2023-06-09 · Franklin, IN · 📍 250 Fairground St.
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, DAVE DRUETZLER
Grand Champion: SmokinGhost BBQ (177.7144) · 15 teams
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
What it has taken to win here, 2022 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
177.7144 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 174.2628 Redmule's Bad Ass BBQ set in 2022.
2 of 6 tracked editions
We Will Rock 'Que has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Pork Ribs places 5–6: UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ and MAC ATTACK BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SmokinGhost BBQ turned in 177.7144 in pork ribs — past the 174.2628 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-17 | Franklin, IN | 250 Fairground St. | 25 | 174.2628 | Redmule's Bad Ass BBQ | — |
| 2023-06-09 ← this one | Franklin, IN | 250 Fairground St. | 15 | 177.7144 | SmokinGhost BBQ | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Franklin, IN | 250 Fairground Street | 38 | 706.8228 | Local Yokels BBQ | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2024-06-07 | Franklin, IN | 250 Fairground Street | 15 | 177.7144 | We Will Rock 'Que | — |
| 2025-06-06 | Franklin, IN | 250 Fairground Street | 30 | 698.2400 | Blue Chip BBQ | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS |
| 2025-06-06 | Franklin, IN | 250 Fairground Street | 15 | 178.8572 | We Will Rock Que | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 171.9772 | 168.0000 |
15 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.6800
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.
4 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 2 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 3 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 4 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |