Sep 25–26, 2020 · Savannah, TN · 📍 215 Ziffel Cr · State championship
Reps: Maria Lohman, Wayne Lohman · Prize money: $15,295
GETTIN' BASTED won Grand Champion at the TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest on September 25, 2020 in Savannah, TN at 215 Ziffel Cr, scoring 704.5944 in a field of 47 teams. THUNDER HOG BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 704.5256. Category winners: Chicken — HOT COLE'S BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — Uncle Kenny's Take-Away (180.0000); Pork — CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. (180.0000); Brisket — GETTIN' BASTED (180.0000). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2019 edition was won by South Pork.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2020 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 96% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0688 points — closer than 96% of every championship in the data.
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 2.3428 points — 3 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Chicken places 4–5: RAZORRACKS and SmokinGhost BBQ tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: SmokinGhost BBQ and Shiggin aint easy tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: HOT COLE'S BBQ and THUNDER HOG BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
GETTIN' BASTED took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 24th.
CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (won 2018), South Pork (won 2019).
This contest usually draws about 29 teams
47 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 29.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2018 | Savannah, TN | 215 Ziffel Circle | 28 | 701.0740 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | RAZORRACKS |
| Mar 29, 2019 | Savannah, TN | 215 Ziffel Circle | 29 | 705.1544 | South Pork | Q-BONES BBQ |
| Sep 25, 2020 ← this one | Savannah, TN | 215 Ziffel Cr | 47 | 704.5944 | Gettin' Basted | THUNDER HOG BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 177.1428 | 174.2972 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 178.2972 | 176.5600 |
| Pork | 180 | 177.1544 | 175.4056 |
| Brisket | 180 | 178.8572 | 177.1544 |
47 entries · top 704.5944 · median 677.0056
47 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800
47 entries · top 180 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
47 entries · top 180 · median 170.8112 · 🔥 perfect 180
47 entries · top 180 · median 169.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180