BBQ for Bravery

2026-06-19 – 2026-06-20 · Alcoa, TN · State championship

Reps: CONNIE AMIDEI, JONATHAN AMIDEI · Prize money: $5,000.00

Grand Champion: Electro-Que-ted (707.3944) · 19 teams

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Electro-Que-ted

707.3944 · Master Series — Overall

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RAZORRACKS

701.6688 · Master Series — Overall

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TRIPLE H BBQ

701.6572 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

707.3944

Winning margin

5.7256

GC over RC

Field average

686.59

median 691.33

Perfect 180s

5 🔥

Tightest race

Brisket

3.4400 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

691.3256

what a walk cost here

Field spread

50.9484

winner to last place

Prize money

$5,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

Electro-Que-ted

avg finish 3.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 2.2972 pts — Electro-Que-ted

How hot was the win?

Top 10%

beats 90% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1617

avg power rating going in · stronger than 96% of contests

Top-rated in the field

TRIPLE H BBQ

rated 1859 pre-contest

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.

🏟️ A stacked field

The field averaged a 1617 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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2025-10-24	Alcoa, TN	—	—	—
2026-06-19 ← this one	Alcoa, TN	19	707.3944	Electro-Que-ted

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

19 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.8112

#	Team	Score
1	HalaQyah BBQ	177.7028
2	Electro-Que-ted	175.4172
3	RAZORRACKS	175.4172
4	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	174.2628
5	Glamping Grillers	174.2628
6	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	173.1200
7	TRIPLE H BBQ	171.9772
8	Big Alz BBQ	170.8228
9	Kith n' Kin	170.8228
10	WithA180	170.8112
11	Crispy Critters	169.7028
12	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	167.3828
13	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	167.3828
14	DANG GOOD BBQ	167.3828
15	K & E's Little Smokers	166.8228
16	Armstrong Smoke & Co.	166.2284
17	LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	163.9772
18	TNT BBQ	159.3484
19	BAD BRAD'S BBQ	157.0860

Master Series — Chicken

19 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Kith n' Kin	180.0000 🔥
2	RAZORRACKS	180.0000 🔥
3	Glamping Grillers	180.0000 🔥
4	HalaQyah BBQ	177.7144
5	Armstrong Smoke & Co.	176.5600
6	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	176.5600
7	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	175.4172
8	Electro-Que-ted	174.2628
9	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	173.7260
10	LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	173.1200
11	TRIPLE H BBQ	173.1200
12	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	173.1200
13	Big Alz BBQ	173.1084
14	WithA180	171.9656
15	Crispy Critters	171.4172
16	K & E's Little Smokers	170.8112
17	DANG GOOD BBQ	170.2512
18	BAD BRAD'S BBQ	168.5372
19	TNT BBQ	163.9772

Master Series — Overall

19 entries · top 707.3944 · median 691.3256

#	Team	Score
1	Electro-Que-ted	707.3944
2	RAZORRACKS	701.6688
3	TRIPLE H BBQ	701.6572
4	HalaQyah BBQ	700.5144
5	Kith n' Kin	698.2172
6	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	694.7888
7	Glamping Grillers	694.7656
8	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	693.0976
9	DANG GOOD BBQ	691.9084
10	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	691.3256
11	WithA180	687.8624
12	Armstrong Smoke & Co.	685.6000
13	Big Alz BBQ	680.4340
14	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	677.6000
15	LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	674.7772
16	K & E's Little Smokers	674.1368
17	Crispy Critters	668.5028
18	TNT BBQ	664.4228
19	BAD BRAD'S BBQ	656.4460

Master Series — Pork