Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2
2021-06-19 – 2021-06-20 · Franklin, IN · 📍 250 Fairground St. · State championship
Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $6,000.00
Grand Champion: CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. (690.8344) · 37 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 AWW HELL
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6060 points — closer than 85% of every championship in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🃏 An upset on the books
CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-19 ← this one | Franklin, IN | 250 Fairground St. | 37 | 690.8344 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | AWW HELL |
| 2022-06-18 | Franklin, IN | 250 Fairground St. | 27 | 710.8688 | Rooters-N-Tooters | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| 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 | 180.0000 | 174.8572 | 171.4056 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
37 entries · top 690.8344 · median 677.0856
Chicken
37 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8456
Pork Ribs
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 |
Pork
37 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800
Brisket
37 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180