Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1
2021-06-18 – 2021-06-19 · Franklin, IN · 📍 250 Fairground St. · State championship
Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $6,000.00
Grand Champion: Tire Smoke BBQ (698.8340) · 51 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Heavy Smoke BBQ
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👑 A dynasty in the making
Tire Smoke BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 2 tracked editions.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 2–3: BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH and KEVLAR BBQ tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: HIGH ON THE HAWG and MAC ATTACK BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: Heavy Smoke BBQ and ONE2BBQ tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
TIRE SMOKE BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-18 ← this one | Franklin, IN | 250 Fairground St. | 51 | 698.8340 | Tire Smoke BBQ | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2022-06-17 | Franklin, IN | 250 Fairground St. | 42 | 703.4288 | Tire Smoke BBQ | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 174.8456 | 173.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 173.1200 | 170.8572 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 174.8456 | 172.0000 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 176.0116 | 173.1428 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
51 entries · top 698.8340 · median 671.9200
Chicken
50 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH | |
| 3 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 4 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 5 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | MARLEY'S GRILL HOUSE | |
| 7 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 8 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 9 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 10 | BooyaQ | |
| 11 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 12 | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 13 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 14 | AWW HELL | |
| 15 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 16 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 17 | ACME BBQ | |
| 18 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 19 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 20 | OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 21 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 22 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 23 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 24 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 25 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 26 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 27 | iBQ'n | |
| 28 | Bucked Up BBQ | |
| 29 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 30 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 31 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 32 | WEQ4U | |
| 33 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 34 | Smokin' Bones Barbecue | |
| 35 | BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ | |
| 36 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 37 | BRISKETS-BONES & BREWS BBQ | |
| 38 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 39 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | |
| 40 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 41 | Risky Brisket | |
| 42 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 43 | ALE YEAH BBQ | |
| 44 | PPF BBQ | |
| 45 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 46 | BLUE SMOKE BLAIRE'S BBQ | |
| 47 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 48 | TEAM MONEY MUSCLE | |
| 49 | LIVYQ | |
| 50 | Smokin' Cowboys |
Pork Ribs
51 entries · top 175.4400 · median 166.8456
Pork
51 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.9772
Brisket
51 entries · top 177.1428 · median 168.5600