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Rockin BBQ 2018

May 11–12, 2018 · Warsaw, IN · 📍 1400 East Smith St

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GREY STREET BBQ
684.4684 · Master Series — Overall
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SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS
680.4568 · Master Series — Overall
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EXTRA MILE BBQ
679.8396 · Master Series — Overall

GREY STREET BBQ won Grand Champion at the Rockin BBQ on May 11, 2018 in Warsaw, IN at 1400 East Smith St, scoring 684.4684 in a field of 37 teams. SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 680.4568. Category winners: Chicken — AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW (173.7028); Pork Ribs — SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS (177.1428); Pork — EXTRA MILE BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ (178.2972). This is the 3rd of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by THUNDER HOG BBQ; the next was held in 2019.

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.

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

  • Chicken 173.70
  • Pork Ribs 177.14
  • Pork 176.56
  • Brisket 178.30
117.61 178.30

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2016 to 2020 — this edition picked out.

2016-05-13 — 689.7144 (THUNDER HOG BBQ) 2017-05-12 — 683.9084 (THUNDER HOG BBQ) 2018-05-11 — 684.4684 (GREY STREET BBQ) 2019-05-10 — 699.3828 (The BBQ Bus) 2020-05-29 — 698.3088 (Shiggin' Aint Easy) 684.47 2016 2020

Entries

37
4 judged meats

Top score

684.4684

Winning margin

4.0116
GC over RC

Field average

651.33
572.78684.47
median 660.41 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Chicken
2.8572 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

667.3144
572.78684.47
10th place overall

Field spread

111.6912
winner to last place

Most consistent

GREY STREET BBQ
avg finish 6.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs
won by 4.0344 pts — SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS

How hot was the win?

Top 83%
beats 17% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

59%
16 of 27 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong
ρ = -0.81 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,608
avg power rating going in · stronger than 82% of contests

Top-rated in the field

One2BBQ
rated 1911 pre-contest

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.

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

GREY STREET BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.

  • Chicken 3rd
  • Pork Ribs 2nd
  • Pork 2nd
  • Brisket 19th

A dynasty in the making

2× wins at this contest

2 of 5 tracked editions

THUNDER HOG BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.

  • 2016
  • 2017

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 1–2: AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW and B&R SMOKE tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE and AWW HELL tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: THE REAL SMOKIN ACES and SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Chicken 1–2 · tie
  • Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
  • Pork 4–5 · tie
  • Brisket 8–9 · tie

A contest record in pork ribs

177.1428 best pork ribs ever cooked here

SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS turned in 177.1428 in pork ribs — past the 176.6172 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.

  • old best 176.6172
  • across 2 past editions

The biggest field yet

37 teams — a contest high

This contest usually draws about 28 teams

37 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 28.

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)

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 →

DateWhereVenueTeamsHigh scoreGrand ChampionReserve Champion
May 13, 2016 Warsaw, IN Warsaw, IN 28 689.7144 THUNDER HOG BBQ THE REAL SMOKIN ACES
May 12, 2017 Warsaw, IN 1400 East Smith St 27 683.9084 THUNDER HOG BBQ iBQ'n
May 11, 2018 ← this one Warsaw, IN 1400 East Smith St 37 684.4684 GREY STREET BBQ SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS
May 10, 2019 Warsaw, IN 1400 East Smith St 42 699.3828 The BBQ Bus GREY STREET BBQ
May 29, 2020 Warsaw, IN 1400 E Smith Street 66 698.3088 Shiggin' Aint Easy TIRE SMOKE BBQ

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category1st5th10th
Chicken173.7028170.8456167.9772
Pork Ribs177.1428170.8688168.5372
Pork176.5600173.1200169.6800
Brisket178.2972170.2856168.5256

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

37 entries · top 684.4684 · median 660.4112

#TeamScore
1 GREY STREET BBQ 684.4684
2 SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS 680.4568
3 EXTRA MILE BBQ 679.8396
4 RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ 678.1944
5 THE REAL SMOKIN ACES 675.3484
6 HAMBONES BY THE FIRE 670.8344
7 iBQ'n 670.7428
8 SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ 668.4568
9 ONE2BBQ 668.4112
10 FIREHOUSE SMOKE 667.3144
11 SWEET CLEAVER BBQ 667.3140
12 SMOKIN HOOSIERS 666.2172
13 CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE 666.1712
14 SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC 665.5424
15 MAC ATTACK BBQ 664.9940
16 AWW HELL 663.2224
17 B&R SMOKE 662.8456
18 WEQ4U 660.4572
19 SMOKE-N-PEPPERS 660.4112
20 AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW 659.8396
21 HELMUTH BBQ 658.8112
22 BAD HABIT BBQ 656.3768
23 FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE 654.7428
24 BO B Q BBQ 647.8744
25 BONEHEAD BBQ 647.8056
26 40 CALIBER BBQ 646.1832
27 BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. 644.9828
28 OUTLAW BARBECUE SMOKERS 643.1996
29 SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ 637.5088
30 BIG RACKS BBQ CATERING 631.8860
31 BURNING PIG BBQ 631.7252
32 LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ 628.9716
33 JACKS PIT SHACK 627.1540
34 WOW THAT'S SMOKIN 618.1144
35 SMOKIN HOT MEAT 594.6060
36 Laughing at Vegans 575.2340
37 MASON'S FAT HAWG BBQ 572.7772

Chicken

37 entries · top 173.7028 · median 165.1316

#TeamScore
1 AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW 173.7028
2 B&R SMOKE 173.7028
3 GREY STREET BBQ 173.1428
4 EXTRA MILE BBQ 171.9656
5 SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC 170.8456
6 FIREHOUSE SMOKE 169.7144
7 AWW HELL 169.6800
8 SWEET CLEAVER BBQ 169.1084
9 ONE2BBQ 168.5256
10 iBQ'n 167.9772
11 SMOKIN HOOSIERS 167.9772
12 THE REAL SMOKIN ACES 167.4172
13 SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS 167.4056
14 SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ 167.4056
15 40 CALIBER BBQ 166.8572
16 MAC ATTACK BBQ 166.8572
17 BONEHEAD BBQ 166.8228
18 RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ 166.8228
19 BO B Q BBQ 165.1316
20 BAD HABIT BBQ 165.0972
21 BIG RACKS BBQ CATERING 165.0972
22 FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE 163.9884
23 SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ 163.9772
24 HAMBONES BY THE FIRE 163.9772
25 BURNING PIG BBQ 163.3940
26 SMOKE-N-PEPPERS 162.8000
27 CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE 162.2744
28 WOW THAT'S SMOKIN 160.5372
29 Laughing at Vegans 160.5256
30 BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. 159.9428
31 WEQ4U 158.8228
32 HELMUTH BBQ 156.5484
33 OUTLAW BARBECUE SMOKERS 156.5028
34 JACKS PIT SHACK 153.0744
35 MASON'S FAT HAWG BBQ 152.5488
36 LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ 150.2400
37 SMOKIN HOT MEAT 146.8000

Pork Ribs

37 entries · top 177.1428 · median 163.9312

#TeamScore
1 SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS 177.1428
2 GREY STREET BBQ 173.1084
3 FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE 171.9772
4 AWW HELL 171.9772
5 SMOKIN HOOSIERS 170.8688
6 HAMBONES BY THE FIRE 170.8572
7 RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ 170.8344
8 SMOKE-N-PEPPERS 169.1428
9 AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW 169.1084
10 ONE2BBQ 168.5372
11 MAC ATTACK BBQ 168.5256
12 iBQ'n 167.9656
13 BAD HABIT BBQ 167.9656
14 WEQ4U 165.7144
15 SWEET CLEAVER BBQ 165.6800
16 THE REAL SMOKIN ACES 165.6684
17 FIREHOUSE SMOKE 164.5488
18 WOW THAT'S SMOKIN 164.5372
19 CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE 163.9312
20 JACKS PIT SHACK 162.8228
21 EXTRA MILE BBQ 162.7884
22 SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC 162.2400
23 SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ 162.2284
24 HELMUTH BBQ 161.7028
25 OUTLAW BARBECUE SMOKERS 160.5028
26 B&R SMOKE 159.9772
27 LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ 159.3944
28 BO B Q BBQ 158.8344
29 BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. 157.0972
30 BONEHEAD BBQ 155.3944
31 BURNING PIG BBQ 154.2172
32 SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ 153.0744
33 BIG RACKS BBQ CATERING 151.4060
34 MASON'S FAT HAWG BBQ 151.3484
35 40 CALIBER BBQ 150.2172
36 SMOKIN HOT MEAT 146.2060
37 Laughing at Vegans 117.6112

