Bands & BBQ at the Point
2023-09-08 – 2023-09-09 · Carrollton, KY · 📍 101 Main St. · State championship
Reps: KENT SCHUETZ, RACHEL SCHUETZ · Prize money: $8,800.00
Grand Champion: Hold Your Horses BBQ (700.6060) · 33 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Shiggin aint easy
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👑 A dynasty in the making
BLUE CHIP BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 11 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ took the Grand Championship home to GA.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 2–3: Shiggin aint easy and BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN and GETTIN PIGGY WITH IT BACKYARD BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 4–5: HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ and MUDVILLE BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BLUE CHIP BBQ (won 2014, 2017, 2019), High on the Hawg - TN (won 2021), Smoke-N-Peppers (won 2022).
🃏 An upset on the books
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-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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This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-06 | Carrollton, KY | 34 | 693.6916 | Nobody from Nowhere | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 2014-09-05 | Carrollton, KY 41008 | 36 | 694.8572 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 2015-09-11 | Carrollton, KY 41008 | 29 | 694.2856 | BARK BROTHERS BBQ | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 2016-09-16 | Point Park | 31 | 707.9772 | GREY STREET BBQ | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 2017-09-15 | 101 Main St. | 33 | 696.5372 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 2018-09-14 | 101 Main St. | 27 | 703.9544 | GREY STREET BBQ | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 2019-09-13 | Carrollton, KY | 101 Main St. | 28 | 697.0744 | Blue Chip BBQ | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2021-09-10 | Carrollton, KY | 101 Main St. | 28 | 694.8228 | High on the Hawg - TN | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2022-09-09 | Carrollton, KY | 101 Main St. | 32 | 698.8460 | Smoke-N-Peppers | BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH |
| 2023-09-08 ← this one | Carrollton, KY | 101 Main St. | 33 | 700.6060 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2024-09-13 | Carrollton, KY | 101 Main Street | 31 | 699.3828 | WeQ4U | DANG GOOD BBQ |
| 2026-09-11 | Carrollton, KY | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 176.5944 | 172.5600 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 174.8572 | 171.9772 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.7144 | 173.1428 | 173.1200 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 173.1428 | 171.9656 | 170.8112 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 174.8456 | 172.0000 | 162.2856 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 176.5828 | 169.7028 | 163.4288 |
| Backyard Series — Pork | 176.5600 | 167.3828 | 160.6056 |
| Backyard Series — Brisket | 176.5600 | 168.0228 | 159.3600 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
33 entries · top 700.6060 · median 677.1088
Chicken
33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
33 entries · top 178.8800 · median 169.6800
Pork
33 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.8344
Brisket
33 entries · top 173.1428 · median 168.0000
Backyard Series
Overall
23 entries · top 695.3828 · median 623.9884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 2 | Pullin Out the Butts BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoke Wagon BBQ KY | |
| 4 | Big Daddy Dave's BBQ | |
| 5 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 6 | MADAB'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Five-G Family Barbeque | |
| 8 | Kue | |
| 9 | Eddie Q | |
| 10 | Saucy Roys BBQ` | |
| 11 | Smoke - N - Hops | |
| 12 | Dude's Q | |
| 13 | Smokin' Cowboys | |
| 14 | Smokin' Gone Wild | |
| 15 | Creek Smoke BBQ | |
| 16 | Uncle Bird O's BBQ | |
| 17 | Lip Smackin' Butts | |
| 18 | All Sauced Up | |
| 19 | Smoke' in Egg Heads | |
| 20 | RED DOG BBQ INDIANA | |
| 21 | Ribber Boiz | |
| 22 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 23 | Piggin N Grinnin |
Chicken
21 entries · top 174.8456 · median 162.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pullin Out the Butts BBQ | |
| 2 | Five-G Family Barbeque | |
| 3 | MADAB'S BBQ | |
| 4 | Kue | |
| 5 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 6 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 7 | Big Daddy Dave's BBQ | |
| 8 | Smoke Wagon BBQ KY | |
| 9 | Eddie Q | |
| 10 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 11 | Uncle Bird O's BBQ | |
| 12 | Smoke - N - Hops | |
| 13 | Smokin' Cowboys | |
| 14 | Dude's Q | |
| 15 | Creek Smoke BBQ | |
| 16 | Smoke' in Egg Heads | |
| 17 | Smokin' Gone Wild | |
| 18 | Saucy Roys BBQ` | |
| 19 | Lip Smackin' Butts | |
| 20 | All Sauced Up | |
| 21 | Piggin N Grinnin |
Pork Ribs
23 entries · top 176.5828 · median 159.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RED DOG BBQ INDIANA | |
| 2 | Pullin Out the Butts BBQ | |
| 3 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 4 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 5 | Smoke Wagon BBQ KY | |
| 6 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 7 | Big Daddy Dave's BBQ | |
| 8 | Five-G Family Barbeque | |
| 9 | MADAB'S BBQ | |
| 10 | Smoke - N - Hops | |
| 11 | Dude's Q | |
| 12 | Kue | |
| 13 | Saucy Roys BBQ` | |
| 14 | Smokin' Gone Wild | |
| 15 | Creek Smoke BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokin' Cowboys | |
| 17 | Lip Smackin' Butts | |
| 18 | Smoke' in Egg Heads | |
| 19 | Ribber Boiz | |
| 20 | All Sauced Up | |
| 21 | Piggin N Grinnin | |
| 22 | Eddie Q | |
| 23 | Uncle Bird O's BBQ |
Pork
21 entries · top 176.5600 · median 160.5484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke Wagon BBQ KY | |
| 2 | Eddie Q | |
| 3 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 4 | MADAB'S BBQ | |
| 5 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 6 | RED DOG BBQ INDIANA | |
| 7 | Big Daddy Dave's BBQ | |
| 8 | Uncle Bird O's BBQ | |
| 9 | Smoke - N - Hops | |
| 10 | Five-G Family Barbeque | |
| 11 | Smokin' Cowboys | |
| 12 | Saucy Roys BBQ` | |
| 13 | Pullin Out the Butts BBQ | |
| 14 | Lip Smackin' Butts | |
| 15 | Creek Smoke BBQ | |
| 16 | Dude's Q | |
| 17 | Kue | |
| 18 | Ribber Boiz | |
| 19 | Smokin' Gone Wild | |
| 20 | Smoke' in Egg Heads | |
| 21 | All Sauced Up |
Brisket
21 entries · top 176.5600 · median 156.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 2 | Pullin Out the Butts BBQ | |
| 3 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 4 | Big Daddy Dave's BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoke Wagon BBQ KY | |
| 6 | RED DOG BBQ INDIANA | |
| 7 | All Sauced Up | |
| 8 | Saucy Roys BBQ` | |
| 9 | Smokin' Gone Wild | |
| 10 | Kue | |
| 11 | Dude's Q | |
| 12 | Five-G Family Barbeque | |
| 13 | Eddie Q | |
| 14 | MADAB'S BBQ | |
| 15 | Uncle Bird O's BBQ | |
| 16 | Lip Smackin' Butts | |
| 17 | Creek Smoke BBQ | |
| 18 | Smokin' Cowboys | |
| 19 | Smoke - N - Hops | |
| 20 | Ribber Boiz | |
| 21 | Smoke' in Egg Heads |
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 But
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.4114 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOADED BARREL BBQ | |
| 2 | Pullin Out the Butts BBQ | |
| 3 | WEQ4U | |
| 4 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 5 | BooyaQ | |
| 6 | ALE YEAH BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoke' in Egg Heads | |
| 8 | Five-G Family Barbeque | |
| 9 | Saucy Roys BBQ` | |
| 10 | Big Daddy Dave's BBQ | |
| 11 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 12 | Piggin N Grinnin | |
| 13 | WHISKEY WHISKERS BBQ COMPANY | |
| 14 | Kue | |
| 15 | Dude's Q | |
| 16 | Uncle Bird O's BBQ | |
| 17 | Creek Smoke BBQ | |
| 18 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 19 | McQ Smokers | |
| 20 | What Up Grill | |
| 21 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 22 | Smoke - N - Hops | |
| 23 | Ribber Boiz | |
| 24 | FLAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 25 | Lip Smackin' Butts | |
| 26 | MADAB'S BBQ |
Ancillary — Sauce
34 entries · top 176.5828 · median 168.2456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOADED BARREL BBQ | |
| 2 | BooyaQ | |
| 3 | WHISKEY WHISKERS BBQ COMPANY | |
| 4 | Smokin' Gone Wild | |
| 5 | McQ Smokers | |
| 6 | Pullin Out the Butts BBQ | |
| 7 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 8 | Dude's Q | |
| 9 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 10 | Ribber Boiz | |
| 11 | What Up Grill | |
| 12 | WEQ4U | |
| 13 | Divine Swine KY | |
| 14 | RED DOG BBQ INDIANA | |
| 15 | Great White Smoke | |
| 16 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 17 | Lip Smackin' Butts | |
| 18 | Piggin N Grinnin | |
| 19 | FLAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 20 | Smoke - N - Hops | |
| 21 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 22 | All Sauced Up | |
| 23 | Smoke Wagon BBQ KY | |
| 24 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 25 | Smoke' in Egg Heads | |
| 26 | Creek Smoke BBQ | |
| 27 | Five-G Family Barbeque | |
| 28 | Eddie Q | |
| 29 | Kue | |
| 30 | THE FLYING BURRITOS | |
| 31 | Saucy Roys BBQ` | |
| 32 | Big Daddy Dave's BBQ | |
| 33 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 34 | Uncle Bird O's BBQ |