Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION)

2023-10-20 – 2023-10-21 · Roswell, GA

Reps: JULIE COOK, RUSTY COOK · Prize money: $38,000.00

Grand Champion: RAZORRACKS (708.5372) · 35 teams

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RAZORRACKS

708.5372 · Competitor Series — Overall

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ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

703.9544 · Competitor Series — Overall

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Smoke Central BBQ

702.8000 · Competitor Series — Overall

Entries

5 categories

Top score

708.5372

Winning margin

4.5828

GC over RC

Field average

687.98

median 690.77

Perfect 180s

4 🔥

Tightest race

Chicken

0.0000 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

694.7888

what a walk cost here

Field spread

47.5772

winner to last place

Prize money

$38,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

RAZORRACKS

avg finish 6.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 1.1428 pts — RUM RUNNERS BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 7%

beats 93% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1594

avg power rating going in · stronger than 88% of contests

Top-rated in the field

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

rated 1877 pre-contest

Storylines

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

RAZORRACKS took the Grand Championship home to MO.

🔥 A day of perfect scores

4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

🃏 An upset on the books

RHETT HUNTER came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 11-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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2023-10-20 ← this one	Roswell, GA	35	708.5372	RAZORRACKS
2024-10-17	Roswell, GA	33	708.5372	SMOKIN SKULLIES
2025-10-16	Roswell, GA	36	707.3828	Rooters-N-Tooters TN
2026-10-15	Roswell, GA	—	—	—

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Competitor Series — Brisket

35 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	Fergolicious BBQ	178.8572
3	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	178.8572
4	YES, DEAR BBQ	178.8572
5	RJs Smokehouse	177.7028
6	RAZORRACKS	176.5600
7	CHICKEN FRIED BBQ	176.5600
8	SWEETIE'S BAR-B-Q	176.5600
9	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	175.4172
10	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	174.2628
11	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	174.2628
12	LC BBQ	174.2628
13	TAIL-GATER HATER	174.2628
14	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	174.2628
15	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	173.1200
16	BURNT FINGER BBQ	171.9772
17	Smoke Central BBQ	171.9656
18	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	171.9656
19	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	170.8112
20	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	169.6800
21	ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	169.6684
22	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	168.5256
23	Hawg Feathers	168.5256
24	LIMPBRIZKIT BBQ	167.3944
25	The BBQ Asylum	167.3828
26	BOOTIES BBQ	167.3828
27	7 SINS BBQ	166.2400
28	INSANE SWINE BBQ	166.2284
29	Damn Fine Beef & Swine	165.6800
30	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	165.0972
31	SmokeMasters BBQ	165.0972
32	SMOKIN SKULLIES	165.0856
33	THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY	161.1088
34	DEEP SOUTH SMOKERS	161.0856
35	SMOKIN GRINGOS BBQ	153.0628

Competitor Series — Chicken

35 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.1200

#	Team	Score
1	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	178.8572
2	YES, DEAR BBQ	178.8572
3	SMOKIN SKULLIES	178.8572
4	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	178.8572
5	Smoke Central BBQ	178.8572
6	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	177.7144
7	CHICKEN FRIED BBQ	176.5716
8	Damn Fine Beef & Swine	176.5600
9	TAIL-GATER HATER	176.5600
10	INSANE SWINE BBQ	176.5600
11	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	175.4056
12	RAZORRACKS	175.4056
13	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	174.2744
14	SMOKIN GRINGOS BBQ	174.2744
15	BOOTIES BBQ	174.2628
16	SWEETIE'S BAR-B-Q	173.1200
17	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	173.1200
18	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	173.1200
19	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	173.1084
20	LIMPBRIZKIT BBQ	172.5600
21	Hawg Feathers	171.9656
22	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	171.9656
23	Fergolicious BBQ	171.9656
24	7 SINS BBQ	170.8228
25	LC BBQ	169.6800
26	DEEP SOUTH SMOKERS	168.5372
27	SmokeMasters BBQ	168.5140
28	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	167.3944
29	BURNT FINGER BBQ	167.3944
30	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	167.3828
31	ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	166.2400
32	The BBQ Asylum	165.0856
33	THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY	162.8116
34	RJs Smokehouse	162.8000
35	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	161.6572

