Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1
2021-05-14 – 2021-05-15 · Mannington, WV · 📍 Buffalo St · State championship
Reps: DEBBY HARWELL, DON HARWELL
Grand Champion: Red Mule Bad Ass BBQ (696.5600) · 18 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧹 A double category winner
REDMULE'S BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 3–4: House of Smoke NC and WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 4–5: CHUNKY BBQ and WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Chicken places 7–8: Ham Squad and 2 Pits BBQ tied on 167.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
REDMULE'S BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, D’Qued Barbeque, 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)
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 172.5828 | 167.9772 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 176.0116 | 170.8800 | 164.0228 |
| Master Series — Pork | 176.0000 | 172.5600 | 169.7028 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 178.8800 | 172.5600 | 166.2400 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 175.4056 | 169.1200 | 165.1200 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 177.1772 | 170.2628 | 166.2972 |
| Backyard Series — Pork | 175.4172 | 169.6916 | 160.5600 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
18 entries · top 696.5600 · median 666.2628
Chicken
18 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.2514 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
18 entries · top 176.0116 · median 166.0000
Pork
18 entries · top 176.0000 · median 169.9770
Brisket
18 entries · top 178.8800 · median 166.8172
Backyard Series
Overall
14 entries · top 521.0972 · median 497.9546
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 2 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 3 | Ham Squad | |
| 4 | Sweet & Savory BBQ | |
| 5 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 6 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 7 | 2 Pits BBQ | |
| 8 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 9 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 10 | KenzielouQ | |
| 11 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 12 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 13 | Little E's Que | |
| 14 | Grumpy Ol' Sarge BBQ |
Chicken
14 entries · top 175.4056 · median 167.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 2 | KenzielouQ | |
| 3 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 4 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 5 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 6 | Sweet & Savory BBQ | |
| 7 | Ham Squad | |
| 8 | 2 Pits BBQ | |
| 9 | Little E's Que | |
| 10 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 11 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 12 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 13 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 14 | Grumpy Ol' Sarge BBQ |
Pork Ribs
14 entries · top 177.1772 · median 168.5544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 2 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 3 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 4 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 5 | 2 Pits BBQ | |
| 6 | Sweet & Savory BBQ | |
| 7 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 8 | Ham Squad | |
| 9 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 10 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 11 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 12 | KenzielouQ | |
| 13 | Little E's Que | |
| 14 | Grumpy Ol' Sarge BBQ |
Pork
14 entries · top 175.4172 · median 166.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 2 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 3 | Ham Squad | |
| 4 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 5 | Sweet & Savory BBQ | |
| 6 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 7 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 8 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 9 | 2 Pits BBQ | |
| 10 | Grumpy Ol' Sarge BBQ | |
| 11 | KenzielouQ | |
| 12 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 13 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 14 | Little E's Que |