Sep 27–28, 2019 · New Albany, IN · 📍 123 East Market St · State championship
Reps: Becky Druetzler, Dave Druetzler · Prize money: $5,000
FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE won Grand Champion at the New Albany Blues Brews and BBQ Festival on September 27, 2019 in New Albany, IN at 123 East Market St, scoring 696.5256 in a field of 23 teams. SmokinGhost BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.4060. Category winners: Chicken — THE BBQ BUS (176.5716); Pork Ribs — BAR-BEAM-QUE (177.7028); Pork — FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE (175.4400); Brisket — JANKY LEG BBQ (177.7028).
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 73 times in 100
FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE came in rated below the field's top team, UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Pork places 5–6: WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ and WE WILL ROCK QUE tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE and HOGTOWN BARBECUE tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: ACME BBQ edged Uncle Toad's Competition BBQ by 0.0112.
FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 5th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5716 | 173.1200 | 170.8344 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 172.5832 | 166.8228 |
| Pork | 175.4400 | 171.4056 | 168.5256 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 173.1084 | 169.6684 |
23 entries · top 696.5256 · median 670.1484
23 entries · top 176.5716 · median 169.6800
23 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.6800
23 entries · top 175.4400 · median 166.8228
23 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.9772
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.
6 entries · top 170.9144 · median 166.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 2 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 3 | Uncle Toad's Competition BBQ | |
| 4 | Belly Buss Barbeque | |
| 5 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 6 | EXTRA MILE BBQ |
9 entries · top 180 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
6 entries · top 177.1428 · median 173.4114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 2 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 3 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 4 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 5 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 6 | Uncle Toad's Competition BBQ |