Rocking BBQ Warsaw
2023-05-19 – 2023-05-20 · Warsaw, IN · State championship
Reps: JEANNE TITUS, TINA WELLER · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: SmokinGhost BBQ (695.9200) · 35 teams
Entries
35
5 categories
Top score
695.9200
Winning margin
0.5372
GC over RC
Field average
668.40
median 675.92
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
681.6684
what a walk cost here
Field spread
124.7544
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 48%
beats 52% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1561
avg power rating going in · stronger than 66% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5372 points — closer than 93% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
SmokinGhost BBQ took the Grand Championship home to IL.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-19 ← this one | Warsaw, IN | 35 | 695.9200 | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-05-19 | Warsaw, IN | 29 | 177.7144 | Que U |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Dessert
6 entries · top 179.4400 · median 174.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 2 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 3 | DB BBQ | |
| 4 | Smokin Bugatti BBQ | |
| 5 | SWEET CLEAVER BBQ | |
| 6 | Shiggin aint easy |
Master Series — Brisket
35 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.0000 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 3 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 5 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH | |
| 7 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 8 | PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS | |
| 9 | DB BBQ | |
| 10 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 11 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 12 | Smoke of Genius | |
| 13 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 14 | SWEET CLEAVER BBQ | |
| 15 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 17 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 18 | Smokin' Bones Barbecue | |
| 19 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 20 | ZTOP BBQ | |
| 21 | QUE U | |
| 22 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 23 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 24 | BooyaQ | |
| 25 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 26 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 27 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 28 | BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA | |
| 29 | Mediocre BBQ | |
| 30 | iBQ'n | |
| 31 | PPF BBQ | |
| 32 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 33 | FLAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 34 | VanHoozen BBQ | |
| 35 | Shooting Star Farm BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
35 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PPF BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 3 | DB BBQ | |
| 4 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 5 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 8 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 9 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 10 | BooyaQ | |
| 11 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 12 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 13 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 14 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 15 | iBQ'n | |
| 16 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 17 | SWEET CLEAVER BBQ | |
| 18 | BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA | |
| 19 | QUE U | |
| 20 | ZTOP BBQ | |
| 21 | PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS | |
| 22 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 23 | Smokin' Bones Barbecue | |
| 24 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 25 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 26 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 27 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 28 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 29 | Mediocre BBQ | |
| 30 | VanHoozen BBQ | |
| 31 | FLAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 32 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 33 | BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH | |
| 34 | Smoke of Genius | |
| 35 | Shooting Star Farm BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
35 entries · top 695.9200 · median 675.9200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 2 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 3 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | DB BBQ | |
| 6 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokin' Bones Barbecue | |
| 8 | BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH | |
| 9 | QUE U | |
| 10 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 11 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 12 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 13 | ZTOP BBQ | |
| 14 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 15 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 16 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 17 | PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS | |
| 18 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 19 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 20 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 22 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 23 | BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA | |
| 24 | SWEET CLEAVER BBQ | |
| 25 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 26 | BooyaQ | |
| 27 | Mediocre BBQ | |
| 28 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 29 | iBQ'n | |
| 30 | PPF BBQ | |
| 31 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 32 | FLAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 33 | Smoke of Genius | |
| 34 | VanHoozen BBQ | |
| 35 | Shooting Star Farm BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
35 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.1544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH | |
| 2 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 3 | ZTOP BBQ | |
| 4 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA | |
| 6 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 7 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 8 | DB BBQ | |
| 9 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 10 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokin' Bones Barbecue | |
| 12 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 13 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 14 | PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS | |
| 15 | QUE U | |
| 16 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 17 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 18 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 19 | iBQ'n | |
| 20 | Mediocre BBQ | |
| 21 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 22 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 23 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 24 | FLAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 26 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 27 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 28 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 29 | BooyaQ | |
| 30 | PPF BBQ | |
| 31 | SWEET CLEAVER BBQ | |
| 32 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 33 | VanHoozen BBQ | |
| 34 | Smoke of Genius | |
| 35 | Shooting Star Farm BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
35 entries · top 177.1544 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin' Bones Barbecue | |
| 2 | QUE U | |
| 3 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 4 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 5 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 6 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 7 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 8 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 9 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 10 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 11 | Mediocre BBQ | |
| 12 | BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH | |
| 13 | SWEET CLEAVER BBQ | |
| 14 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 15 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 17 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 18 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 19 | DB BBQ | |
| 20 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 21 | ZTOP BBQ | |
| 22 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 23 | BooyaQ | |
| 24 | PPF BBQ | |
| 25 | VanHoozen BBQ | |
| 26 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 27 | PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS | |
| 28 | BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA | |
| 29 | iBQ'n | |
| 30 | FLAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 31 | Smoke of Genius | |
| 32 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 33 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 34 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 35 | Shooting Star Farm BBQ |