Great Americana BBQ Festival 2019

Aug 23–24, 2019 · Franklin, TN · 📍 239 Franklin Rd · State championship

Reps: Janet Appleton, Sam Appleton · Prize money: $6,950

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Organizer Portal

699.9544 · Master Series — Overall

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SOUTH PORK

698.8228 · Master Series — Overall

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FAT, DRUNK & STUPID

691.3712 · Master Series — Overall

Organizer Portal won Grand Champion at the Great Americana BBQ Festival on August 23, 2019 in Franklin, TN at 239 Franklin Rd, scoring 699.9544 in a field of 39 teams. SOUTH PORK took Reserve Grand Champion with 698.8228. Category winners: Chicken — UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ (178.8572); Pork — JIGGY PIGGY (177.7028); Brisket — Organizer Portal (178.8572). The Backyard Series standings were won by hell on squeals with 348.5716. This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2021.

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.

602.15 median 665.04 699.95 🏆

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

Chicken 180 🔥
Pork Ribs 178.86
Pork 177.70
Brisket 178.86

139.38 180

Entries

4 judged meats · 5 ancillary

Top score

699.9544

Winning margin

1.1316

GC over RC

Field average

660.94

602.15699.95

median 665.04 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ (Chicken)

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

3.4400 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

680.4456

602.15699.95

10th place overall

Field spread

97.8060

winner to last place

Prize money

$6,950

on the line

Most consistent

Organizer Portal

avg finish 5.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 2.8572 pts — JIGGY PIGGY

How hot was the win?

Top 34%

beats 66% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.54 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,558

avg power rating going in · stronger than 44% of contests

Top-rated in the field

Organizer Portal

rated 1976 pre-contest

Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)

Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.

A razor-thin finish

1.1316 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 82% of the 4,722 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1316 points — closer than 82% of every championship in the data.

smoke me silly
SOUTH PORK

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 5 calls decided inside half a point

Pork places 2–3: FAT, DRUNK & STUPID and QUE-N-BREW tied on 174.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: FAT, DRUNK & STUPID and ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: HONEST BARBECUE COMPANY edged QUE-N-BREW by 0.0116.

Pork 2–3 · tie
Brisket 7–8 · tie
Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0116
Chicken 6–7 · 0.0228

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 1st

How the title was won

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

Organizer Portal took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 10th.

Chicken 5th
Pork Ribs 10th
Pork 5th
Brisket 1st

A perfect score on the table

1 perfect 180s

1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ · Chicken

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)

This contest over the years full contest page →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve Champion
Aug 23, 2019 ← this one	Franklin, TN	239 Franklin Rd	39	699.9544	smoke me silly	SOUTH PORK
Aug 27, 2021	Franklin, TN	Harlinsdale Farm	25	705.0972	Rooters N Tooters	Heavy Smoke BBQ

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	180	175.4172	170.8228
Pork Ribs	178.8572	175.4172	172.5600
Pork	177.7028	173.1200	169.6800
Brisket	178.8572	172.5600	169.6800

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

39 entries · top 699.9544 · median 665.0400

#	Team	Score
1	Organizer Portal	699.9544
2	SOUTH PORK	698.8228
3	FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	691.3712
4	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	686.2056
5	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	686.1940
6	SMOKIN' BANDITS BBQ	684.5256
7	QUE-N-BREW	684.4684
8	615 BBQ	683.3828
9	JIGGY PIGGY	683.3140
10	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	680.4456
11	THE SPECIALISTS	679.9312
12	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	679.3484
13	UNDER THE RADAR	674.8000
14	THE PIT CREW GA	673.6116
15	BIG BOOTS BBQ	672.4688
16	CHOOCHOO BBQ	671.8740
17	BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM	670.7428
18	BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK	667.2912
19	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	666.1372
20	THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS	665.0400
21	HOT COLE'S BBQ	664.4800
22	RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ	663.8628
23	HONEST BARBECUE COMPANY	662.8116
24	Road Warriors BBQ	658.1828
25	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOW	653.5200
26	CAMP-BELL BBQ	650.6744
27	Sumner Co. BBQ Company	649.5544
28	Rub Won Out	648.3996
29	BOURBON PIGS	642.7544
30	BoomBoomQue	640.9368
31	Second Hand Smokers	639.2800
32	Limestone Title's Beached Pig	636.9488
33	HUB	636.4456
34	SNORING HOGS BBQ	630.7768
35	Throwen Smoke and Catchen Heat	629.6112
36	Rub Me Tender	628.4460
37	Corky's Brentwood	622.7656
38	Pigs Gone Wild	615.2344
39	Canterbury Tails	602.1484

