Oct 16–18, 2025 · Roswell, GA · 📍 1 Royal Oak Ave.
Reps: Alan Rothrock, Doug Reid, Noel Kay · Prize money: $38,000
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN won Grand Champion at the Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) on October 16, 2025 in Roswell, GA at 1 Royal Oak Ave., scoring 707.3828 in a field of 36 teams. Meat Candy Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 706.2516. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (180.0000); Pork Ribs — WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ (180.0000); Pork — Crossed Rifles BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — Hatch's BBQ (180.0000). This is the 3rd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by SMOKIN SKULLIES; the next is scheduled for October 15, 2026.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
7 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.5712 points.
Chicken places 2–3: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN and FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY and MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ and YES, DEAR BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: RAZORRACKS (won 2023), SMOKIN SKULLIES (won 2024).
This contest usually draws about 34 teams
36 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 34.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2023 | Roswell, GA | 1 Royal Oak | 35 | 708.5372 | RAZORRACKS |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Roswell, GA | 1 Royal Oak Ave. | 33 | 708.5372 | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| Oct 16, 2025 ← this one | Roswell, GA | 1 Royal Oak Ave. | 36 | 707.3828 | Rooters-N-Tooters TN |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Roswell, GA | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 178.8572 | 177.7144 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 178.2972 | 175.4172 |
| Pork | 180 | 178.8572 | 175.4172 |
| Brisket | 180 | 177.7028 | 174.8456 |
36 entries · top 707.3828 · median 691.6458 · out of 720, not the usual 720
36 entries · top 180 · median 176.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
36 entries · top 180 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
36 entries · top 180 · median 172.5486 · 🔥 perfect 180
36 entries · top 180 · median 171.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
36 entries · top 180 · median 173.4114 · 🔥 perfect 180
12 entries · top 174.2628 · median 170.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shantel | |
| 2 | Wyatt | |
| 3 | Shaden | |
| 4 | Richard H | |
| 5 | Razoracks BBQ-Brynn | |
| 6 | Nova Bassey | |
| 7 | Twisted Oliver BBQ - Charlie | |
| 8 | Drew | |
| 9 | Caleb Bruck | |
| 10 | Saira | |
| 11 | Yes Dear BBQ - Chase & Joe | |
| 12 | Twisted Oliver BBQ - Richard |