Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show
2020-03-13 – 2020-03-14 · Darlington, SC · 📍 Darlington Raveway · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID · Prize money: $7,200.00
Grand Champion: Palmetto Pitmasters (694.8000) · 29 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 FALLOUT BBQ
Entries
29
4 judged meats
Top score
694.8000
Winning margin
2.2516
GC over RC
Field average
667.75
median 672.43
Tightest race
Brisket
1.7144 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
677.0284
10th place overall
Field spread
62.9824
winner to last place
Prize money
$7,200.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 72%
beats 28% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
83%
of the 29 teams with a home region came from outside SC
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.47 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1540
avg power rating going in · stronger than 45% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
PALMETTO PITMASTERS took the Grand Championship home to GA.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 4–5: PALMETTO PITMASTERS and SMOKE N BREW tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: FALLOUT BBQ and PIG ON FIRE tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: SWIG-N-PIG and YES, DEAR BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
PALMETTO PITMASTERS came in rated below the field's top team, B-S BBQ OUTLAWS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 172.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.7600 | 172.5600 |
| Pork | 177.1544 | 170.8228 | 167.3828 |
| Brisket | 175.4172 | 173.7028 | 168.5372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
29 entries · top 694.8000 · median 672.4340
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS | |
| 2 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 3 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 4 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 5 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 6 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 8 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 9 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 10 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 12 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 13 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 14 | Balls Out BBQ | |
| 15 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 16 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 17 | WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ | |
| 18 | SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC | |
| 19 | Smoke Monster BBQ | |
| 20 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 21 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 22 | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | |
| 23 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 24 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 25 | BIG MONEY BBQ | |
| 26 | FuMan Que | |
| 27 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 28 | OL' DOMINION Q | |
| 29 | BACKDRAFT BBQ SC |
Chicken
29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balls Out BBQ | |
| 2 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 3 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 4 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS | |
| 5 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 6 | SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC | |
| 7 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 8 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 9 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 10 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 11 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 12 | WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ | |
| 13 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 14 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 15 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 16 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 17 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 18 | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | |
| 19 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 20 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 21 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 22 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 23 | Smoke Monster BBQ | |
| 24 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 25 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 26 | FuMan Que | |
| 27 | BIG MONEY BBQ | |
| 28 | OL' DOMINION Q | |
| 29 | BACKDRAFT BBQ SC |
Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 2 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS | |
| 3 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 4 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 6 | FuMan Que | |
| 7 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 8 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 9 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 10 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 11 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 12 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 14 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 15 | BIG MONEY BBQ | |
| 16 | OL' DOMINION Q | |
| 17 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 18 | WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ | |
| 19 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 20 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 21 | Balls Out BBQ | |
| 22 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 23 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 24 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 25 | SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC | |
| 26 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 27 | BACKDRAFT BBQ SC | |
| 28 | Smoke Monster BBQ | |
| 29 | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ |
Pork
29 entries · top 177.1544 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS | |
| 2 | Balls Out BBQ | |
| 3 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 4 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 5 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 6 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 7 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 8 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 9 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 10 | Smoke Monster BBQ | |
| 11 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 13 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 14 | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 16 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 17 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 18 | SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC | |
| 19 | BIG MONEY BBQ | |
| 20 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 22 | BACKDRAFT BBQ SC | |
| 23 | OL' DOMINION Q | |
| 24 | WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ | |
| 25 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 26 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 27 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 28 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 29 | FuMan Que |
Brisket
29 entries · top 175.4172 · median 166.2284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 3 | Smoke Monster BBQ | |
| 4 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 5 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 6 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 7 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 8 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 9 | WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ | |
| 10 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 11 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 12 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS | |
| 13 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 14 | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | |
| 15 | SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC | |
| 16 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 17 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 18 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 20 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 21 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 22 | BIG MONEY BBQ | |
| 23 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 24 | BACKDRAFT BBQ SC | |
| 25 | Balls Out BBQ | |
| 26 | FuMan Que | |
| 27 | OL' DOMINION Q | |
| 28 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 29 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ |