Hoosier BBQ Classic #2
2023-06-10 – 2023-06-11 · Franklin, IN · State championship
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $7,500.00
Grand Champion: We Will Rock Que (695.9544) · 28 teams
Entries
28
4 categories
Top score
695.9544
Winning margin
2.8344
GC over RC
Field average
678.85
median 680.47
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.3200 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
683.8740
what a walk cost here
Field spread
43.4972
winner to last place
Prize money
$7,500.00
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
1598
avg power rating going in · stronger than 90% of contests
Storylines
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1598 power rating going in — stronger than 90% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
WE WILL ROCK QUE came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
28 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 3 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 5 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 6 | iBQ'n | |
| 7 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 9 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 10 | GETTIN PIGGY WITH IT BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 11 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 12 | WEQ4U | |
| 13 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 14 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 15 | BILLY RAY BBQ | |
| 16 | Butts-N-Racks BBQ | |
| 17 | Si 2 BBQ | |
| 18 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 19 | Brisket Bones n Brews | |
| 20 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 21 | Blue Island | |
| 22 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 23 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 24 | JMB BBQ | |
| 25 | 2 Crackers Smoking | |
| 26 | First Class BBQ | |
| 27 | PPF BBQ | |
| 28 | Wink's BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | iBQ'n | |
| 2 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 3 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 4 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 5 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | Si 2 BBQ | |
| 7 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 8 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 9 | JMB BBQ | |
| 10 | Blue Island | |
| 11 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 12 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 13 | WEQ4U | |
| 14 | 2 Crackers Smoking | |
| 15 | First Class BBQ | |
| 16 | Butts-N-Racks BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 18 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 19 | GETTIN PIGGY WITH IT BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 20 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 21 | PPF BBQ | |
| 22 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 23 | Wink's BBQ | |
| 24 | BILLY RAY BBQ | |
| 25 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 26 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 27 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 28 | Brisket Bones n Brews |
Master Series — Overall
28 entries · top 695.9544 · median 680.4742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 2 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 4 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 5 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 7 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 8 | iBQ'n | |
| 9 | Butts-N-Racks BBQ | |
| 10 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 11 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 12 | Blue Island | |
| 13 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Si 2 BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 16 | JMB BBQ | |
| 17 | GETTIN PIGGY WITH IT BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 18 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 19 | BILLY RAY BBQ | |
| 20 | WEQ4U | |
| 21 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 22 | First Class BBQ | |
| 23 | Wink's BBQ | |
| 24 | 2 Crackers Smoking | |
| 25 | PPF BBQ | |
| 26 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 27 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 28 | Brisket Bones n Brews |
Master Series — Pork
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.5714 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 2 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 3 | Blue Island | |
| 4 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 5 | Si 2 BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 7 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 8 | BILLY RAY BBQ | |
| 9 | Butts-N-Racks BBQ | |
| 10 | Wink's BBQ | |
| 11 | WEQ4U | |
| 12 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 13 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 14 | GETTIN PIGGY WITH IT BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 15 | PPF BBQ | |
| 16 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 17 | JMB BBQ | |
| 18 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 19 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 21 | First Class BBQ | |
| 22 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 23 | 2 Crackers Smoking | |
| 24 | iBQ'n | |
| 25 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 26 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 27 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 28 | Brisket Bones n Brews |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 175.4400 · median 169.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 3 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 4 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 5 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 6 | First Class BBQ | |
| 7 | Wink's BBQ | |
| 8 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 9 | Butts-N-Racks BBQ | |
| 10 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 11 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 12 | JMB BBQ | |
| 13 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 14 | Brisket Bones n Brews | |
| 15 | PPF BBQ | |
| 16 | GETTIN PIGGY WITH IT BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 17 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 18 | iBQ'n | |
| 19 | 2 Crackers Smoking | |
| 20 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 21 | BILLY RAY BBQ | |
| 22 | Blue Island | |
| 23 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 24 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 25 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 26 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 27 | WEQ4U | |
| 28 | Si 2 BBQ |