Chicken

39 entries · top 180 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	180 🔥
2	615 BBQ	178.8572
3	SOUTH PORK	178.2972
4	HONEST BARBECUE COMPANY	176.5600
5	Organizer Portal	175.4172
6	SMOKIN' BANDITS BBQ	174.2856
7	FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	174.2628
8	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	172.5484
9	UNDER THE RADAR	171.4056
10	JIGGY PIGGY	170.8228
11	Throwen Smoke and Catchen Heat	170.8228
12	Road Warriors BBQ	170.2972
13	CAMP-BELL BBQ	170.2744
14	THE PIT CREW GA	169.6800
15	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	169.6684
16	THE SPECIALISTS	169.6684
17	BoomBoomQue	169.1200
18	RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ	169.1084
19	QUE-N-BREW	168.5372
20	CHOOCHOO BBQ	168.5256
21	BIG BOOTS BBQ	166.8344
22	BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM	166.8344
23	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	166.2628
24	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	166.2400
25	BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK	165.6800
26	THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS	165.1084
27	BOURBON PIGS	164.5600
28	Rub Won Out	164.5484
29	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOW	162.7884
30	HOT COLE'S BBQ	162.2400
31	Limestone Title's Beached Pig	161.7028
32	Second Hand Smokers	161.6916
33	Sumner Co. BBQ Company	161.1200
34	SNORING HOGS BBQ	161.0856
35	Rub Me Tender	160.5600
36	Corky's Brentwood	156.5600
37	HUB	156.5488
38	Pigs Gone Wild	149.0972
39	Canterbury Tails	139.3828

Pork Ribs

39 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4056

#	Team	Score
1	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	178.8572
2	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	177.7028
3	SOUTH PORK	176.5828
4	Sumner Co. BBQ Company	176
5	HOT COLE'S BBQ	175.4172
6	THE PIT CREW GA	174.2744
7	HONEST BARBECUE COMPANY	173.7144
8	QUE-N-BREW	173.7028
9	615 BBQ	173.1428
10	Organizer Portal	172.5600
11	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	171.4172
12	FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	170.8572
13	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOW	170.8344
14	JIGGY PIGGY	169.7028
15	THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS	169.1544
16	THE SPECIALISTS	169.1428
17	Rub Won Out	169.1200
18	UNDER THE RADAR	169.1200
19	CAMP-BELL BBQ	167.9888
20	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	167.4056
21	BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM	167.4056
22	CHOOCHOO BBQ	166.8572
23	SMOKIN' BANDITS BBQ	166.8344
24	BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK	166.8228
25	Limestone Title's Beached Pig	166.2400
26	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	165.6916
27	HUB	163.4400
28	BIG BOOTS BBQ	162.8116
29	RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ	159.3716
30	BOURBON PIGS	158.8232
31	Road Warriors BBQ	158.8228
32	Canterbury Tails	158.2972
33	BoomBoomQue	158.2400
34	Throwen Smoke and Catchen Heat	157.7372
35	SNORING HOGS BBQ	156.5828
36	Rub Me Tender	152.5144
37	Second Hand Smokers	151.9428
38	Corky's Brentwood	146.2400
39	Pigs Gone Wild	142.2288

Pork

39 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.7028

#	Team	Score
1	JIGGY PIGGY	177.7028
2	FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	174.8456
3	QUE-N-BREW	174.8456
4	BIG BOOTS BBQ	174.2972
5	Organizer Portal	173.1200
6	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	171.9772
7	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	170.8228
8	THE SPECIALISTS	170.2972
9	Road Warriors BBQ	170.2628
10	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	169.6800
11	CHOOCHOO BBQ	169.6684
12	BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM	169.1200
13	SMOKIN' BANDITS BBQ	168.5600
14	HOT COLE'S BBQ	168.5600
15	BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK	167.9656
16	Corky's Brentwood	167.9656
17	BOURBON PIGS	166.2628
18	Sumner Co. BBQ Company	166.2400
19	SOUTH PORK	166.2400
20	RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ	165.7028
21	THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS	165.6800
22	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOW	165.6800
23	615 BBQ	165.1428
24	Second Hand Smokers	165.0856
25	SNORING HOGS BBQ	163.9884
26	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	163.3944
27	CAMP-BELL BBQ	162.2284
28	Pigs Gone Wild	162.2284
29	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	162.2284
30	UNDER THE RADAR	161.7144
31	THE PIT CREW GA	161.6572
32	Limestone Title's Beached Pig	161.0972
33	Rub Won Out	161.0856
34	BoomBoomQue	158.2284
35	HUB	157.0856
36	Canterbury Tails	154.7884
37	HONEST BARBECUE COMPANY	154.2400
38	Rub Me Tender	151.9544
39	Throwen Smoke and Catchen Heat	147.9656

