Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Murphy
2020-09-25 – 2020-09-26 · Murphy, NC · 📍 Murphy, NC · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID · Prize money: $1,000.00
Grand Champion: Under the Radar (696.5256) · 22 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PALMETTO PITMASTERS
Entries
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Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
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Double threats
How hot was the win?
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🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5944 points — closer than 86% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Under the Radar took the Grand Championship home to GA.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-25 ← this one | Murphy, NC | Murphy, NC | 22 | 696.5256 | Under the Radar | PALMETTO PITMASTERS |
| 2021-07-30 | Marble, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 173.1772 | 172.0000 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 174.2628 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 174.8456 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 175.4056 | 173.1200 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
22 entries · top 696.5256 · median 684.7772
Chicken
22 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.5428 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
22 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.6858
Pork
22 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.1142
Brisket
22 entries · top 178.8572 · median 172.2742