Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
2022-08-19 – 2022-08-20 · Madison, IN · 📍 100 Broadway Street · State championship
Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $10,500.00
Grand Champion: Blue Chip BBQ (703.3944) · 45 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
GREY STREET BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 7 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
BLUE CHIP BBQ took the Grand Championship home to TN.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 7–8: PIGGIN' WHISKEY and Glamping Grillers tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: Glamping Grillers and SmokinGhost BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: SmokinGhost BBQ and Blue Chip BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: GREY STREET BBQ (won 2017, 2019), Bleacher Bums BBQ (won 2021).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-15 | Madison, IN 47250 | 60 | 689.6684 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | ONE2BBQ | |
| 2015-08-21 | Madison, IN 47250 | 64 | 691.3484 | BARK BROTHERS BBQ | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 2017-08-18 | Madison, IN | 55 | 701.6456 | GREY STREET BBQ | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 2018-08-17 | Broadway and Vaughn St | 54 | 701.6456 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 2019-08-16 | Madsion, IN | Broadway and Vaughn St | 47 | 702.8228 | Grey Street BBQ | BLUE CHIP BBQ |
| 2021-08-20 | Madison, IN | 601 W First St. | 43 | 698.2400 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS |
| 2022-08-19 ← this one | Madison, IN | 100 Broadway Street | 45 | 703.3944 | Blue Chip BBQ | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 175.4172 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 174.2744 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 175.4400 | 174.2744 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 176.5716 | 173.1316 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
45 entries · top 703.3944 · median 672.4804
Chicken
45 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.6916
Pork Ribs
45 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.9888 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
44 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.9600 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
45 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
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.
Ancillary — Anything Butt
10 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.6800
Ancillary — Dessert
11 entries · top 180.0000 · median 176.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180