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KCBS in Indiana IN

211 tracked contests over 13.5 years, 1,134 teams on the scoresheets — the 10th busiest of 94 regions on file.

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At a glance

Contests

211
137 scored

This season

8
contests in 2026 · 108 teams competing

Teams competed

1,134
distinct teams on record

Typical field

34
teams · biggest 69

Avg winning score

696.36
Master · of 720 · best 716

Avg category score

164.91
across 17,220 meat entries

Perfect 180s

116 🔥
6.7 per 1,000 entries

Grand champions

126
titles handed out here

State championships

51 🏅
on the calendar

Towns

26
65 venues · 125 recurring contests

Seasons on record

14
2013 – 2026

Published purses

$350,275
across 59 contests that listed one

Cancelled

13
not counted as contests held

How Indiana stacks up (against all 94 regions on file)

The bar is Indiana's standing on that measure: a full bar is the region that leads it, an empty one is the region that trails it. Rate-based measures need a minimum body of results before a region is ranked at all, so a single hot weekend can't buy a place. The median is the middle region, not the average — one huge region would drag an average somewhere no region actually is.

In the record book (1 in the KCBS record book)

Where this state or province stands in the all-time KCBS record book, against every other one on file.

Regions like this one

Matched on the shape of the scene — how many contests it runs, how deep the fields get, how the room scores and how often it hands out a 180 — not on the map. Counts are compared on a log scale, because 5 contests to 15 is a different scene while 300 to 310 is the same one.

Season by season

Click a column heading to re-sort. Winning score is the Master overall (of 720); a season with no scored Master contest leaves it blank.

SeasonContestsTeamsAvg fieldBiggest Avg winBest180sState titles
2026 8 108 29 39 710.09 714.86 5 3 events →
2025 15 131 28 45 705.27 711.42 13 5 events →
2024 17 166 32 49 705.67 706.82 11 5 events →
2023 10 145 28 41 702.91 709.67 13 6 events →
2022 18 159 29 45 704.98 716 12 8 events →
2021 11 187 32 51 697.04 706.24 5 9 events →
2020 9 175 48 69 697.13 707.44 5 4 events →
2019 11 215 30 47 697.25 708.01 13 11 events →
2018 17 174 34 54 695.20 701.65 3 — events →
2017 17 191 29 55 693.45 703.99 5 — events →
2016 19 222 35 63 693.74 705.74 16 — events →
2015 17 230 36 64 693.39 706.29 10 — events →
2014 13 235 42 64 691.97 702.31 5 — events →
2013 13 224 39 60 687.35 695.43 — — events →

Contests per season (up to 2026)

When they cook (month of year)

Field depth over time (average teams per contest, and teams competing that season)

What it took to win (average Master winning score, and 180s scored)

How the room scores (every judged meat, against the sport as a whole)

A lower average means a harder room. “vs sport” is this region's average minus the same meat's average everywhere KCBS is scored.

MeatAvg herevs sportEntries180s180s /1k
Chicken 166.21 +1.05 4,345 37 8.5
Pork Ribs 164.44 +0.82 4,584 13 2.8
Pork 165.32 +1.02 4,181 32 7.7
Brisket 163.65 +1.43 4,110 34 8.3

Top teams who cook here (by power rating)

Power rankTeamRating
#1SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ1988
#3JANKY LEG BBQ1950
#5GREY STREET BBQ1943
#8GETTIN' BASTED1929
#9ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN1926
#10BOOMERANG BBQ1922
#13THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ1902
#15TRIPLE H BBQ1891
#16SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS1889
#19SAUCED! BBQ TEAM1874
#25Under the Radar1870
#39BLUE CHIP BBQ1857
#49One2BBQ1845
#50WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS1845
#56IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ1838

The regulars (most contests cooked in Indiana)

TeamContestsGCsLast
THUNDER HOG BBQ758May 15, 2026
WeQ4U682Aug 15, 2025
SMOKE-N-PEPPERS621May 15, 2026
FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE592Sep 10, 2021
GREY STREET BBQ539May 19, 2023
Extra Mile BBQ52—Aug 21, 2026
SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE48—Aug 20, 2021
BLUE CHIP BBQ472Aug 15, 2025
One2BBQ4611Oct 22, 2021
SMOKIN HOOSIERS44—May 16, 2025
iBQ'n434May 15, 2026
LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ43—Sep 11, 2026

