A stacked field
1644
average power rating going in
Stronger than 94% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1644 power rating going in — stronger than 94% of every contest tracked.
- top seed GETTIN' BASTED (1975)
- 27 rated teams
Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pine Ridge
Apr 16–17, 2021 · Roebuck, SC · 📍 Pine Ridge Campground · State championship
Reps: Alan Rothrock, Doug Reid
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN won Grand Champion at the Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pine Ridge on April 16, 2021 in Roebuck, SC at Pine Ridge Campground, scoring 709.1200 in a field of 27 teams. Heavy Smoke BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 702.8116. Category winners: Chicken — BARREL FEVER BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (178.2972); Pork — PALMETTO PITMASTERS (180.0000); Brisket — CHOOCHOO BBQ (177.1544).
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
653.61
median 684.42
709.12 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.70
- Pork Ribs 178.30
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 177.15
154.86
180
Entries
27
4 judged meats
Top score
709.1200
Winning margin
6.3084
GC over RC
Field average
681.42
653.61709.12
median 684.42 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Brisket
0.5944 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
686.7772
653.61709.12
10th place overall
Field spread
55.5088
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 5%
beats 95% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.65 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,644
avg power rating going in · stronger than 94% of contests
Storylines (4 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 14 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN and SMOKE N BREW tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY and GETTIN' BASTED tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Heavy Smoke BBQ and CHOOCHOO BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 3rd.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 3rd
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- PALMETTO PITMASTERS · Pork
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 176 | 173.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 174.2744 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 180 | 173.1200 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 177.1544 | 176.5600 | 173.7028 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
27 entries · top 709.1200 · median 684.4224
Chicken
27 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.9656
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.8228
Pork
27 entries · top 180 · median 168.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
27 entries · top 177.1544 · median 171.9656