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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THE BBQ BUS

701.6456 · Master Series — Overall

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BLUE CHIP BBQ

701.1544 · Master Series — Overall

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Uncle Kenny's Take-Away

699.3484 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

701.6456

Winning margin

0.4912

GC over RC

Field average

667.70

median 677.04

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Tightest race

Pork

1.7144 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

689.6572

what a walk cost here

Field spread

139.1884

winner to last place

Most consistent

BLUE CHIP BBQ

avg finish 9.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 2.2628 pts — THE BBQ BUS

How hot was the win?

Top 29%

beats 71% of 2713 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1549

avg power rating going in · stronger than 55% of contests

Top-rated in the field

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

rated 1755 pre-contest

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)

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

#	Team	Score
1	THE BBQ BUS	180.0000 🔥
2	SmokinGhost BBQ	179.4400
3	BLUE CHIP BBQ	179.4400
4	ALE YEAH BBQ	178.8572
5	THUNDER HOG BBQ	177.7028
6	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	177.7028
7	LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	176.5944
8	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	176.5600
9	VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE	176.5600
10	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	176.0116
11	ONE2BBQ	175.4056
12	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	175.4056
13	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	174.2628
14	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY	173.7028
15	SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY	173.1428
16	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	173.1316
17	iBQ'n	173.1200
18	CHOOCHOO BBQ	172.5600
19	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	171.9656
20	MUSIC CITY SMOKE	171.9656
21	SWIGGIN PIG	170.8572
22	SWINE CRUE	170.8228
23	RAZORRACKS	170.8228
24	BIG BLUE QUE	169.7028
25	UNDER THE RADAR	169.6800
26	Shiggin aint easy	169.6800
27	JMB BBQ	169.6684
28	LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	169.1084
29	BILLY RAY BBQ	168.5256
30	Organizer Portal	167.9772
31	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	166.8228
32	UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS	166.8228
33	MOODSWING BBQ	166.2628
34	T-N-T BBQ	166.2628
35	901Q	166.2400
36	HIGH ON THE HAWG	166.2400
37	RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES	165.7028
38	OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	165.6800
39	SMOKE DAWGS	165.1428
40	SMOKE SHOW MAFIA	165.0972
41	Soul Pig BBQ	165.0856
42	CLIFFS SMOKIN BBQ	165.0856
43	BIG G BBQ	163.9428
44	BLUE SMOKE BLAIRE'S BBQ	163.4172
45	PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS	163.3828
46	PERFECTLY BLENDED	162.8228
47	JIGGY PIGGY	161.6916
48	Ain't it the Life	161.6688
49	G-QUE KY	161.6572
50	JANKY LEG BBQ	161.6456
51	BLINKY'S OFFSET BBQ	156.5372
52	Q SMOKE	154.8228
53	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	153.1316
54	Big B BBQ Company	149.6228
55	The Freddie's Smoke Team	147.9772
56	PURDOM�S BBQ	145.0628
57	CHAR BAZAAR	141.6456

Master Series — Chicken

57 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.1084

#	Team	Score
1	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	179.4400
2	UNDER THE RADAR	177.7028
3	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	177.1428
4	LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	176.5600
5	HIGH ON THE HAWG	176.5600
6	THE BBQ BUS	176.5600
7	Big B BBQ Company	176.0116
8	VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE	175.4056
9	Organizer Portal	174.8572
10	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	174.8572
11	RAZORRACKS	174.2628
12	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	173.7028
13	UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS	173.1316
14	BLUE CHIP BBQ	173.1200
15	JANKY LEG BBQ	173.1200
16	RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES	173.1200
17	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	173.1200
18	JMB BBQ	172.5600
19	iBQ'n	172.5484
20	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	171.9772
21	PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS	171.9772
22	ONE2BBQ	170.8228
23	Shiggin aint easy	170.8228
24	BIG BLUE QUE	170.8228
25	SWINE CRUE	170.8228
26	SMOKE SHOW MAFIA	169.6916
27	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	169.6916
28	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	169.6684
29	ALE YEAH BBQ	169.1084
30	Soul Pig BBQ	168.5372
31	CHOOCHOO BBQ	167.9772
32	T-N-T BBQ	167.3828
33	MOODSWING BBQ	166.8228
34	Q SMOKE	166.2628
35	SMOKE DAWGS	165.6800
36	SWIGGIN PIG	165.6684
37	SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY	164.5372
38	THUNDER HOG BBQ	164.5256
39	BILLY RAY BBQ	163.9656
40	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY	163.3828
41	LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	162.8228
42	901Q	162.8116
43	OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	161.7144
44	PERFECTLY BLENDED	161.6800
45	JIGGY PIGGY	161.6688
46	BIG G BBQ	161.0740
47	G-QUE KY	159.9544
48	MUSIC CITY SMOKE	159.3944
49	BLUE SMOKE BLAIRE'S BBQ	158.2400
50	SmokinGhost BBQ	158.2056
51	Ain't it the Life	158.2056
52	CHAR BAZAAR	155.9772
53	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	154.2172
54	PURDOM�S BBQ	152.5372
55	The Freddie's Smoke Team	150.2284
56	CLIFFS SMOKIN BBQ	150.2284
57	BLINKY'S OFFSET BBQ	100.2628

Master Series — Overall

57 entries · top 701.6456 · median 677.0400

#	Team	Score
1	THE BBQ BUS	701.6456
2	BLUE CHIP BBQ	701.1544
3	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	699.3484
4	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	698.8348
5	ONE2BBQ	698.8000
6	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	697.0972
7	RAZORRACKS	697.0744
8	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	691.3716
9	ALE YEAH BBQ	690.7656
10	CHOOCHOO BBQ	689.6572
11	SMOKE SHOW MAFIA	689.6460
12	Organizer Portal	688.5144
13	BILLY RAY BBQ	687.9428
14	HIGH ON THE HAWG	687.9316
15	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	687.3484
16	Shiggin aint easy	683.9428
17	SWINE CRUE	683.9088
18	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	683.8624
19	UNDER THE RADAR	683.2912
20	THUNDER HOG BBQ	682.1712
21	SmokinGhost BBQ	680.4800
22	SWIGGIN PIG	679.9084
23	VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE	679.9084
24	LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	679.8740
25	PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS	679.3144
26	JMB BBQ	679.2912
27	iBQ'n	679.2912
28	BIG BLUE QUE	678.7312
29	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	677.0400
30	JANKY LEG BBQ	676.4228
31	OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	675.9544
32	SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY	674.7544
33	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	672.4344
34	UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS	672.4228
35	RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES	670.1828
36	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY	667.3028
37	MOODSWING BBQ	662.1600
38	T-N-T BBQ	661.5656
39	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	660.4688
40	MUSIC CITY SMOKE	659.3260
41	Soul Pig BBQ	659.2916
42	901Q	657.5660
43	LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	657.0400
44	G-QUE KY	656.4460
45	PERFECTLY BLENDED	652.4000
46	SMOKE DAWGS	649.5768
47	JIGGY PIGGY	648.9832
48	Ain't it the Life	646.0572
49	Big B BBQ Company	642.6628
50	Q SMOKE	641.6112
51	BIG G BBQ	641.4968
52	BLUE SMOKE BLAIRE'S BBQ	641.0172
53	CLIFFS SMOKIN BBQ	624.9484
54	PURDOM�S BBQ	610.0456
55	The Freddie's Smoke Team	601.5656
56	CHAR BAZAAR	574.6856
57	BLINKY'S OFFSET BBQ	562.4572

