Smokin' in the Hills
2021-09-24 – 2021-09-25 · Hillsboro, OH · 📍 604 John Street · State championship
Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $9,000.00
Grand Champion: Local Yokels (705.7144) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO
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💪 A statement win
The champion won by 13.1312 points — a wider margin than 96% of championships in the data.
🧹 A double category winner
LOCAL YOKELS BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 9–10: WE WILL ROCK QUE and SMOKIN HOOSIERS tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: FRIDAY NIGHT SMOKE and Shiggin aint easy tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: SMOKIN HOOSIERS and WEQ4U tied on 168.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-22 | Rocky Fork Lake | 25 | 695.9544 | ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ | SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ | |
| 2020-09-18 | Hillsboro, OH | 604 John Street | 41 | 698.8344 | one2bbq | HIGH ON THE HAWG |
| 2021-09-24 ← this one | Hillsboro, OH | 604 John Street | 26 | 705.7144 | Local Yokels | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.8456 | 169.6800 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 171.4172 | 163.9888 |
| Pork | 177.1544 | 174.8572 | 168.0000 |
| Brisket | 173.7028 | 168.5372 | 162.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 705.7144 · median 647.0572
Chicken
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2570
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 178.8800 · median 159.3886
Pork
26 entries · top 177.1544 · median 162.8572
Brisket
26 entries · top 173.7028 · median 158.8458
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Anything Butt
9 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5944 · 🔥 perfect 180