Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 2
2020-09-12 – 2020-09-13 · Warsaw, IN · 📍 1400 E Smith Street · State championship
Grand Champion: The BBQ Bus (696.5600) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 THUNDER HOG BBQ
Entries
26
4 judged meats
Top score
696.5600
Winning margin
1.7488
GC over RC
Field average
674.89
median 675.61
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2628 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
683.3256
10th place overall
Field spread
55.0056
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 65%
beats 35% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
50%
of the 26 teams with a home region came from outside IN
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.66 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1568
avg power rating going in · stronger than 72% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
THE BBQ BUS took the Grand Championship home to IL.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 3–4: BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA and UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: QUE U and PapaDads BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA and S & G BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 175.4400 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 172.5828 | 170.8800 |
| Pork | 176.0000 | 171.9656 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 174.8572 | 170.8456 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 696.5600 · median 675.6054
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 2 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 3 | QUE U | |
| 4 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 5 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 6 | OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 7 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 8 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 9 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 10 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 11 | iBQ'n | |
| 12 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 13 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 14 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 15 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 16 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 17 | BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA | |
| 18 | S & G BBQ | |
| 19 | JACKS PIT SHACK | |
| 20 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 21 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 22 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 23 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 24 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 25 | Big Kokx BBQ | |
| 26 | BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE |
Chicken
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.5542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 2 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 3 | BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA | |
| 4 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 5 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 6 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 7 | QUE U | |
| 8 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 9 | iBQ'n | |
| 10 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 11 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 12 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 13 | OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 15 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 16 | BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE | |
| 17 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 18 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 20 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 21 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 22 | JACKS PIT SHACK | |
| 23 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 24 | Big Kokx BBQ | |
| 25 | S & G BBQ | |
| 26 | BBQ Maestros |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.1314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 2 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 3 | QUE U | |
| 4 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 5 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 7 | BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA | |
| 8 | S & G BBQ | |
| 9 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 10 | OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 11 | JACKS PIT SHACK | |
| 12 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 13 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 14 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 15 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 16 | Big Kokx BBQ | |
| 17 | iBQ'n | |
| 18 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 19 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 20 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 21 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 22 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 23 | BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE | |
| 24 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 25 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 26 | BBQ Maestros |
Pork
26 entries · top 176.0000 · median 168.8342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 2 | QUE U | |
| 3 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 4 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 5 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 6 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 7 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 8 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 9 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 10 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 11 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 12 | JACKS PIT SHACK | |
| 13 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 14 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 15 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 16 | iBQ'n | |
| 17 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 18 | S & G BBQ | |
| 19 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 20 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 21 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 22 | BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE | |
| 23 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 24 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 25 | BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA | |
| 26 | Big Kokx BBQ |
Brisket
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5542 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 2 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | iBQ'n | |
| 5 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 6 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 7 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 8 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 9 | QUE U | |
| 10 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 11 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 12 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 13 | S & G BBQ | |
| 14 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 15 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 16 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 17 | OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 18 | BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA | |
| 19 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 20 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 21 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 23 | JACKS PIT SHACK | |
| 24 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 25 | Big Kokx BBQ | |
| 26 | BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE |