Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship
2021-03-19 – 2021-03-20 · Lebanon, TN · State championship
Reps: CONNIE AMIDEI, JULIE COOK, RUSTY COOK
Grand Champion: THE BBQ BUS (701.6456) · 57 teams
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
TRIPLE H BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 11 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.4912 points — closer than 94% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
THE BBQ BUS took the Grand Championship home to IL.
🃏 An upset on the books
THE BBQ BUS came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-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)
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This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-08 | Nashville, TN | 67 | 706.8344 | BILLY RAY BBQ |
| 2021-03-19 ← this one | Lebanon, TN | 57 | 701.6456 | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-03-17 | Lebanon, TN | 80 | 705.6800 | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | Lebanon, TN | 59 | 177.1544 | KITH N' KIN |
| 2024-03-15 | Lebanon, TN | 93 | 701.6572 | Continental Barbecue Co. |
| 2024-03-15 | Lebanon, TN | 72 | 178.8572 | Meat Me in St. Louis |
| 2025-03-14 | Lebanon, TN | 100 | 704.5372 | Triple H BBQ |
| 2025-03-14 | Lebanon, TN | 72 | 179.4400 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2026-03-20 | Lebanon, TN | 125 | 713.1200 | Razorracks |
| 2026-03-20 | Lebanon, TN | 88 | 180.0000 | Alpine Smoke Works |
| 2026-03-20 | Lebanon, TN | 71 | 180.0000 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
57 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
57 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.1084
Master Series — Overall
57 entries · top 701.6456 · median 677.0400
Master Series — Pork
57 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9656
Master Series — Pork Ribs
57 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180