8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2)

2022-05-14 – 2022-05-15 · Warsaw, IN · State championship

Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, JEANNE TITUS

Grand Champion: Up From the Pits BBQ (697.1084) · 25 teams

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UP FROM THE PITS BBQ

697.1084 · Master Series — Overall

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iBQ'n

695.9888 · Master Series — Overall

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THE REAL SMOKIN ACES

694.8000 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

697.1084

Winning margin

1.1196

GC over RC

Field average

671.61

median 675.30

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Tightest race

Pork

2.2744 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

682.1944

what a walk cost here

Field spread

133.2460

winner to last place

Most consistent

iBQ'n

avg finish 5.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 1.1428 pts — BAD WOLF BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 44%

beats 56% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1551

avg power rating going in · stronger than 56% of contests

Top-rated in the field

THE REAL SMOKIN ACES

rated 1706 pre-contest

Storylines

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1196 points — closer than 85% of every championship in the data.

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

Up From The Pits BBQ took the Grand Championship home to IL.

🃏 An upset on the books

Up From The Pits BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, THE REAL SMOKIN ACES, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2022-05-13	Warsaw, IN	36	694.2400	Tire Smoke BBQ
2022-05-13	Warsaw, IN	30	177.7144	Bleacher Bums
2022-05-14 ← this one	Warsaw, IN	25	697.1084	Up From the Pits BBQ

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3828

#	Team	Score
1	BAD WOLF BBQ	178.8572
2	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	177.7144
3	Blowing Smoke BBQ	177.7144
4	iBQ'n	175.4400
5	UP FROM THE PITS BBQ	174.2628
6	MAC ATTACK BBQ	172.0000
7	SMOKIN HOOSIERS	171.9772
8	THE BBQ BUS	170.8228
9	KEVLAR BBQ	170.2744
10	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	170.2628
11	JACKS PIT SHACK	168.5256
12	JAYBIRD'S BBQ	167.4288
13	SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	167.3828
14	BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA	166.8572
15	BIG GUYS Q	166.2400
16	DETROIT SIBLING RIVALRY	165.1200
17	WE WILL ROCK QUE	164.5256
18	Risky Brisket	164.5256
19	Red Rock Cafe	163.9656
20	Bleacher Bums BBQ	162.8344
21	PPF BBQ	160.5144
22	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	159.9428
23	Smokin' Bones Barbecue	158.2972
24	BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE	155.4628
25	Michaels	139.9544

Master Series — Chicken

25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.0000 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	BIG GUYS Q	180.0000 🔥
2	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	179.4400
3	SMOKIN HOOSIERS	178.8572
4	Bleacher Bums BBQ	177.7144
5	iBQ'n	177.7144
6	Risky Brisket	177.7144
7	UP FROM THE PITS BBQ	175.4172
8	MAC ATTACK BBQ	174.8572
9	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	174.8572
10	SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	174.2628
11	THE BBQ BUS	173.1084
12	WE WILL ROCK QUE	172.5484
13	DETROIT SIBLING RIVALRY	172.0000
14	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	171.9772
15	JACKS PIT SHACK	171.9656
16	BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA	170.8456
17	Blowing Smoke BBQ	169.6684
18	Red Rock Cafe	169.1428
19	BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE	169.1200
20	KEVLAR BBQ	167.3944
21	PPF BBQ	167.3944
22	JAYBIRD'S BBQ	166.2744
23	Smokin' Bones Barbecue	162.8000
24	BAD WOLF BBQ	158.7884
25	Michaels	150.2856

Master Series — Overall

25 entries · top 697.1084 · median 675.3028

#	Team	Score
1	UP FROM THE PITS BBQ	697.1084
2	iBQ'n	695.9888
3	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	694.8000
4	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	693.6688
5	SMOKIN HOOSIERS	693.0972
6	THE BBQ BUS	691.3140
7	MAC ATTACK BBQ	689.1088
8	Risky Brisket	688.4800
9	SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	684.4456
10	Blowing Smoke BBQ	682.1944
11	JACKS PIT SHACK	681.5768
12	KEVLAR BBQ	680.4688
13	BAD WOLF BBQ	675.3028
14	BIG GUYS Q	674.2288
15	WE WILL ROCK QUE	674.2280
16	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	670.1600
17	Bleacher Bums BBQ	668.5032
18	BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA	668.4684
19	JAYBIRD'S BBQ	666.2176
20	Red Rock Cafe	662.1712
21	BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE	655.3600
22	Smokin' Bones Barbecue	654.7544
23	DETROIT SIBLING RIVALRY	652.4228
24	PPF BBQ	632.3660
25	Michaels	563.8624

Master Series — Pork

25 entries · top 176.0000 · median 169.6800

#	Team	Score
1	JACKS PIT SHACK	176.0000
2	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	176.0000
3	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	176.0000
4	BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA	174.2628
5	WE WILL ROCK QUE	173.7256
6	Blowing Smoke BBQ	173.1200
7	iBQ'n	170.8572
8	SMOKIN HOOSIERS	170.8572
9	MAC ATTACK BBQ	170.8460
10	THE BBQ BUS	170.8228
11	KEVLAR BBQ	170.8228
12	UP FROM THE PITS BBQ	170.2856
13	SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	169.6800
14	Risky Brisket	169.6800
15	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	167.9772
16	BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE	167.3944
17	Red Rock Cafe	167.3828
18	BAD WOLF BBQ	166.8228
19	JAYBIRD'S BBQ	163.9544
20	Smokin' Bones Barbecue	162.8112
21	BIG GUYS Q	159.4060
22	DETROIT SIBLING RIVALRY	157.0628
23	Bleacher Bums BBQ	155.9428
24	Michaels	149.1084
25	PPF BBQ	135.9200

Master Series — Pork Ribs

25 entries · top 177.1428 · median 168.5828

#	Team	Score
1	UP FROM THE PITS BBQ	177.1428
2	Risky Brisket	176.5600
3	THE BBQ BUS	176.5600
4	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	176.5600
5	SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	173.1200
6	Bleacher Bums BBQ	172.0116
7	iBQ'n	171.9772
8	KEVLAR BBQ	171.9772
9	SMOKIN HOOSIERS	171.4056
10	MAC ATTACK BBQ	171.4056
11	Smokin' Bones Barbecue	170.8460
12	BAD WOLF BBQ	170.8344
13	BIG GUYS Q	168.5828
14	JAYBIRD'S BBQ	168.5600
15	PPF BBQ	168.5372
16	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	165.0972
17	JACKS PIT SHACK	165.0856
18	WE WILL ROCK QUE	163.4284
19	BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE	163.3828
20	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	162.8000
21	Blowing Smoke BBQ	161.6916
22	Red Rock Cafe	161.6800
23	DETROIT SIBLING RIVALRY	158.2400
24	BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA	156.5028
25	Michaels	124.5140