2020-08-14 – 2020-08-15 · Shelbyville, IN · 📍 500 Frank ST · State championship
Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $7,800.00
Grand Champion: The Real Smokin Aces (707.4400) · 50 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 ONE2BBQ
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2021 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
707.4400 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 695.9428 WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ set in 2018.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 72 times in 100
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES came in rated below the field's top team, iBQ'n, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Wider than 91% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 11.4972 points — a wider margin than 91% of championships in the data.
2 of 4 tracked editions
The Real Smokin Aces has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
Pork places 4–5: HOGTOWN BARBECUE and THE REAL SMOKIN ACES tied on 175.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: EXTREME MEAT SMOKERS and SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: WEQ4U edged BILLY RAY BBQ by 0.0116.
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 5th.
Butts-N-Racks BBQ turned in 177.7600 in pork ribs — past the 176.0116 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: One2BBQ (won 2019).
This contest usually draws about 28 teams
50 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 28.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-10 | Shelbyville, IN | Shelbyville, IN 46176 | 27 | 695.9428 | WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. |
| 2019-08-09 | Shelbyville, IN | 500 Frank ST | 29 | 692.5028 | One2BBQ | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-08-14 ← this one | Shelbyville, IN | 500 Frank ST | 50 | 707.4400 | The Real Smokin Aces | ONE2BBQ |
| 2021-08-13 | Shelbyville, IN | 500 Frank ST | 30 | 698.2628 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 173.1544 | 172.5484 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7600 | 175.4172 | 171.4056 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 175.4400 | 173.7028 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 176.0116 | 174.2972 |
50 entries · top 707.4400 · median 672.5142
49 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 2 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 3 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 4 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 5 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 6 | WEQ4U | |
| 7 | TWISTED SMOKE ADC | |
| 8 | OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 9 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 10 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 11 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 12 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 13 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 14 | Roni's Ribs | |
| 15 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 16 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 18 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 19 | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 20 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 21 | HOGTOWN BARBECUE | |
| 22 | PB&J'S BBQ | |
| 23 | QUE U | |
| 24 | iBQ'n | |
| 25 | ALE YEAH BBQ | |
| 26 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 27 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 28 | BILLY RAY BBQ | |
| 29 | JMB BBQ | |
| 30 | SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ | |
| 31 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 32 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 33 | DETROIT SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 34 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 35 | CHANNABILLY BBQ | |
| 36 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 37 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 38 | PPF BBQ | |
| 39 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 40 | SOUTH SIDE PIT MEN | |
| 41 | GETTIN PIGGY WITH IT BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 42 | Butts-N-Racks BBQ | |
| 43 | 2 BUDS BBQ | |
| 44 | BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ | |
| 45 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 46 | JACKS PIT SHACK | |
| 47 | EXTREME MEAT SMOKERS | |
| 48 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 49 | SI2 BBQ |
50 entries · top 177.7600 · median 166.2686
50 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.1142
50 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.5600
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.
12 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.5714 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 2 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 3 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 4 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 5 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 6 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 7 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 8 | Roni's Ribs | |
| 9 | WEQ4U | |
| 10 | PB&J'S BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ | |
| 12 | EXTREME MEAT SMOKERS |
4 entries · top 177.1428 · median 173.7258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Unicorn | |
| 2 | Lil' Pinecone BBQ | |
| 3 | Shiggin IS Easy | |
| 4 | Audrey Shines BBQ |