Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship

2019-03-08 – 2019-03-09 · Nashville, TN · 📍 4001 Bell RD · State championship

Grand Champion: BILLY RAY BBQ (706.8344) · 67 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

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BILLY RAY BBQ

706.8344 · Master Series — Overall

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ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

699.9428 · Master Series — Overall

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WEQ4U

695.9312 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

706.8344

Winning margin

6.8916

GC over RC

Field average

668.30

median 673.02

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Hawg Feathers (Chicken)

Tightest race

Pork

1.1428 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

688.0004

10th place overall

Field spread

110.5144

winner to last place

Most consistent

BILLY RAY BBQ

avg finish 4.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 1.1428 pts — OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS

How hot was the win?

Top 16%

beats 84% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data

Traveled in

57%

of the 67 teams with a home region came from outside TN

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.41 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1503

avg power rating going in · stronger than 6% of contests

Top-rated in the field

BOOMERANG BBQ

rated 1564 pre-contest

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

TRIPLE H BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

BILLY RAY BBQ took the Grand Championship home to IN.

📸 Photo finishes

Chicken places 3–4: UNDER THE RADAR and HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: SHEATS SMOKED MEATS and THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: SWIGGIN PIG and RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

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)

Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)

Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)

Where the field came from (home regions on file)

This contest over the years full contest page →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve Champion
2019-03-08 ← this one	Nashville, TN	4001 Bell RD	67	706.8344	BILLY RAY BBQ	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN
2021-03-19	Lebanon, TN	954 E Baddour Pky	57	701.6456	THE BBQ BUS	BLUE CHIP BBQ
2023-03-17	Lebanon, TN	954 E Baddour Pky	80	705.6800	TRIPLE H BBQ	LOCAL YOKELS BBQ
2024-03-15	Lebanon, TN	945 E Baddour Pky	93	701.6572	Continental Barbecue Co.	TRIPLE H BBQ
2025-03-14	Lebanon, TN	945 E Baddour Pky	100	704.5372	Triple H BBQ	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN
2026-03-20	Lebanon, TN	945 E. Baddour Pkwy	125	713.1200	Razorracks	Kith n' Kin
2027-03-19	Lebanon, TN	—	—	—	—	—

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	180.0000	176.5600	174.8456
Pork Ribs	178.8572	176.5600	174.2744
Pork	176.5600	175.4172	174.2628
Brisket	179.4400	176.0000	174.8456

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

67 entries · top 706.8344 · median 673.0172

#	Team	Score
1	BILLY RAY BBQ	706.8344
2	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	699.9428
3	WEQ4U	695.9312
4	UNDER THE RADAR	693.6916
5	JMB BBQ	693.6572
6	RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES	693.6112
7	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	690.1944
8	BOOMERANG BBQ	689.0284
9	CONTAGIOUS Q	688.4912
10	BIG G BBQ	688.0004
11	T-N-T QUE CREW	687.9084
12	SWIGGIN PIG	686.7656
13	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	686.7312
14	SHEATS SMOKED MEATS	685.6460
15	BLUE CHIP BBQ	685.6228
16	THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS	685.6116
17	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	683.3256
18	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	682.7656
19	HIGH ON THE HAWG	682.1712
20	JACK'S OLD SOUTH	682.1484
21	FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	681.6116
22	BIG BLUE QUE	681.0400
23	CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE	680.4916
24	Hawg Feathers	679.8628
25	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	678.7080
26	SmokinGhost BBQ	678.1828
27	SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ	677.6228
28	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	677.5656
29	ONE2BBQ	677.0288
30	ALE YEAH BBQ	677.0056
31	SMOKE ON THIS	675.8740
32	KENTUCKY KOOKERS	674.2060
33	THUNDER HOG BBQ	673.5884
34	THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	673.0172
35	NUTTHIN BUT PORK	672.9940
36	CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE	672.4684
37	ONTARGET BBQ	672.4112
38	RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ	671.8628
39	DUB TOWN SMOKERS	671.2684
40	A-1 TAX SERVICE INC	668.4460
41	SWEET SMOKE BBQ	665.0288
42	OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	663.2800
43	Big B BBQ Company	662.1028
44	BIG BOB GIBSON BBQ	661.5660
45	CHOOCHOO BBQ	661.0284
46	SMOKIN' BARREL BBQ	659.8516
47	BIRDMAN'S BBQ	659.2224
48	PARADISE QUE	656.9716
49	PAPA'S BARBQ	656.4000
50	QUE N' CREW	654.1144
51	G-QUE KY	652.9828
52	Pig Destroyer	650.6860
53	HAMOUFLAGE	650.6400
54	SNORING HOGS BBQ	648.4000
55	SMORGASPORK	647.3256
56	VETERAN PORK PULLERS	646.1372
57	Q SMOKE	646.1024
58	BUNNY'S BUTT SMOKERS	646.0684
59	CHARCOAL & MORE	645.4856
60	TRISTAR SMOKERS	642.6632
61	SERIOUS HOG	642.0688
62	MASON'S FAT HAWG BBQ	641.4744
63	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	637.4860
64	SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM-AL	634.0456
65	SMOKIN IN THE COUNTRY	624.8684
66	SMOKIN BRICKS BBQ	620.3660
67	LAKE BUMS BBQ	596.3200

