Rockin' BBQ - Day 2
2021-05-15 – 2021-05-16 · Warsaw, IN · 📍 Warsaw , IN 46580 · State championship
Reps: BUNNY TUTTLE, RICH TUTTLE
Grand Champion: SMOKE-N-PEPPERS (695.3712) · 39 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 UP FROM THE PITS BBQ
Entries
39
4 judged meats
Top score
695.3712
Winning margin
2.2972
GC over RC
Field average
663.77
median 669.04
Tightest race
Pork
2.8456 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
686.2400
10th place overall
Field spread
173.7256
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 70%
beats 30% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
44%
of the 39 teams with a home region came from outside IN
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.47 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1547
avg power rating going in · stronger than 52% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🃏 An upset on the books
SMOKE-N-PEPPERS came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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 | 180.0000 | 176.0000 | 173.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5944 | 171.9656 | 170.2628 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 174.8572 | 173.1316 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 174.8456 | 173.1200 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
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 |
Chicken
39 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Pork Ribs
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 |
Pork
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 |
Brisket
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 |