May 15–16, 2021 · Warsaw, IN · State championship
Reps: Bunny Tuttle, Rich Tuttle
SMOKE-N-PEPPERS won Grand Champion at the Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 on May 15, 2021 in Warsaw, IN, scoring 695.3712 in a field of 39 teams. UP FROM THE PITS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.0740. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKE-N-PEPPERS (180.0000); Pork Ribs — UP FROM THE PITS BBQ (176.5944); Pork — SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS (177.7028); Brisket — ZTOP BBQ (179.4400).
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 79 times in 100
SMOKE-N-PEPPERS came in rated below the field's top team, iBQ'n, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was SMOKE-N-PEPPERS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 66th tracked contest.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.0000 points.
Chicken places 7–8: THE BBQ BUS and BLUE ISLAND BBQ tied on 174.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: BIG "E" BBQ and SMOKE-N-PEPPERS tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: BAD HABIT BBQ and FIREHOUSE SMOKE tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SMOKE-N-PEPPERS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 14th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176 | 173.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5944 | 171.9656 | 170.2628 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 174.8572 | 173.1316 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 174.8456 | 173.1200 |
39 entries · top 695.3712 · median 669.0396
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 2 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 3 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 4 | ZTOP BBQ | |
| 5 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 7 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 8 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ | |
| 9 | iBQ'n | |
| 10 | PB&J'S | |
| 11 | WEQ4U | |
| 12 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 13 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 14 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 15 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 16 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 17 | Q-JITSU | |
| 18 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 19 | NOBLE Q | |
| 20 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 21 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 22 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 23 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 24 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 25 | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 26 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 27 | BROTHERS OF OHIO BBQ | |
| 28 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 29 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 30 | BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA | |
| 31 | SMOKIN E'S BBQ | |
| 32 | Smokin' Bones Barbecue | |
| 33 | DB BBQ | |
| 34 | CARNIVORE'S PARADISE | |
| 35 | Shooting Star Farm BBQ | |
| 36 | DETROIT SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 37 | BLAZING COAL BBQ | |
| 38 | Blue Smoke Boyz | |
| 39 | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
39 entries · top 180 · median 168.5828 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 2 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 3 | PB&J'S | |
| 4 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 5 | iBQ'n | |
| 6 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 7 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 8 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ | |
| 9 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 10 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 11 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 12 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokin' Bones Barbecue | |
| 14 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 15 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 16 | NOBLE Q | |
| 17 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 18 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 19 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN E'S BBQ | |
| 21 | CARNIVORE'S PARADISE | |
| 22 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 23 | WEQ4U | |
| 24 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 25 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 26 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 27 | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 28 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 29 | ZTOP BBQ | |
| 30 | Q-JITSU | |
| 31 | BROTHERS OF OHIO BBQ | |
| 32 | DETROIT SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 33 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 34 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 35 | BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA | |
| 36 | BLAZING COAL BBQ | |
| 37 | DB BBQ | |
| 38 | Blue Smoke Boyz | |
| 39 | Shooting Star Farm BBQ |
39 entries · top 176.5944 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 2 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 3 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 4 | Q-JITSU | |
| 5 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 6 | ZTOP BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 9 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 10 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 11 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 12 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 13 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 14 | WEQ4U | |
| 15 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 16 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 17 | iBQ'n | |
| 18 | PB&J'S | |
| 19 | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 20 | BROTHERS OF OHIO BBQ | |
| 21 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 22 | Shooting Star Farm BBQ | |
| 23 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 24 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ | |
| 25 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 26 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 27 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 28 | BLAZING COAL BBQ | |
| 29 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 30 | NOBLE Q | |
| 31 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 32 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 33 | BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA | |
| 34 | DB BBQ | |
| 35 | DETROIT SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 36 | SMOKIN E'S BBQ | |
| 37 | CARNIVORE'S PARADISE | |
| 38 | Smokin' Bones Barbecue | |
| 39 | Blue Smoke Boyz |
39 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 2 | ZTOP BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 4 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 5 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 7 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 8 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 9 | WEQ4U | |
| 10 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ | |
| 11 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 12 | iBQ'n | |
| 13 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 14 | BLAZING COAL BBQ | |
| 15 | NOBLE Q | |
| 16 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 17 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 18 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 19 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 20 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 21 | Shooting Star Farm BBQ | |
| 22 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 23 | Blue Smoke Boyz | |
| 24 | PB&J'S | |
| 25 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 26 | BROTHERS OF OHIO BBQ | |
| 27 | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 28 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 29 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 30 | BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA | |
| 31 | Q-JITSU | |
| 32 | CARNIVORE'S PARADISE | |
| 33 | DB BBQ | |
| 34 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 35 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 36 | DETROIT SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 37 | Smokin' Bones Barbecue | |
| 38 | SMOKIN E'S BBQ | |
| 39 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
39 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZTOP BBQ | |
| 2 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 3 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ | |
| 4 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 5 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 6 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 8 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 9 | PB&J'S | |
| 10 | Q-JITSU | |
| 11 | iBQ'n | |
| 12 | WEQ4U | |
| 13 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 15 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 16 | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 17 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 18 | NOBLE Q | |
| 19 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 20 | BROTHERS OF OHIO BBQ | |
| 21 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 22 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 23 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 24 | SMOKIN E'S BBQ | |
| 25 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 26 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 27 | DB BBQ | |
| 28 | Smoke 'n Magic | |
| 29 | BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA | |
| 30 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 31 | DETROIT SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 32 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 33 | Smokin' Bones Barbecue | |
| 34 | Shooting Star Farm BBQ | |
| 35 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 36 | Blue Smoke Boyz | |
| 37 | CARNIVORE'S PARADISE | |
| 38 | BLAZING COAL BBQ | |
| 39 | WE WILL ROCK QUE |