Brisket

39 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.0856

#	Team	Score
1	Organizer Portal	178.8572
2	SOUTH PORK	177.7028
3	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	176
4	SMOKIN' BANDITS BBQ	174.8456
5	UNDER THE RADAR	172.5600
6	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	171.9772
7	FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	171.4056
8	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	171.4056
9	THE SPECIALISTS	170.8228
10	RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ	169.6800
11	BIG BOOTS BBQ	168.5256
12	THE PIT CREW GA	168
13	QUE-N-BREW	167.3828
14	BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM	167.3828
15	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	167.3828
16	CHOOCHOO BBQ	166.8228
17	BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK	166.8228
18	615 BBQ	166.2400
19	THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS	165.0972
20	JIGGY PIGGY	165.0856
21	Rub Me Tender	163.4172
22	Pigs Gone Wild	161.6800
23	Second Hand Smokers	160.5600
24	HUB	159.3712
25	Road Warriors BBQ	158.8000
26	HONEST BARBECUE COMPANY	158.2972
27	HOT COLE'S BBQ	158.2628
28	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	157.6684
29	BoomBoomQue	155.3484
30	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOW	154.2172
31	Rub Won Out	153.6456
32	BOURBON PIGS	153.1084
33	Throwen Smoke and Catchen Heat	153.0856
34	Corky's Brentwood	152
35	CAMP-BELL BBQ	150.1828
36	Canterbury Tails	149.6800
37	SNORING HOGS BBQ	149.1200
38	Limestone Title's Beached Pig	147.9088
39	Sumner Co. BBQ Company	146.1944

Backyard Series

Overall

34 entries · top 348.5716 · median 319.9486

#	Team	Score
1	hell on squeals	348.5716
2	Rib Life	345.7144
3	LEE LA Q	344.5256
4	BEER PRESSURE	342.8232
5	2 swine crew	342.2628
6	doss hogs barbecue	340.5828
7	Hog Molly BBQ	337.6572
8	creekbank smokers	336
9	Smokin Hot Guys	335.4404
10	SMOKIN' HOT ASHES	333.0744
11	Bama Boys BBQ	332.5716
12	High Lonsome Smokers	332.5488
13	VETERAN PORK PULLERS	328.5028
14	REDBONES BBQ	328.4916
15	Playground smokers	325.6916
16	parrotthead porkers	322.2860
17	Gustoso BBQ	322.2060
18	Put a Ring on it	317.6912
19	Pig Destroyer	315.9316
20	SMOKEY MOUNTAIN Q	314.7084
21	Triple J BBQ	313.1088
22	Barbecue Republic	310.7888
23	Rolling Hills BBQ	309.6344
24	The New Pigs on the Block	309.1204
25	Downtown Franklin Rotary aka Sweet Southern Swine	308.5260
26	Frat Row Smokers and Jokers	306.8688
27	Come and Get It	305.6116
28	The Inglourious Buttheads	303.3716
29	Belly Butt BBQ	302.1828
30	Hop Smok'in BBQ	299.8972
31	Lake Bums BBQ Team	298.7316
32	Bodacious Butts	297.5772
33	Smoking Joints	273.5084
34	Slingshot BBQ Boys	112.8916

Ancillary categories

Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.

Backyard Series — By Chicken

33 entries · top 175.4288 · median 162.2740

#	Team	Score
1	BEER PRESSURE	175.4288
2	Rib Life	174.8456
3	hell on squeals	174.2744
4	creekbank smokers	172.5944
5	LEE LA Q	171.4056
6	2 swine crew	171.4056
7	Smokin Hot Guys	170.2744
8	Bama Boys BBQ	170.2628
9	doss hogs barbecue	168
10	VETERAN PORK PULLERS	167.9656
11	parrotthead porkers	164.5944
12	Triple J BBQ	163.4172
13	Gustoso BBQ	163.3944
14	Pig Destroyer	162.8572
15	High Lonsome Smokers	162.8572
16	Hog Molly BBQ	162.8000
17	Put a Ring on it	162.2740
18	SMOKIN' HOT ASHES	162.2400
19	Playground smokers	159.9772
20	Downtown Franklin Rotary aka Sweet Southern Swine	158.2284
21	REDBONES BBQ	157.6688
22	SMOKEY MOUNTAIN Q	157.6456
23	Barbecue Republic	154.8116
24	The New Pigs on the Block	153.7260
25	Rolling Hills BBQ	153.0628
26	Frat Row Smokers and Jokers	151.4172
27	Come and Get It	148.5028
28	The Inglourious Buttheads	147.3828
29	Hop Smok'in BBQ	146.8228
30	Lake Bums BBQ Team	145.0744
31	Belly Butt BBQ	139.3828
32	Bodacious Butts	137.6000
33	Smoking Joints	131.8856

