Pit Stop | |
| 16 | TEMPTATION STATION | |
| 17 | Powells Pig Pile Bbq | |
| 18 | AbiCue | |
| 19 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 20 | Rubem Right BBQ | |
| 21 | Zilla's BBQ | |
| 22 | Blue Pig Smokin’ Heirs | |
| 23 | Mac Daddys Barbecue | |
| 24 | GPAs PUB | |
| 25 | Global Smokers | |
| 26 | W.Oink.C | |
| 27 | OFF THE BONE BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 2 | POOH BEAR BBQ | |
| 3 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 4 | Winks BBQ | |
| 5 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 6 | TEMPTATION STATION | |
| 7 | DB BBQ | |
| 8 | Hogs B Hatin' | |
| 9 | JaBs | |
| 10 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 11 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 12 | Take It Easy BBQ | |
| 13 | Shoulda' Gone Fishin' | |
| 14 | Rubem Right BBQ | |
| 15 | AbiCue | |
| 16 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 17 | Zilla's BBQ | |
| 18 | Hickory Pit Stop | |
| 19 | PoCo Porkers | |
| 20 | GPAs PUB | |
| 21 | OFF THE BONE BBQ | |
| 22 | W.Oink.C | |
| 23 | QUE U | |
| 24 | Mac Daddys Barbecue | |
| 25 | Powells Pig Pile Bbq | |
| 26 | Blue Pig Smokin’ Heirs | |
| 27 | Global Smokers |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JaBs | |
| 2 | QUE U | |
| 3 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 4 | POOH BEAR BBQ | |
| 5 | Take It Easy BBQ | |
| 6 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 7 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 8 | Winks BBQ | |
| 9 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 10 | DB BBQ | |
| 11 | Shoulda' Gone Fishin' | |
| 12 | Hogs B Hatin' | |
| 13 | TEMPTATION STATION | |
| 14 | Mac Daddys Barbecue | |
| 15 | Hickory Pit Stop | |
| 16 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 17 | Powells Pig Pile Bbq | |
| 18 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 19 | PoCo Porkers | |
| 20 | Rubem Right BBQ | |
| 21 | AbiCue | |
| 22 | GPAs PUB | |
| 23 | Blue Pig Smokin’ Heirs | |
| 24 | Zilla's BBQ | |
| 25 | W.Oink.C | |
| 26 | OFF THE BONE BBQ | |
| 27 | Global Smokers |