Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken
2020-08-14 – 2020-08-15 · Aiken, SC · 📍 Aiken, SC · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID · Prize money: $1,000.00
Grand Champion: Killer Bee;s (695.9544) · 34 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 ANGRY JACK BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 6–7: WHO CARES BBQ and SWIG-N-PIG tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: SWIG-N-PIG and HOT WACHULA'S tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Smoke Central BBQ and House of Smoke NC tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
Killer B's BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, WHO CARES BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-14 ← this one | Aiken, SC | Aiken, SC | 34 | 695.9544 | Killer Bee;s | ANGRY JACK BBQ |
| 2021-08-13 | Aiken, SC | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 174.8572 | 172.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 175.4172 | 172.0116 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 173.7028 | 171.4056 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 173.7028 | 170.8800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
34 entries · top 695.9544 · median 676.2400
Chicken
34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
34 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.8228
Pork
34 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3886
Brisket
34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5428 · 🔥 perfect 180