Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival
2026-05-15 – 2026-05-16 · Sevierville, TN · State championship
Reps: CONNIE AMIDEI, JONATHAN AMIDEI · Prize money: $15,060.00
Grand Champion: Glamping Grillers (698.2056) · 33 teams
Entries
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Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
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How hot was the win?
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🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1601 power rating going in — stronger than 91% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
Glamping Grillers came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-19 | Sevierville, TN | 32 | 698.8228 | Piglitically Incorrect BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 | Sevierville, TN | 31 | 707.3828 | Rooters-N-Tooters |
| 2025-05-16 | Sevierville, TN | 33 | 694.7656 | HalaQyah BBQ |
| 2026-05-15 ← this one | Sevierville, TN | 33 | 698.2056 | Glamping Grillers |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Anything bushs
31 entries · top 172.0000 · median 157.1428
Ancillary — Dessert
10 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Swaggertys sausage
30 entries · top 178.2972 · median 160.0172
Master Series — Brisket
33 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5256
Master Series — Chicken
32 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
33 entries · top 698.2056 · median 682.1484
Master Series — Pork
32 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.9716
Master Series — Pork Ribs
32 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4058 · 🔥 perfect 180