Chicken

67 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Hawg Feathers	180.0000 🔥
2	JMB BBQ	178.8800
3	UNDER THE RADAR	177.7144
4	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	177.7144
5	RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES	176.5600
6	BILLY RAY BBQ	176.0000
7	BIG G BBQ	175.4516
8	SHEATS SMOKED MEATS	175.4172
9	THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS	175.4172
10	SWIGGIN PIG	174.8456
11	KENTUCKY KOOKERS	174.2972
12	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	174.2628
13	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	174.2628
14	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	173.1200
15	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	173.1084
16	BIG BOB GIBSON BBQ	172.5716
17	CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE	171.9772
18	HIGH ON THE HAWG	171.9656
19	SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ	171.4172
20	A-1 TAX SERVICE INC	171.4172
21	OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	170.8572
22	WEQ4U	170.8228
23	DUB TOWN SMOKERS	170.8228
24	BLUE CHIP BBQ	170.8228
25	CONTAGIOUS Q	170.8228
26	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	170.8228
27	CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE	170.2744
28	SMOKE ON THIS	170.2628
29	BIRDMAN'S BBQ	170.2512
30	TRISTAR SMOKERS	169.6800
31	JACK'S OLD SOUTH	169.6800
32	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	169.6800
33	BOOMERANG BBQ	169.6684
34	ONE2BBQ	169.1200
35	THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	168.5488
36	MASON'S FAT HAWG BBQ	168.5488
37	Big B BBQ Company	168.5372
38	SERIOUS HOG	168.5372
39	FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	168.5256
40	NUTTHIN BUT PORK	168.5256
41	Q SMOKE	167.9772
42	SWEET SMOKE BBQ	167.9772
43	BIG BLUE QUE	167.3712
44	PARADISE QUE	166.2628
45	T-N-T QUE CREW	166.2284
46	QUE N' CREW	165.0972
47	ALE YEAH BBQ	165.0972
48	THUNDER HOG BBQ	165.0856
49	SMOKIN IN THE COUNTRY	165.0740
50	RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ	164.5256
51	SmokinGhost BBQ	163.3828
52	G-QUE KY	162.8000
53	Pig Destroyer	162.2516
54	PAPA'S BARBQ	161.6800
55	CHOOCHOO BBQ	160.5256
56	SMOKIN' BARREL BBQ	160.5144
57	HAMOUFLAGE	160.5028
58	VETERAN PORK PULLERS	159.9428
59	SMOKIN BRICKS BBQ	158.8116
60	ONTARGET BBQ	158.7884
61	SMORGASPORK	155.9656
62	BUNNY'S BUTT SMOKERS	155.3600
63	SNORING HOGS BBQ	154.7656
64	CHARCOAL & MORE	154.2288
65	LAKE BUMS BBQ	153.7144
66	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	153.6228
67	SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM-AL	151.9316

