Jun 16–17, 2017 · Franklin, IN · 📍 70 E Monroe st.
ABLE ACRES BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness on June 16, 2017 in Franklin, IN at 70 E Monroe st., scoring 703.9888 in a field of 25 teams. GREY STREET BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 702.8456. Category winners: Chicken — ABLE ACRES BBQ (177.7144); Pork Ribs — HUG HOGS (176.5600); Pork — GREY STREET BBQ (177.1428); Brisket — ABLE ACRES BBQ (178.8572). This is the 5th of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by BIG JT'S SMOKIN 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, 2013 to 2017 — 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.
Closer than 81% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1432 points — closer than 81% of every championship in the data.
703.9888 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 699.4288 BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ set in 2016.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 68 times in 100
ABLE ACRES BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GREY STREET BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
2 of 5 tracked editions
BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
Chicken places 3–4: SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ and GREY STREET BBQ tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: GREY STREET BBQ and BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE and DUB TOWN SMOKERS tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
ABLE ACRES BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
ABLE ACRES BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 5th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ (won 2013, 2016).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2013 | Franklin, IN | Franklin, IN | 32 | 684 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | ONE2BBQ |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Franklin, IN | Franklin, IN 46131 | 34 | 695.3944 | HISTORIC BBQ | HUG HOGS |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Franklin, IN | Franklin, IN 46131 | 34 | 694.7884 | ONE2BBQ | ABLE ACRES BBQ |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Franklin, IN | 70 E Monroe st. | 31 | 699.4288 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ |
| Jun 16, 2017 ← this one | Franklin, IN | 70 E Monroe st. | 25 | 703.9888 | ABLE ACRES BBQ | GREY STREET BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 173.1428 | 168.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 174.8572 | 170.2628 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 172 | 167.9772 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 170.2744 | 168.5372 |
25 entries · top 703.9888 · median 663.8628
25 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.3944
25 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.2744
25 entries · top 177.1428 · median 164.5600
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.8572