Rocking BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS)
2023-05-19 · Warsaw, IN · 📍 1400 East Smith Street
Reps: JEANNE TITUS, TINA WELLER
Grand Champion: Que U (177.7144) · 29 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SmokinGhost BBQ
Entries
29
1 judged meat
Top score
177.7144
Winning margin
0.0116
1st over 2nd
Field average
164.47
median 164.56
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.0000 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
169.7256
10th place overall
Field spread
36.0460
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 51%
beats 49% of 2987 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
QUE U took the Grand Championship home to WI.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 2–3: SmokinGhost BBQ and Smokin Bugatti BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: QUE U edged SmokinGhost BBQ by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 8–9: Mediocre BBQ edged Bleacher Bums BBQ by 0.0116.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-19 | Warsaw, IN | 1400 East Smith Street | 35 | 695.9200 | SmokinGhost BBQ | GREY STREET BBQ |
| 2023-05-19 ← this one | Warsaw, IN | 1400 East Smith Street | 29 | 177.7144 | Que U | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 173.7144 | 169.7256 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 177.7144 · median 164.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUE U | |
| 2 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 3 | Smokin Bugatti BBQ | |
| 4 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 5 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 7 | ZTOP BBQ | |
| 8 | Mediocre BBQ | |
| 9 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 10 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 11 | Bucked Up BBQ | |
| 12 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 13 | Bad Rib BBQ | |
| 14 | DB BBQ | |
| 15 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 16 | iBQ'n | |
| 17 | Lincoln Pork | |
| 18 | VanHoozen BBQ | |
| 19 | Shooting Star Farm BBQ | |
| 20 | SWEET CLEAVER BBQ | |
| 21 | BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA | |
| 22 | PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS | |
| 23 | FLAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 24 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 25 | Koun Dog | |
| 26 | Silver Creek Barbecue | |
| 27 | Big Pop N Sug | |
| 28 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 29 | The Hangry Orchard |