Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge
2020-06-26 – 2020-06-27 · Roebuck, SC · State championship
Reps: DOUG REID, WAYNE HARPER · Prize money: $1,000.00
Grand Champion: Smoking Butt Heads (690.1944) · 25 teams
Entries
25
4 categories
Top score
690.1944
Winning margin
4.0232
GC over RC
Field average
666.82
median 671.33
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
2.2628 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
677.0516
what a walk cost here
Field spread
65.8744
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,000.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 61%
beats 39% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1533
avg power rating going in · stronger than 38% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
SMOKING BUTT HEADS took the Grand Championship home to GA.
🃏 An upset on the books
SMOKING BUTT HEADS came in rated below the field's top team, MUTTLEY CREW BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 2 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 3 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 4 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS | |
| 5 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 6 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 7 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 8 | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | |
| 9 | TOO SAUCED | |
| 10 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 12 | House of Smoke NC | |
| 13 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 14 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 15 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 17 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 18 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 19 | BIG MONEY BBQ | |
| 20 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 21 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 22 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 23 | Pig on Fire | |
| 24 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 25 | V QUE |
Master Series — Chicken
25 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 2 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 3 | House of Smoke NC | |
| 4 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS | |
| 5 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 6 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 7 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 8 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 9 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 10 | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | |
| 11 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 13 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 14 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 15 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 16 | V QUE | |
| 17 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 18 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 19 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 20 | BIG MONEY BBQ | |
| 21 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 22 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 23 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 24 | TOO SAUCED | |
| 25 | Pig on Fire |
Master Series — Overall
25 entries · top 690.1944 · median 671.3256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 2 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 3 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 4 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS | |
| 5 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 6 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 7 | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | |
| 8 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 9 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 10 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 12 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 13 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 14 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 15 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 16 | House of Smoke NC | |
| 17 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 18 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 19 | BIG MONEY BBQ | |
| 20 | TOO SAUCED | |
| 21 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 22 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 23 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 24 | Pig on Fire | |
| 25 | V QUE |
Master Series — Pork
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 2 | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | |
| 3 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 4 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 5 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 6 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 8 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 10 | BIG MONEY BBQ | |
| 11 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 12 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 14 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 15 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 16 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 17 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 18 | House of Smoke NC | |
| 19 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 20 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS | |
| 21 | TOO SAUCED | |
| 22 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 23 | V QUE | |
| 24 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 25 | Pig on Fire |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.8688
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 2 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS | |
| 3 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 4 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 5 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 7 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 8 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 10 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 11 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 13 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 14 | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 16 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 17 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 18 | TOO SAUCED | |
| 19 | BIG MONEY BBQ | |
| 20 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 21 | Pig on Fire | |
| 22 | House of Smoke NC | |
| 23 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 24 | V QUE | |
| 25 | BUD WISER'S BBQ |