Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues
2023-08-18 – 2023-08-19 · Madison, IN · 📍 100 Broadway Street · State championship
Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $10,500.00
Grand Champion: WeQ4U (708.5604) · 41 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BooyaQ
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👑 A dynasty in the making
WeQ4U has won this contest 2 times across its 2 tracked editions.
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 9.2004 points — a wider margin than 89% of championships in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 2–3: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN and WEQ4U tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: WEQ4U and BooyaQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: BooyaQ and Bleacher Bums BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
WeQ4U came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-18 ← this one | Madison, IN | 100 Broadway Street | 41 | 708.5604 | WeQ4U | BooyaQ |
| 2024-08-16 | Madison, IN | 100 Broadway Street | 49 | 705.6684 | WeQ4U | Butts-N-Racks BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 175.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 174.2744 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 175.4288 | 171.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
41 entries · top 708.5604 · median 677.5772
Chicken
41 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.4056
Pork Ribs
40 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6972 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
41 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9884
Brisket
41 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary categories
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.
Ancillary — Anything Butt - Bacon
23 entries · top 178.8572 · median 172.5828
Ancillary — Dessert
11 entries · top 180.0000 · median 175.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Extra Mile BBQ | |
| 2 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 3 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 4 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 5 | Soul Pig BBQ | |
| 6 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | |
| 7 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 8 | WHISKEY WHISKERS BBQ COMPANY | |
| 9 | Buckeye BBQ | |
| 10 | BlueDog BBQ | |
| 11 | FLAT BOTTOM BBQ |