Covid-Que Relief (Day 1)

2020-06-19 – 2020-06-20 · Franklin, IN · 📍 Franklin, IN

Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $6,000.00

Grand Champion: Rooters-n-Tooters (693.6796) · 69 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 HOT COLE'S BBQ

🥇

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

693.6796 · Master Series — Overall

🥈

HOT COLE'S BBQ

690.8000 · Master Series — Overall

🥉

The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company

686.2056 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

693.6796

Winning margin

2.8796

GC over RC

Field average

662.59

median 667.86

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

QUE U (Pork)

Tightest race

Brisket

2.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

681.0628

10th place overall

Field spread

110.4452

winner to last place

Prize money

$6,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

avg finish 10.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 3.4172 pts — ONE2BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 75%

beats 25% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data

Traveled in

61%

of the 69 teams with a home region came from outside IN

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.64 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1549

avg power rating going in · stronger than 54% of contests

Top-rated in the field

BOOMERANG BBQ

rated 1792 pre-contest

Storylines

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

Rooters-N-Tooters took the Grand Championship home to TN.

📸 Photo finishes

Chicken places 5–6: A-1 TAX SERVICE INC and CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ and PORKRASTINATORS tied on 173.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company and MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

🃏 An upset on the books

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN came in rated below the field's top team, BOOMERANG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

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)

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
2020-06-19 ← this one	Franklin, IN	Franklin, IN	69	693.6796	Rooters-n-Tooters	HOT COLE'S BBQ
2020-06-20	Franklin, IN	Franklin, IN	63	701.6916	One2BBQ	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	177.7028	174.2628	173.1316
Pork Ribs	178.8572	173.7144	173.1200
Pork	180.0000	174.2856	173.1428
Brisket	177.7028	175.4056	173.7144

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

69 entries · top 693.6796 · median 667.8628

#	Team	Score
1	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	693.6796
2	HOT COLE'S BBQ	690.8000
3	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	686.2056
4	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	685.6572
5	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	685.0972
6	QUE U	684.5832
7	ONE2BBQ	683.8972
8	iBQ'n	682.1944
9	Heavy Smoke BBQ	681.6572
10	PORKRASTINATORS	681.0628
11	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	680.4456
12	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	679.9772
13	JaBs BBQ	678.7772
14	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	678.2056
15	KEVLAR BBQ	677.0056
16	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	676.5144
17	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	676.4684
18	BLUE CHIP BBQ	676.4452
19	CONTAGIOUS Q	675.9312
20	Two Bubs and a Rub	675.4284
21	HEFTY LEFTY BBQ	674.7656
22	JANKY LEG BBQ	673.6340
23	POOH BEAR BBQ	673.6116
24	JMB BBQ	673.5884
25	SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ	673.0512
26	THE BBQ BUS	673.0168
27	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	672.5256
28	CONVICTED PIGS BBQ	672.4684
29	HIGH ON THE HAWG	670.1484
30	FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	669.6112
31	Shiggin aint easy	669.5656
32	THUNDER HOG BBQ	669.0740
33	OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	669.0400
34	SmokinGhost BBQ	668.4916
35	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	667.8628
36	BOOMERANG BBQ	667.8512
37	Chasin Chicken Barbeque	666.8228
38	TRIPLE H BBQ	666.2172
39	CHANNABILLY BBQ	665.0284
40	RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT	664.9712
41	BEACHDOGS 502 BBQ	663.3028
42	WE WILL ROCK QUE	662.7660
43	PB&J's BBQ	661.1200
44	Carrol Lou's Smokehouse	661.0972
45	DB BBQ	661.0284
46	Q-JITSU	660.4572
47	SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	660.4572
48	P.I.G.	659.3368
49	Risky Brisket	658.2060
50	A-1 TAX SERVICE INC	658.1600
51	WEQ4U	656.4228
52	BooyaQ	654.6740
53	RUSTY PIG BBQ	653.5996
54	MAC ATTACK BBQ	653.0632
55	SI2 BBQ	651.8400
56	LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	649.6000
57	SMOKIN HOOSIERS	647.3028
58	CHARCOAL & MORE	647.2340
59	MARLEY'S GRILL HOUSE	646.2856
60	ALE YEAH BBQ	642.6628
61	HOGTOWN BARBECUE	642.1144
62	Second Hand Smoke SLV	636.4800
63	HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO	635.1880
64	TEAM MONEY MUSCLE	631.8288
65	RUBY CREEK BBQ	624.4460
66	ACME BBQ	623.8516
67	4 Smokin Butts	606.6516
68	SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT	595.2340
69	Louisville Branded BBQ	583.2344

Chicken

69 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.3828

#	Team	Score
1	JMB BBQ	177.7028
2	JANKY LEG BBQ	175.4400
3	CONVICTED PIGS BBQ	175.4056
4	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	174.8456
5	A-1 TAX SERVICE INC	174.2628
6	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	174.2628
7	HOT COLE'S BBQ	173.7028
8	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	173.1544
9	Risky Brisket	173.1428
10	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	173.1316
11	iBQ'n	173.1200
12	Heavy Smoke BBQ	172.5716
13	BOOMERANG BBQ	172.5600
14	KEVLAR BBQ	172.5484
15	JaBs BBQ	172.0116
16	BEACHDOGS 502 BBQ	172.0000
17	PB&J's BBQ	172.0000
18	SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ	172.0000
19	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	171.9656
20	HIGH ON THE HAWG	171.9656
21	FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	170.8456
22	RUSTY PIG BBQ	170.8456
23	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	170.2744
24	ONE2BBQ	170.2744
25	THUNDER HOG BBQ	169.7372
26	CHARCOAL & MORE	169.7028
27	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	169.6800
28	OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	168.5256
29	THE BBQ BUS	168.5256
30	MARLEY'S GRILL HOUSE	168.0000
31	ALE YEAH BBQ	167.9772
32	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	167.9656
33	TRIPLE H BBQ	167.4056
34	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	167.3944
35	WEQ4U	167.3828
36	CONTAGIOUS Q	167.3828
37	DB BBQ	166.8228
38	SI2 BBQ	166.8228
39	QUE U	166.2744
40	Two Bubs and a Rub	165.7028
41	Carrol Lou's Smokehouse	165.6912
42	Q-JITSU	165.6684
43	Shiggin aint easy	165.0856
44	MAC ATTACK BBQ	164.5716
45	Louisville Branded BBQ	164.5716
46	HOGTOWN BARBECUE	164.5600
47	SmokinGhost BBQ	164.5372
48	SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	164.5256
49	PORKRASTINATORS	163.9772
50	HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO	163.9540
51	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	163.9312
52	BLUE CHIP BBQ	163.9312
53	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	163.3828
54	WE WILL ROCK QUE	162.8116
55	4 Smokin Butts	162.2856
56	HEFTY LEFTY BBQ	162.2168
57	TEAM MONEY MUSCLE	161.7256
58	P.I.G.	161.1200
59	POOH BEAR BBQ	161.1088
60	RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT	161.0740
61	Second Hand Smoke SLV	160.5600
62	Chasin Chicken Barbeque	160.0116
63	ACME BBQ	158.8228
64	CHANNABILLY BBQ	158.8228
65	SMOKIN HOOSIERS	158.2744
66	RUBY CREEK BBQ	157.6572
67	BooyaQ	157.0856
68	LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	154.7884
69	SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT	148.4800

Pork Ribs

69 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.1200

#	Team	Score
1	ONE2BBQ	178.8572
2	Heavy Smoke BBQ	175.4400
3	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	174.2744
4	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	173.7144
5	PORKRASTINATORS	173.7144
6	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	173.1656
7	HOT COLE'S BBQ	173.1544
8	FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	173.1428
9	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	173.1200
10	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	173.1200
11	HIGH ON THE HAWG	172.5600
12	JaBs BBQ	172.5600
13	KEVLAR BBQ	171.9772
14	WE WILL ROCK QUE	171.4400
15	QUE U	170.2972
16	Shiggin aint easy	170.2744
17	iBQ'n	169.6916
18	BooyaQ	169.6800
19	Two Bubs and a Rub	168.5600
20	PB&J's BBQ	168.0000
21	Q-JITSU	167.9888
22	JANKY LEG BBQ	167.9884
23	POOH BEAR BBQ	167.9772
24	Risky Brisket	167.9772
25	OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	167.4172
26	SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ	167.3828
27	SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	167.3828
28	A-1 TAX SERVICE INC	166.8572
29	HEFTY LEFTY BBQ	166.8460
30	BLUE CHIP BBQ	166.2628
31	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	166.2400
32	SI2 BBQ	165.6916
33	CHANNABILLY BBQ	165.6800
34	TRIPLE H BBQ	165.6800
35	Chasin Chicken Barbeque	165.1200
36	CONTAGIOUS Q	165.1200
37	SmokinGhost BBQ	165.0972
38	HOGTOWN BARBECUE	165.0972
39	MAC ATTACK BBQ	164.5716
40	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	164.5372
41	RUSTY PIG BBQ	164.5372
42	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	164.5256
43	THE BBQ BUS	164.5256
44	BOOMERANG BBQ	163.9544
45	RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT	163.9544
46	Carrol Lou's Smokehouse	163.3944
47	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	163.3828
48	DB BBQ	161.6800
49	LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	161.1088
50	WEQ4U	161.0972
51	THUNDER HOG BBQ	160.5256
52	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	159.9772
53	JMB BBQ	159.9544
54	Second Hand Smoke SLV	159.4400
55	SMOKIN HOOSIERS	159.3944
56	MARLEY'S GRILL HOUSE	158.8688
57	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	158.8228
58	CONVICTED PIGS BBQ	158.2400
59	P.I.G.	157.6684
60	BEACHDOGS 502 BBQ	157.6456
61	RUBY CREEK BBQ	156.5144
62	HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO	154.8000
63	CHARCOAL & MORE	153.0628
64	ACME BBQ	152.5144
65	SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT	152.0000
66	ALE YEAH BBQ	151.9544
67	Louisville Branded BBQ	146.7772
68	TEAM MONEY MUSCLE	146.7772
69	4 Smokin Butts	141.6228

Pork

69 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	QUE U	180.0000 🔥
2	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	178.2972
3	BEACHDOGS 502 BBQ	176.5600
4	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	176.0000
5	CONTAGIOUS Q	174.2856
6	CHANNABILLY BBQ	174.2628
7	POOH BEAR BBQ	173.7144
8	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	173.7144
9	P.I.G.	173.7028
10	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	173.1428
11	HEFTY LEFTY BBQ	173.1200
12	TEAM MONEY MUSCLE	173.1200
13	Two Bubs and a Rub	172.5828
14	SmokinGhost BBQ	172.0000
15	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	171.9884
16	OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	171.9772
17	KEVLAR BBQ	171.9772
18	iBQ'n	171.9656
19	RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT	171.4172
20	WEQ4U	171.4172
21	Carrol Lou's Smokehouse	170.8800
22	CONVICTED PIGS BBQ	170.8228
23	BLUE CHIP BBQ	170.8112
24	Chasin Chicken Barbeque	170.2628
25	JMB BBQ	169.7028
26	THE BBQ BUS	169.7028
27	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	169.1544
28	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	169.1200
29	THUNDER HOG BBQ	169.1084
30	SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	168.5600
31	HOT COLE'S BBQ	168.5372
32	PORKRASTINATORS	168.5256
33	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	167.9884
34	SMOKIN HOOSIERS	167.9656
35	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	167.4056
36	DB BBQ	167.4056
37	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	167.3828
38	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	167.3828
39	ALE YEAH BBQ	166.8228
40	JaBs BBQ	166.2400
41	Heavy Smoke BBQ	165.6684
42	LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	165.6684
43	CHARCOAL & MORE	165.1200
44	HIGH ON THE HAWG	165.0972
45	TRIPLE H BBQ	164.5488
46	FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	164.5256
47	SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ	163.9772
48	Shiggin aint easy	163.9428
49	BooyaQ	162.8228
50	PB&J's BBQ	161.7144
51	MARLEY'S GRILL HOUSE	161.6568
52	4 Smokin Butts	160.5488
53	ONE2BBQ	160.5028
54	JANKY LEG BBQ	159.9428
55	WE WILL ROCK QUE	159.3944
56	MAC ATTACK BBQ	158.8000
57	HOGTOWN BARBECUE	158.2400
58	Q-JITSU	158.2400
59	ACME BBQ	157.0972
60	A-1 TAX SERVICE INC	157.0856
61	HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO	157.0740
62	SI2 BBQ	156.5028
63	BOOMERANG BBQ	156.4912
64	RUBY CREEK BBQ	155.9428
65	RUSTY PIG BBQ	153.6340
66	Risky Brisket	153.0972
67	SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT	152.5256
68	Second Hand Smoke SLV	149.0628
69	Louisville Branded BBQ	132.5140