Pork Ribs

67 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9656

#	Team	Score
1	OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	178.8572
2	BILLY RAY BBQ	177.7144
3	WEQ4U	177.7028
4	FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	176.5716
5	SWIGGIN PIG	176.5600
6	RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES	176.5600
7	ONTARGET BBQ	175.4172
8	ALE YEAH BBQ	174.8572
9	CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE	174.2856
10	JACK'S OLD SOUTH	174.2744
11	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	174.2744
12	T-N-T QUE CREW	173.1200
13	BLUE CHIP BBQ	172.5600
14	QUE N' CREW	171.9772
15	Hawg Feathers	171.9772
16	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	171.9772
17	THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS	171.9772
18	HIGH ON THE HAWG	171.9656
19	SHEATS SMOKED MEATS	170.8572
20	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	170.8344
21	BOOMERANG BBQ	170.8344
22	THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	170.2628
23	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	169.7144
24	CONTAGIOUS Q	169.7028
25	SMOKE ON THIS	169.1200
26	KENTUCKY KOOKERS	169.1200
27	BIG BLUE QUE	168.5488
28	SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ	168.5484
29	ONE2BBQ	168.5372
30	SWEET SMOKE BBQ	168.5372
31	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	168.5256
32	CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE	168.5256
33	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	167.9656
34	SNORING HOGS BBQ	167.9656
35	CHOOCHOO BBQ	167.4172
36	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	167.3944
37	BIRDMAN'S BBQ	167.3828
38	SMOKIN' BARREL BBQ	166.8344
39	BIG G BBQ	166.2860
40	SmokinGhost BBQ	166.2628
41	UNDER THE RADAR	166.2400
42	BUNNY'S BUTT SMOKERS	166.2400
43	THUNDER HOG BBQ	165.1200
44	PARADISE QUE	165.1088
45	JMB BBQ	165.0972
46	NUTTHIN BUT PORK	163.9428
47	A-1 TAX SERVICE INC	162.8116
48	PAPA'S BARBQ	162.8116
49	RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ	162.8116
50	Big B BBQ Company	161.6572
51	VETERAN PORK PULLERS	161.0972
52	SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM-AL	160.5028
53	CHARCOAL & MORE	160.4912
54	BIG BOB GIBSON BBQ	159.9544
55	G-QUE KY	159.3716
56	DUB TOWN SMOKERS	159.3484
57	Pig Destroyer	158.8000
58	MASON'S FAT HAWG BBQ	157.6688
59	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	156.5260
60	SMORGASPORK	155.4172
61	SERIOUS HOG	155.3716
62	Q SMOKE	154.2056
63	HAMOUFLAGE	153.6344
64	SMOKIN BRICKS BBQ	151.9428
65	LAKE BUMS BBQ	150.7884
66	TRISTAR SMOKERS	150.1944
67	SMOKIN IN THE COUNTRY	144.4684

Pork

67 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.9772

#	Team	Score
1	BOOMERANG BBQ	176.5600
2	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	176.5600
3	WEQ4U	176.0000
4	JMB BBQ	175.4172
5	BIG BLUE QUE	175.4172
6	THUNDER HOG BBQ	175.4056
7	BILLY RAY BBQ	174.2628
8	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	174.2628
9	BLUE CHIP BBQ	174.2628
10	SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ	174.2628
11	UNDER THE RADAR	173.7372
12	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	173.7028
13	RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ	173.7028
14	SmokinGhost BBQ	173.1200
15	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	173.1200
16	CONTAGIOUS Q	173.1200
17	A-1 TAX SERVICE INC	173.1200
18	T-N-T QUE CREW	172.0000
19	BIG G BBQ	171.9656
20	NUTTHIN BUT PORK	171.4056
21	HAMOUFLAGE	171.4056
22	SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM-AL	171.4056
23	CHOOCHOO BBQ	170.8228
24	DUB TOWN SMOKERS	170.8228
25	SMOKIN' BARREL BBQ	170.2628
26	PAPA'S BARBQ	170.2628
27	ONE2BBQ	168.5488
28	SHEATS SMOKED MEATS	168.5372
29	SMORGASPORK	168.5372
30	THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS	168.5372
31	ONTARGET BBQ	168.5256
32	ALE YEAH BBQ	168.5256
33	RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES	168.5256
34	FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	167.9772
35	CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE	166.8344
36	Big B BBQ Company	166.8228
37	SNORING HOGS BBQ	166.2972
38	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	166.2400
39	SMOKE ON THIS	166.2400
40	JACK'S OLD SOUTH	166.2284
41	THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	165.6800
42	SWIGGIN PIG	165.6800
43	Q SMOKE	165.1312
44	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	165.0856
45	QUE N' CREW	164.5600
46	CHARCOAL & MORE	164.5256
47	TRISTAR SMOKERS	163.3828
48	BIG BOB GIBSON BBQ	162.8000
49	BIRDMAN'S BBQ	162.8000
50	Pig Destroyer	162.2400
51	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	162.2284
52	VETERAN PORK PULLERS	161.6800
53	SMOKIN IN THE COUNTRY	161.6572
54	KENTUCKY KOOKERS	161.1088
55	Hawg Feathers	160.5028
56	BUNNY'S BUTT SMOKERS	159.9428
57	CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE	159.9312
58	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	159.3600
59	MASON'S FAT HAWG BBQ	159.3484
60	HIGH ON THE HAWG	158.8000
61	SWEET SMOKE BBQ	157.1088
62	LAKE BUMS BBQ	157.0628
63	PARADISE QUE	155.9200
64	OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	155.9200
65	G-QUE KY	155.4056
66	SERIOUS HOG	154.2172
67	SMOKIN BRICKS BBQ	151.9544

