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Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1

2022-06-17 – 2022-06-18 · Franklin, IN · 📍 250 Fairground St. · State championship

Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $7,500.00

Grand Champion: Tire Smoke BBQ (703.4288) · 42 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

🥇
TIRE SMOKE BBQ
703.4288 · Master Series — Overall
🥈
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN
699.3716 · Master Series — Overall
🥉
WEQ4U
696.5144 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

42
4 judged meats · 3 ancillary

Top score

703.4288

Winning margin

4.0572
GC over RC

Field average

671.55
median 678.48

Perfect 180s

2 🔥
TIRE SMOKE BBQ (Chicken), ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (Pork)

Tightest race

Brisket
2.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

688.4800
10th place overall

Field spread

96.2172
winner to last place

Prize money

$7,500.00
on the line

Most consistent

TIRE SMOKE BBQ
avg finish 6.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken
won by 1.1428 pts — TIRE SMOKE BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 31%
beats 69% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data

Traveled in

38%
of the 42 teams with a home region came from outside IN

Came back for more

49%
25 of 51 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong
ρ = -0.79 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1586
avg power rating going in · stronger than 84% of contests

Top-rated in the field

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN
rated 1832 pre-contest

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

Tire Smoke BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 2 tracked editions.

🧹 A double category winner

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN won Pork, Brisket — a double.

📸 Photo finishes

Chicken places 4–5: WEQ4U and LOCAL YOKELS BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: BAD HABIT BBQ and The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company tied on 174.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: TRIPLE H BBQ and ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

🛡️ Back to defend

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Tire Smoke BBQ (won 2021).

🃏 An upset on the books

TIRE SMOKE BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-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)

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 →

DateWhereVenueTeamsHigh scoreGrand ChampionReserve Champion
2021-06-18 Franklin, IN 250 Fairground St. 51 698.8340 Tire Smoke BBQ Heavy Smoke BBQ
2022-06-17 ← this one Franklin, IN 250 Fairground St. 42 703.4288 Tire Smoke BBQ ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category1st5th10th
Chicken180.0000175.4056174.2628
Pork Ribs178.2972174.2860171.4172
Pork180.0000177.1428174.2628
Brisket176.5716174.2744173.1084

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

42 entries · top 703.4288 · median 678.4802

#TeamScore
1 TIRE SMOKE BBQ 703.4288
2 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 699.3716
3 WEQ4U 696.5144
4 SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS 693.0628
5 CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. 692.4800
6 Shiggin aint easy 690.8116
7 TRIPLE H BBQ 690.7884
8 LOCAL YOKELS BBQ 688.5144
9 Organizer Portal 688.5028
10 BLUE CHIP BBQ 688.4800
11 JANKY LEG BBQ 688.4800
12 BAD HABIT BBQ 688.4684
13 HOT COLE'S BBQ 683.9200
14 PIGGIN' WHISKEY 683.3256
15 BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH 683.3140
16 HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ 683.3028
17 HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY 682.1828
18 The BBQ Asylum 682.1368
19 THUNDER HOG BBQ 681.6112
20 Butts-N-Racks BBQ 681.0284
21 UP FROM THE PITS BBQ 678.7544
22 Brisket Bones n Brews 678.2060
23 SMOKE-N-PEPPERS 678.1828
24 REDMULE'S BBQ 674.7200
25 The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company 671.2684
26 Q-JITSU 670.7196
27 SMOKIN HOOSIERS 666.6968
28 Smokin' Bones Barbecue 666.1372
29 Risky Brisket 665.0400
30 LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ 665.0288
31 Roni's Ribs 662.1028
32 MARLEY'S GRILL HOUSE 661.5772
33 Bad Ash BBQ 660.9716
34 BBQ Maestros 660.9484
35 SI2 BBQ 658.7088
36 Koun Dog BBQ 654.1032
37 KEVLAR BBQ 654.1028
38 PPF BBQ 651.7940
39 TEAM MONEY MUSCLE 622.0688
40 LIBERTY INDIANA LIONS CLUB BBQ TEAM 618.0912
41 Wild Cherry BBQ 608.9028
42 Oak Hill BBQ Team 607.2116

