Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival

2020-09-05 – 2020-09-06 · Augusta, GA · State championship

Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID, JULIE COOK, RUSTY COOK · Prize money: $40,200.00

Grand Champion: SMOKING BUTT HEADS (712.5832) · 54 teams

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SMOKING BUTT HEADS

712.5832 · Master Series — Overall

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SWEET SMOKE Q

706.8344 · Master Series — Overall

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CHICKEN FRIED BBQ

706.2628 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

5 categories

Top score

712.5832

Winning margin

5.7488

GC over RC

Field average

685.87

median 689.06

Perfect 180s

17 🔥

Tightest race

Brisket

0.0000 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

697.0624

what a walk cost here

Field spread

80.2172

winner to last place

Prize money

$40,200.00

on the line

Most consistent

SWEET SMOKE Q

avg finish 8.20 across 5 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

How hot was the win?

Top 1%

beats 99% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1552

avg power rating going in · stronger than 58% of contests

Top-rated in the field

WHO CARES BBQ

rated 1729 pre-contest

Storylines

🔥 A day of perfect scores

17 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

🃏 An upset on the books

SMOKING BUTT HEADS came in rated below the field's top team, WHO CARES BBQ, 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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2019-05-24	Evans, GA	72	701.0972	UNDER THE RADAR - TN
2020-09-05 ← this one	Augusta, GA	54	712.5832	SMOKING BUTT HEADS

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Ancillary — Peach dessert

15 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	FALLOUT BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW	180.0000 🔥
3	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	180.0000 🔥
4	SWEET SMOKE Q	176.5600
5	COOTER'S N SMOKE	175.4056
6	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	174.2744
7	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	173.1200
8	HOT COLE'S BBQ	173.1084
9	ATLANTA BBQ STORE	171.9656
10	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	171.4172
11	RECTEQ	170.8456
12	KRAZY TRAIN BBQ	170.8112
13	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	170.8112
14	SOUTHERN PRIDE ROOSTERS	169.1200
15	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	154.2056

Master Series — Brisket

54 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	PALMETTO PITMASTERS	180.0000 🔥
2	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	180.0000 🔥
3	CHICKEN FRIED BBQ	180.0000 🔥
4	HOT WACHULA'S	180.0000 🔥
5	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	180.0000 🔥
6	UNDER THE RADAR	180.0000 🔥
7	RECTEQ	179.4400
8	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	178.8572
9	Poppa Pig	177.7028
10	ANGRY JACK BBQ	176.5600
11	KRAZY TRAIN BBQ	175.4172
12	DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK	175.4056
13	FYC BARBEQUE	174.8572
14	FALLOUT BBQ	174.2744
15	WHO CARES BBQ	174.2628
16	Organizer Portal	174.2628
17	SMOKIN GRINGO'S	173.7256
18	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	173.7028
19	SWEET SMOKE Q	173.1200
20	TOO SAUCED	173.1200
21	HOT COLE'S BBQ	173.1200
22	COOTER'S N SMOKE	173.1084
23	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	173.1084
24	4 LEGS UP BBQ	173.1084
25	CLAUDE'S Q	171.9772
26	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	170.8228
27	REDMULE'S BBQ	170.8228
28	RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ	170.8228
29	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	170.8228
30	ATLANTA BBQ STORE	170.8112
31	SMOKE SHOW MAFIA	170.8112
32	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	169.6800
33	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	169.6684
34	KILLER B'S BBQ	169.6684
35	BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW	168.5372
36	Going Yard BBQ	168.5372
37	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	168.5256
38	BIG DOG BBQ VA	168.5256
39	TWISTED PAIR BBQ	167.3828
40	Smoke Central BBQ	167.3712
41	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	166.8456
42	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	165.6916
43	SOUTHERN PRIDE ROOSTERS	164.5488
44	Down A Few BBQ	164.5140
45	COOL HAND QUE	163.9428
46	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	163.9312
47	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	163.9312
48	QMEISTERS	163.3712
49	ZIPS BBQ	162.8000
50	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	162.7884
51	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	161.6800
52	THE HOG MAFIA	159.4288
53	SHARKBITE BBQ	155.9316
54	HOOTIE-Q	153.0628

