BBQ for Bravery
2026-06-19 – 2026-06-20 · Alcoa, TN · 📍 Alcoa Duck Pond · State championship
Reps: CONNIE AMIDEI, JONATHAN AMIDEI · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Electro-Que-ted (707.3944) · 19 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 RAZORRACKS
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Electro-Que-ted took the Grand Championship home to AL.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: Kith n' Kin and RAZORRACKS tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: RAZORRACKS and Glamping Grillers tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Armstrong Smoke & Co. and FRED VEGAS SMOKERS tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1622 power rating going in — stronger than 96% 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-24 | Alcoa, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-06-19 ← this one | Alcoa, TN | Alcoa Duck Pond | 19 | 707.3944 | Electro-Que-ted | RAZORRACKS |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.2744 | 172.5716 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 174.2744 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 170.8112 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
19 entries · top 707.3944 · median 691.3256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 2 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 3 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 4 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 5 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 6 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 7 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 8 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 9 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 10 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 11 | WithA180 | |
| 12 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 13 | Big Alz BBQ | |
| 14 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 15 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 16 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 17 | Crispy Critters | |
| 18 | TNT BBQ | |
| 19 | BAD BRAD'S BBQ |
Chicken
19 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 2 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 3 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 4 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 5 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 6 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 7 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 8 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 9 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 10 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 11 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 12 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 13 | Big Alz BBQ | |
| 14 | WithA180 | |
| 15 | Crispy Critters | |
| 16 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 17 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 18 | BAD BRAD'S BBQ | |
| 19 | TNT BBQ |
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 178.8572 · median 172.5716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 2 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 3 | WithA180 | |
| 4 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 5 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 6 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 7 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 8 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 9 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 10 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 11 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 12 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 13 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 14 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 15 | TNT BBQ | |
| 16 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 17 | BAD BRAD'S BBQ | |
| 18 | Crispy Critters | |
| 19 | Big Alz BBQ |
Pork
19 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 2 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 3 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 4 | Big Alz BBQ | |
| 5 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 6 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 7 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 8 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 9 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 10 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 11 | TNT BBQ | |
| 12 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 13 | WithA180 | |
| 14 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 15 | Crispy Critters | |
| 16 | BAD BRAD'S BBQ | |
| 17 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 18 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 19 | K & E's Little Smokers |
Brisket
19 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.8112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 2 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 3 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 4 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 5 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 6 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 7 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 8 | Big Alz BBQ | |
| 9 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 10 | WithA180 | |
| 11 | Crispy Critters | |
| 12 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 13 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 14 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 15 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 16 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 17 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 18 | TNT BBQ | |
| 19 | BAD BRAD'S BBQ |