Competitor Series — Overall

35 entries · top 708.5372 · median 690.7656

#	Team	Score
1	RAZORRACKS	708.5372
2	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	703.9544
3	Smoke Central BBQ	702.8000
4	LC BBQ	701.6572
5	YES, DEAR BBQ	700.5028
6	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	697.0628
7	CHICKEN FRIED BBQ	696.5260
8	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	695.9200
9	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	695.9200
10	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	694.7888
11	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	694.7772
12	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	693.6344
13	TAIL-GATER HATER	693.6344
14	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	692.4800
15	SWEETIE'S BAR-B-Q	691.3488
16	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	691.3024
17	7 SINS BBQ	690.7772
18	Damn Fine Beef & Swine	690.7656
19	SMOKIN SKULLIES	690.1944
20	Fergolicious BBQ	690.1712
21	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	689.0516
22	ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	687.8972
23	INSANE SWINE BBQ	687.8856
24	BOOTIES BBQ	685.5884
25	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	684.4456
26	BURNT FINGER BBQ	682.7544
27	LIMPBRIZKIT BBQ	681.6000
28	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	681.0172
29	The BBQ Asylum	674.7084
30	RJs Smokehouse	673.5656
31	Hawg Feathers	672.9712
32	SmokeMasters BBQ	671.8284
33	THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY	665.0176
34	SMOKIN GRINGOS BBQ	663.2688
35	DEEP SOUTH SMOKERS	660.9600

Competitor Series — Pork

35 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Damn Fine Beef & Swine	180.0000 🔥
2	RAZORRACKS	180.0000 🔥
3	SWEETIE'S BAR-B-Q	178.8572
4	CHICKEN FRIED BBQ	178.8572
5	ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	178.8572
6	7 SINS BBQ	178.8572
7	LC BBQ	177.7144
8	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	176.5716
9	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	176.5600
10	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	176.5600
11	SMOKIN SKULLIES	175.4172
12	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	175.4056
13	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	175.4056
14	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	174.2744
15	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	174.2628
16	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	174.2628
17	BOOTIES BBQ	174.2628
18	THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY	174.2628
19	Smoke Central BBQ	173.1200
20	BURNT FINGER BBQ	172.5484
21	Hawg Feathers	171.9772
22	YES, DEAR BBQ	171.9656
23	TAIL-GATER HATER	170.8344
24	INSANE SWINE BBQ	170.8344
25	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	170.8228
26	LIMPBRIZKIT BBQ	170.8228
27	The BBQ Asylum	170.2628
28	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	169.6800
29	SmokeMasters BBQ	169.6800
30	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	168.5372
31	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	168.5372
32	RJs Smokehouse	168.5256
33	Fergolicious BBQ	168.5256
34	SMOKIN GRINGOS BBQ	166.2516
35	DEEP SOUTH SMOKERS	166.2400

Competitor Series — Pork Ribs

35 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	LC BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	Smoke Central BBQ	178.8572
3	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	177.7144
4	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	177.7028
5	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	176.5716
6	RAZORRACKS	176.5716
7	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	175.4172
8	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	175.4172
9	7 SINS BBQ	174.8572
10	INSANE SWINE BBQ	174.2628
11	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	174.2628
12	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	173.1316
13	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	173.1316
14	ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	173.1316
15	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	173.1200
16	TAIL-GATER HATER	171.9772
17	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	171.9772
18	The BBQ Asylum	171.9772
19	SMOKIN SKULLIES	170.8344
20	BURNT FINGER BBQ	170.8344
21	YES, DEAR BBQ	170.8228
22	Fergolicious BBQ	170.8228
23	LIMPBRIZKIT BBQ	170.8228
24	SMOKIN GRINGOS BBQ	169.6800
25	BOOTIES BBQ	169.6800
26	SmokeMasters BBQ	168.5372
27	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	168.5256
28	Damn Fine Beef & Swine	168.5256
29	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	167.3828
30	THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY	166.8344
31	DEEP SOUTH SMOKERS	165.0972
32	CHICKEN FRIED BBQ	164.5372
33	RJs Smokehouse	164.5372
34	SWEETIE'S BAR-B-Q	162.8116
35	Hawg Feathers	160.5028

Other — Kid's que

21 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.7028

#	Team	Score
1	KERRIS HUNTER	178.8572
2	RHETT HUNTER	178.8572
3	JOE BOONACKER-MARSH	177.7144
4	MEREDITH DAY	177.7028
5	BREXTON JOHNSON	177.7028
6	TAIJA DAVIS	177.1428
7	MILES KING	175.4056
8	HUNTER HIGGINS	174.2628
9	HANK DAY	174.2628
10	ELLA YORK	174.2628
11	MALACHI CARTER	173.7028
12	HAZEL SMITH	173.1200
13	GRADY HILL	172.5600
14	ELEANOR BOONACKER-MARSH	171.9656
15	KID-3	170.8228
16	YES DEAR, BOYZ	170.8112
17	XAVIER CARTER	168.5256
18	CARTER BRUCK	168.5256
19	AVA YORK	168.5256
20	IYANA WATSON	166.8228
21	CALEB BRUCK	164.0000

Other — Overall