Sep 17–18, 2021 · Owensboro, KY · 📍 7301 Hobbs Rd · State championship
Reps: Becky Druetzler, Dave Druetzler · Prize money: $6,000
CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. won Grand Champion at the Grillin and Chillin BBQ on September 17, 2021 in Owensboro, KY at 7301 Hobbs Rd, scoring 711.4172 in a field of 31 teams. BLUE CHIP BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 707.4060. Category winners: Chicken — CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. (180.0000); Pork Ribs — CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. (177.1544); Pork — CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. (180.0000); Brisket — BLUE CHIP BBQ (180.0000). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS.
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.
711.4172 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 697.0856 WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS set in 2013.
CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. won Chicken, Pork Ribs, Pork — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Chicken places 1–2: CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. and ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. and Tru Blu BBQ tied on 177.1544 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: Tru Blu BBQ and BAR-BEAM-QUE tied on 177.1544 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 3 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 8th.
CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS (won 2013).
This contest was away for 8 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2013-09-27.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2013 | Owensboro, KY | Owensboro, KY | 45 | 697.0856 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ |
| Sep 17, 2021 ← this one | Owensboro, KY | 7301 Hobbs Rd | 31 | 711.4172 | Continental BBQ Co | BLUE CHIP BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 175.4172 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 176 | 172.5944 |
| Pork | 180 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 180 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
31 entries · top 711.4172 · median 665.5544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 2 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 5 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 6 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 7 | Risky Brisket | |
| 8 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 9 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 10 | BAR-BEAM-QUE | |
| 11 | 2 BUDS BBQ | |
| 12 | Smokehouse rock | |
| 13 | Tru Blu BBQ | |
| 14 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 15 | Thin Blue Smoke | |
| 16 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 17 | G-QUE KY | |
| 18 | Tagged Out BBQ | |
| 19 | THE FLYING BURRITOS | |
| 20 | Smeenies BBQ | |
| 21 | ROAD WARRIORS | |
| 22 | ACME BBQ | |
| 23 | BULLHEADED BBQ | |
| 24 | Rookies | |
| 25 | Holy Town Cookers | |
| 26 | Sling N Steel Custom Smokers | |
| 27 | Peav's Screamin' Que | |
| 28 | All Sauced Up | |
| 29 | Clean Smoke BBQ | |
| 30 | Slap Happy BBQ | |
| 31 | Norris Smoking BBQ |
31 entries · top 180 · median 166.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 2 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 3 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 4 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 5 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 6 | BAR-BEAM-QUE | |
| 7 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 8 | ACME BBQ | |
| 9 | Risky Brisket | |
| 10 | Tru Blu BBQ | |
| 11 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 12 | 2 BUDS BBQ | |
| 13 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 14 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 15 | Smokehouse rock | |
| 16 | G-QUE KY | |
| 17 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 18 | Tagged Out BBQ | |
| 19 | Rookies | |
| 20 | Thin Blue Smoke | |
| 21 | ROAD WARRIORS | |
| 22 | Sling N Steel Custom Smokers | |
| 23 | Peav's Screamin' Que | |
| 24 | Slap Happy BBQ | |
| 25 | Holy Town Cookers | |
| 26 | Smeenies BBQ | |
| 27 | THE FLYING BURRITOS | |
| 28 | BULLHEADED BBQ | |
| 29 | All Sauced Up | |
| 30 | Norris Smoking BBQ | |
| 31 | Clean Smoke BBQ |
31 entries · top 177.1544 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 2 | Tru Blu BBQ | |
| 3 | BAR-BEAM-QUE | |
| 4 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 5 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 6 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 7 | Risky Brisket | |
| 8 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 9 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 10 | Tagged Out BBQ | |
| 11 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 12 | Smokehouse rock | |
| 13 | Thin Blue Smoke | |
| 14 | 2 BUDS BBQ | |
| 15 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 16 | ROAD WARRIORS | |
| 17 | Rookies | |
| 18 | THE FLYING BURRITOS | |
| 19 | G-QUE KY | |
| 20 | Holy Town Cookers | |
| 21 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 22 | BULLHEADED BBQ | |
| 23 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 24 | Peav's Screamin' Que | |
| 25 | Smeenies BBQ | |
| 26 | Clean Smoke BBQ | |
| 27 | ACME BBQ | |
| 28 | All Sauced Up | |
| 29 | Sling N Steel Custom Smokers | |
| 30 | Norris Smoking BBQ | |
| 31 | Slap Happy BBQ |
31 entries · top 180 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 2 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 3 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 4 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 5 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 6 | Risky Brisket | |
| 7 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 8 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 9 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 10 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 11 | ROAD WARRIORS | |
| 12 | Tagged Out BBQ | |
| 13 | Thin Blue Smoke | |
| 14 | Tru Blu BBQ | |
| 15 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 16 | Smokehouse rock | |
| 17 | THE FLYING BURRITOS | |
| 18 | G-QUE KY | |
| 19 | 2 BUDS BBQ | |
| 20 | BAR-BEAM-QUE | |
| 21 | BULLHEADED BBQ | |
| 22 | Smeenies BBQ | |
| 23 | Clean Smoke BBQ | |
| 24 | Peav's Screamin' Que | |
| 25 | Holy Town Cookers | |
| 26 | Sling N Steel Custom Smokers | |
| 27 | Norris Smoking BBQ | |
| 28 | Rookies | |
| 29 | ACME BBQ | |
| 30 | Slap Happy BBQ | |
| 31 | All Sauced Up |
31 entries · top 180 · median 166.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 2 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 3 | Risky Brisket | |
| 4 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 5 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 6 | 2 BUDS BBQ | |
| 7 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 8 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 9 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 10 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 11 | Smokehouse rock | |
| 12 | Smeenies BBQ | |
| 13 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 14 | Thin Blue Smoke | |
| 15 | BAR-BEAM-QUE | |
| 16 | THE FLYING BURRITOS | |
| 17 | Sling N Steel Custom Smokers | |
| 18 | BULLHEADED BBQ | |
| 19 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 20 | G-QUE KY | |
| 21 | Tru Blu BBQ | |
| 22 | ACME BBQ | |
| 23 | Holy Town Cookers | |
| 24 | Peav's Screamin' Que | |
| 25 | Clean Smoke BBQ | |
| 26 | Tagged Out BBQ | |
| 27 | Rookies | |
| 28 | All Sauced Up | |
| 29 | ROAD WARRIORS | |
| 30 | Norris Smoking BBQ | |
| 31 | Slap Happy BBQ |