A knife fight at the top
4.5596
points across the top five
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.5596 points.
- 1st ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN
- 2nd LC BBQ
- 3rd Smoke Central BBQ
- 4th MUTTLEY CREW BBQ
- 5th FALLOUT BBQ
GA - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1
May 21–22, 2021 · Evans, GA · State championship
Reps: Alan Rothrock, Doug Reid
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN won Grand Champion at the GA - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 on May 21, 2021 in Evans, GA, scoring 690.1596 in a field of 21 teams. LC BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.8856. Category winners: Chicken — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (176.5600); Pork Ribs — REDMULE'S BBQ (175.4288); Pork — LC BBQ (175.4056); Brisket — REDMULE'S BBQ (179.4400).
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.
525.06
median 678.73
690.16 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176.56
- Pork Ribs 175.43
- Pork 175.41
- Brisket 179.44
20
179.44
Entries
21
4 judged meats
Top score
690.1596
Winning margin
2.2740
GC over RC
Field average
670.25
525.06690.16
median 678.73 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.2740 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
681.6000
525.06690.16
10th place overall
Field spread
165.0968
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 71%
beats 29% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.43 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,682
avg power rating going in · stronger than 99% of contests
Storylines (5 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.
A stacked field
1682
average power rating going in
Stronger than 99% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1682 power rating going in — stronger than 99% of every contest tracked.
- top seed ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (1879)
- 21 rated teams
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 14 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 4–5: MUTTLEY CREW BBQ and Smoke Central BBQ tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: ANGRY JACK BBQ and HawgWash BBQ. tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: HawgWash BBQ. and UNDER THE RADAR tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
REDMULE'S BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 12th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 5th
- Pork 8th
- Brisket 12th
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 | 176.5600 | 174.2744 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4288 | 171.9656 | 167.9772 |
| Pork | 175.4056 | 173.1316 | 168.5372 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 173.1428 | 171.9656 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
21 entries · top 690.1596 · median 678.7316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2 | LC BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 4 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 5 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 6 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 7 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 8 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ | |
| 9 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 10 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 11 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 12 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 13 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 14 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 15 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 16 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 17 | Backwoods BBQ | |
| 18 | HawgWash BBQ. | |
| 19 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 20 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 21 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. |
Chicken
21 entries · top 176.5600 · median 171.9888
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 3 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 4 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 6 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 7 | HawgWash BBQ. | |
| 8 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 9 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 11 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 12 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 13 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 14 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ | |
| 15 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 16 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 17 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 18 | LC BBQ | |
| 19 | Backwoods BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 21 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS |
Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 175.4288 · median 167.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ | |
| 3 | Backwoods BBQ | |
| 4 | LC BBQ | |
| 5 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 6 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 7 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 8 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 9 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 10 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 11 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 13 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 14 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 15 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 16 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 17 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 18 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 19 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 20 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 21 | HawgWash BBQ. |
Pork
21 entries · top 175.4056 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LC BBQ | |
| 2 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 3 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 5 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 6 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 8 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 9 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 10 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 11 | HawgWash BBQ. | |
| 12 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 14 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 15 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ | |
| 16 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 17 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 19 | Backwoods BBQ | |
| 20 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 21 | BARREL FEVER BBQ |
Brisket
21 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 3 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 4 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 5 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 7 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ | |
| 9 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 10 | LC BBQ | |
| 11 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 12 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 13 | Backwoods BBQ | |
| 14 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 15 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 16 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 18 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 19 | HawgWash BBQ. | |
| 20 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 21 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. |