Brisket

67 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5372

#	Team	Score
1	HIGH ON THE HAWG	179.4400
2	BILLY RAY BBQ	178.8572
3	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	177.7028
4	T-N-T QUE CREW	176.5600
5	UNDER THE RADAR	176.0000
6	SmokinGhost BBQ	175.4172
7	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	175.4056
8	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	175.4056
9	G-QUE KY	175.4056
10	CONTAGIOUS Q	174.8456
11	BIG G BBQ	174.2972
12	JMB BBQ	174.2628
13	CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE	173.7372
14	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	173.1200
15	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	171.9772
16	BOOMERANG BBQ	171.9656
17	JACK'S OLD SOUTH	171.9656
18	RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES	171.9656
19	WEQ4U	171.4056
20	SWEET SMOKE BBQ	171.4056
21	SHEATS SMOKED MEATS	170.8344
22	RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ	170.8228
23	ONE2BBQ	170.8228
24	DUB TOWN SMOKERS	170.2744
25	SMOKE ON THIS	170.2512
26	BIG BLUE QUE	169.7028
27	ONTARGET BBQ	169.6800
28	KENTUCKY KOOKERS	169.6800
29	SWIGGIN PIG	169.6800
30	PARADISE QUE	169.6800
31	THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS	169.6800
32	NUTTHIN BUT PORK	169.1200
33	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	168.5484
34	FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	168.5372
35	THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	168.5256
36	ALE YEAH BBQ	168.5256
37	THUNDER HOG BBQ	167.9772
38	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	167.9772
39	BLUE CHIP BBQ	167.9772
40	SMORGASPORK	167.4056
41	CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE	167.3944
42	Pig Destroyer	167.3944
43	Hawg Feathers	167.3828
44	BIG BOB GIBSON BBQ	166.2400
45	CHARCOAL & MORE	166.2400
46	HAMOUFLAGE	165.0972
47	Big B BBQ Company	165.0856
48	BUNNY'S BUTT SMOKERS	164.5256
49	SERIOUS HOG	163.9428
50	VETERAN PORK PULLERS	163.4172
51	SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ	163.3944
52	CHOOCHOO BBQ	162.2628
53	SMOKIN' BARREL BBQ	162.2400
54	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	162.2168
55	PAPA'S BARBQ	161.6456
56	A-1 TAX SERVICE INC	161.0972
57	TRISTAR SMOKERS	159.4060
58	SNORING HOGS BBQ	159.3716
59	BIRDMAN'S BBQ	158.7884
60	Q SMOKE	158.7884
61	SMOKIN BRICKS BBQ	157.6572
62	OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	157.6456
63	MASON'S FAT HAWG BBQ	155.9084
64	SMOKIN IN THE COUNTRY	153.6688
65	QUE N' CREW	152.4800
66	SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM-AL	150.2056
67	LAKE BUMS BBQ	134.7544

Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Traveled in

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

📸 Photo finishes

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

Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)

Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)

Where the field came from (home regions on file)

This contest over the years full contest page →

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket