Hoosier BBQ Classic (ONE MEAT RIBS)
2025-06-06 · Franklin, IN · 📍 250 Fairground Street
Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER
Grand Champion: We Will Rock Que (178.8572) · 15 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Bleacher Bums BBQ
Entries
15
1 judged meat
Top score
178.8572
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
172.18
median 171.41
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
170.2744
10th place overall
Field spread
17.1656
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 36%
beats 64% of 2987 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
We Will Rock 'Que has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 1–2: WE WILL ROCK QUE and Bleacher Bums BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS edged LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 4–5: DAT'S BBQ edged Take It Easy BBQ by 0.0116.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: We Will Rock 'Que (won 2024).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-17 | Franklin, IN | 250 Fairground St. | 25 | 174.2628 | Redmule's Bad Ass BBQ | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Franklin, IN | 250 Fairground St. | 15 | 177.7144 | SmokinGhost BBQ | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Franklin, IN | 250 Fairground Street | 38 | 706.8228 | Local Yokels BBQ | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2024-06-07 | Franklin, IN | 250 Fairground Street | 15 | 177.7144 | We Will Rock 'Que | — |
| 2025-06-06 | Franklin, IN | 250 Fairground Street | 30 | 698.2400 | Blue Chip BBQ | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS |
| 2025-06-06 ← this one | Franklin, IN | 250 Fairground Street | 15 | 178.8572 | We Will Rock Que | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 170.2744 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 2 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 3 | Risky Brisket | |
| 4 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 5 | Take It Easy BBQ | |
| 6 | A&R Barbeque | |
| 7 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 8 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 9 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 10 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 11 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 12 | Holy Cow BBQ | |
| 13 | iBQ'n | |
| 14 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 15 | Koun Dog BBQ |