Backyard Series — By Ribs

34 entries · top 174.8572 · median 159.3944

#	Team	Score
1	Hog Molly BBQ	174.8572
2	hell on squeals	174.2972
3	LEE LA Q	173.1200
4	doss hogs barbecue	172.5828
5	Rib Life	170.8688
6	2 swine crew	170.8572
7	SMOKIN' HOT ASHES	170.8344
8	REDBONES BBQ	170.8228
9	High Lonsome Smokers	169.6916
10	BEER PRESSURE	167.3944
11	Playground smokers	165.7144
12	Smokin Hot Guys	165.1660
13	creekbank smokers	163.4056
14	Belly Butt BBQ	162.8000
15	Bama Boys BBQ	162.3088
16	VETERAN PORK PULLERS	160.5372
17	Bodacious Butts	159.9772
18	Gustoso BBQ	158.8116
19	parrotthead porkers	157.6916
20	Come and Get It	157.1088
21	SMOKEY MOUNTAIN Q	157.0628
22	Rolling Hills BBQ	156.5716
23	The Inglourious Buttheads	155.9888
24	Barbecue Republic	155.9772
25	Frat Row Smokers and Jokers	155.4516
26	Put a Ring on it	155.4172
27	The New Pigs on the Block	155.3944
28	Lake Bums BBQ Team	153.6572
29	Pig Destroyer	153.0744
30	Hop Smok'in BBQ	153.0744
31	Downtown Franklin Rotary aka Sweet Southern Swine	150.2976
32	Triple J BBQ	149.6916
33	Smoking Joints	141.6228
34	Slingshot BBQ Boys	112.8916

Ancillary — By Pork

31 entries · top 173.1316 · median 161.1084

#	Team	Score
1	creekbank smokers	173.1316
2	Hog Molly BBQ	171.9884
3	High Lonsome Smokers	171.4172
4	Rib Life	170.8228
5	Put a Ring on it	170.2744
6	REDBONES BBQ	169.1316
7	Playground smokers	167.9772
8	VETERAN PORK PULLERS	167.4060
9	Come and Get It	167.3828
10	SMOKIN' HOT ASHES	167.3712
11	Downtown Franklin Rotary aka Sweet Southern Swine	166.8228
12	LEE LA Q	166.2284
13	Smoking Joints	163.9772
14	parrotthead porkers	163.9656
15	Bama Boys BBQ	162.8000
16	Pig Destroyer	161.1084
17	2 swine crew	159.3828
18	SMOKEY MOUNTAIN Q	158.2400
19	Barbecue Republic	156.5144
20	The Inglourious Buttheads	156.5028
21	hell on squeals	155.9084
22	Slingshot BBQ Boys	154.8456
23	Rolling Hills BBQ	154.8228
24	Belly Butt BBQ	154.8000
25	The New Pigs on the Block	152.5256
26	Gustoso BBQ	149.0628
27	Smokin Hot Guys	148.5256
28	Triple J BBQ	147.9312
29	Bodacious Butts	147.9200
30	Hop Smok'in BBQ	147.4056
31	Frat Row Smokers and Jokers	135.8972

Ancillary — Dessert

23 entries · top 180 · median 175.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Pig Destroyer	180 🔥
2	CHOOCHOO BBQ	180 🔥
3	Rib Life	180 🔥
4	HOT COLE'S BBQ	178.8572
5	The Inglourious Buttheads	178.8572
6	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	177.7028
7	doss hogs barbecue	176.5828
8	Rub Me Tender	176.5828
9	SMOKIN' BANDITS BBQ	176.5600
10	Bama Boys BBQ	176.5600
11	Canterbury Tails	176
12	Put a Ring on it	175.4056
13	Second Hand Smokers	175.4056
14	Frat Row Smokers and Jokers	173.7028
15	Come and Get It	173.7028
16	Throwen Smoke and Catchen Heat	173.7028
17	hell on squeals	173.1084
18	BoomBoomQue	169.6800
19	VETERAN PORK PULLERS	169.1544
20	QUE-N-BREW	169.1428
21	High Lonsome Smokers	169.1084
22	Rolling Hills BBQ	167.3944
23	Lake Bums BBQ Team	166.2516

Ancillary — Kidsq 1

6 entries · top 179.4400 · median 172.2628

#	Team	Score
1	kqPut a Ring On It	179.4400
2	kqHigh Lonsome Smokers	176.5944
3	kqCome and Get It	173.1200
4	kqCantabury Tail	171.4056
5	kqSecond Hand Smokers	165.1200
6	kqFrat Row Smokers and Jokers	164.5256

Great Americana BBQ Festival 2019

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Prize money

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)

A razor-thin finish

Photo finishes

A double category winner

How the title was won

A perfect score on the table

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)

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

Backyard Series

Overall

Ancillary categories

Backyard Series — By Chicken

Backyard Series — By Ribs

Ancillary — By Pork

Ancillary — Dessert

Ancillary — Kidsq 1