Smokin in the Hills
2020-09-18 – 2020-09-19 · Hillsboro, OH · 📍 604 John Street · State championship
Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $9,000.00
Grand Champion: one2bbq (698.8344) · 41 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 HIGH ON THE HAWG
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💪 A statement win
The champion won by 10.3088 points — a wider margin than 91% of championships in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
One2BBQ took the Grand Championship home to IL.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 3–4: TIRE SMOKE BBQ and SmokinGhost BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: LOCAL YOKELS BBQ and CONVICTED PIGS BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ and Butts-N-Racks BBQ tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-22 | Rocky Fork Lake | 25 | 695.9544 | ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ | SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ | |
| 2019-09-20 | Rocky Fork Lake State Park | 38 | 694.7768 | Uncle Toads | VICTORY SMOKERS | |
| 2020-09-18 ← this one | Hillsboro, OH | 604 John Street | 41 | 698.8344 | one2bbq | HIGH ON THE HAWG |
| 2021-09-24 | Hillsboro, OH | 604 John Street | 26 | 705.7144 | Local Yokels | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.8572 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 171.9656 | 170.2628 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 174.3316 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 172.5600 | 171.9656 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
41 entries · top 698.8344 · median 667.9312
Chicken
41 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1200
Pork Ribs
41 entries · top 177.1544 · median 165.7144
Pork
41 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.6800
Brisket
41 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.8228
Ancillary categories
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.
Ancillary — Anything Butt
15 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2512 · 🔥 perfect 180