Brisket

69 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.8572

#	Team	Score
1	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	177.7028
2	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	176.5600
3	BLUE CHIP BBQ	175.4400
4	HOT COLE'S BBQ	175.4056
5	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	175.4056
6	PORKRASTINATORS	174.8456
7	BOOMERANG BBQ	174.8456
8	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	174.3200
9	ONE2BBQ	174.2628
10	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	173.7144
11	HEFTY LEFTY BBQ	172.5828
12	Chasin Chicken Barbeque	171.4284
13	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	170.8228
14	POOH BEAR BBQ	170.8112
15	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	170.2628
16	JANKY LEG BBQ	170.2628
17	THE BBQ BUS	170.2628
18	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	170.2628
19	Shiggin aint easy	170.2628
20	THUNDER HOG BBQ	169.7028
21	SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ	169.6912
22	CONTAGIOUS Q	169.1428
23	WE WILL ROCK QUE	169.1200
24	Two Bubs and a Rub	168.5828
25	TRIPLE H BBQ	168.5828
26	Q-JITSU	168.5600
27	RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT	168.5256
28	LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	168.0344
29	QUE U	168.0116
30	CONVICTED PIGS BBQ	168.0000
31	Heavy Smoke BBQ	167.9772
32	JaBs BBQ	167.9656
33	iBQ'n	167.4172
34	Second Hand Smoke SLV	167.4172
35	SmokinGhost BBQ	166.8572
36	P.I.G.	166.8456
37	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	166.3428
38	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	166.2628
39	CHANNABILLY BBQ	166.2628
40	JMB BBQ	166.2284
41	DB BBQ	165.1200
42	MAC ATTACK BBQ	165.1200
43	BooyaQ	165.0856
44	RUSTY PIG BBQ	164.5828
45	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	164.5372
46	Risky Brisket	163.9888
47	SI2 BBQ	162.8228
48	SMOKIN HOOSIERS	161.6684
49	Carrol Lou's Smokehouse	161.1316
50	OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	161.1200
51	FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	161.0972
52	HIGH ON THE HAWG	160.5256
53	KEVLAR BBQ	160.5028
54	SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	159.9888
55	A-1 TAX SERVICE INC	159.9544
56	PB&J's BBQ	159.4056
57	HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO	159.3600
58	CHARCOAL & MORE	159.3484
59	MARLEY'S GRILL HOUSE	157.7600
60	BEACHDOGS 502 BBQ	157.0972
61	WEQ4U	156.5256
62	ALE YEAH BBQ	155.9084
63	ACME BBQ	155.4172
64	RUBY CREEK BBQ	154.3316
65	HOGTOWN BARBECUE	154.2172
66	TEAM MONEY MUSCLE	150.2060
67	SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT	142.2284
68	4 Smokin Butts	142.1944
69	Louisville Branded BBQ	139.3716

Covid-Que Relief (Day 1)

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Prize money

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Traveled in

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

📸 Photo finishes

🃏 An upset on the books

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 →

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

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket