Big Blue Barbecue
2021-08-13 – 2021-08-14 · Shelbyville, IN · State championship
Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $7,800.00
Grand Champion: THE REAL SMOKIN ACES (698.2628) · 30 teams
Entries
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Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
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Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
The Real Smokin Aces has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5828 points — closer than 89% of every championship in the data.
🃏 An upset on the books
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES 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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-10 | 27 | 695.9428 | WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ | |
| 2019-08-09 | Shelbyville, IN | 29 | 692.5028 | One2BBQ |
| 2020-08-14 | Shelbyville, IN | 50 | 707.4400 | The Real Smokin Aces |
| 2021-08-13 ← this one | Shelbyville, IN | 30 | 698.2628 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Dessert
10 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.2914 · 🔥 perfect 180
Kids-Q — Kids q 11-14
3 entries · top 173.1544 · median 169.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bubba Q | |
| 2 | Hogwarts BBQ | |
| 3 | Continental Barbecue |
Master Series — Brisket
30 entries · top 177.1428 · median 165.9600
Master Series — Chicken
30 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5372
Master Series — Overall
30 entries · top 698.2628 · median 670.1830
Master Series — Pork
30 entries · top 175.4172 · median 167.6914
Master Series — Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.4058