Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana
2026-05-15 – 2026-05-16 · Warsaw, IN · 📍 1400 East Smith Street · State championship
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, JEANNE TITUS · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Scuffletown Smokers (714.8572) · 35 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 WE WILL ROCK QUE
Entries
35
6 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
714.8572
Winning margin
7.9544
GC over RC
Field average
674.93
median 680.51
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS (Brisket), BooyaQ (Chicken), Shiggin aint easy (Pork), SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS (Pork)
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
690.1712
10th place overall
Field spread
228.1032
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 1%
beats 99% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
35%
of the 46 teams with a home region came from outside IN
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.34 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1582
avg power rating going in · stronger than 81% of contests
Storylines
🔥 A day of perfect scores
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: WE WILL ROCK QUE and iBQ'n tied on 175.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 8–9: DAT'S BBQ and Wink's BBQ tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 1–2: Shiggin aint easy and SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 ← this one | Warsaw, IN | 1400 East Smith Street | 35 | 714.8572 | Scuffletown Smokers | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2026-05-15 | Warsaw, IN | 1400 East Smith Street | 34 | 178.2972 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | — |
| 2026-05-15 | Warsaw, IN | 1400 East Smith Street | 25 | 178.3200 | iBQ'n | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 174.8572 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.2972 | 173.1200 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180.0000 | 176.0228 | 173.7028 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 174.2972 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 177.7028 | 171.4056 | 162.8000 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 176.0000 | 169.6800 | 162.8344 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
35 entries · top 714.8572 · median 680.5144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 2 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 3 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | Beer League Barbecue | |
| 5 | M R BBQ | |
| 6 | iBQ'n | |
| 7 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 8 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 9 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 10 | BooyaQ | |
| 11 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 12 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 13 | DB BBQ | |
| 14 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 15 | QUE U | |
| 16 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 17 | Wink's BBQ | |
| 18 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 19 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 20 | OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 21 | GO BIG OR GO BBQ | |
| 22 | A&R Barbeque | |
| 23 | Salted Anchor | |
| 24 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 25 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 26 | Q-JITSU | |
| 27 | Rigby Roo’s BBQ | |
| 28 | Hoosier BBQ | |
| 29 | Diddy's Delectable 3BQ | |
| 30 | Fat For A Reason BBQ | |
| 31 | VanHoozen BBQ | |
| 32 | On The Brink BBQ | |
| 33 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 34 | FLAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 35 | Smoke of Genius |
Chicken
35 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9884 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BooyaQ | |
| 2 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 3 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 4 | GO BIG OR GO BBQ | |
| 5 | Beer League Barbecue | |
| 6 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 8 | iBQ'n | |
| 9 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 10 | Q-JITSU | |
| 11 | M R BBQ | |
| 12 | QUE U | |
| 13 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 14 | DB BBQ | |
| 15 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 16 | Fat For A Reason BBQ | |
| 17 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 18 | Hoosier BBQ | |
| 19 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 20 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 21 | VanHoozen BBQ | |
| 22 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 23 | Rigby Roo’s BBQ | |
| 24 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 25 | Wink's BBQ | |
| 26 | On The Brink BBQ | |
| 27 | Salted Anchor | |
| 28 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 29 | Diddy's Delectable 3BQ | |
| 30 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 31 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 32 | FLAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 33 | Smoke of Genius | |
| 34 | A&R Barbeque | |
| 35 | OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS |
Pork Ribs
34 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.5486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 3 | A&R Barbeque | |
| 4 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 5 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 6 | Hoosier BBQ | |
| 7 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 8 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 9 | Wink's BBQ | |
| 10 | BooyaQ | |
| 11 | Rigby Roo’s BBQ | |
| 12 | GO BIG OR GO BBQ | |
| 13 | Beer League Barbecue | |
| 14 | M R BBQ | |
| 15 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 16 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 17 | VanHoozen BBQ | |
| 18 | Q-JITSU | |
| 19 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 20 | Diddy's Delectable 3BQ | |
| 21 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 22 | DB BBQ | |
| 23 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 24 | iBQ'n | |
| 25 | OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 26 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 27 | QUE U | |
| 28 | On The Brink BBQ | |
| 29 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 30 | Salted Anchor | |
| 31 | Fat For A Reason BBQ | |
| 32 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 33 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 34 | FLAT BOTTOM BBQ |
Pork
35 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 2 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 3 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 4 | M R BBQ | |
| 5 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 6 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | iBQ'n | |
| 8 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 9 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 10 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 11 | Beer League Barbecue | |
| 12 | DB BBQ | |
| 13 | OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 15 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 16 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 17 | Salted Anchor | |
| 18 | QUE U | |
| 19 | Wink's BBQ | |
| 20 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 21 | Q-JITSU | |
| 22 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 23 | A&R Barbeque | |
| 24 | BooyaQ | |
| 25 | Fat For A Reason BBQ | |
| 26 | Rigby Roo’s BBQ | |
| 27 | Diddy's Delectable 3BQ | |
| 28 | FLAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 29 | Smoke of Genius | |
| 30 | Hoosier BBQ | |
| 31 | On The Brink BBQ | |
| 32 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 33 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 34 | GO BIG OR GO BBQ | |
| 35 | VanHoozen BBQ |
Brisket
35 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Beer League Barbecue | |
| 3 | OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 4 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 5 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 6 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 7 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 8 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 9 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | QUE U | |
| 11 | M R BBQ | |
| 12 | iBQ'n | |
| 13 | DB BBQ | |
| 14 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 15 | Wink's BBQ | |
| 16 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 17 | Salted Anchor | |
| 18 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 19 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 20 | BooyaQ | |
| 21 | VanHoozen BBQ | |
| 22 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 23 | GO BIG OR GO BBQ | |
| 24 | A&R Barbeque | |
| 25 | On The Brink BBQ | |
| 26 | Diddy's Delectable 3BQ | |
| 27 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 29 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 30 | Fat For A Reason BBQ | |
| 31 | Smoke of Genius | |
| 32 | Rigby Roo’s BBQ | |
| 33 | Hoosier BBQ | |
| 34 | Q-JITSU | |
| 35 | FLAT BOTTOM BBQ |
Backyard Series
Overall
11 entries · top 346.2628 · median 338.2172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 2 | Silver Creek Barbecue | |
| 3 | RedHog BBQ | |
| 4 | Porkasaurus Rex BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN E'S BBQ | |
| 6 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 7 | Boot Scootin' BBQ | |
| 8 | Jughead's BBQ | |
| 9 | Titan-Q | |
| 10 | Black Sheep BBQ | |
| 11 | Bad Larry's BBQ |
Chicken
11 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porkasaurus Rex BBQ | |
| 2 | Boot Scootin' BBQ | |
| 3 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 4 | RedHog BBQ | |
| 5 | Silver Creek Barbecue | |
| 6 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN E'S BBQ | |
| 8 | Black Sheep BBQ | |
| 9 | Titan-Q | |
| 10 | Jughead's BBQ | |
| 11 | Bad Larry's BBQ |
Pork Ribs
11 entries · top 176.0000 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 2 | Jughead's BBQ | |
| 3 | Silver Creek Barbecue | |
| 4 | RedHog BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN E'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Titan-Q | |
| 7 | Black Sheep BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 9 | Porkasaurus Rex BBQ | |
| 10 | Boot Scootin' BBQ | |
| 11 | Bad Larry's BBQ |
Ancillary categories
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.
Ancillary — Dessert
10 entries · top 180.0000 · median 177.7086 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diddy's Delectable 3BQ | |
| 2 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 3 | DB BBQ | |
| 4 | VanHoozen BBQ | |
| 5 | Boot Scootin' BBQ | |
| 6 | GO BIG OR GO BBQ | |
| 7 | Hoosier BBQ | |
| 8 | A&R Barbeque | |
| 9 | On The Brink BBQ | |
| 10 | Fat For A Reason BBQ |
Ancillary — Sausage
7 entries · top 176.5828 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN E'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 3 | Titan-Q | |
| 4 | Black Sheep BBQ | |
| 5 | Boot Scootin' BBQ | |
| 6 | Bad Larry's BBQ | |
| 7 | Porkasaurus Rex BBQ |