Chicken

42 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 TIRE SMOKE BBQ 180.0000 🔥
2 BLUE CHIP BBQ 178.8572
3 HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ 175.4172
4 WEQ4U 175.4056
5 LOCAL YOKELS BBQ 175.4056
6 BAD HABIT BBQ 174.8456
7 The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company 174.8456
8 UP FROM THE PITS BBQ 174.2856
9 TRIPLE H BBQ 174.2628
10 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 174.2628
11 PIGGIN' WHISKEY 173.1316
12 The BBQ Asylum 173.1200
13 KEVLAR BBQ 173.1200
14 Roni's Ribs 173.1200
15 Butts-N-Racks BBQ 173.1084
16 Organizer Portal 172.5828
17 Shiggin aint easy 172.0000
18 THUNDER HOG BBQ 171.9772
19 SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS 171.9772
20 JANKY LEG BBQ 171.9656
21 BBQ Maestros 171.9656
22 SMOKIN HOOSIERS 171.4172
23 SMOKE-N-PEPPERS 171.4172
24 CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. 170.8344
25 HOT COLE'S BBQ 170.8228
26 MARLEY'S GRILL HOUSE 170.2628
27 REDMULE'S BBQ 169.6916
28 SI2 BBQ 169.6916
29 Risky Brisket 169.1200
30 Koun Dog BBQ 168.5372
31 Smokin' Bones Barbecue 167.9772
32 Q-JITSU 167.3944
33 HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY 167.3712
34 PPF BBQ 165.0972
35 BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH 165.0972
36 LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ 162.8116
37 Brisket Bones n Brews 162.8000
38 Bad Ash BBQ 159.3600
39 Wild Cherry BBQ 158.8228
40 LIBERTY INDIANA LIONS CLUB BBQ TEAM 155.3712
41 TEAM MONEY MUSCLE 152.4800
42 Oak Hill BBQ Team 151.9316

Pork Ribs

42 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.2572

#TeamScore
1 JANKY LEG BBQ 178.2972
2 TRIPLE H BBQ 177.1544
3 TIRE SMOKE BBQ 176.5600
4 CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. 175.4172
5 WEQ4U 174.2860
6 Shiggin aint easy 174.2744
7 Bad Ash BBQ 174.2628
8 BAD HABIT BBQ 173.1200
9 HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY 172.5716
10 Smokin' Bones Barbecue 171.4172
11 Brisket Bones n Brews 171.4172
12 BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH 170.8456
13 SMOKE-N-PEPPERS 170.8228
14 HOT COLE'S BBQ 169.6800
15 Organizer Portal 169.6800
16 SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS 169.1084
17 Risky Brisket 168.5372
18 The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company 168.5372
19 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 168.5372
20 REDMULE'S BBQ 168.5372
21 The BBQ Asylum 168.5256
22 Butts-N-Racks BBQ 167.9888
23 THUNDER HOG BBQ 167.9656
24 KEVLAR BBQ 166.2628
25 LOCAL YOKELS BBQ 166.2516
26 HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ 166.2400
27 Q-JITSU 164.5484
28 LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ 164.5372
29 MARLEY'S GRILL HOUSE 163.9544
30 BLUE CHIP BBQ 163.9544
31 PPF BBQ 163.3828
32 UP FROM THE PITS BBQ 162.8116
33 PIGGIN' WHISKEY 162.7884
34 BBQ Maestros 162.2400
35 SMOKIN HOOSIERS 162.2400
36 Roni's Ribs 159.9428
37 Wild Cherry BBQ 158.2172
38 Oak Hill BBQ Team 157.6572
39 Koun Dog BBQ 155.9316
40 SI2 BBQ 155.9200
41 TEAM MONEY MUSCLE 150.7772
42 LIBERTY INDIANA LIONS CLUB BBQ TEAM 148.5372

Pork

42 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 180.0000 🔥
2 HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ 178.8572
3 SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS 178.8572
4 PIGGIN' WHISKEY 177.7144
5 BLUE CHIP BBQ 177.1428
6 Organizer Portal 175.4172
7 WEQ4U 174.2744
8 CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. 174.2628
9 BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH 174.2628
10 Q-JITSU 174.2628
11 LOCAL YOKELS BBQ 173.7028
12 THUNDER HOG BBQ 171.9772
13 Butts-N-Racks BBQ 171.9656
14 The BBQ Asylum 171.9656
15 TRIPLE H BBQ 170.8456
16 JANKY LEG BBQ 170.8344
17 TIRE SMOKE BBQ 170.8344
18 HOT COLE'S BBQ 170.2972
19 Brisket Bones n Brews 170.2744
20 UP FROM THE PITS BBQ 169.6800
21 LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ 169.1200
22 TEAM MONEY MUSCLE 168.5488
23 Shiggin aint easy 167.9772
24 HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY 167.9656
25 LIBERTY INDIANA LIONS CLUB BBQ TEAM 167.4056
26 Bad Ash BBQ 167.3944
27 Risky Brisket 166.2628
28 Smokin' Bones Barbecue 166.2400
29 SMOKE-N-PEPPERS 165.0856
30 Koun Dog BBQ 164.5372
31 REDMULE'S BBQ 164.5256
32 KEVLAR BBQ 163.9428
33 BAD HABIT BBQ 163.9428
34 MARLEY'S GRILL HOUSE 163.3944
35 SMOKIN HOOSIERS 163.3712
36 SI2 BBQ 162.8000
37 Roni's Ribs 162.7884
38 BBQ Maestros 160.5144
39 PPF BBQ 160.4912
40 The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company 159.3600
41 Oak Hill BBQ Team 154.2284
42 Wild Cherry BBQ 147.3828

Brisket

42 entries · top 176.5716 · median 168.5428

#TeamScore
1 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 176.5716
2 Shiggin aint easy 176.5600
3 BAD HABIT BBQ 176.5600
4 TIRE SMOKE BBQ 176.0344
5 HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY 174.2744
6 Brisket Bones n Brews 173.7144
7 LOCAL YOKELS BBQ 173.1544
8 HOT COLE'S BBQ 173.1200
9 SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS 173.1200
10 BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH 173.1084
11 WEQ4U 172.5484
12 UP FROM THE PITS BBQ 171.9772
13 CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. 171.9656
14 REDMULE'S BBQ 171.9656
15 SMOKE-N-PEPPERS 170.8572
16 Organizer Portal 170.8228
17 SI2 BBQ 170.2972
18 THUNDER HOG BBQ 169.6912
19 PIGGIN' WHISKEY 169.6912
20 SMOKIN HOOSIERS 169.6684
21 LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ 168.5600
22 The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company 168.5256
23 BLUE CHIP BBQ 168.5256
24 TRIPLE H BBQ 168.5256
25 The BBQ Asylum 168.5256
26 Butts-N-Racks BBQ 167.9656
27 JANKY LEG BBQ 167.3828
28 Roni's Ribs 166.2516
29 BBQ Maestros 166.2284
30 Koun Dog BBQ 165.0972
31 Q-JITSU 164.5140
32 MARLEY'S GRILL HOUSE 163.9656
33 PPF BBQ 162.8228
34 HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ 162.7884
35 Risky Brisket 161.1200
36 Smokin' Bones Barbecue 160.5028
37 Bad Ash BBQ 159.9544
38 KEVLAR BBQ 150.7772
39 TEAM MONEY MUSCLE 150.2628
40 LIBERTY INDIANA LIONS CLUB BBQ TEAM 146.7772
41 Wild Cherry BBQ 144.4800
42 Oak Hill BBQ Team 143.3944

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.

Kids-Q — Kids-Q 11 And Under

5 entries · top 176.5600 · median 170.2744

#TeamScore
1 Team Unicorn 176.5600
2 Pitbull BBQ Jr. 170.8228
3 Agent Joe BBQ 170.2744
4 Dixon BBQ 165.6800
5 Breme BBQ 165.1200

Kids-Q — Kids-Q 12-16

4 entries · top 174.2744 · median 171.6856

#TeamScore
1 Got Smoked 174.2744
2 Hogwarts BBQ 172.5600
3 Virtual Smoke 170.8112
4 Shimmy Shack BBQ 167.4056

Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey Smoke

28 entries · top 176.0116 · median 167.4000

#TeamScore
1 Shiggin aint easy 176.0116
2 Furlongs Smoke & Seafood 174.2628
3 BBQ Maestros 173.1084
4 REDMULE'S BBQ 172.0228
5 The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company 171.9772
6 PIGGIN' WHISKEY 170.2628
7 SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS 169.6800
8 Brisket Bones n Brews 169.6684
9 TIRE SMOKE BBQ 169.6684
10 TEAM MONEY MUSCLE 169.1428
11 WEQ4U 168.5600
12 LOCAL YOKELS BBQ 168.5256
13 Wild Cherry BBQ 168.5256
14 Shut The Front Door BBQ 167.4056
15 LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ 167.3944
16 BLUE CHIP BBQ 167.3944
17 Koun Dog BBQ 166.8572
18 Bad Ash BBQ 166.8228
19 LIBERTY INDIANA LIONS CLUB BBQ TEAM 166.8228
20 PPF BBQ 166.2400
21 CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. 166.2284
22 Virtual Smoke 165.6684
23 SI2 BBQ 165.6684
24 Uncle Toad 165.0856
25 KEVLAR BBQ 164.5600
26 Hogwarts BBQ 162.8116
27 Oak Hill BBQ Team 158.2400
28 Butts-N-Racks BBQ 20.0000

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