Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
2019-09-20 – 2019-09-21 · Salisbury, NC · 📍 653 Bendix Dr · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DEBBY HARWELL, DON HARWELL · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Wolf's Revenge BBQ (691.9428) · 56 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 K & D SMOKERS
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🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ took the Grand Championship home to VA.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork places 3–4: House of Smoke NC and PALMETTO PITMASTERS tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: NORTH MEETS SOUTH BBQ NC and SMOKE MONSTER BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: SMOKECRAFT - MD and SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKE THIS (won 2015).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-20 | Salisbury, NC | 72 | 705.7144 | KILLER B'S BBQ | 4:20 Q | |
| 2015-09-18 | Salisbury, NC 28146 | 59 | 697.6572 | SMOKE THIS | CHECKERED PIG | |
| 2016-09-16 | Salisbury, NC | 68 | 699.3716 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 2017-09-15 | 653 Bendix Dr | 63 | 689.6688 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | NORTH MEETS SOUTH BBQ | |
| 2018-09-14 | 653 Bendix Dr | 29 | 691.3944 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 2019-09-20 ← this one | Salisbury, NC | 653 Bendix Dr | 56 | 691.9428 | Wolf's Revenge BBQ | K & D SMOKERS |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.8456 | 171.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 175.4400 | 172.5600 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 173.1200 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 176.0116 | 174.2972 | 172.5600 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
56 entries · top 691.9428 · median 660.9886
Chicken
56 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4114
Pork Ribs
56 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.5486
Pork
56 entries · top 175.4172 · median 163.1144
Brisket
56 entries · top 176.0116 · median 165.4114
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.
Ancillary — Cabo Wabo Margarita
20 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.2914
Ancillary — Turkey Smoke
24 entries · top 173.1316 · median 157.3942