Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)
2019-02-01 – 2019-02-02 · Young Harris, GA · State championship
Grand Champion: HAMTOWN SMOKERS (703.9544) · 27 teams
Entries
27
5 categories
Top score
703.9544
Winning margin
4.6176
GC over RC
Field average
671.12
median 669.54
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Tightest race
Ancillary — Dessert
4.0000 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
679.8628
what a walk cost here
Field spread
63.5888
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 21%
beats 79% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1501
avg power rating going in · stronger than 4% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
HAMTOWN SMOKERS took the Grand Championship home to NC.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-03 | 41 | 701.0972 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 2018-02-02 | 35 | 698.1940 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 2019-02-01 ← this one | Young Harris, GA | 27 | 703.9544 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Dessert
8 entries · top 180.0000 · median 176.2800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 2 | THE HOG MAFIA | |
| 3 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 4 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 5 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 6 | JIM'S PEQUEA PULLERS | |
| 7 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 8 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N |
Master Series — Brisket
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
27 entries · top 703.9544 · median 669.5428
Master Series — Pork
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2400
Master Series — Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9772