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TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest

2020-09-25 – 2020-09-26 · Savannah, TN · 📍 215 Ziffel Cr · State championship

Reps: MARIA LOHMAN, WAYNE LOHMAN · Prize money: $15,295.00

Grand Champion: Gettin' Basted (704.5944) · 47 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 THUNDER HOG BBQ

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GETTIN' BASTED
704.5944 · Master Series — Overall
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THUNDER HOG BBQ
704.5256 · Master Series — Overall
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Uncle Kenny's Take-Away
703.9772 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

47
4 judged meats

Top score

704.5944

Winning margin

0.0688
GC over RC

Field average

673.65
median 677.01

Perfect 180s

4 🔥
GETTIN' BASTED (Brisket), CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. (Pork), ONE2BBQ (Pork), Uncle Kenny's Take-Away (Pork Ribs)

Tightest race

Brisket
1.1428 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

695.3712
10th place overall

Field spread

86.5372
winner to last place

Prize money

$15,295.00
on the line

Most consistent

GETTIN' BASTED
avg finish 7.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken
won by 0.5600 pts — HOT COLE'S BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 25%
beats 75% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data

Traveled in

64%
of the 47 teams with a home region came from outside TN

Came back for more

24%
7 of 29 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong
ρ = -0.67 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1547
avg power rating going in · stronger than 52% of contests

Top-rated in the field

GETTIN' BASTED
rated 1754 pre-contest

Storylines

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0688 points — closer than 94% of every championship in the data.

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

GETTIN' BASTED took the Grand Championship home to MO.

🔥 A day of perfect scores

4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

📸 Photo finishes

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.

🛡️ Back to defend

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (won 2018), South Pork (won 2019).

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)

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 →

DateWhereVenueTeamsHigh scoreGrand ChampionReserve Champion
2018-04-13 215 Ziffel Circle 28 701.0740 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN RAZORRACKS
2019-03-29 Savannah, TN 215 Ziffel Circle 29 705.1544 South Pork Q-BONES BBQ
2020-09-25 ← this one Savannah, TN 215 Ziffel Cr 47 704.5944 Gettin' Basted THUNDER HOG BBQ

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category1st5th10th
Chicken178.8572177.1428174.2972
Pork Ribs180.0000178.2972176.5600
Pork180.0000177.1544175.4056
Brisket180.0000178.8572177.1544

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

47 entries · top 704.5944 · median 677.0056

#TeamScore
1 GETTIN' BASTED 704.5944
2 THUNDER HOG BBQ 704.5256
3 Uncle Kenny's Take-Away 703.9772
4 ONE2BBQ 702.8228
5 Poppa Pig 702.2516
6 CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. 698.7996
7 SOUTH PORK 697.1544
8 WEQ4U 695.9544
9 HOT COLE'S BBQ 695.9200
10 CHARCOAL & MORE 695.3712
11 SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY 694.8460
12 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 694.7884
13 ANGRY JACK BBQ 694.2512
14 RAZORRACKS 694.2400
15 SmokinGhost BBQ 693.6456
16 UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ 693.1200
17 BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM 693.0856
18 Shiggin aint easy 691.9888
19 DAD'S GRILLIN CREW 689.6228
20 JACK'S OLD SOUTH 687.3368
21 Hanks BBQ 685.6112
22 OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS 683.9544
23 UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ 678.8228
24 JANKY LEG BBQ 677.0056
25 MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ 675.3372
26 Poker Porkers 674.7200
27 HOGG LEGG SMOKERS 673.6688
28 LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ 671.3944
29 K & K KOOKERS 669.1084
30 Sheats Smoked Meats 669.0516
31 TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN 668.4916
32 UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS 668.4572
33 Y-NOT! SMOKIN QUE 665.5772
34 Doss Hogs Barbeque 660.5028
35 Bacon Care of Business 653.6688
36 THE BLAZERS 653.1656
37 Porkin' from Home 652.4688
38 Second Helping BBQ 651.8168
39 TRISTAR SMOKERS 650.6968
40 Porkin in Public 647.2456
41 MUSIC CITY SMOKE 639.7944
42 Big Belly BBQ 635.3488
43 SmokeMasters BBQ 634.6172
44 Four Alarm Smoker 634.0912
45 JOOGLY WOOGLY BBQ 620.9140
46 SMOKE DAWGS 619.8284
47 TBDQ 618.0572

