Grillin and Chillin BBQ
2021-09-17 – 2021-09-18 · Owensboro, KY · 📍 7301 Hobbs Rd · State championship
Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $6,000.00
Grand Champion: Continental BBQ Co (711.4172) · 31 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BLUE CHIP BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🔥 A day of perfect scores
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🧹 A hat-trick of category wins
CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. won Chicken, Pork Ribs, Pork — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS (won 2013).
🃏 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 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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-27 | Owensboro, KY | 45 | 697.0856 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 2021-09-17 ← this one | Owensboro, KY | 7301 Hobbs Rd | 31 | 711.4172 | Continental BBQ Co | BLUE CHIP BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 176.0000 | 172.5944 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
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 |
Chicken
31 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Pork Ribs
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 |
Pork
31 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Brisket
31 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |