Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship
2021-03-19 – 2021-03-20 · Lebanon, TN · 📍 954 E Baddour Pky · State championship
Reps: CONNIE AMIDEI, JULIE COOK, RUSTY COOK
Grand Champion: THE BBQ BUS (701.6456) · 57 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BLUE CHIP BBQ
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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.
🧹 A double category winner
THE BBQ BUS won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 4–5: LOCAL YOKELS BBQ and HIGH ON THE HAWG tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: HIGH ON THE HAWG and THE BBQ BUS tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Organizer Portal and MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BILLY RAY BBQ (won 2019).
🃏 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)
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This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-08 | Nashville, TN | 4001 Bell RD | 67 | 706.8344 | BILLY RAY BBQ | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2021-03-19 ← this one | Lebanon, TN | 954 E Baddour Pky | 57 | 701.6456 | THE BBQ BUS | BLUE CHIP BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | Lebanon, TN | 954 E Baddour Pky | 80 | 705.6800 | TRIPLE H BBQ | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | Lebanon, TN | 954 E Baddour Pky | 59 | 177.1544 | KITH N' KIN | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E Baddour Pky | 93 | 701.6572 | Continental Barbecue Co. | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2024-03-15 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E Baddour Pky | 72 | 178.8572 | Meat Me in St. Louis | — |
| 2025-03-14 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E Baddour Pky | 100 | 704.5372 | Triple H BBQ | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2025-03-14 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E Baddour Pky | 72 | 179.4400 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E. Baddour Pkwy | 125 | 713.1200 | Razorracks | Kith n' Kin |
| 2026-03-20 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E. Baddour Pkwy | 88 | 180.0000 | Alpine Smoke Works | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E. Baddour Pkwy | 71 | 180.0000 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | — |
| 2027-03-19 | Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2027-03-19 | Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2027-03-19 | Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 176.5600 | 174.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 176.5716 | 174.8572 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 177.1428 | 174.3088 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 176.0116 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
57 entries · top 701.6456 · median 677.0400
Chicken
57 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.1084
Pork Ribs
57 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
57 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9656
Brisket
57 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180