Master Series — Chicken

54 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	180.0000 🔥
2	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	180.0000 🔥
3	Organizer Portal	180.0000 🔥
4	TOO SAUCED	180.0000 🔥
5	WHO CARES BBQ	180.0000 🔥
6	RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ	180.0000 🔥
7	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	179.4400
8	PALMETTO PITMASTERS	177.7144
9	ANGRY JACK BBQ	177.7028
10	ZIPS BBQ	177.7028
11	SWEET SMOKE Q	177.7028
12	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	177.1428
13	HOT COLE'S BBQ	176.5828
14	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	176.5600
15	4 LEGS UP BBQ	176.5600
16	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	176.0000
17	Smoke Central BBQ	175.4516
18	DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK	175.4172
19	SMOKE SHOW MAFIA	175.4172
20	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	175.4056
21	KILLER B'S BBQ	175.4056
22	HOT WACHULA'S	175.4056
23	SHARKBITE BBQ	175.4056
24	CLAUDE'S Q	174.8572
25	BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW	174.2744
26	Poppa Pig	174.2628
27	TWISTED PAIR BBQ	174.2628
28	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	174.2628
29	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	174.2628
30	CHICKEN FRIED BBQ	174.2628
31	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	174.2628
32	FYC BARBEQUE	173.7144
33	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	173.7028
34	RECTEQ	173.1200
35	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	171.9888
36	THE HOG MAFIA	171.9772
37	Going Yard BBQ	171.9772
38	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	171.9656
39	SMOKIN GRINGO'S	171.9656
40	COOL HAND QUE	171.4172
41	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	171.4056
42	FALLOUT BBQ	171.4056
43	QMEISTERS	170.8228
44	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	170.8112
45	UNDER THE RADAR	169.6800
46	REDMULE'S BBQ	169.6684
47	KRAZY TRAIN BBQ	168.5372
48	ATLANTA BBQ STORE	168.5256
49	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	167.3828
50	SOUTHERN PRIDE ROOSTERS	167.3828
51	COOTER'S N SMOKE	165.6800
52	BIG DOG BBQ VA	165.1084
53	Down A Few BBQ	161.6456
54	HOOTIE-Q	160.5372

Master Series — Overall

54 entries · top 712.5832 · median 689.0572

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	712.5832
2	SWEET SMOKE Q	706.8344
3	CHICKEN FRIED BBQ	706.2628
4	HOT WACHULA'S	706.2284
5	PALMETTO PITMASTERS	704.5604
6	WHO CARES BBQ	703.3828
7	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	700.5144
8	SMOKE SHOW MAFIA	699.9428
9	Poppa Pig	697.6456
10	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	697.0624
11	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	696.5144
12	RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ	695.9084
13	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	695.3484
14	HOT COLE'S BBQ	694.2400
15	RECTEQ	693.6456
16	DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK	693.6344
17	ANGRY JACK BBQ	693.6228
18	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	693.0972
19	Smoke Central BBQ	691.9312
20	4 LEGS UP BBQ	691.9084
21	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	691.3600
22	SMOKIN GRINGO'S	690.7884
23	COOTER'S N SMOKE	690.7656
24	Organizer Portal	690.7540
25	KRAZY TRAIN BBQ	690.2288
26	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	690.2060
27	FYC BARBEQUE	689.0744
28	TOO SAUCED	689.0400
29	REDMULE'S BBQ	689.0400
30	KILLER B'S BBQ	689.0052
31	CLAUDE'S Q	688.4916
32	FALLOUT BBQ	687.9200
33	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	687.3256
34	BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW	686.2060
35	UNDER THE RADAR	685.6344
36	TWISTED PAIR BBQ	684.4340
37	ATLANTA BBQ STORE	684.4340
38	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	682.1368
39	ZIPS BBQ	681.0172
40	THE HOG MAFIA	679.9316
41	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	679.3140
42	QMEISTERS	678.1252
43	Going Yard BBQ	677.5772
44	Down A Few BBQ	676.4224
45	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	675.2568
46	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	672.4916
47	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	671.9204
48	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	670.1140
49	BIG DOG BBQ VA	668.4228
50	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	658.0796
51	SHARKBITE BBQ	655.7828
52	COOL HAND QUE	653.5312
53	HOOTIE-Q	644.9828
54	SOUTHERN PRIDE ROOSTERS	632.3660

