Jun 19–20, 2021 · Franklin, IN · 📍 250 Fairground St. · State championship
Reps: Becky Druetzler, Dave Druetzler · Prize money: $6,000
CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. won Grand Champion at the Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 on June 19, 2021 in Franklin, IN at 250 Fairground St., scoring 690.8344 in a field of 37 teams. AWW HELL took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.2284. Category winners: Chicken — AWW HELL (178.8572); Pork Ribs — Risky Brisket (176.5600); Pork — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (178.8572); Brisket — BBQ Maestros (180.0000). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2022.
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.
Closer than 87% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6060 points — closer than 87% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 times in 100
CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. came in rated below the field's top team, One2BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 5th. Consistency beat fireworks.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 3.4976 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Stronger than 94% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1643 power rating going in — stronger than 94% of every contest tracked.
Pork Ribs places 4–5: SMOKE-N-PEPPERS and BLUE CHIP BBQ tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. and PPF BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: SMOKIN HOOSIERS and SMOKE-N-PEPPERS tied on 173.1544 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2021 ← this one | Franklin, IN | 250 Fairground St. | 37 | 690.8344 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | AWW HELL |
| Jun 18, 2022 | Franklin, IN | 250 Fairground St. | 27 | 710.8688 | Rooters-N-Tooters | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 175.4400 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 173.1428 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 173.7144 | 173.1544 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.8572 | 171.4056 |
37 entries · top 690.8344 · median 677.0856
37 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8456
36 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.7030
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Risky Brisket | |
| 2 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 3 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 5 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 6 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 7 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 8 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 9 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 10 | PPF BBQ | |
| 11 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 12 | WEQ4U | |
| 13 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 14 | iBQ'n | |
| 15 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 16 | AWW HELL | |
| 17 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 18 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 19 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN E'S BBQ | |
| 21 | BLUE SMOKE BLAIRE'S BBQ | |
| 22 | OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 23 | ALE YEAH BBQ | |
| 24 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 25 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 26 | BRISKETS-BONES & BREWS BBQ | |
| 27 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 28 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 29 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 30 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 31 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 32 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 33 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 34 | MARLEY'S GRILL HOUSE | |
| 35 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 36 | BBQ Maestros |
37 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800
37 entries · top 180 · median 167.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180