Rockin BBQ
2020-05-29 – 2020-05-30 · Warsaw, IN · 📍 1400 E Smith Street · State championship
Reps: DAVE DRUETZLER, KENT SCHUETZ · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Shiggin' Aint Easy (698.3088) · 66 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 TIRE SMOKE BBQ
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👑 A dynasty in the making
THUNDER HOG BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 6–7: iBQ'n and MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS tied on 173.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: RUB MY RACK and ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: PB&J's BBQ and BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. tied on 170.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: THUNDER HOG BBQ (won 2016, 2017), The BBQ Bus (won 2019).
🃏 An upset on the books
Shiggin aint easy came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-13 | Warsaw, IN | 28 | 689.7144 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 2017-05-12 | 1400 East Smith St | 27 | 683.9084 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | iBQ'n | |
| 2018-05-11 | 1400 East Smith St | 37 | 684.4684 | GREY STREET BBQ | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 2019-05-10 | Warsaw, IN | 1400 East Smith St | 42 | 699.3828 | The BBQ Bus | GREY STREET BBQ |
| 2020-05-29 ← this one | 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)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 173.7028 | 170.2856 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 174.8572 | 172.5600 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 173.7144 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 176.0228 | 171.9884 | 170.2856 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
66 entries · top 698.3088 · median 655.1146
Chicken
66 entries · top 177.1428 · median 164.2398
Pork Ribs
66 entries · top 178.8800 · median 164.5658
Pork
66 entries · top 177.1428 · median 162.8284
Brisket
66 entries · top 176.0228 · median 165.9772