Oct 23–24, 2020 · Galax, VA · State championship
Reps: Alan Rothrock, Doug Reid
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ won Grand Champion at the Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Galax on October 23, 2020 in Galax, VA, scoring 694.7656 in a field of 25 teams. North Meets South BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.7540. Category winners: Chicken — UNDER THE RADAR (175.4056); Pork Ribs — Smoke Central BBQ (178.8572); Pork — North Meets South BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE (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.
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Stronger than 99% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1687 power rating going in — stronger than 99% of every contest tracked.
Pork Ribs places 4–5: UNDER THE RADAR and REDNECK SCIENTIFIC tied on 173.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: MUTTLEY CREW BBQ and Still Workin' On It tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: Wolf's Revenge BBQ and WHO CARES BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4056 | 171.9884 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.7144 | 169.6916 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 171.9772 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 174.2744 | 171.9656 |
25 entries · top 694.7656 · median 674.1600
25 entries · top 175.4056 · median 169.6800
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3828
25 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.3944
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228