Chicken

47 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800

#TeamScore
1 HOT COLE'S BBQ 178.8572
2 GETTIN' BASTED 178.2972
3 Uncle Kenny's Take-Away 177.7028
4 RAZORRACKS 177.1428
5 SmokinGhost BBQ 177.1428
6 Shiggin aint easy 177.1428
7 UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ 176.0000
8 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 175.4400
9 SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY 174.8572
10 OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS 174.2972
11 Poppa Pig 174.2628
12 THUNDER HOG BBQ 173.1200
13 Poker Porkers 171.9772
14 JANKY LEG BBQ 171.9656
15 ANGRY JACK BBQ 171.9656
16 HOGG LEGG SMOKERS 171.9656
17 Sheats Smoked Meats 171.4172
18 SMOKE DAWGS 171.4172
19 ONE2BBQ 170.8456
20 JACK'S OLD SOUTH 170.8456
21 CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. 170.8112
22 UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ 170.2856
23 CHARCOAL & MORE 170.2628
24 K & K KOOKERS 169.6800
25 Hanks BBQ 169.1084
26 Y-NOT! SMOKIN QUE 168.5372
27 DAD'S GRILLIN CREW 167.9656
28 SOUTH PORK 167.4172
29 TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN 167.3944
30 THE BLAZERS 166.2972
31 MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ 166.2628
32 Second Helping BBQ 166.2400
33 BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM 165.6800
34 UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS 165.1200
35 WEQ4U 165.0972
36 LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ 164.5256
37 Porkin in Public 164.5140
38 Big Belly BBQ 162.8800
39 Bacon Care of Business 162.3088
40 Porkin' from Home 161.0972
41 Doss Hogs Barbeque 159.4056
42 TBDQ 158.8000
43 Four Alarm Smoker 158.7884
44 MUSIC CITY SMOKE 158.2172
45 JOOGLY WOOGLY BBQ 157.6800
46 TRISTAR SMOKERS 153.0856
47 SmokeMasters BBQ 150.7656

Pork Ribs

47 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 Uncle Kenny's Take-Away 180.0000 🔥
2 ANGRY JACK BBQ 179.4400
3 HOT COLE'S BBQ 178.8572
4 THUNDER HOG BBQ 178.8572
5 WEQ4U 178.2972
6 UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ 177.7144
7 Poppa Pig 176.5716
8 SOUTH PORK 176.5716
9 ONE2BBQ 176.5600
10 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 176.5600
11 CHARCOAL & MORE 176.0000
12 UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ 176.0000
13 MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ 175.4172
14 BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM 174.8456
15 Y-NOT! SMOKIN QUE 174.2628
16 DAD'S GRILLIN CREW 171.9772
17 SmokinGhost BBQ 171.9772
18 CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. 171.4284
19 OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS 170.8572
20 Doss Hogs Barbeque 170.8572
21 UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS 170.8572
22 JANKY LEG BBQ 170.8344
23 Shiggin aint easy 169.7260
24 GETTIN' BASTED 169.1200
25 JACK'S OLD SOUTH 169.1200
26 Sheats Smoked Meats 167.4516
27 TBDQ 166.8916
28 Porkin' from Home 166.8344
29 SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY 166.8344
30 RAZORRACKS 166.2744
31 SmokeMasters BBQ 166.2400
32 HOGG LEGG SMOKERS 165.0972
33 Hanks BBQ 164.5256
34 LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ 163.4060
35 THE BLAZERS 162.9028
36 Big Belly BBQ 162.2516
37 Second Helping BBQ 162.2512
38 Poker Porkers 162.2400
39 K & K KOOKERS 160.0000
40 Bacon Care of Business 159.4172
41 TRISTAR SMOKERS 159.3828
42 Porkin in Public 157.6572
43 TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN 156.5716
44 JOOGLY WOOGLY BBQ 153.6456
45 Four Alarm Smoker 151.9544
46 MUSIC CITY SMOKE 150.8116
47 SMOKE DAWGS 142.2400

Pork

47 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8112 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. 180.0000 🔥
2 ONE2BBQ 180.0000 🔥
3 K & K KOOKERS 177.7028
4 GETTIN' BASTED 177.1772
5 WEQ4U 177.1544
6 Uncle Kenny's Take-Away 176.5716
7 Shiggin aint easy 175.4516
8 JACK'S OLD SOUTH 175.4056
9 SOUTH PORK 175.4056
10 BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM 175.4056
11 ANGRY JACK BBQ 174.8800
12 CHARCOAL & MORE 174.2628
13 SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY 173.7144
14 DAD'S GRILLIN CREW 173.1200
15 Poppa Pig 173.1200
16 Poker Porkers 173.1200
17 RAZORRACKS 173.1200
18 Hanks BBQ 173.1200
19 THUNDER HOG BBQ 173.1084
20 TRISTAR SMOKERS 173.1084
21 Porkin in Public 172.0000
22 HOGG LEGG SMOKERS 171.4172
23 JANKY LEG BBQ 170.8228
24 MUSIC CITY SMOKE 170.8112
25 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 169.6800
26 UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS 169.6800
27 TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN 169.6684
28 UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ 168.5600
29 SmokinGhost BBQ 166.8228
30 OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS 166.8228
31 MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ 165.6800
32 Y-NOT! SMOKIN QUE 165.1084
33 Sheats Smoked Meats 165.0972
34 HOT COLE'S BBQ 165.0856
35 LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ 164.0228
36 Bacon Care of Business 163.9772
37 THE BLAZERS 163.9656
38 Second Helping BBQ 162.8228
39 JOOGLY WOOGLY BBQ 162.7884
40 SmokeMasters BBQ 161.6800
41 Four Alarm Smoker 161.6800
42 TBDQ 161.1428
43 UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ 160.5256
44 Big Belly BBQ 159.9772
45 Porkin' from Home 157.6800
46 Doss Hogs Barbeque 157.0972
47 SMOKE DAWGS 146.8000

Brisket

47 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 GETTIN' BASTED 180.0000 🔥
2 THUNDER HOG BBQ 179.4400
3 SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY 179.4400
4 LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ 179.4400
5 Hanks BBQ 178.8572
6 Poppa Pig 178.2972
7 SOUTH PORK 177.7600
8 SmokinGhost BBQ 177.7028
9 RAZORRACKS 177.7028
10 BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM 177.1544
11 UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ 176.5600
12 DAD'S GRILLIN CREW 176.5600
13 CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. 176.5600
14 ONE2BBQ 175.4172
15 WEQ4U 175.4056
16 TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN 174.8572
17 CHARCOAL & MORE 174.8456
18 Doss Hogs Barbeque 173.1428
19 HOT COLE'S BBQ 173.1200
20 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 173.1084
21 OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS 171.9772
22 JACK'S OLD SOUTH 171.9656
23 Uncle Kenny's Take-Away 169.7028
24 Shiggin aint easy 169.6684
25 MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ 167.9772
26 Bacon Care of Business 167.9656
27 ANGRY JACK BBQ 167.9656
28 Poker Porkers 167.3828
29 Porkin' from Home 166.8572
30 UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ 166.2972
31 HOGG LEGG SMOKERS 165.1888
32 TRISTAR SMOKERS 165.1200
33 Sheats Smoked Meats 165.0856
34 JANKY LEG BBQ 163.3828
35 UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS 162.8000
36 K & K KOOKERS 161.7256
37 Four Alarm Smoker 161.6684
38 Second Helping BBQ 160.5028
39 THE BLAZERS 160.0000
40 MUSIC CITY SMOKE 159.9544
41 SMOKE DAWGS 159.3712
42 Y-NOT! SMOKIN QUE 157.6688
43 SmokeMasters BBQ 155.9316
44 Porkin in Public 153.0744
45 Big Belly BBQ 150.2400
46 JOOGLY WOOGLY BBQ 146.8000
47 TBDQ 131.2228

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