Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck

2021-06-11 – 2021-06-12 · Roebuck, SC · State championship

Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID

Grand Champion: Palmetto Pitmasters (699.9428) · 28 teams

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PALMETTO PITMASTERS

699.9428 · Master Series — Overall

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SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS

697.0628 · Master Series — Overall

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FALLOUT BBQ

696.4912 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

699.9428

Winning margin

2.8800

GC over RC

Field average

678.19

median 679.63

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Brisket

2.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

686.1480

what a walk cost here

Field spread

61.2340

winner to last place

Most consistent

PALMETTO PITMASTERS

avg finish 6.00 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 2.2972 pts — PALMETTO PITMASTERS

How hot was the win?

Top 35%

beats 65% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1532

avg power rating going in · stronger than 37% of contests

Top-rated in the field

Smoke Central BBQ

rated 1670 pre-contest

Storylines

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

PALMETTO PITMASTERS took the Grand Championship home to GA.

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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2020-08-28	Roebuck, SC	34	700.5144	Redneck Scientific
2021-06-11 ← this one	Roebuck, SC	28	699.9428	Palmetto Pitmasters

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

28 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.8170

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	177.7028
2	SMOKIN SKULLIES	177.7028
3	FALLOUT BBQ	176.5600
4	Swine-O's	175.4056
5	SMOKE SHOW MAFIA	175.4056
6	PALMETTO PITMASTERS	174.8572
7	Willingham's	174.2744
8	BALD HAWG BBQ	173.7144
9	REDMULE'S BBQ	173.1316
10	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	173.1084
11	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	171.9772
12	Pig on Fire	171.4400
13	Smoke Central BBQ	170.8456
14	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	170.8228
15	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	170.8112
16	CBF Que	170.2744
17	SWEET DIXIE BBQ	168.5372
18	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	168.5372
19	BARREL FEVER BBQ	167.9656
20	SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ	167.3828
21	Casual Smokers SC	167.3712
22	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	166.2400
23	THE HOG MAFIA	165.6916
24	CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC	165.0972
25	Smokin J's Barbeque	160.5028
26	BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC	159.3944
27	%24centless bbq%24	159.3716
28	Swine-O’s	151.9544

Master Series — Chicken

28 entries · top 179.4400 · median 172.5428

#	Team	Score
1	CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC	179.4400
2	SMOKIN SKULLIES	178.2972
3	REDMULE'S BBQ	177.7028
4	SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ	177.1428
5	SMOKE SHOW MAFIA	177.1428
6	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	175.4172
7	PALMETTO PITMASTERS	175.4056
8	%24centless bbq%24	175.4056
9	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	174.2628
10	FALLOUT BBQ	174.2628
11	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	173.1200
12	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	173.1200
13	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	173.1084
14	Swine-O's	173.1084
15	Pig on Fire	171.9772
16	CBF Que	171.9772
17	BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC	170.2628
18	Willingham's	169.6916
19	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	169.6684
20	BALD HAWG BBQ	169.1200
21	Smoke Central BBQ	169.1084
22	THE HOG MAFIA	167.3828
23	SWEET DIXIE BBQ	166.8228
24	Casual Smokers SC	164.5372
25	BARREL FEVER BBQ	163.9428
26	Swine-O’s	163.4172
27	Smokin J's Barbeque	162.2628
28	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	162.2400

Master Series — Overall

28 entries · top 699.9428 · median 679.6342

#	Team	Score
1	PALMETTO PITMASTERS	699.9428
2	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	697.0628
3	FALLOUT BBQ	696.4912
4	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	695.9312
5	Smoke Central BBQ	695.3712
6	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	694.7772
7	REDMULE'S BBQ	694.2172
8	SMOKE SHOW MAFIA	691.9084
9	SMOKIN SKULLIES	690.2172
10	Swine-O's	686.1480
11	SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ	685.6112
12	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	682.7544
13	BALD HAWG BBQ	681.0400
14	Pig on Fire	680.5256
15	CBF Que	678.7428
16	CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC	677.6116
17	SWEET DIXIE BBQ	675.2912
18	Willingham's	674.1604
19	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	670.7316
20	BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC	669.6000
21	THE HOG MAFIA	668.9944
22	BARREL FEVER BBQ	666.6856
23	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	666.6740
24	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	666.1140
25	%24centless bbq%24	655.8176
26	Smokin J's Barbeque	655.2340
27	Casual Smokers SC	652.9024
28	Swine-O’s	638.7088

Master Series — Pork

28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.8228

#	Team	Score
1	PALMETTO PITMASTERS	178.8572
2	FALLOUT BBQ	176.5600
3	Smoke Central BBQ	176.5600
4	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	175.4288
5	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	174.2628
6	REDMULE'S BBQ	173.7028
7	SWEET DIXIE BBQ	173.1084
8	Pig on Fire	172.0000
9	SMOKE SHOW MAFIA	171.9656
10	Swine-O's	171.9656
11	SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ	171.9656
12	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	171.4056
13	CBF Que	170.8112
14	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	169.6800
15	BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC	167.9656
16	Swine-O’s	167.9656
17	BALD HAWG BBQ	167.3828
18	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	166.8344
19	SMOKIN SKULLIES	165.6800
20	BARREL FEVER BBQ	165.0972
21	Willingham's	165.0972
22	Smokin J's Barbeque	165.0856
23	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	163.9428
24	%24centless bbq%24	162.8116
25	THE HOG MAFIA	162.8000
26	CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC	162.2400
27	Casual Smokers SC	161.6572
28	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	153.0744

Master Series — Pork Ribs

28 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.1142

#	Team	Score
1	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	179.4400
2	Smoke Central BBQ	178.8572
3	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	173.1200
4	THE HOG MAFIA	173.1200
5	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	173.1200
6	BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC	171.9772
7	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	171.9772
8	CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC	170.8344
9	BALD HAWG BBQ	170.8228
10	PALMETTO PITMASTERS	170.8228
11	REDMULE'S BBQ	169.6800
12	BARREL FEVER BBQ	169.6800
13	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	169.6800
14	SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ	169.1200
15	FALLOUT BBQ	169.1084
16	SMOKIN SKULLIES	168.5372
17	SMOKE SHOW MAFIA	167.3944
18	Smokin J's Barbeque	167.3828
19	SWEET DIXIE BBQ	166.8228
20	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	166.2628
21	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	165.6800
22	CBF Que	165.6800
23	Swine-O's	165.6684
24	Pig on Fire	165.1084
25	Willingham's	165.0972
26	Casual Smokers SC	159.3368
27	%24centless bbq%24	158.2288
28	Swine-O’s	155.3716