Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
2019-08-16 – 2019-08-17 · Madsion, IN · 📍 Broadway and Vaughn St · State championship
Reps: SCOTT GRINSTEAD, STEVE GRINSTEAD · Prize money: $11,300.00
Grand Champion: Grey Street BBQ (702.8228) · 47 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BLUE CHIP BBQ
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👑 A dynasty in the making
GREY STREET BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 7 tracked editions.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 5–6: UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ and HIGH ON THE HAWG tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ and GREY STREET BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH and CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: GREY STREET BBQ (won 2017).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-15 | Madison, IN 47250 | 60 | 689.6684 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | ONE2BBQ | |
| 2015-08-21 | Madison, IN 47250 | 64 | 691.3484 | BARK BROTHERS BBQ | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 2017-08-18 | Madison, IN | 55 | 701.6456 | GREY STREET BBQ | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 2018-08-17 | Broadway and Vaughn St | 54 | 701.6456 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 2019-08-16 ← this one | Madsion, IN | Broadway and Vaughn St | 47 | 702.8228 | Grey Street BBQ | BLUE CHIP BBQ |
| 2021-08-20 | Madison, IN | 601 W First St. | 43 | 698.2400 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS |
| 2022-08-19 | Madison, IN | 100 Broadway Street | 45 | 703.3944 | Blue Chip BBQ | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 175.4172 | 172.5716 |
| Pork | 177.1544 | 173.7028 | 172.0000 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 174.8800 | 170.8112 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
47 entries · top 702.8228 · median 667.2568
Chicken
47 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.9888
Pork Ribs
47 entries · top 177.1544 · median 163.9888
Pork
47 entries · top 177.1544 · median 166.8344
Brisket
47 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.0972 · 🔥 perfect 180
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 — Anything But
13 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.1084
Ancillary — Dessert
14 entries · top 180.0000 · median 177.1372 · 🔥 perfect 180