2023-07-21 – 2023-07-22 · Hillsboro, OH · 📍 604 John St · State championship
Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $4,500.00
Grand Champion: Tire Smoke BBQ (699.9776) · 32 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Sailor Nicks BBQ
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 65 times in 100
TIRE SMOKE BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 35-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 7–8: UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ and Shiggin aint easy tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company and UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: Taken Care of BBQ and Brisket Bones n Brews tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
TIRE SMOKE BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 13th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-21 ← this one | Hillsboro, OH | 604 John St | 32 | 699.9776 | Tire Smoke BBQ | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2024-07-19 | Hillsboro, OH | 604 John St | 33 | 696.5144 | Local Yokels BBQ | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 175.4400 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 173.1428 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 171.9772 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 174.2744 | 170.8228 |
32 entries · top 699.9776 · median 671.9200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 3 | Salted Anchor | |
| 4 | MAK-Q | |
| 5 | PPF BBQ | |
| 6 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 7 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 8 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 9 | Q-JITSU | |
| 10 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 11 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 12 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 13 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 14 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 15 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 16 | M A A D Meats BBQ | |
| 17 | ALE YEAH BBQ | |
| 18 | Brisket Bones n Brews | |
| 19 | BooyaQ | |
| 20 | CIRCLE L BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN JOHNNY Q | |
| 22 | Lock 44 BBQ | |
| 23 | Taken Care of BBQ | |
| 24 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 25 | Avon Purple Cobra's | |
| 26 | Bones, Rubs & Harmony | |
| 27 | J Smoke BBQ | |
| 28 | Smokin Blue BBQ | |
| 29 | No Idea What We Are Doing | |
| 30 | Barbells & BBQ | |
| 31 | Red Oak Smoke | |
| 32 | WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot BBQ |
32 entries · top 177.1428 · median 169.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2 | Q-JITSU | |
| 3 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | PPF BBQ | |
| 5 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 6 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 7 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 8 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 9 | Smokin Blue BBQ | |
| 10 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 11 | BooyaQ | |
| 12 | Brisket Bones n Brews | |
| 13 | MAK-Q | |
| 14 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 15 | CIRCLE L BBQ | |
| 16 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 17 | SMOKIN JOHNNY Q | |
| 18 | Taken Care of BBQ | |
| 19 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 20 | M A A D Meats BBQ | |
| 21 | ALE YEAH BBQ | |
| 22 | Salted Anchor | |
| 23 | Lock 44 BBQ | |
| 24 | No Idea What We Are Doing | |
| 25 | Avon Purple Cobra's | |
| 26 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 27 | Bones, Rubs & Harmony | |
| 28 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 29 | J Smoke BBQ | |
| 30 | Barbells & BBQ | |
| 31 | Red Oak Smoke | |
| 32 | WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot BBQ |
32 entries · top 178.8800 · median 164.8114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PPF BBQ | |
| 2 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 3 | Salted Anchor | |
| 4 | Q-JITSU | |
| 5 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 6 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 7 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 8 | Lock 44 BBQ | |
| 9 | M A A D Meats BBQ | |
| 10 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 11 | SMOKIN JOHNNY Q | |
| 12 | BooyaQ | |
| 13 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 14 | MAK-Q | |
| 15 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 16 | CIRCLE L BBQ | |
| 17 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 18 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 19 | ALE YEAH BBQ | |
| 20 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 21 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 22 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 23 | Brisket Bones n Brews | |
| 24 | Barbells & BBQ | |
| 25 | J Smoke BBQ | |
| 26 | Taken Care of BBQ | |
| 27 | No Idea What We Are Doing | |
| 28 | Smokin Blue BBQ | |
| 29 | Bones, Rubs & Harmony | |
| 30 | Avon Purple Cobra's | |
| 31 | WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot BBQ | |
| 32 | Red Oak Smoke |
32 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 2 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | Avon Purple Cobra's | |
| 4 | MAK-Q | |
| 5 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 6 | M A A D Meats BBQ | |
| 7 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 8 | Taken Care of BBQ | |
| 9 | Brisket Bones n Brews | |
| 10 | BooyaQ | |
| 11 | Salted Anchor | |
| 12 | CIRCLE L BBQ | |
| 13 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 14 | J Smoke BBQ | |
| 15 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 16 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 17 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 18 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 19 | Q-JITSU | |
| 20 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 21 | ALE YEAH BBQ | |
| 22 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 23 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 24 | Lock 44 BBQ | |
| 25 | Barbells & BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN JOHNNY Q | |
| 27 | PPF BBQ | |
| 28 | Bones, Rubs & Harmony | |
| 29 | Red Oak Smoke | |
| 30 | WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot BBQ | |
| 31 | No Idea What We Are Doing | |
| 32 | Smokin Blue BBQ |
32 entries · top 180.0000 · median 164.2630 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | Salted Anchor | |
| 3 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 4 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 5 | ALE YEAH BBQ | |
| 6 | MAK-Q | |
| 7 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 8 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 9 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 10 | PPF BBQ | |
| 11 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 12 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 13 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 14 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 15 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 16 | Brisket Bones n Brews | |
| 17 | Taken Care of BBQ | |
| 18 | Lock 44 BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN JOHNNY Q | |
| 20 | Q-JITSU | |
| 21 | CIRCLE L BBQ | |
| 22 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 23 | M A A D Meats BBQ | |
| 24 | Bones, Rubs & Harmony | |
| 25 | BooyaQ | |
| 26 | Avon Purple Cobra's | |
| 27 | No Idea What We Are Doing | |
| 28 | WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot BBQ | |
| 29 | Smokin Blue BBQ | |
| 30 | Red Oak Smoke | |
| 31 | J Smoke BBQ | |
| 32 | Barbells & BBQ |