A new contest record
703.4288
highest overall ever cooked here
703.4288 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 698.8340 Tire Smoke BBQ set in 2021.
- old record 698.8340
- set 2021 by Tire Smoke BBQ
Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 2022
Jun 17–18, 2022 · Franklin, IN · 📍 250 Fairground St. · State championship
Reps: Becky Druetzler, Dave Druetzler · Prize money: $7,500
TIRE SMOKE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 on June 17, 2022 in Franklin, IN at 250 Fairground St., scoring 703.4288 in a field of 42 teams. ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.3716. Category winners: Chicken — TIRE SMOKE BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — JANKY LEG BBQ (178.2972); Pork — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (180.0000); Brisket — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (176.5716). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by Tire Smoke BBQ.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
607.21
median 678.48
703.43 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 178.30
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 176.57
143.39
180
Entries
42
4 judged meats · 3 ancillary
Top score
703.4288
Winning margin
4.0572
GC over RC
Field average
671.55
607.21703.43
median 678.48 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Brisket
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
688.4800
607.21703.43
10th place overall
Field spread
96.2172
winner to last place
Prize money
$7,500
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 19%
beats 81% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
49%
25 of 51 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.81 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,632
avg power rating going in · stronger than 91% of contests
Storylines (11 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
An upset on the books
29-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 times in 100
TIRE SMOKE BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Organizer Portal, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1786
- top seed 1941
Back-to-back
2 in a row
editions of this contest
Tire Smoke BBQ won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
- 2021
- 2022
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 2 tracked editions
Tire Smoke BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 2 tracked editions.
- 2021
- 2022
A stacked field
1632
average power rating going in
Stronger than 91% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1632 power rating going in — stronger than 91% of every contest tracked.
- top seed Organizer Portal (1941)
- 42 rated teams
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 16 calls decided inside half a point
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.
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork 2–3 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN won Pork, Brisket — a double.
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
TIRE SMOKE BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 17th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 17th
- Brisket 4th
A contest record in pork ribs
178.2972
best pork ribs ever cooked here
JANKY LEG BBQ turned in 178.2972 in pork ribs — past the 175.4400 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 175.4400
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Tire Smoke BBQ (won 2021).
- Tire Smoke BBQ · 2021
A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- TIRE SMOKE BBQ · Chicken
- ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN · Pork
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2021 | Franklin, IN | 250 Fairground St. | 51 | 698.8340 | Tire Smoke BBQ | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| Jun 17, 2022 ← 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)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 175.4056 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 174.2860 | 171.4172 |
| Pork | 180 | 177.1428 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 176.5716 | 174.2744 | 173.1084 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
42 entries · top 703.4288 · median 678.4802
Chicken
42 entries · top 180 · median 171.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
42 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.2572
Pork
42 entries · top 180 · median 168.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
42 entries · top 176.5716 · median 168.5428
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
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Unicorn | |
| 2 | Pitbull BBQ Jr. | |
| 3 | Agent Joe BBQ | |
| 4 | Dixon BBQ | |
| 5 | Breme BBQ |
Kids-Q — Kids-Q 12-16
4 entries · top 174.2744 · median 171.6856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Got Smoked | |
| 2 | Hogwarts BBQ | |
| 3 | Virtual Smoke | |
| 4 | Shimmy Shack BBQ |
Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey Smoke
28 entries · top 176.0116 · median 167.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 2 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 3 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 4 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 5 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 6 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 7 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 8 | Brisket Bones n Brews | |
| 9 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | TEAM MONEY MUSCLE | |
| 11 | WEQ4U | |
| 12 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 13 | Wild Cherry BBQ | |
| 14 | Shut The Front Door BBQ | |
| 15 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 16 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 17 | Koun Dog BBQ | |
| 18 | Bad Ash BBQ | |
| 19 | LIBERTY INDIANA LIONS CLUB BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | PPF BBQ | |
| 21 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 22 | Virtual Smoke | |
| 23 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 24 | Uncle Toad | |
| 25 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 26 | Hogwarts BBQ | |
| 27 | Oak Hill BBQ Team | |
| 28 | Butts-N-Racks BBQ |