BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash
2023-07-14 – 2023-07-15 · Oshkosh, WI · 📍 4057 Fisk Ave · State championship
Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $9,000.00
Grand Champion: Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ (694.2056) · 19 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 THE BBQ BUS
Entries
19
4 judged meats
Top score
694.2056
Winning margin
6.8572
GC over RC
Field average
658.59
median 659.87
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
4.5028 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
659.8740
10th place overall
Field spread
99.6340
winner to last place
Prize money
$9,000.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 74%
beats 26% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
26%
of the 19 teams with a home region came from outside WI
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.43 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1522
avg power rating going in · stronger than 27% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ took the Grand Championship home to IA.
📸 Photo finishes
Brisket places 9–10: Black Crown Barbeque edged C&M BBQ by 0.0228. Chicken places 7–8: Flyin Finn Homebrew and Que edged Meat Sweats by 0.0228. Pork places 5–6: BS BBQ edged Little?s Barbecue Company by 0.0800.
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-14 ← this one | Oshkosh, WI | 4057 Fisk Ave | 19 | 694.2056 | Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-07-14 | Oshkosh, WI | 4057 Fisk Ave | 15 | 171.9772 | Porkrastinators | — |
| 2024-07-19 | Oshkosh, WI | 4057 Fisk Ave | 37 | 694.2172 | The BBQ Bus | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2024-07-20 | Oshkosh, WI | 4057 Fisk Ave | 20 | 175.4056 | Lets Get Tancks BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 173.1200 | 167.3828 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 169.7028 | 166.2516 |
| Pork | 174.8456 | 170.3428 | 163.9772 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 169.6684 | 165.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
19 entries · top 694.2056 · median 659.8740
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 3 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 4 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 5 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 6 | C&M BBQ | |
| 7 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 8 | Little?s Barbecue Company | |
| 9 | MIL-TOWN BBQ | |
| 10 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 11 | Meat Sweats | |
| 12 | Wisco Fire BBQ | |
| 13 | Red Rock Cafe | |
| 14 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 15 | Flyin Finn Homebrew and Que | |
| 16 | Smoke of Genius | |
| 17 | BS BBQ | |
| 18 | Flavor Frame BBQ | |
| 19 | Leaky Tiki |
Chicken
19 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | C&M BBQ | |
| 3 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 4 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 5 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 6 | MIL-TOWN BBQ | |
| 7 | Flyin Finn Homebrew and Que | |
| 8 | Meat Sweats | |
| 9 | Little?s Barbecue Company | |
| 10 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 11 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 12 | Red Rock Cafe | |
| 13 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 14 | BS BBQ | |
| 15 | Wisco Fire BBQ | |
| 16 | Smoke of Genius | |
| 17 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 18 | Leaky Tiki | |
| 19 | Flavor Frame BBQ |
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.2516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 2 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 3 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 4 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 5 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 6 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 7 | C&M BBQ | |
| 8 | Flyin Finn Homebrew and Que | |
| 9 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 10 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 11 | Wisco Fire BBQ | |
| 12 | Little?s Barbecue Company | |
| 13 | Meat Sweats | |
| 14 | MIL-TOWN BBQ | |
| 15 | Flavor Frame BBQ | |
| 16 | Red Rock Cafe | |
| 17 | Smoke of Genius | |
| 18 | BS BBQ | |
| 19 | Leaky Tiki |
Pork
19 entries · top 174.8456 · median 163.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 2 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 3 | Wisco Fire BBQ | |
| 4 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | BS BBQ | |
| 6 | Little?s Barbecue Company | |
| 7 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 8 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 9 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 10 | C&M BBQ | |
| 11 | Meat Sweats | |
| 12 | MIL-TOWN BBQ | |
| 13 | Red Rock Cafe | |
| 14 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 15 | Flyin Finn Homebrew and Que | |
| 16 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 17 | Flavor Frame BBQ | |
| 18 | Smoke of Genius | |
| 19 | Leaky Tiki |
Brisket
19 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 2 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 3 | Smoke of Genius | |
| 4 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 5 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 6 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 7 | Red Rock Cafe | |
| 8 | MIL-TOWN BBQ | |
| 9 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 10 | C&M BBQ | |
| 11 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 12 | Little?s Barbecue Company | |
| 13 | Meat Sweats | |
| 14 | Wisco Fire BBQ | |
| 15 | Flavor Frame BBQ | |
| 16 | Flyin Finn Homebrew and Que | |
| 17 | Leaky Tiki | |
| 18 | BS BBQ | |
| 19 | Second Hand Smoke SLV |