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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
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.
Contests held
211
#10 of 94
▲ median 37
Teams competing
1,134
#16 of 88
▲ median 249.5
Contests this season
8
#15 of 75
▲ median 2.5
Field depth
34 teams
#21 of 61
▲ median 31 teams
Winning score
696.36
#17 of 52
▲ median 694.24
Judging severity (lowest average category score = toughest room)
164.91
#36 of 45
▲ median 163.95
Perfect-180 rate
6.7 /1k
#18 of 45
▲ median 5.7 /1k
Growth (last three completed seasons against the three before)
11%
#15 of 30
▲ median 9.5%
State championships
51
#12 of 51
▲ median 5
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.
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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.
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)
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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.
Meat Avg here vs sport Entries 180s 180s /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)
The regulars (most contests cooked in Indiana)
Team Contests GCs Last
THUNDER HOG BBQ 75 8 May 15, 2026
WeQ4U 68 2 Aug 15, 2025
SMOKE-N-PEPPERS 62 1 May 15, 2026
FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE 59 2 Sep 10, 2021
GREY STREET BBQ 53 9 May 19, 2023
Extra Mile BBQ 52 — Aug 21, 2026
SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE 48 — Aug 20, 2021
BLUE CHIP BBQ 47 2 Aug 15, 2025
One2BBQ 46 11 Oct 22, 2021
SMOKIN HOOSIERS 44 — May 16, 2025
iBQ'n 43 4 May 15, 2026
LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ 43 — Sep 11, 2026
Highest scores in Indiana (Master · /720)
Score Team Where
716 LOCAL YOKELS BBQ
Smoke on the Ohio Sep 9, 2022
714.8572 SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS
Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana May 15, 2026
711.4172 BooyaQ
11th Annual Rockin' BBQ May 16, 2025
710.8688 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN
Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 Jun 18, 2022
709.6684 SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS
Smoke on the Ohio Sep 8, 2023
709.1428 JaBs
Smoke on the Ohio Sep 12, 2025
708.5604 WeQ4U
Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues Aug 18, 2023
708.0116 GREY STREET BBQ
PigMania Franklin State Championship BBQ Competition Mar 22, 2019
708 SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS
Smoke on the Ohio Sep 11, 2026
707.9888 THUNDER HOG BBQ
Smoke on the Water Apr 29, 2022
Contests that come back (recurring)
Contest Editions Biggest Last held
Smoke on the Ohio 9 29 Sep 11, 2026
Hoosier BBQ Classic 6 38 Jun 6, 2025
Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 6 64 Aug 19, 2022
Smoke on the Water 5 28 Apr 29, 2022
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 5 30 Jul 7, 2017
Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness 5 34 Jun 16, 2017
Smokin' For Garrett 4 41 Oct 22, 2021
Big Blue Barbecue 4 50 Aug 13, 2021
Rockin BBQ 4 66 May 29, 2020
Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! 4 57 Jul 15, 2016
Smokin on the Water 4 43 Apr 29, 2016
Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana 3 35 May 15, 2026
Where it happens (towns in Indiana)
Town Contests Seasons Avg field Last
Indianapolis 48 9 37 Sep 27, 2025
Warsaw 31 12 32 Aug 8, 2026
Sellersburg 26 8 — Apr 23, 2022
Franklin 20 12 34 Jun 6, 2025
Madison 13 12 52 Aug 21, 2026
Liberty 12 9 32 Apr 29, 2022
Mt. Vernon 8 7 22 Sep 11, 2026
Boonville 6 6 33 Oct 22, 2021
Plymouth 5 4 29 May 6, 2017
New Palestine 5 4 45 Jul 16, 2016
Shelbyville 4 4 34 Aug 13, 2021
Jeffersonville 4 3 54 Jun 12, 2015
Reps who work Indiana
Rep Contests Last
Dave Druetzler 34 Oct 2, 2026
Becky Druetzler 28 Oct 2, 2026
Jeanne Titus 16 Aug 8, 2026
Charlie Brinza 14 May 15, 2026
Debra Gage 7 Sep 11, 2026
William Gage 6 Sep 11, 2026
Eugene Wickham 6 Jun 13, 2025
Sarah Wickham 6 Jun 13, 2025
Scott Grinstead 6 Aug 20, 2021
Steve Grinstead 6 Aug 20, 2021
State championships 🏅
Contest Teams Grand 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
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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.
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