Back the Blue
2021-06-25 – 2021-06-26 · Brookhaven, MS · 📍 126 South Whitworth Avenue · State championship
Reps: JANET APPLETON, SAM APPLETON
Grand Champion: Gettin' Basted (703.3944) · 16 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 16.0460 points — a wider margin than 98% of championships in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
GETTIN' BASTED took the Grand Championship home to MO.
🧹 A hat-trick of category wins
GETTIN' BASTED won Chicken, Pork Ribs, Pork — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 4–5: Smokin N The Bandits and PIGGIN' WHISKEY tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: PIGGIN' WHISKEY and ManBearPig tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: CHICKEN FRIED BBQ and 2nd Hand Smoke tied on 166.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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 | 176.5716 | 173.1200 | 166.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 170.8228 | 166.8228 |
| Pork | 176.0000 | 168.5372 | 162.2400 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 171.4056 | 166.2860 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
16 entries · top 703.3944 · median 669.2972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 3 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 4 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 5 | GENERAL LEE SMOKING | |
| 6 | Smokin N The Bandits | |
| 7 | BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | Sheltered Smoke | |
| 9 | Grills of Miss. | |
| 10 | Mo' Betta | |
| 11 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 12 | Rankin County BBQ Company | |
| 13 | Jonesy Q | |
| 14 | ManBearPig | |
| 15 | Eddie Wright BBQ | |
| 16 | Slappin'Butt BBQ |
Chicken
16 entries · top 176.5716 · median 167.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 3 | BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | Smokin N The Bandits | |
| 5 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 6 | ManBearPig | |
| 7 | Sheltered Smoke | |
| 8 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 9 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 10 | Mo' Betta | |
| 11 | Grills of Miss. | |
| 12 | Rankin County BBQ Company | |
| 13 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 14 | Jonesy Q | |
| 15 | GENERAL LEE SMOKING | |
| 16 | Eddie Wright BBQ |
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.3942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 3 | BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | Grills of Miss. | |
| 5 | GENERAL LEE SMOKING | |
| 6 | Jonesy Q | |
| 7 | Mo' Betta | |
| 8 | Rankin County BBQ Company | |
| 9 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 10 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 11 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 12 | Smokin N The Bandits | |
| 13 | Eddie Wright BBQ | |
| 14 | Sheltered Smoke | |
| 15 | ManBearPig | |
| 16 | Slappin'Butt BBQ |
Pork
16 entries · top 176.0000 · median 165.3942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | GENERAL LEE SMOKING | |
| 3 | Smokin N The Bandits | |
| 4 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 5 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 6 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 7 | Grills of Miss. | |
| 8 | Sheltered Smoke | |
| 9 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 10 | Mo' Betta | |
| 11 | Rankin County BBQ Company | |
| 12 | ManBearPig | |
| 13 | Eddie Wright BBQ | |
| 14 | BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 16 | Jonesy Q |
Brisket
16 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 4 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 5 | Sheltered Smoke | |
| 6 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 7 | GENERAL LEE SMOKING | |
| 8 | Mo' Betta | |
| 9 | Rankin County BBQ Company | |
| 10 | BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | Smokin N The Bandits | |
| 12 | Grills of Miss. | |
| 13 | Jonesy Q | |
| 14 | Eddie Wright BBQ | |
| 15 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 16 | ManBearPig |