Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL)
2021-02-05 – 2021-02-06 · Young Harris, GA
Reps: JULIE COOK, RUSTY COOK · Prize money: $7,600.00
Grand Champion: SMOKING SWEETMEATS (700.4796) · 31 teams
Entries
31
5 categories
Top score
700.4796
Winning margin
1.6796
GC over RC
Field average
673.92
median 676.41
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
682.7540
what a walk cost here
Field spread
81.2228
winner to last place
Prize money
$7,600.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 33%
beats 67% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1539
avg power rating going in · stronger than 44% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6796 points — closer than 76% of every championship in the data.
🃏 An upset on the books
SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Dessert
10 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1258 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Brisket
31 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 3 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 4 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 6 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 7 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 9 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 10 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 11 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 12 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 13 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 14 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 15 | THE HOG MAFIA | |
| 16 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 17 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 18 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 19 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 20 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 21 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 22 | Backend Heat | |
| 23 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 24 | Organizer Portal | |
| 25 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 26 | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ | |
| 27 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 28 | SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 29 | BUBBA'S BARBECUE | |
| 30 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 31 | SHARKBITE BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
31 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 3 | Organizer Portal | |
| 4 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 5 | Backend Heat | |
| 6 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 7 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 8 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 9 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 10 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 11 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 12 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 13 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 14 | SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 15 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 16 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 17 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 18 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 19 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 20 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 21 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 22 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 23 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 24 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | THE HOG MAFIA | |
| 26 | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ | |
| 27 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 28 | SHARKBITE BBQ | |
| 29 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 30 | BUBBA'S BARBECUE | |
| 31 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
31 entries · top 700.4796 · median 676.4112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 2 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 3 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 4 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 5 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 6 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 7 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 8 | Organizer Portal | |
| 9 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 10 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 11 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 12 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 13 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 15 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 16 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 17 | THE HOG MAFIA | |
| 18 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 19 | Backend Heat | |
| 20 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 21 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 22 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 23 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 24 | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 26 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 27 | SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 28 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 29 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 30 | SHARKBITE BBQ | |
| 31 | BUBBA'S BARBECUE |
Master Series — Pork
31 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 2 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 3 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 4 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 5 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 7 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 8 | THE HOG MAFIA | |
| 9 | Organizer Portal | |
| 10 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 11 | SHARKBITE BBQ | |
| 12 | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ | |
| 13 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 14 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 15 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 16 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 17 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 18 | Backend Heat | |
| 19 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 21 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 22 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 24 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 25 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 26 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 27 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 28 | SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 29 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 30 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 31 | BUBBA'S BARBECUE |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.6916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Organizer Portal | |
| 2 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 3 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 4 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 5 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 7 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 8 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 9 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 10 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 11 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 12 | THE HOG MAFIA | |
| 13 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 14 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 15 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 16 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 18 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 19 | SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 20 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 21 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 22 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 23 | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ | |
| 24 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 25 | Backend Heat | |
| 26 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 27 | SHARKBITE BBQ | |
| 28 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 29 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 30 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 31 | BUBBA'S BARBECUE |