Master Series — Pork

57 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9656

#	Team	Score
1	ONE2BBQ	178.8572
2	SMOKE SHOW MAFIA	178.2972
3	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	177.7144
4	BILLY RAY BBQ	177.7144
5	CHOOCHOO BBQ	177.1428
6	RAZORRACKS	176.5716
7	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	176.5600
8	Shiggin aint easy	176.0228
9	PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS	175.4172
10	HIGH ON THE HAWG	174.3088
11	JMB BBQ	174.2628
12	OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	173.7028
13	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	173.1200
14	SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY	173.1200
15	ALE YEAH BBQ	171.9772
16	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	171.9656
17	BLUE CHIP BBQ	171.4400
18	SWINE CRUE	170.8344
19	BIG BLUE QUE	170.8228
20	SWIGGIN PIG	170.8228
21	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	170.2628
22	THUNDER HOG BBQ	170.2628
23	iBQ'n	169.6800
24	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	169.6800
25	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	169.1316
26	SmokinGhost BBQ	169.1200
27	Organizer Portal	169.1084
28	LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	168.5256
29	901Q	167.9656
30	UNDER THE RADAR	167.3828
31	UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS	167.3828
32	VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE	166.8228
33	JIGGY PIGGY	165.6800
34	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY	165.6800
35	MUSIC CITY SMOKE	165.1316
36	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	165.0856
37	THE BBQ BUS	165.0856
38	G-QUE KY	164.5488
39	Ain't it the Life	164.5256
40	RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES	163.9428
41	JANKY LEG BBQ	163.9428
42	Big B BBQ Company	163.9312
43	PURDOM�S BBQ	162.2400
44	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	161.6572
45	Soul Pig BBQ	161.0972
46	PERFECTLY BLENDED	160.5028
47	LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	159.9540
48	CLIFFS SMOKIN BBQ	159.9428
49	The Freddie's Smoke Team	158.8228
50	SMOKE DAWGS	158.2628
51	MOODSWING BBQ	157.0972
52	BIG G BBQ	157.0972
53	T-N-T BBQ	156.5028
54	BLUE SMOKE BLAIRE'S BBQ	153.0856
55	Q SMOKE	151.9656
56	BLINKY'S OFFSET BBQ	147.9428
57	CHAR BAZAAR	139.3484

Master Series — Pork Ribs

57 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	THE BBQ BUS	180.0000 🔥
2	BILLY RAY BBQ	177.7372
3	JANKY LEG BBQ	177.7144
4	BLUE CHIP BBQ	177.1544
5	Organizer Portal	176.5716
6	SMOKE SHOW MAFIA	176.5600
7	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	176.0116
8	RAZORRACKS	175.4172
9	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	175.4056
10	OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	174.8572
11	ONE2BBQ	173.7144
12	SmokinGhost BBQ	173.7144
13	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	173.7028
14	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	173.1200
15	SWIGGIN PIG	172.5600
16	MOODSWING BBQ	171.9772
17	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	171.9772
18	CHOOCHOO BBQ	171.9772
19	SWINE CRUE	171.4288
20	T-N-T BBQ	171.4172
21	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	170.8228
22	ALE YEAH BBQ	170.8228
23	HIGH ON THE HAWG	170.8228
24	G-QUE KY	170.2856
25	THUNDER HOG BBQ	169.6800
26	Q SMOKE	168.5600
27	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	168.5600
28	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	168.5372
29	PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS	168.5372
30	UNDER THE RADAR	168.5256
31	Shiggin aint easy	167.4172
32	RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES	167.4172
33	PERFECTLY BLENDED	167.3944
34	BIG BLUE QUE	167.3828
35	BLUE SMOKE BLAIRE'S BBQ	166.2744
36	LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	165.6800
37	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	165.6800
38	UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS	165.0856
39	Soul Pig BBQ	164.5716
40	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY	164.5372
41	SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY	163.9544
42	iBQ'n	163.9428
43	MUSIC CITY SMOKE	162.8344
44	JMB BBQ	162.8000
45	Ain't it the Life	161.6572
46	VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE	161.1200
47	901Q	160.5488
48	SMOKE DAWGS	160.4912
49	JIGGY PIGGY	159.9428
50	BIG G BBQ	159.3828
51	BLINKY'S OFFSET BBQ	157.7144
52	LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	157.6688
53	Big B BBQ Company	153.0972
54	PURDOM�S BBQ	150.2056
55	CLIFFS SMOKIN BBQ	149.6916
56	The Freddie's Smoke Team	144.5372
57	CHAR BAZAAR	137.7144