Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship
2020-06-19 – 2020-06-20 · Riverdale, UT · 📍 Riverdale, UT 84405 · State championship
Reps: DEL ANDERSON, STEVEN FLEWALLEN · Prize money: $4,000.00
Grand Champion: Salt City BBQ (705.7028) · 32 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BURNIN AND LOOTIN
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
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 80% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Salt City BBQ took the Grand Championship home to ID.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: Farva Q and BURNIN AND LOOTIN tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: UNCLE J'S and SMOKIN BRETHREN tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: PARROTHEAD SMOKERS and The BBQ Asylum tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
Salt City Barbecue came in rated below the field's top team, Burnin and Lootin, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-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 | 178.2972 | 176.5600 | 175.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 176.5600 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 177.7372 | 174.8456 | 173.7028 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 173.1084 | 169.6912 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
32 entries · top 705.7028 · median 673.9200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 2 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 3 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 4 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 5 | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 6 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 7 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 8 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 9 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 10 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 11 | SMOKIN BRETHREN | |
| 12 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 13 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 14 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 15 | Farva Q | |
| 16 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 17 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 18 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 19 | Half Baked Hippies | |
| 20 | SMOKE AIN'T NO JOKE | |
| 21 | TWO FAT GUY'S BBQ | |
| 22 | JAGER Q | |
| 23 | Grandpa Jon's Do'n BBQ | |
| 24 | Slinging Meats | |
| 25 | BEEHIVE BARBEQUE | |
| 26 | Smoke Addiction BBQ | |
| 27 | H&D BBQ | |
| 28 | Bang On BBQ | |
| 29 | Uncle Jesse's BBQ | |
| 30 | Brandon Bobo | |
| 31 | Smokin T-bone BBQ | |
| 32 | Locked and Loaded |
Chicken
32 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farva Q | |
| 2 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 3 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 4 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 5 | SMOKIN BRETHREN | |
| 6 | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 7 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 8 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 9 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 10 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 11 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 12 | Bang On BBQ | |
| 13 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 14 | Grandpa Jon's Do'n BBQ | |
| 15 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 16 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 17 | Half Baked Hippies | |
| 18 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 19 | Smoke Addiction BBQ | |
| 20 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 21 | JAGER Q | |
| 22 | SMOKE AIN'T NO JOKE | |
| 23 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 24 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 25 | Brandon Bobo | |
| 26 | Slinging Meats | |
| 27 | Uncle Jesse's BBQ | |
| 28 | Smokin T-bone BBQ | |
| 29 | TWO FAT GUY'S BBQ | |
| 30 | BEEHIVE BARBEQUE | |
| 31 | H&D BBQ | |
| 32 | Locked and Loaded |
Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 2 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 3 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 4 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 6 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 7 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 8 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 9 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 10 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 11 | Uncle Jesse's BBQ | |
| 12 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN BRETHREN | |
| 14 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 15 | H&D BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKE AIN'T NO JOKE | |
| 17 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 18 | Farva Q | |
| 19 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 20 | Half Baked Hippies | |
| 21 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 22 | Bang On BBQ | |
| 23 | TWO FAT GUY'S BBQ | |
| 24 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 25 | Smoke Addiction BBQ | |
| 26 | JAGER Q | |
| 27 | Smokin T-bone BBQ | |
| 28 | Grandpa Jon's Do'n BBQ | |
| 29 | Brandon Bobo | |
| 30 | Slinging Meats | |
| 31 | BEEHIVE BARBEQUE |
Pork
27 entries · top 177.7372 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 3 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 4 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 5 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 6 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 7 | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 8 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN BRETHREN | |
| 10 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 11 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 12 | Half Baked Hippies | |
| 13 | TWO FAT GUY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 15 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 16 | Slinging Meats | |
| 17 | SMOKE AIN'T NO JOKE | |
| 18 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 19 | JAGER Q | |
| 20 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 21 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 22 | Farva Q | |
| 23 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 24 | Smoke Addiction BBQ | |
| 25 | BEEHIVE BARBEQUE | |
| 26 | Grandpa Jon's Do'n BBQ | |
| 27 | H&D BBQ |
Brisket
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 2 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 3 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 4 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 5 | BEEHIVE BARBEQUE | |
| 6 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 7 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 8 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 9 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 10 | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 11 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 12 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 13 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 14 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN BRETHREN | |
| 16 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 17 | JAGER Q | |
| 18 | Farva Q | |
| 19 | TWO FAT GUY'S BBQ | |
| 20 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 21 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKE AIN'T NO JOKE | |
| 23 | Half Baked Hippies | |
| 24 | Grandpa Jon's Do'n BBQ | |
| 25 | Slinging Meats |