Aug 21–22, 2026 · Madison, IN · 📍 208 E. Second St. · State championship
Reps: Becky Druetzler, Dave Druetzler · Prize money: $9,100
WE WILL ROCK QUE won Grand Champion at the City of Madison BBQ Party (formerly Madison Ribberfest) on August 21, 2026 in Madison, IN at 208 E. Second St., scoring 707.4172 in a field of 39 teams. BrewsCue took Reserve Grand Champion with 702.8800. Category winners: Chicken — WE WILL ROCK QUE (178.8572); Pork Ribs — Bleacher Bums BBQ (179.4400); Pork — HOT COLE'S BBQ (179.4400); Brisket — Bucked Up BBQ (180.0000).
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 81 times in 100
WE WILL ROCK QUE came in rated below the field's top team, JANKY LEG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 7–8: BooyaQ and ACME BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: Salted Anchor and Butts-N-Racks BBQ tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: BrewsCue and Bleacher Bums BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
WE WILL ROCK QUE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 9th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 175.4056 | 172 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 177.7144 | 175.4400 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 176 | 174.2744 |
| Brisket | 180 | 176.5944 | 173.7028 |
39 entries · top 707.4172 · median 674.2056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 2 | BrewsCue | |
| 3 | With a 180 | |
| 4 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 5 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 6 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 7 | Butts-N-Racks BBQ | |
| 8 | BooyaQ | |
| 9 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 10 | Fred Vegas Smokers | |
| 11 | WHISKEY WHISKERS BBQ COMPANY | |
| 12 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 13 | Wink's BBQ | |
| 14 | A&R Barbeque | |
| 15 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 16 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 17 | JAYRHEA BBQ | |
| 18 | Salted Anchor | |
| 19 | Wicked Pig BBQ | |
| 20 | Pullin Out the Butts BBQ | |
| 21 | BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH | |
| 22 | THE REAL OG BBQ | |
| 23 | Sweet Willy Swine + The Koun Dog | |
| 24 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 25 | Extra Mile BBQ | |
| 26 | Cloud Swine BBQ | |
| 27 | Bucked Up BBQ | |
| 28 | Soul Pig BBQ | |
| 29 | Rigby Roo's BBQ | |
| 30 | On the Brink BBQ | |
| 31 | The Hogfathers Barbecue | |
| 32 | DOS 33 BBQ | |
| 33 | O'Neals Kitchen | |
| 34 | Meat Stroke BBQ | |
| 35 | ACME BBQ | |
| 36 | THE FLYING BURRITOS | |
| 37 | RS Smoke Syndicate | |
| 38 | Two Scoops BBQ | |
| 39 | J's Smokin BBQ |
39 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 2 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 3 | Butts-N-Racks BBQ | |
| 4 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 5 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 6 | With a 180 | |
| 7 | BooyaQ | |
| 8 | ACME BBQ | |
| 9 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 10 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 11 | WHISKEY WHISKERS BBQ COMPANY | |
| 12 | Cloud Swine BBQ | |
| 13 | BrewsCue | |
| 14 | On the Brink BBQ | |
| 15 | Fred Vegas Smokers | |
| 16 | Wink's BBQ | |
| 17 | Wicked Pig BBQ | |
| 18 | THE REAL OG BBQ | |
| 19 | A&R Barbeque | |
| 20 | JAYRHEA BBQ | |
| 21 | Meat Stroke BBQ | |
| 22 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 23 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 24 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 25 | Sweet Willy Swine + The Koun Dog | |
| 26 | Rigby Roo's BBQ | |
| 27 | Pullin Out the Butts BBQ | |
| 28 | BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH | |
| 29 | The Hogfathers Barbecue | |
| 30 | RS Smoke Syndicate | |
| 31 | Extra Mile BBQ | |
| 32 | O'Neals Kitchen | |
| 33 | Soul Pig BBQ | |
| 34 | Salted Anchor | |
| 35 | DOS 33 BBQ | |
| 36 | Bucked Up BBQ | |
| 37 | Two Scoops BBQ | |
| 38 | THE FLYING BURRITOS | |
| 39 | J's Smokin BBQ |
39 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 2 | THE REAL OG BBQ | |
| 3 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 4 | Salted Anchor | |
| 5 | Butts-N-Racks BBQ | |
| 6 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 7 | With a 180 | |
| 8 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 9 | BrewsCue | |
| 10 | WHISKEY WHISKERS BBQ COMPANY | |
| 11 | BooyaQ | |
| 12 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 13 | JAYRHEA BBQ | |
| 14 | Fred Vegas Smokers | |
| 15 | Rigby Roo's BBQ | |
| 16 | Wink's BBQ | |
| 17 | Wicked Pig BBQ | |
| 18 | Sweet Willy Swine + The Koun Dog | |
| 19 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 20 | Pullin Out the Butts BBQ | |
| 21 | A&R Barbeque | |
| 22 | The Hogfathers Barbecue | |
| 23 | BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH | |
| 24 | Soul Pig BBQ | |
| 25 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 26 | On the Brink BBQ | |
| 27 | DOS 33 BBQ | |
| 28 | Cloud Swine BBQ | |
| 29 | Bucked Up BBQ | |
| 30 | Extra Mile BBQ | |
| 31 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 32 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 33 | O'Neals Kitchen | |
| 34 | Meat Stroke BBQ | |
| 35 | ACME BBQ | |
| 36 | THE FLYING BURRITOS | |
| 37 | RS Smoke Syndicate | |
| 38 | Two Scoops BBQ | |
| 39 | J's Smokin BBQ |
39 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | BrewsCue | |
| 3 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 4 | Fred Vegas Smokers | |
| 5 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 6 | Extra Mile BBQ | |
| 7 | Pullin Out the Butts BBQ | |
| 8 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 9 | Cloud Swine BBQ | |
| 10 | BooyaQ | |
| 11 | Salted Anchor | |
| 12 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 13 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 14 | Wink's BBQ | |
| 15 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 16 | With a 180 | |
| 17 | WHISKEY WHISKERS BBQ COMPANY | |
| 18 | Bucked Up BBQ | |
| 19 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 20 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 21 | JAYRHEA BBQ | |
| 22 | Sweet Willy Swine + The Koun Dog | |
| 23 | A&R Barbeque | |
| 24 | Soul Pig BBQ | |
| 25 | BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH | |
| 26 | Wicked Pig BBQ | |
| 27 | Butts-N-Racks BBQ | |
| 28 | Rigby Roo's BBQ | |
| 29 | O'Neals Kitchen | |
| 30 | On the Brink BBQ | |
| 31 | DOS 33 BBQ | |
| 32 | THE REAL OG BBQ | |
| 33 | THE FLYING BURRITOS | |
| 34 | The Hogfathers Barbecue | |
| 35 | ACME BBQ | |
| 36 | Two Scoops BBQ | |
| 37 | J's Smokin BBQ | |
| 38 | Meat Stroke BBQ | |
| 39 | RS Smoke Syndicate |
39 entries · top 180 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bucked Up BBQ | |
| 2 | With a 180 | |
| 3 | A&R Barbeque | |
| 4 | BrewsCue | |
| 5 | Butts-N-Racks BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH | |
| 7 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 8 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 9 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 10 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 11 | Fred Vegas Smokers | |
| 12 | BooyaQ | |
| 13 | DOS 33 BBQ | |
| 14 | JAYRHEA BBQ | |
| 15 | The Hogfathers Barbecue | |
| 16 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 17 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 18 | Extra Mile BBQ | |
| 19 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 20 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 21 | Sweet Willy Swine + The Koun Dog | |
| 22 | Wicked Pig BBQ | |
| 23 | Soul Pig BBQ | |
| 24 | THE REAL OG BBQ | |
| 25 | Pullin Out the Butts BBQ | |
| 26 | Salted Anchor | |
| 27 | Wink's BBQ | |
| 28 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 29 | WHISKEY WHISKERS BBQ COMPANY | |
| 30 | On the Brink BBQ | |
| 31 | Rigby Roo's BBQ | |
| 32 | Cloud Swine BBQ | |
| 33 | O'Neals Kitchen | |
| 34 | Meat Stroke BBQ | |
| 35 | RS Smoke Syndicate | |
| 36 | THE FLYING BURRITOS | |
| 37 | Two Scoops BBQ | |
| 38 | J's Smokin BBQ | |
| 39 | ACME BBQ |
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.
11 entries · top 174.8572 · median 168.5716
19 entries · top 177.7372 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | On the Brink BBQ | |
| 2 | Meat Stroke BBQ | |
| 3 | Pullin Out the Butts BBQ | |
| 4 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 5 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 6 | BrewsCue | |
| 7 | A&R Barbeque | |
| 8 | Extra Mile BBQ | |
| 9 | THE FLYING BURRITOS | |
| 10 | The Hogfathers Barbecue | |
| 11 | With a 180 | |
| 12 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 13 | Soul Pig BBQ | |
| 14 | Two Scoops BBQ | |
| 15 | DOS 33 BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH | |
| 17 | O'Neals Kitchen | |
| 18 | JAYRHEA BBQ | |
| 19 | THE REAL OG BBQ |