Swine At the Shrine
2020-09-11 – 2020-09-12 · Savannah, GA · 📍 100 Eisenberg Dr. · State championship
Reps: JULIE COOK, RUSTY COOK · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: BACKYARD BRO'S BBQ (707.4060) · 38 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 HOT WACHULA'S
Entries
38
4 judged meats · 3 ancillary
Top score
707.4060
Winning margin
4.0232
GC over RC
Field average
684.30
median 686.50
Tightest race
Chicken
0.5716 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
695.4056
10th place overall
Field spread
53.8632
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,000.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 13%
beats 87% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
13%
of the 38 teams with a home region came from outside GA
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.43 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1526
avg power rating going in · stronger than 31% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 2–3: YES, DEAR BBQ and Bubba Grills tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: UNDER THE RADAR and HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: BELLY UP BBQ and CHOO CHOO BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
BACKYARD BRO'S BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Organizer Portal, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-11 ← this one | Savannah, GA | 100 Eisenberg Dr. | 38 | 707.4060 | BACKYARD BRO'S BBQ | HOT WACHULA'S |
| 2021-08-06 | Savannah, GA | 100 Eisenberg Dr. | 25 | 699.9428 | KINGS BBQ | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2022-08-05 | Savannah, GA | 100 Eisenberg Dr. | 49 | 702.2516 | OMF BBQ | Kings BBQ Team |
| 2022-08-05 | Savannah, GA | 100 Eisenberg Dr. | 24 | 177.1428 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 177.1428 | 175.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 176.5716 | 175.4172 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 174.8456 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 173.7144 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
38 entries · top 707.4060 · median 686.5030
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BACKYARD BRO'S BBQ | |
| 2 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 3 | CHOO CHOO BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 5 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 6 | Bubba Grills | |
| 7 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 8 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 9 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 10 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 11 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 12 | THE HOG MAFIA | |
| 13 | BELLY UP BBQ | |
| 14 | Organizer Portal | |
| 15 | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | |
| 16 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 17 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 18 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 19 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 20 | REAL-LICIOUS Q | |
| 21 | LANG BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 22 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 23 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 24 | OMAR DRIFTERS | |
| 25 | Q'Boss-a | |
| 26 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 27 | SWEAT BBQ | |
| 28 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 29 | PEACH COAST BBQ | |
| 30 | R.C. BUCKS GRILLIN� TEAM | |
| 31 | DOWNTIME BBQ | |
| 32 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 33 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 34 | BIG BUTTS BBQ | |
| 35 | QMEISTERS | |
| 36 | Racks and Stacks BBQ | |
| 37 | FLYING PIGS BBQ | |
| 38 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ |
Chicken
38 entries · top 177.7144 · median 171.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 2 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 3 | Bubba Grills | |
| 4 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 5 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 6 | BELLY UP BBQ | |
| 7 | CHOO CHOO BBQ | |
| 8 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 9 | OMAR DRIFTERS | |
| 10 | THE HOG MAFIA | |
| 11 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 12 | BACKYARD BRO'S BBQ | |
| 13 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 14 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 15 | LANG BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 16 | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | |
| 17 | BIG BUTTS BBQ | |
| 18 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 19 | REAL-LICIOUS Q | |
| 20 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 21 | SWEAT BBQ | |
| 22 | QMEISTERS | |
| 23 | Q'Boss-a | |
| 24 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 25 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 26 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 27 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 28 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 29 | R.C. BUCKS GRILLIN� TEAM | |
| 30 | Organizer Portal | |
| 31 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 32 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 33 | Racks and Stacks BBQ | |
| 34 | PEACH COAST BBQ | |
| 35 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 36 | FLYING PIGS BBQ | |
| 37 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 38 | DOWNTIME BBQ |
Pork Ribs
38 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1316 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BACKYARD BRO'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Organizer Portal | |
| 3 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 4 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 5 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 7 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 8 | CHOO CHOO BBQ | |
| 9 | SWEAT BBQ | |
| 10 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 11 | BELLY UP BBQ | |
| 12 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 13 | THE HOG MAFIA | |
| 14 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 15 | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | |
| 16 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 17 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 18 | REAL-LICIOUS Q | |
| 19 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 20 | DOWNTIME BBQ | |
| 21 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 22 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 23 | PEACH COAST BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 25 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 26 | LANG BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 27 | Racks and Stacks BBQ | |
| 28 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 29 | Bubba Grills | |
| 30 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 31 | QMEISTERS | |
| 32 | OMAR DRIFTERS | |
| 33 | Q'Boss-a | |
| 34 | R.C. BUCKS GRILLIN� TEAM | |
| 35 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 36 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 37 | FLYING PIGS BBQ | |
| 38 | BIG BUTTS BBQ |
Pork
38 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 2 | CHOO CHOO BBQ | |
| 3 | BACKYARD BRO'S BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG BUTTS BBQ | |
| 5 | Organizer Portal | |
| 6 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 7 | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | |
| 8 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 9 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 10 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 11 | DOWNTIME BBQ | |
| 12 | LANG BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 13 | PEACH COAST BBQ | |
| 14 | Bubba Grills | |
| 15 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 17 | R.C. BUCKS GRILLIN� TEAM | |
| 18 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 19 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 20 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 21 | THE HOG MAFIA | |
| 22 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 23 | OMAR DRIFTERS | |
| 24 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 25 | BELLY UP BBQ | |
| 26 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 27 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 28 | Q'Boss-a | |
| 29 | REAL-LICIOUS Q | |
| 30 | FLYING PIGS BBQ | |
| 31 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 32 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 33 | SWEAT BBQ | |
| 34 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 35 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 36 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 37 | Racks and Stacks BBQ | |
| 38 | QMEISTERS |
Brisket
38 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 2 | Bubba Grills | |
| 3 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 4 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 5 | BACKYARD BRO'S BBQ | |
| 6 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 7 | Q'Boss-a | |
| 8 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 9 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 10 | THE HOG MAFIA | |
| 11 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 12 | BELLY UP BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 14 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 15 | REAL-LICIOUS Q | |
| 16 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 17 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 18 | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | |
| 19 | Racks and Stacks BBQ | |
| 20 | Organizer Portal | |
| 21 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 22 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 23 | CHOO CHOO BBQ | |
| 24 | FLYING PIGS BBQ | |
| 25 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 26 | QMEISTERS | |
| 27 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 28 | LANG BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 29 | OMAR DRIFTERS | |
| 30 | R.C. BUCKS GRILLIN� TEAM | |
| 31 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 32 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 33 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 34 | PEACH COAST BBQ | |
| 35 | DOWNTIME BBQ | |
| 36 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 37 | SWEAT BBQ | |
| 38 | BIG BUTTS BBQ |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Kids-Q — Kid'S Que Ages 12 - 15
3 entries · top 179.4400 · median 172.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEXIE AND EDEN | |
| 2 | NOAH COLEMAN | |
| 3 | jAMIE AND ELIZABETH |
Kids-Q — Kid'S Que Ages 6-10
3 entries · top 169.7028 · median 159.4628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUBBA GRILL 2 | |
| 2 | BELLY UP - 2 | |
| 3 | BUSBIE KIDS |
Ancillary — Sauce
5 entries · top 147.4400 · median 143.4284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PEACH COAST BBQ | |
| 2 | Q-BOSS-C | |
| 3 | Q-BOSS-B | |
| 4 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 5 | Q'Boss-a |