Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Franklin
2021-05-07 – 2021-05-08 · Franklin, NC · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID
Grand Champion: Hold Your Horses BBQ (697.6572) · 17 teams
Entries
17
4 categories
Top score
697.6572
Winning margin
2.9032
GC over RC
Field average
678.97
median 680.48
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Tightest race
Brisket
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
679.3256
what a walk cost here
Field spread
66.4576
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 43%
beats 57% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1552
avg power rating going in · stronger than 58% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ took the Grand Championship home to GA.
🃏 An upset on the books
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
17 entries · top 176.5600 · median 173.1084
Master Series — Chicken
17 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
17 entries · top 697.6572 · median 680.4800
Master Series — Pork
17 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
17 entries · top 173.1316 · median 168.5372