A razor-thin finish
0.0112
points between champion and reserve
Closer than 99% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0112 points — closer than 99% of every championship in the data.
- Que U
- THE BBQ BUS
Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash 2025
Sep 26–27, 2025 · Egg Harbor, WI · 📍 4906 Court Road · State championship
Reps: Becky Druetzler, Dave Druetzler · Prize money: $5,200
QUE U won Grand Champion at the Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash on September 26, 2025 in Egg Harbor, WI at 4906 Court Road, scoring 699.3828 in a field of 16 teams. THE BBQ BUS took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.3716. Category winners: Chicken — QUE U (180.0000); Pork Ribs — THE BBQ BUS (177.7144); Pork — WE WILL ROCK QUE (177.7144); Brisket — THE BBQ BUS (176.5600). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2025.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
625.49
median 675.33
699.38 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 177.71
- Pork 177.71
- Brisket 176.56
147.36
180
Entries
16
4 judged meats
Top score
699.3828
Winning margin
0.0112
GC over RC
Field average
669.91
625.49699.38
median 675.33 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
5.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
668.9828
625.49699.38
10th place overall
Field spread
73.8972
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,200
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 36%
beats 64% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.83 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,612
avg power rating going in · stronger than 84% of contests
Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 5 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: Can Country Outlaw BBQ and C&M BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: WE WILL ROCK QUE and Black Crown Barbeque tied on 166.2284 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: Black Crown Barbeque and Can Country Outlaw BBQ tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
- Brisket 5–6 · tie
- Pork 6–7 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
THE BBQ BUS won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
QUE U took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 5th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 5th
- Pork 5th
- Brisket 2nd
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- QUE U · Chicken
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2025 ← this one | Egg Harbor, WI | 4906 Court Road | 16 | 699.3828 | Que U | THE BBQ BUS |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Egg Harbor, WI | 4906 Court Road | 13 | 176 | The BBQ Bus | — |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Egg Harbor, WI | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Egg Harbor, WI | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Egg Harbor, WI | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.2744 | 168.5372 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 172.5716 | 166.2284 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 171.4056 | 168.5484 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 169.6800 | 166.2284 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
16 entries · top 699.3828 · median 675.3256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUE U | |
| 2 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 4 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 5 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 6 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 7 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 8 | When Pigs Die | |
| 9 | C&M BBQ | |
| 10 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 11 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 12 | Northstar BBQ | |
| 13 | Heavy Smoke Showing | |
| 14 | DG Smoke | |
| 15 | Johnny's Smoke Show | |
| 16 | THERMAL CHAOS BBQ |
Chicken
16 entries · top 180 · median 170.2514 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUE U | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 3 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 4 | C&M BBQ | |
| 5 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 6 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 7 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 8 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 9 | When Pigs Die | |
| 10 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 11 | Northstar BBQ | |
| 12 | Heavy Smoke Showing | |
| 13 | DG Smoke | |
| 14 | Johnny's Smoke Show | |
| 15 | THERMAL CHAOS BBQ | |
| 16 | Black Crown Barbeque |
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.1086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 2 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 3 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 4 | C&M BBQ | |
| 5 | QUE U | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 7 | When Pigs Die | |
| 8 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 9 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 10 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 11 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 12 | Heavy Smoke Showing | |
| 13 | Johnny's Smoke Show | |
| 14 | Northstar BBQ | |
| 15 | THERMAL CHAOS BBQ | |
| 16 | DG Smoke |
Pork
16 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.3942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 2 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 3 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 4 | When Pigs Die | |
| 5 | QUE U | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 7 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 8 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 9 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 10 | DG Smoke | |
| 11 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 12 | Northstar BBQ | |
| 13 | THERMAL CHAOS BBQ | |
| 14 | C&M BBQ | |
| 15 | Heavy Smoke Showing | |
| 16 | Johnny's Smoke Show |
Brisket
16 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 2 | QUE U | |
| 3 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 5 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 6 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 7 | C&M BBQ | |
| 8 | Johnny's Smoke Show | |
| 9 | Northstar BBQ | |
| 10 | When Pigs Die | |
| 11 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 12 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 13 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 14 | Heavy Smoke Showing | |
| 15 | DG Smoke | |
| 16 | THERMAL CHAOS BBQ |