Highest scores in Indiana (Master · /720)

ScoreTeamWhere
716LOCAL YOKELS BBQ Smoke on the Ohio Sep 9, 2022
714.8572SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana May 15, 2026
711.4172BooyaQ 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ May 16, 2025
710.8688ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 Jun 18, 2022
709.6684SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS Smoke on the Ohio Sep 8, 2023
709.1428JaBs Smoke on the Ohio Sep 12, 2025
708.5604WeQ4U Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues Aug 18, 2023
708.0116GREY STREET BBQ PigMania Franklin State Championship BBQ Competition Mar 22, 2019
708SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS Smoke on the Ohio Sep 11, 2026
707.9888THUNDER HOG BBQ Smoke on the Water Apr 29, 2022

Most GCs in Indiana

TeamGCs
One2BBQ11
GREY STREET BBQ9
THUNDER HOG BBQ8
BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ7
SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS6
YELLOW RIVER BBQ4
TIRE SMOKE BBQ4
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES4
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN4
LOCAL YOKELS BBQ4

Contests that come back (recurring)

ContestEditionsBiggestLast held
Smoke on the Ohio929Sep 11, 2026
Hoosier BBQ Classic638Jun 6, 2025
Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival664Aug 19, 2022
Smoke on the Water528Apr 29, 2022
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour530Jul 7, 2017
Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness534Jun 16, 2017
Smokin' For Garrett441Oct 22, 2021
Big Blue Barbecue450Aug 13, 2021
Rockin BBQ466May 29, 2020
Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!457Jul 15, 2016
Smokin on the Water443Apr 29, 2016
Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana335May 15, 2026

Where it happens (towns in Indiana)

TownContestsSeasonsAvg fieldLast
Indianapolis48937Sep 27, 2025
Warsaw311232Aug 8, 2026
Sellersburg268—Apr 23, 2022
Franklin201234Jun 6, 2025
Madison131252Aug 21, 2026
Liberty12932Apr 29, 2022
Mt. Vernon8722Sep 11, 2026
Boonville6633Oct 22, 2021
Plymouth5429May 6, 2017
New Palestine5445Jul 16, 2016
Shelbyville4434Aug 13, 2021
Jeffersonville4354Jun 12, 2015

Reps who work Indiana

RepContestsLast
Dave Druetzler34Oct 2, 2026
Becky Druetzler28Oct 2, 2026
Jeanne Titus16Aug 8, 2026
Charlie Brinza14May 15, 2026
Debra Gage7Sep 11, 2026
William Gage6Sep 11, 2026
Eugene Wickham6Jun 13, 2025
Sarah Wickham6Jun 13, 2025
Scott Grinstead6Aug 20, 2021
Steve Grinstead6Aug 20, 2021

State championships 🏅

ContestTeamsGrand champion
Smoke on the Ohio Sep 11, 2026 26 Scuffletown Smokers
City of Madison BBQ Party (formerly Madison Ribberfest) Aug 21, 2026 39 WE WILL ROCK QUE
Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana May 15, 2026 35 Scuffletown Smokers
Smoke on the Ohio Sep 12, 2025 27 JaBs
Madison Ribberfest Aug 15, 2025 45 Rooters-N-Tooters TN
Hoosier BBQ Classic Jun 6, 2025 30 Blue Chip BBQ
11th Annual Rockin' BBQ May 16, 2025 34 BooyaQ
11th Annual Rockin' BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) May 16, 2025 29 Risky Brisket
Smoke on the Ohio Sep 13, 2024 28 Mulkey's BBQ
Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Aug 16, 2024 49 WeQ4U

Where else these teams cook

Of the 971 teams with a recorded finish in Indiana, this is where else they turn up — the honest picture of which scenes share a travelling field. Follow one to open it up.

RegionShared teamsShare of the field hereContests they cooked there
Illinois IL 324 33% 180 compare →
Tennessee TN 271 28% 197 compare →
Kentucky KY 262 27% 72 compare →
Ohio OH 207 21% 60 compare →
Kansas KS 191 20% 329 compare →
Missouri MO 184 19% 370 compare →
Michigan MI 168 17% 73 compare →
Wisconsin WI 153 16% 146 compare →

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