The Buckeye BBQ Classic
2023-07-21 – 2023-07-22 · Hillsboro, OH · State championship
Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $4,500.00
Grand Champion: Tire Smoke BBQ (699.9776) · 32 teams
Entries
32
4 categories
Top score
699.9776
Winning margin
5.1548
GC over RC
Field average
661.64
median 671.92
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
1.7028 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
679.9316
what a walk cost here
Field spread
115.7492
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,500.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 33%
beats 67% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1557
avg power rating going in · stronger than 64% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
TIRE SMOKE BBQ took the Grand Championship home to IN.
🃏 An upset on the books
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.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-21 ← this one | Hillsboro, OH | 32 | 699.9776 | Tire Smoke BBQ |
| 2024-07-19 | Hillsboro, OH | 33 | 696.5144 | Local Yokels BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
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 |
Master Series — Chicken
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 |
Master Series — Overall
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 |
Master Series — Pork
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 |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
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 |