Covington TN's World's Oldest BBQ Cooking Contest
2021-06-04 – 2021-06-05 · Covington, TN · 📍 Cobb Parr Park · State championship
Reps: MARIA LOHMAN, WAYNE LOHMAN
Grand Champion: Q-Bones BBQ (705.6800) · 34 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 RAZORRACKS
Entries
34
4 judged meats
Top score
705.6800
Winning margin
4.0000
GC over RC
Field average
646.30
median 670.19
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
686.7884
10th place overall
Field spread
552.0112
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 21%
beats 79% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
47%
of the 34 teams with a home region came from outside TN
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.65 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1556
avg power rating going in · stronger than 62% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 6–7: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN and 901Q tied on 174.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: Kermit's Ex and Q-Bones BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Q-Bones BBQ and ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
Q-BONES BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 176.0000 | 173.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176.0000 | 171.4172 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 174.2744 | 170.8344 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 175.4172 | 170.8344 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
34 entries · top 705.6800 · median 670.1886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q-Bones BBQ | |
| 2 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 3 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 4 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 5 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 6 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 7 | Organizer Portal | |
| 8 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 9 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 10 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 11 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 12 | 901Q | |
| 13 | Chasin Chicken Barbeque | |
| 14 | Yellow Hammer | |
| 15 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 16 | Rankin County BBQ Company | |
| 17 | COWBOY Q | |
| 18 | Blue Collar BBQ | |
| 19 | Maverick's BBQ | |
| 20 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 21 | Kith and Kin | |
| 22 | Swine Crue | |
| 23 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 24 | No Stress Smokers | |
| 25 | Porkin in Public | |
| 26 | Busted Knuckle BBQ | |
| 27 | 3 Puttin Piggies | |
| 28 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 29 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 30 | Kinney's Kountry Kookers | |
| 31 | Porkin for Paws | |
| 32 | Ain't Swine Grand | |
| 33 | Certified Pork Worker | |
| 34 | Beer PiggyPiggyPiggy |
Chicken
33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q-Bones BBQ | |
| 2 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 3 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 4 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 5 | Yellow Hammer | |
| 6 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 7 | 901Q | |
| 8 | COWBOY Q | |
| 9 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 10 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 11 | Organizer Portal | |
| 12 | Chasin Chicken Barbeque | |
| 13 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 14 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 15 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 16 | Maverick's BBQ | |
| 17 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 18 | Porkin in Public | |
| 19 | 3 Puttin Piggies | |
| 20 | No Stress Smokers | |
| 21 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 22 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 23 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 24 | Rankin County BBQ Company | |
| 25 | Swine Crue | |
| 26 | Blue Collar BBQ | |
| 27 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 28 | Kinney's Kountry Kookers | |
| 29 | Kith and Kin | |
| 30 | Porkin for Paws | |
| 31 | Busted Knuckle BBQ | |
| 32 | Certified Pork Worker | |
| 33 | Ain't Swine Grand |
Pork Ribs
34 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 2 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 3 | Q-Bones BBQ | |
| 4 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 5 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 6 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 7 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 8 | Rankin County BBQ Company | |
| 9 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 10 | Blue Collar BBQ | |
| 11 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 12 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 13 | 901Q | |
| 14 | Organizer Portal | |
| 15 | Busted Knuckle BBQ | |
| 16 | Chasin Chicken Barbeque | |
| 17 | Maverick's BBQ | |
| 18 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 19 | Kith and Kin | |
| 20 | 3 Puttin Piggies | |
| 21 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 22 | Swine Crue | |
| 23 | COWBOY Q | |
| 24 | No Stress Smokers | |
| 25 | Yellow Hammer | |
| 26 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 27 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 28 | Kinney's Kountry Kookers | |
| 29 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 30 | Porkin in Public | |
| 31 | Beer PiggyPiggyPiggy | |
| 32 | Ain't Swine Grand | |
| 33 | Certified Pork Worker | |
| 34 | Porkin for Paws |
Pork
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 2 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 3 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 4 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 5 | Kith and Kin | |
| 6 | Chasin Chicken Barbeque | |
| 7 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 8 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 9 | Q-Bones BBQ | |
| 10 | Blue Collar BBQ | |
| 11 | Organizer Portal | |
| 12 | Rankin County BBQ Company | |
| 13 | 901Q | |
| 14 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 15 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 16 | Ain't Swine Grand | |
| 17 | Maverick's BBQ | |
| 18 | No Stress Smokers | |
| 19 | Swine Crue | |
| 20 | Porkin in Public | |
| 21 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 22 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 23 | 3 Puttin Piggies | |
| 24 | COWBOY Q | |
| 25 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 26 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 27 | Yellow Hammer | |
| 28 | Busted Knuckle BBQ | |
| 29 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 30 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 31 | Porkin for Paws | |
| 32 | Certified Pork Worker | |
| 33 | Kinney's Kountry Kookers |
Brisket
32 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.5542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yellow Hammer | |
| 2 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 3 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 4 | Q-Bones BBQ | |
| 5 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 6 | Organizer Portal | |
| 7 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 8 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 9 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 10 | 901Q | |
| 11 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 12 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 13 | COWBOY Q | |
| 14 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 15 | Rankin County BBQ Company | |
| 16 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 17 | Chasin Chicken Barbeque | |
| 18 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 19 | Swine Crue | |
| 20 | Kinney's Kountry Kookers | |
| 21 | Maverick's BBQ | |
| 22 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 23 | Porkin in Public | |
| 24 | Blue Collar BBQ | |
| 25 | Kith and Kin | |
| 26 | No Stress Smokers | |
| 27 | Busted Knuckle BBQ | |
| 28 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 29 | Ain't Swine Grand | |
| 30 | Porkin for Paws | |
| 31 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 32 | 3 Puttin Piggies |