TN River BBQ Fest
2024-09-27 – 2024-09-28 · Saltillo, TN · State championship
Reps: MARIA LOHMAN, WAYNE LOHMAN · Prize money: $13,775.00
Grand Champion: Dang Good BBQ (701.6684) · 17 teams
Entries
17
4 categories
Top score
701.6684
Winning margin
3.4284
GC over RC
Field average
671.03
median 679.86
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
679.3144
what a walk cost here
Field spread
80.5480
winner to last place
Prize money
$13,775.00
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 29%
beats 71% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1576
avg power rating going in · stronger than 77% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
DANG GOOD BBQ took the Grand Championship home to AL.
🃏 An upset on the books
DANG GOOD BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Organizer Portal, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-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 | Saltillo, TN | 23 | 701.0856 | Razorracks BBQ |
| 2024-09-27 ← this one | Saltillo, TN | 17 | 701.6684 | Dang Good BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
17 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.6800
Master Series — Chicken
17 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
17 entries · top 701.6684 · median 679.8628
Master Series — Pork
17 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.7600
Master Series — Pork Ribs
17 entries · top 175.4056 · median 170.2744