WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest
2021-04-23 – 2021-04-24 · Washington, MO · State championship
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, JEANNE TITUS · Prize money: $10,400.00
Grand Champion: T-Mac Smokin (689.0856) · 45 teams
Entries
45
4 categories
Top score
689.0856
Winning margin
1.7256
GC over RC
Field average
663.05
median 663.91
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
4.0000 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
673.0400
what a walk cost here
Field spread
66.9824
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,400.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 62%
beats 38% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1565
avg power rating going in · stronger than 70% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
T-MAC SMOKIN took the Grand Championship home to WI.
🃏 An upset on the books
T-MAC SMOKIN came in rated below the field's top team, MAN MEAT BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-23 ← this one | Washington, MO | 45 | 689.0856 | T-Mac Smokin |
| 2022-04-22 | Washington, MO | 29 | 690.8116 | Scuffletown Smokers |
| 2023-04-28 | Washington, MO | 37 | 708.5372 | Shake N Bake BBQ |
| 2023-04-28 | Washington, MO | 13 | 177.7144 | Que U |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
45 entries · top 176.5600 · median 163.3828
Master Series — Chicken
45 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.1200
Master Series — Overall
45 entries · top 689.0856 · median 663.9084
Master Series — Pork
45 entries · top 177.1544 · median 163.9884
Master Series — Pork Ribs
45 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9772