Master Series — Pork

54 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.5370 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	REDMULE'S BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	180.0000 🔥
3	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	177.7372
4	SMOKE SHOW MAFIA	177.7144
5	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	177.7144
6	SWEET SMOKE Q	176.5716
7	COOTER'S N SMOKE	176.5600
8	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	175.4172
9	CHICKEN FRIED BBQ	175.4172
10	HOT COLE'S BBQ	175.4172
11	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	175.4056
12	KRAZY TRAIN BBQ	175.4056
13	CLAUDE'S Q	174.2744
14	PALMETTO PITMASTERS	174.2628
15	HOT WACHULA'S	174.2628
16	QMEISTERS	174.2628
17	WHO CARES BBQ	173.7028
18	Going Yard BBQ	173.1084
19	Down A Few BBQ	172.5600
20	UNDER THE RADAR	172.0000
21	ATLANTA BBQ STORE	171.9772
22	TOO SAUCED	171.9772
23	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	171.9656
24	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	170.8456
25	DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK	170.8344
26	THE HOG MAFIA	170.8228
27	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	170.8112
28	4 LEGS UP BBQ	170.2628
29	Poppa Pig	170.2628
30	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	169.7144
31	TWISTED PAIR BBQ	169.6800
32	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	169.6800
33	Smoke Central BBQ	169.6684
34	RECTEQ	169.6684
35	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	169.6684
36	RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ	169.6684
37	BIG DOG BBQ VA	168.5372
38	KILLER B'S BBQ	168.5256
39	BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW	168.5256
40	SMOKIN GRINGO'S	168.5256
41	FALLOUT BBQ	167.9772
42	ANGRY JACK BBQ	167.3944
43	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	167.3828
44	ZIPS BBQ	167.3828
45	FYC BARBEQUE	167.3828
46	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	167.3828
47	Organizer Portal	165.6684
48	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	163.9312
49	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	162.8116
50	SHARKBITE BBQ	162.7884
51	HOOTIE-Q	161.6572
52	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	161.0856
53	COOL HAND QUE	159.3484
54	SOUTHERN PRIDE ROOSTERS	142.1944

Master Series — Pork Ribs

54 entries · top 179.4400 · median 172.2802

#	Team	Score
1	SWEET SMOKE Q	179.4400
2	Smoke Central BBQ	179.4400
3	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	178.8572
4	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	177.7028
5	THE HOG MAFIA	177.7028
6	Down A Few BBQ	177.7028
7	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	177.1544
8	CHICKEN FRIED BBQ	176.5828
9	SMOKIN GRINGO'S	176.5716
10	HOT WACHULA'S	176.5600
11	SMOKE SHOW MAFIA	176.0000
12	RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ	175.4172
13	Poppa Pig	175.4172
14	WHO CARES BBQ	175.4172
15	COOTER'S N SMOKE	175.4172
16	KILLER B'S BBQ	175.4056
17	BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW	174.8688
18	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	174.2972
19	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	174.2744
20	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	174.2744
21	FALLOUT BBQ	174.2628
22	ZIPS BBQ	173.1316
23	FYC BARBEQUE	173.1200
24	ATLANTA BBQ STORE	173.1200
25	TWISTED PAIR BBQ	173.1084
26	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	172.5832
27	PALMETTO PITMASTERS	172.5832
28	4 LEGS UP BBQ	171.9772
29	DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK	171.9772
30	ANGRY JACK BBQ	171.9656
31	RECTEQ	171.4172
32	KRAZY TRAIN BBQ	170.8688
33	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	170.8460
34	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	170.8344
35	Organizer Portal	170.8228
36	HOOTIE-Q	169.7256
37	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	169.6800
38	QMEISTERS	169.6684
39	HOT COLE'S BBQ	169.1200
40	REDMULE'S BBQ	168.5488
41	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	167.4172
42	CLAUDE'S Q	167.3828
43	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	166.2516
44	BIG DOG BBQ VA	166.2516
45	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	166.2516
46	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	166.2400
47	UNDER THE RADAR	163.9544
48	Going Yard BBQ	163.9544
49	TOO SAUCED	163.9428
50	SHARKBITE BBQ	161.6572
51	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	160.5144
52	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	159.9428
53	COOL HAND QUE	158.8228
54	SOUTHERN PRIDE ROOSTERS	158.2400