Blount County BBQ Bash

2021-06-25 – 2021-06-26 · Maryville, TN · State championship

Reps: CONNIE AMIDEI, JONATHAN AMIDEI

Grand Champion: Smoke Central BBQ (698.2628) · 32 teams

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Smoke Central BBQ

698.2628 · Master Series — Overall

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ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

697.0972 · Master Series — Overall

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WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ

694.7884 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

698.2628

Winning margin

1.1656

GC over RC

Field average

636.54

median 676.18

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Tightest race

Brisket

1.7144 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

686.1712

what a walk cost here

Field spread

556.0456

winner to last place

Most consistent

Smoke Central BBQ

avg finish 5.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 3.4516 pts — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

How hot was the win?

Top 40%

beats 60% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1557

avg power rating going in · stronger than 64% of contests

Top-rated in the field

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

rated 1790 pre-contest

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

SMOKE ON THIS has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1656 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

Smoke Central BBQ took the Grand Championship home to GA.

🃏 An upset on the books

Smoke Central BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, 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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2014-06-27		39	702.2856	UNDER THE RADAR
2015-06-26		38	706.2400	SMOKE ON THIS
2017-06-23		35	703.9656	THE PIT CREW GA
2018-06-22		36	701.0740	RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES
2019-06-21	Maryville, TN	27	695.3828	Smoke on This
2021-06-25 ← this one	Maryville, TN	32	698.2628	Smoke Central BBQ

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

31 entries · top 175.4172 · median 168.5256

#	Team	Score
1	TASTE OF GRACE	175.4172
2	PERFECTLY BLENDED	175.4056
3	WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ	174.8572
4	UNDER THE RADAR	174.8456
5	BROTHERS OF OHIO BBQ	173.7028
6	CHOOCHOO BBQ	173.1084
7	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	172.5600
8	THE PIT CREW GA	172.5600
9	Smoke Central BBQ	171.9884
10	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	171.9772
11	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	171.9772
12	STEWBABYS BBQ	171.9772
13	K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ	170.8228
14	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	170.2628
15	Organizer Portal	168.5256
16	COOL HAND QUE	168.5256
17	RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES	166.8456
18	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	166.8228
19	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	166.8112
20	Willingham's	165.6800
21	BULLHEADED BBQ	165.1088
22	Shiggin aint easy	165.0740
23	ZIP'S B.B.Q.	164.5256
24	BALD HAWG BBQ	163.9428
25	CLIFFS SMOKIN BBQ	163.9428
26	CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR	159.4056
27	Notorious P.I.G.	155.3828
28	Smokin Bricks BBQ	154.8000
29	Wontsum	153.0744
30	Caught by the Fire	146.7656
31	Barger Q	145.6000

Master Series — Chicken

30 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.4000

#	Team	Score
1	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	178.2972
2	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	174.8456
3	Smoke Central BBQ	173.7028
4	Organizer Portal	172.5944
5	TASTE OF GRACE	172.5484
6	UNDER THE RADAR	171.9884
7	STEWBABYS BBQ	171.9772
8	CHOOCHOO BBQ	171.9656
9	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	170.8228
10	BALD HAWG BBQ	170.8228
11	BROTHERS OF OHIO BBQ	170.8228
12	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	170.8228
13	ZIP'S B.B.Q.	170.2744
14	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	169.6800
15	THE PIT CREW GA	169.6684
16	WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ	169.1316
17	PERFECTLY BLENDED	168.5256
18	COOL HAND QUE	166.8228
19	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	166.2400
20	Shiggin aint easy	165.0856
21	BULLHEADED BBQ	164.5372
22	RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES	164.5256
23	CLIFFS SMOKIN BBQ	163.9428
24	Willingham's	160.5256
25	Barger Q	155.3944
26	K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ	154.7656
27	Smokin Bricks BBQ	154.2744
28	Notorious P.I.G.	153.6916
29	CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR	152.5372
30	Wontsum	146.8572

Master Series — Overall

32 entries · top 698.2628 · median 676.1772

#	Team	Score
1	Smoke Central BBQ	698.2628
2	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	697.0972
3	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	694.7884
4	THE PIT CREW GA	690.1940
5	TASTE OF GRACE	689.6112
6	CHOOCHOO BBQ	689.0512
7	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	687.9200
8	UNDER THE RADAR	686.7996
9	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	686.1828
10	PERFECTLY BLENDED	686.1712
11	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	685.0400
12	STEWBABYS BBQ	681.0172
13	BALD HAWG BBQ	679.8512
14	ZIP'S B.B.Q.	678.7544
15	Organizer Portal	677.6112
16	WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ	676.5032
17	BROTHERS OF OHIO BBQ	675.8512
18	Shiggin aint easy	674.6968
19	COOL HAND QUE	672.9940
20	K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ	664.4112
21	RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES	663.8396
22	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	658.6512
23	Willingham's	654.6856
24	CLIFFS SMOKIN BBQ	647.2800
25	BULLHEADED BBQ	641.4976
26	CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR	638.1716
27	Smokin Bricks BBQ	631.8628
28	Barger Q	631.7828
29	Notorious P.I.G.	625.0516
30	Wontsum	614.6972
31	Caught by the Fire	146.7656
32	Klaus Roofing	142.2172

Master Series — Pork

30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	BALD HAWG BBQ	176.5600
3	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	176.5600
4	UNDER THE RADAR	176.5600
5	Smoke Central BBQ	176.0000
6	K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ	175.4056
7	Barger Q	173.1084
8	THE PIT CREW GA	172.5600
9	Shiggin aint easy	172.5600
10	BROTHERS OF OHIO BBQ	171.9772
11	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	170.8344
12	ZIP'S B.B.Q.	170.8344
13	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	170.8228
14	TASTE OF GRACE	170.8228
15	PERFECTLY BLENDED	170.2628
16	CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR	170.2628
17	COOL HAND QUE	170.2512
18	Notorious P.I.G.	167.4400
19	CLIFFS SMOKIN BBQ	167.4172
20	Organizer Portal	167.3712
21	CHOOCHOO BBQ	166.8228
22	BULLHEADED BBQ	165.0972
23	STEWBABYS BBQ	165.0856
24	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	165.0856
25	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	165.0856
26	WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ	163.3944
27	Wontsum	162.8228
28	RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES	162.7884
29	Willingham's	162.2284
30	Smokin Bricks BBQ	159.9884

Master Series — Pork Ribs

31 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.5256

#	Team	Score
1	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	178.2972
2	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	177.7144
3	CHOOCHOO BBQ	177.1544
4	Smoke Central BBQ	176.5716
5	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	176.5716
6	THE PIT CREW GA	175.4056
7	ZIP'S B.B.Q.	173.1200
8	STEWBABYS BBQ	171.9772
9	PERFECTLY BLENDED	171.9772
10	Shiggin aint easy	171.9772
11	TASTE OF GRACE	170.8228
12	RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES	169.6800
13	WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ	169.1200
14	Organizer Portal	169.1200
15	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	169.1200
16	BALD HAWG BBQ	168.5256
17	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	167.9656
18	COOL HAND QUE	167.3944
19	Willingham's	166.2516
20	K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ	163.4172
21	UNDER THE RADAR	163.4056
22	Smokin Bricks BBQ	162.8000
23	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	160.5028
24	BROTHERS OF OHIO BBQ	159.3484
25	Barger Q	157.6800
26	CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR	155.9660
27	CLIFFS SMOKIN BBQ	151.9772
28	Wontsum	151.9428
29	Notorious P.I.G.	148.5372
30	BULLHEADED BBQ	146.7544
31	Klaus Roofing	142.2172