Rockin' BBQ Take 2
2023-08-25 – 2023-08-26 · Warsaw, IN · State championship
Reps: EUGENE WICKHAM, SARAH WICKHAM · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Q-Jitsu (706.2860) · 23 teams
Entries
23
5 categories
Top score
706.2860
Winning margin
2.3432
GC over RC
Field average
680.04
median 683.31
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
683.9544
what a walk cost here
Field spread
84.1488
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 12%
beats 88% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1547
avg power rating going in · stronger than 53% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Q-JITSU took the Grand Championship home to MI.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
Q-JITSU came in rated below the field's top team, iBQ'n, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-25 ← this one | Warsaw, IN | 23 | 706.2860 | Q-Jitsu |
| 2023-08-25 | Warsaw, IN | 21 | 177.7372 | MC Barbeque |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Dessert
4 entries · top 176.5600 · median 175.4114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DB BBQ | |
| 2 | VanHoozen BBQ | |
| 3 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 4 | SI2 BBQ |
Master Series — Brisket
23 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DB BBQ | |
| 2 | Q-JITSU | |
| 3 | OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 4 | iBQ'n | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 6 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 7 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 8 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 9 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin' Bones Barbecue | |
| 11 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 12 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 13 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 14 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 15 | C&M BBQ | |
| 16 | Smoke of Genius | |
| 17 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 18 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 19 | MC Barbeque | |
| 20 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 21 | BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA | |
| 22 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 23 | VanHoozen BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
23 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 2 | BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA | |
| 3 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 4 | Q-JITSU | |
| 5 | iBQ'n | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 7 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 8 | DB BBQ | |
| 9 | Smokin' Bones Barbecue | |
| 10 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 11 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 12 | OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 13 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 14 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 15 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 16 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 17 | C&M BBQ | |
| 18 | MC Barbeque | |
| 19 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 20 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 21 | Smoke of Genius | |
| 22 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 23 | VanHoozen BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
23 entries · top 706.2860 · median 683.3144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q-JITSU | |
| 2 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 3 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 4 | iBQ'n | |
| 5 | DB BBQ | |
| 6 | OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 8 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 9 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 10 | Smokin' Bones Barbecue | |
| 11 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 12 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 13 | C&M BBQ | |
| 14 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 15 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 16 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 17 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 18 | Smoke of Genius | |
| 19 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 20 | BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA | |
| 21 | MC Barbeque | |
| 22 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 23 | VanHoozen BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
23 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.6916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 2 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 3 | C&M BBQ | |
| 4 | OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 5 | Q-JITSU | |
| 6 | Smoke of Genius | |
| 7 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 8 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 10 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 11 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 12 | iBQ'n | |
| 13 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 14 | DB BBQ | |
| 15 | Smokin' Bones Barbecue | |
| 16 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 17 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 18 | BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA | |
| 19 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 20 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 21 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 22 | MC Barbeque | |
| 23 | VanHoozen BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
23 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 2 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 3 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 4 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 5 | Q-JITSU | |
| 6 | iBQ'n | |
| 7 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 8 | DB BBQ | |
| 9 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 10 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 11 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 12 | Smokin' Bones Barbecue | |
| 13 | C&M BBQ | |
| 14 | OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 15 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 16 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 17 | VanHoozen BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 19 | MC Barbeque | |
| 20 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 21 | Smoke of Genius | |
| 22 | BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA | |
| 23 | Bleacher Bums BBQ |