May 13–14, 2022 · Warsaw, IN · 📍 1400 East Smith Street · State championship
Reps: Charlie Brinza, Jeanne Titus · Prize money: $5,000
TIRE SMOKE BBQ won Grand Champion at the 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) on May 13, 2022 in Warsaw, IN at 1400 East Smith Street, scoring 694.2400 in a field of 36 teams. JACKS PIT SHACK took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.0976. Category winners: Chicken — DB BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Blowing Smoke BBQ (178.2972); Pork — THE REAL SMOKIN ACES (176.5716); Brisket — TIRE SMOKE BBQ (177.7028). This is the 1st of 3 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2022.
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, 2022 to 2022 — 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.
Chicken places 3–4: UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ and B&R SMOKE tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: JACKS PIT SHACK and TIRE SMOKE BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: THE BBQ BUS and SMOKIN HOOSIERS tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
TIRE SMOKE BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 21st.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2022 ← this one | Warsaw, IN | 1400 East Smith Street | 36 | 694.2400 | Tire Smoke BBQ | JACKS PIT SHACK |
| May 13, 2022 | Warsaw, IN | 1400 East Smith Street | 30 | 177.7144 | Bleacher Bums | — |
| May 14, 2022 | Warsaw, IN | 1400 East Smith Street | 25 | 697.1084 | Up From the Pits BBQ | iBQ'n |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 177.7028 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 173.1200 | 170.2628 |
| Pork | 176.5716 | 174.2628 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
36 entries · top 694.2400 · median 679.0342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | JACKS PIT SHACK | |
| 3 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 4 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 5 | Risky Brisket | |
| 6 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 7 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 8 | BooyaQ | |
| 9 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 11 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 12 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 13 | Q-JITSU | |
| 14 | iBQ'n | |
| 15 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 16 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 17 | DB BBQ | |
| 18 | BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH | |
| 19 | JMB BBQ | |
| 20 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 21 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 22 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 23 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 24 | PPF BBQ | |
| 25 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 26 | PORKHUB BBQ | |
| 27 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 28 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 29 | Smokin' Bones Barbecue | |
| 30 | BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE | |
| 31 | BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA | |
| 32 | DETROIT SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 33 | Extra Mile BBQ | |
| 34 | FLASH'S BBQ | |
| 35 | Michaels | |
| 36 | Gone Tits Up BBQ |
36 entries · top 180 · median 169.9828 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DB BBQ | |
| 2 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 3 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 4 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 5 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 6 | JACKS PIT SHACK | |
| 7 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 8 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 10 | BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH | |
| 11 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 12 | Risky Brisket | |
| 13 | Smokin' Bones Barbecue | |
| 14 | BooyaQ | |
| 15 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 16 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 18 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 19 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 20 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 21 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 22 | BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA | |
| 23 | iBQ'n | |
| 24 | Q-JITSU | |
| 25 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 26 | PORKHUB BBQ | |
| 27 | BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE | |
| 28 | PPF BBQ | |
| 29 | JMB BBQ | |
| 30 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 31 | Michaels | |
| 32 | Extra Mile BBQ | |
| 33 | Gone Tits Up BBQ | |
| 34 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 35 | FLASH'S BBQ | |
| 36 | DETROIT SIBLING RIVALRY |
36 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 3 | iBQ'n | |
| 4 | BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH | |
| 5 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 7 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 8 | Risky Brisket | |
| 9 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 10 | PPF BBQ | |
| 11 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 12 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 13 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 14 | JMB BBQ | |
| 15 | JACKS PIT SHACK | |
| 16 | Q-JITSU | |
| 17 | BooyaQ | |
| 18 | DETROIT SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 19 | DB BBQ | |
| 20 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 21 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 22 | BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA | |
| 23 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 24 | Smokin' Bones Barbecue | |
| 25 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 26 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 27 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 28 | BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE | |
| 29 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 30 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 31 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 32 | PORKHUB BBQ | |
| 33 | Extra Mile BBQ | |
| 34 | Michaels | |
| 35 | FLASH'S BBQ | |
| 36 | Gone Tits Up BBQ |
36 entries · top 176.5716 · median 169.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 2 | Q-JITSU | |
| 3 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 4 | JACKS PIT SHACK | |
| 5 | JMB BBQ | |
| 6 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 7 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 9 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 10 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 11 | BooyaQ | |
| 12 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 13 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 14 | Risky Brisket | |
| 15 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 16 | DB BBQ | |
| 17 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 18 | iBQ'n | |
| 19 | Smokin' Bones Barbecue | |
| 20 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 21 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 22 | PORKHUB BBQ | |
| 23 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 24 | BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH | |
| 25 | DETROIT SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 26 | Extra Mile BBQ | |
| 27 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 28 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 29 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 30 | BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA | |
| 31 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 32 | BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE | |
| 33 | PPF BBQ | |
| 34 | FLASH'S BBQ | |
| 35 | Gone Tits Up BBQ | |
| 36 | Michaels |
36 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.9770
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 3 | PPF BBQ | |
| 4 | BooyaQ | |
| 5 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 6 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 8 | Risky Brisket | |
| 9 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 10 | JMB BBQ | |
| 11 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 12 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 13 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 14 | JACKS PIT SHACK | |
| 15 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 16 | Q-JITSU | |
| 17 | iBQ'n | |
| 18 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 19 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 20 | PORKHUB BBQ | |
| 21 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 22 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 23 | BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE | |
| 24 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 25 | BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH | |
| 26 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 27 | DB BBQ | |
| 28 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 29 | DETROIT SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 30 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 31 | BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA | |
| 32 | Smokin' Bones Barbecue | |
| 33 | FLASH'S BBQ | |
| 34 | Extra Mile BBQ | |
| 35 | Gone Tits Up BBQ | |
| 36 | Michaels |
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.
6 entries · top 174.2628 · median 169.1028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 2 | DB BBQ | |
| 3 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 4 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 5 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 6 | Extra Mile BBQ |