A new contest record
712.5716 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 704.5372 GREY STREET BBQ set in 2018.
- old record 704.5372
- set 2018 by GREY STREET BBQ
2021-10-15 – 2021-10-16 · Munfordville, KY · 📍 Downtown Munfordville · State championship
Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $15,000.00
Grand Champion: Continental Barbeque Co (712.5716) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 LC BBQ
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2021 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
712.5716 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 704.5372 GREY STREET BBQ set in 2018.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 66 times in 100
CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. came in rated below the field's top team, Organizer Portal, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
2 of 7 tracked editions
SPITFIRE has won this contest 2 times across its 7 tracked editions.
Stronger than 94% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1643 power rating going in — stronger than 94% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 1–2: LC BBQ and Shiggin aint easy tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: B&R Smoke and PIGGIN' WHISKEY tied on 179.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: JANKY LEG BBQ and Charcoal & More tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 6th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: B&R SMOKE (won 2017).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-18 | Munfordville, KY | Munfordville, KY | 40 | 695.9656 | SPITFIRE | BLUE CHIP BBQ |
| 2014-10-17 | Munfordville, KY | Munfordville, KY 42765 | 32 | 682.8000 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | BLUE CHIP BBQ |
| 2015-10-16 | Munfordville, KY | Munfordville, KY 42765 | 34 | 687.3944 | SPITFIRE | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N |
| 2017-10-20 | Munfordville, KY | Main Street | 36 | 689.6916 | B&R SMOKE | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS |
| 2018-10-19 | Munfordville, KY | Main St | 29 | 704.5372 | GREY STREET BBQ | A FINE SWINE |
| 2019-10-18 | Munfordville, KY | Main St | 31 | 701.6456 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | BARK 'N BONES BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Munfordville, KY | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 ← this one | Munfordville, KY | Downtown Munfordville | 27 | 712.5716 | Continental Barbeque Co | LC BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 178.3200 | 174.8456 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 175.4056 | 172.5600 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 176.0000 | 173.1084 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 177.7144 | 176.5600 |
27 entries · top 712.5716 · median 690.1940
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 2 | LC BBQ | |
| 3 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 4 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 5 | Organizer Portal | |
| 6 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 7 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 8 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 9 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 10 | B&R Smoke | |
| 11 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 12 | BooyaQ | |
| 13 | Risky Brisket | |
| 14 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 15 | Sheats Smoked Meats | |
| 16 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 17 | WEQ4U | |
| 18 | Charcoal & More | |
| 19 | Butts-N-Racks BBQ | |
| 20 | Music City Smoke | |
| 21 | Black Sheep BBQ | |
| 22 | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 23 | Kentucky Kookers | |
| 24 | ACME BBQ | |
| 25 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 26 | Big Daddy Dave's BBQ | |
| 27 | Norris Smokin BBQ |
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LC BBQ | |
| 2 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 3 | B&R Smoke | |
| 4 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 5 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 6 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 7 | Organizer Portal | |
| 8 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 9 | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 10 | WEQ4U | |
| 11 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 12 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 13 | BooyaQ | |
| 14 | Kentucky Kookers | |
| 15 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 16 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 17 | Sheats Smoked Meats | |
| 18 | Black Sheep BBQ | |
| 19 | Butts-N-Racks BBQ | |
| 20 | Risky Brisket | |
| 21 | Charcoal & More | |
| 22 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 23 | Music City Smoke | |
| 24 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 25 | ACME BBQ | |
| 26 | Big Daddy Dave's BBQ | |
| 27 | Norris Smokin BBQ |
27 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 2 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 3 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 4 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 5 | BooyaQ | |
| 6 | Organizer Portal | |
| 7 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 8 | Charcoal & More | |
| 9 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 10 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 11 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 12 | Butts-N-Racks BBQ | |
| 13 | LC BBQ | |
| 14 | Black Sheep BBQ | |
| 15 | Risky Brisket | |
| 16 | Sheats Smoked Meats | |
| 17 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 18 | WEQ4U | |
| 19 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 20 | ACME BBQ | |
| 21 | Music City Smoke | |
| 22 | B&R Smoke | |
| 23 | Kentucky Kookers | |
| 24 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 25 | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 26 | Big Daddy Dave's BBQ | |
| 27 | Norris Smokin BBQ |
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 2 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 3 | Music City Smoke | |
| 4 | LC BBQ | |
| 5 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 6 | B&R Smoke | |
| 7 | Risky Brisket | |
| 8 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 9 | Sheats Smoked Meats | |
| 10 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 11 | Butts-N-Racks BBQ | |
| 12 | Charcoal & More | |
| 13 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 14 | WEQ4U | |
| 15 | Organizer Portal | |
| 16 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 17 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 18 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 19 | Big Daddy Dave's BBQ | |
| 20 | Kentucky Kookers | |
| 21 | BooyaQ | |
| 22 | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 23 | Norris Smokin BBQ | |
| 24 | Black Sheep BBQ | |
| 25 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 26 | ACME BBQ | |
| 27 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ |
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Organizer Portal | |
| 2 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 3 | Risky Brisket | |
| 4 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 5 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 6 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 7 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 8 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 9 | BooyaQ | |
| 10 | LC BBQ | |
| 11 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 12 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 13 | B&R Smoke | |
| 14 | Sheats Smoked Meats | |
| 15 | WEQ4U | |
| 16 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 17 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 18 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 19 | Charcoal & More | |
| 20 | Butts-N-Racks BBQ | |
| 21 | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 22 | Black Sheep BBQ | |
| 23 | ACME BBQ | |
| 24 | Music City Smoke | |
| 25 | Kentucky Kookers | |
| 26 | Big Daddy Dave's BBQ | |
| 27 | Norris Smokin BBQ |
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.
19 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LC BBQ | |
| 2 | Big Daddy Dave's BBQ | |
| 3 | Butts-N-Racks BBQ | |
| 4 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 5 | WEQ4U | |
| 6 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 7 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 8 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 9 | B&R Smoke | |
| 10 | Charcoal & More | |
| 11 | Sheats Smoked Meats | |
| 12 | BooyaQ | |
| 13 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 14 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 15 | Music City Smoke | |
| 16 | Norris Smokin BBQ | |
| 17 | ACME BBQ | |
| 18 | Black Sheep BBQ | |
| 19 | Kentucky Kookers |