Smokin' For Garrett
2021-10-22 – 2021-10-23 · Boonville, IN · 📍 2144 New Harmony RD · State championship
Reps: KENT SCHUETZ, RACHEL SCHUETZ · Prize money: $8,500.00
Grand Champion: Old Fashioned Butcher Shoppe (692.5028) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 HOT COLE'S BBQ
Entries
27
7 judged meats
Top score
692.5028
Winning margin
8.0344
GC over RC
Field average
659.62
median 670.73
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
2.3088 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
674.1484
10th place overall
Field spread
95.0860
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,500.00
on the line
Double threats
9
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 80%
beats 20% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
51%
of the 45 teams with a home region came from outside IN
Came back for more
33%
23 of 69 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.56 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1552
avg power rating going in · stronger than 57% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: ONE2BBQ and UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 8–9: JaBs BBQ and OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS tied on 167.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 3–4: BLUE CHIP BBQ and WEQ4U tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: ONE2BBQ (won 2016), Scuffletown Smokers (won 2019).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-20 | 133 E Degonia RD | 35 | 698.2976 | ONE2BBQ | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 2018-04-27 | 2144 New Harmony Rd | 38 | 694.7656 | GREY STREET BBQ | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 2019-04-26 | Boonville, IN | 2144 New Harmony Rd | 26 | 699.9428 | Scuffletown Smokers | GREY STREET BBQ |
| 2020-10-23 | Boonville, IN | 2144 New Harmony RD | 41 | 692.5256 | Que U | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS |
| 2021-10-22 ← this one | Boonville, IN | 2144 New Harmony RD | 27 | 692.5028 | Old Fashioned Butcher Shoppe | HOT COLE'S BBQ |
| 2022-09-16 | Mt. Carmel, IL | 434 Market Street | 27 | 698.8116 | Triple H BBQ | Pooh Bear BBQ |
| 2023-10-06 | Mt. Carmel, IL | 315 Market Street | 26 | 711.9656 | Local Yokels | SmokinGhost BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 176.0000 | 171.9772 | 169.1200 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 171.9772 | 167.4060 |
| Master Series — Pork | 178.8572 | 173.1084 | 171.9656 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 175.4172 | 173.1084 | 169.6800 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 173.1428 | 168.0000 | 163.4400 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 171.9772 | 162.2856 |
| Backyard Series — Pork | 177.7028 | 173.7028 | 167.9884 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
27 entries · top 692.5028 · median 670.7312
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 2 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 3 | WEQ4U | |
| 4 | PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS | |
| 5 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 6 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 7 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 8 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 9 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 10 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 11 | Hickory Stick BBQ | |
| 12 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 13 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 14 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 15 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 16 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 17 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 18 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 19 | Kentucky Kookers | |
| 20 | TWISTED SMOKE ADC | |
| 21 | Hawgboyz BBQ | |
| 22 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 23 | Z Smoke | |
| 24 | PoCo Porkers | |
| 25 | High on the Hog | |
| 26 | Fire and Smoke BBQ | |
| 27 | Tagged Out BBQ |
Chicken
27 entries · top 176.0000 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 2 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 3 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 4 | WEQ4U | |
| 5 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 6 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 7 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 8 | TWISTED SMOKE ADC | |
| 9 | PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS | |
| 10 | Hickory Stick BBQ | |
| 11 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 12 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 13 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 14 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 15 | Hawgboyz BBQ | |
| 16 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 17 | Kentucky Kookers | |
| 18 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 19 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 20 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 21 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 22 | PoCo Porkers | |
| 23 | Z Smoke | |
| 24 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 25 | High on the Hog | |
| 26 | Tagged Out BBQ | |
| 27 | Fire and Smoke BBQ |
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 2 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 3 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 4 | Z Smoke | |
| 5 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 6 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 7 | PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS | |
| 8 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 9 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 10 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 11 | WEQ4U | |
| 12 | PoCo Porkers | |
| 13 | Kentucky Kookers | |
| 14 | Hawgboyz BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 16 | Hickory Stick BBQ | |
| 17 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 18 | High on the Hog | |
| 19 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 20 | TWISTED SMOKE ADC | |
| 21 | Fire and Smoke BBQ | |
| 22 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 23 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 24 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 25 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 26 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 27 | Tagged Out BBQ |
Pork
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 2 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 3 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 4 | WEQ4U | |
| 5 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 6 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 7 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 8 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 9 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 10 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 11 | PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS | |
| 12 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 13 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 14 | Hickory Stick BBQ | |
| 15 | Kentucky Kookers | |
| 16 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 17 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 18 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 19 | Hawgboyz BBQ | |
| 20 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 21 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 22 | TWISTED SMOKE ADC | |
| 23 | Z Smoke | |
| 24 | Fire and Smoke BBQ | |
| 25 | High on the Hog | |
| 26 | Tagged Out BBQ | |
| 27 | PoCo Porkers |
Brisket
27 entries · top 175.4172 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 3 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 4 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 5 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 6 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 7 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 8 | Hickory Stick BBQ | |
| 9 | WEQ4U | |
| 10 | PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS | |
| 11 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 12 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 13 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 14 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 15 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 16 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 17 | TWISTED SMOKE ADC | |
| 18 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 19 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 20 | Kentucky Kookers | |
| 21 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 22 | PoCo Porkers | |
| 23 | High on the Hog | |
| 24 | Tagged Out BBQ | |
| 25 | Hawgboyz BBQ | |
| 26 | Z Smoke | |
| 27 | Fire and Smoke BBQ |
Backyard Series
Overall
18 entries · top 519.9884 · median 494.2628
Chicken
18 entries · top 173.1428 · median 164.5714
Pork Ribs
18 entries · top 178.8800 · median 162.8628
Pork
18 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.0056