Pork

37 entries · top 176.5600 · median 163.9428

#TeamScore
1 EXTRA MILE BBQ 176.5600
2 GREY STREET BBQ 175.4172
3 CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE 174.2628
4 THE REAL SMOKIN ACES 173.1200
5 SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS 173.1200
6 HAMBONES BY THE FIRE 172.0456
7 MAC ATTACK BBQ 171.9772
8 iBQ'n 170.8572
9 HELMUTH BBQ 170.2744
10 SMOKE-N-PEPPERS 169.6800
11 WEQ4U 169.6800
12 BIG RACKS BBQ CATERING 167.4172
13 RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ 167.4172
14 BO B Q BBQ 167.3828
15 SMOKIN HOOSIERS 165.6684
16 FIREHOUSE SMOKE 165.0856
17 BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. 163.9772
18 AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW 163.9656
19 BONEHEAD BBQ 163.9428
20 BAD HABIT BBQ 163.9312
21 SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC 163.9312
22 SWEET CLEAVER BBQ 162.8456
23 ONE2BBQ 162.8228
24 SMOKIN HOT MEAT 162.8228
25 SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ 160.5256
26 SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ 160.5144
27 OUTLAW BARBECUE SMOKERS 159.9656
28 AWW HELL 159.3484
29 JACKS PIT SHACK 158.7884
30 BURNING PIG BBQ 158.2172
31 FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE 157.1200
32 LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ 155.3828
33 40 CALIBER BBQ 154.8344
34 B&R SMOKE 154.2628
35 Laughing at Vegans 152.5256
36 WOW THAT'S SMOKIN 149.6800
37 MASON'S FAT HAWG BBQ 149.0512

Brisket

37 entries · top 178.2972 · median 162.8000

#TeamScore
1 SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ 178.2972
2 B&R SMOKE 174.9028
3 40 CALIBER BBQ 174.2744
4 RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ 173.1200
5 HELMUTH BBQ 170.2856
6 SWEET CLEAVER BBQ 169.6800
7 THE REAL SMOKIN ACES 169.1428
8 SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC 168.5256
9 ONE2BBQ 168.5256
10 EXTRA MILE BBQ 168.5256
11 FIREHOUSE SMOKE 167.9656
12 WEQ4U 166.2400
13 OUTLAW BARBECUE SMOKERS 166.2284
14 CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE 165.7028
15 BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. 163.9656
16 LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ 163.9544
17 HAMBONES BY THE FIRE 163.9544
18 iBQ'n 163.9428
19 GREY STREET BBQ 162.8000
20 SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS 162.7884
21 AWW HELL 162.2168
22 SMOKIN HOOSIERS 161.7028
23 FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE 161.6572
24 BONEHEAD BBQ 161.6456
25 SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ 159.9428
26 BAD HABIT BBQ 159.3828
27 SMOKE-N-PEPPERS 158.7884
28 MAC ATTACK BBQ 157.6340
29 BO B Q BBQ 156.5256
30 BURNING PIG BBQ 155.8968
31 AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW 153.0628
32 JACKS PIT SHACK 152.4684
33 BIG RACKS BBQ CATERING 147.9656
34 Laughing at Vegans 144.5716
35 WOW THAT'S SMOKIN 143.3600
36 SMOKIN HOT MEAT 138.7772
37 MASON'S FAT HAWG BBQ 119.8288

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