May 22–23, 2021 · Evans, GA · State championship
Reps: Alan Rothrock, Doug Reid
REDMULE'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the GA - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 on May 22, 2021 in Evans, GA, scoring 700.4912 in a field of 21 teams. UNDER THE RADAR took Reserve Grand Champion with 696.5144. Category winners: Chicken — MAYA JANE BBQ CO. (178.8572); Pork Ribs — ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ (180.0000); Pork — REDMULE'S BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — FALLOUT BBQ (179.4400).
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 84 times in 100
REDMULE'S BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Stronger than 99% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1682 power rating going in — stronger than 99% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 3–4: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN and LC BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: REDMULE'S BBQ and HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: MUTTLEY CREW BBQ and UNDER THE RADAR tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
REDMULE'S BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 8th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 176 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 175.4172 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 173.1084 | 171.4056 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 175.4056 | 170.8228 |
21 entries · top 700.4912 · median 687.8856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 3 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 4 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 7 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 8 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 9 | LC BBQ | |
| 10 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 11 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 12 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 13 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 14 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 15 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 16 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ | |
| 17 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 18 | HawgWash BBQ. | |
| 19 | Backwoods BBQ | |
| 20 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 21 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS |
21 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 2 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | LC BBQ | |
| 5 | HawgWash BBQ. | |
| 6 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 7 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 8 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 9 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 10 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 12 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 13 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 14 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 15 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 16 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 17 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 18 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ | |
| 19 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 20 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 21 | Backwoods BBQ |
21 entries · top 180 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 2 | LC BBQ | |
| 3 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 4 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 6 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 7 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 8 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 9 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 10 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 11 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 12 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 13 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 14 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 15 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 16 | Backwoods BBQ | |
| 17 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 18 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 19 | HawgWash BBQ. | |
| 20 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS |
21 entries · top 176.5600 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 3 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 4 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 5 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ | |
| 6 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 8 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 9 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 10 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 11 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 12 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 13 | LC BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 15 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 17 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 18 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 19 | HawgWash BBQ. | |
| 20 | Backwoods BBQ | |
| 21 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
21 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 2 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 3 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 4 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 5 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 7 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 8 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 9 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 10 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 11 | Backwoods BBQ | |
| 12 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 13 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 14 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 15 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 16 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 17 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 18 | HawgWash BBQ. | |
| 19 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 20 | LC BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS |