Sep 25–26, 2020 · Murphy, NC · State championship
Reps: Alan Rothrock, Doug Reid · Prize money: $1,000
UNDER THE RADAR won Grand Champion at the Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Murphy on September 25, 2020 in Murphy, NC, scoring 696.5256 in a field of 22 teams. PALMETTO PITMASTERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.9312. Category winners: Chicken — WHO CARES BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — REDNECK SCIENTIFIC (177.7144); Pork — THE HOG MAFIA (178.8572); Brisket — UNDER THE RADAR (178.8572).
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 88% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5944 points — closer than 88% of every championship in the data.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 3.4628 points — 3 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Stronger than 95% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1650 power rating going in — stronger than 95% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 1–2: WHO CARES BBQ and MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: SMOKING BUTT HEADS and UNDER THE RADAR tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: UNDER THE RADAR and BARREL FEVER BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
UNDER THE RADAR took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 11th.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2020 ← this one | Murphy, NC | Murphy, NC | 22 | 696.5256 | Under the Radar | PALMETTO PITMASTERS |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Marble, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 173.1772 | 172 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 174.2628 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 174.8456 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 175.4056 | 173.1200 |
22 entries · top 696.5256 · median 684.7772
22 entries · top 180 · median 170.5428 · 🔥 perfect 180
22 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.6858
22 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.1142
22 entries · top 178.8572 · median 172.2742