Uniquely Union Festival
2025-09-05 – 2025-09-06 · Union, SC · State championship
Reps: BRYAN STEWART, NOEL KAY · Prize money: $5,700.00
Grand Champion: Rooters-N-Tooters TN (698.7768) · 25 teams
Entries
25
8 categories
Top score
698.7768
Winning margin
5.1424
GC over RC
Field average
668.65
median 679.87
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4284 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
682.7772
what a walk cost here
Field spread
133.5196
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,700.00
on the line
Double threats
13
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 40%
beats 60% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1600
avg power rating going in · stronger than 91% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN took the Grand Championship home to TN.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1600 power rating going in — stronger than 91% of every contest tracked.
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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Anything butt savory
6 entries · top 176.6172 · median 161.4458
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DaddyFatSnax | |
| 2 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 3 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 4 | Rise N Swine BBQ | |
| 5 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoke Till You're Broke |
Ancillary — Anything butt sweet
7 entries · top 160.5600 · median 152.5140
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rise N Swine BBQ | |
| 2 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 3 | DaddyFatSnax | |
| 4 | Smoke Till You're Broke | |
| 5 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 6 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 7 | Monarch Que |
Kids-Q — Chicken
3 entries · top 170.2628 · median 159.9540
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke Till You're Broke | |
| 2 | Monarch Que | |
| 3 | Sweet Meat Barbecue |
Kids-Q — Kids-q beef
3 entries · top 174.8572 · median 162.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monarch Que | |
| 2 | Sweet Meat Barbecue | |
| 3 | Smoke Till You're Broke |
Master Series — Brisket
25 entries · top 177.1428 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Speaks For Itself BBQ | |
| 2 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 3 | ALPINE SMOKE WORKS | |
| 4 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 6 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 7 | One Eyed Pig BBQ | |
| 8 | JL Smokers | |
| 9 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 10 | QMEISTERS | |
| 11 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 13 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 14 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 16 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 17 | Smoke Till You're Broke | |
| 18 | Rise N Swine BBQ | |
| 19 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 20 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 21 | Sweet Meat Barbecue | |
| 22 | J. Piggy's BBQ | |
| 23 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 24 | Monarch Que | |
| 25 | DaddyFatSnax |
Master Series — Chicken
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 4 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 5 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 6 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 7 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 8 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 9 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 10 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 11 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 12 | Smoke Till You're Broke | |
| 13 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 14 | QMEISTERS | |
| 15 | One Eyed Pig BBQ | |
| 16 | ALPINE SMOKE WORKS | |
| 17 | JL Smokers | |
| 18 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 19 | Sweet Meat Barbecue | |
| 20 | Rise N Swine BBQ | |
| 21 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 22 | Speaks For Itself BBQ | |
| 23 | Monarch Que | |
| 24 | J. Piggy's BBQ | |
| 25 | DaddyFatSnax |
Master Series — Overall
25 entries · top 698.7768 · median 679.8744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 3 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 4 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 5 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 6 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 7 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 8 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 9 | ALPINE SMOKE WORKS | |
| 10 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 12 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 13 | One Eyed Pig BBQ | |
| 14 | Smoke Till You're Broke | |
| 15 | JL Smokers | |
| 16 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 17 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 18 | QMEISTERS | |
| 19 | Speaks For Itself BBQ | |
| 20 | Rise N Swine BBQ | |
| 21 | Sweet Meat Barbecue | |
| 22 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 23 | J. Piggy's BBQ | |
| 24 | Monarch Que | |
| 25 | DaddyFatSnax |
Master Series — Pork
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 2 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 5 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 6 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 7 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 8 | JL Smokers | |
| 9 | Smoke Till You're Broke | |
| 10 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 11 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 12 | ALPINE SMOKE WORKS | |
| 13 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 14 | QMEISTERS | |
| 15 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 16 | Rise N Swine BBQ | |
| 17 | One Eyed Pig BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 19 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 20 | Sweet Meat Barbecue | |
| 21 | Speaks For Itself BBQ | |
| 22 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 23 | J. Piggy's BBQ | |
| 24 | DaddyFatSnax | |
| 25 | Monarch Que |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 176.5944 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 2 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 3 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 4 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 5 | ALPINE SMOKE WORKS | |
| 6 | Smoke Till You're Broke | |
| 7 | One Eyed Pig BBQ | |
| 8 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 9 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 10 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 12 | JL Smokers | |
| 13 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 14 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 16 | Speaks For Itself BBQ | |
| 17 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 18 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 19 | QMEISTERS | |
| 20 | J. Piggy's BBQ | |
| 21 | Rise N Swine BBQ | |
| 22 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 23 | Sweet Meat Barbecue | |
| 24 | Monarch Que | |
| 25 | DaddyFatSnax |