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GBC Summer Showdown

Jul 30–31, 2021 · Cumming, GA · 📍 235 Castleberry Rd · State championship

Reps: Julie Cook, Rusty Cook · Prize money: $13,200

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Smoke Central BBQ
701.6684 · Master Series — Overall
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MUTTLEY CREW BBQ
697.6456 · Master Series — Overall
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COOL HAND QUE
687.9200 · Master Series — Overall

Smoke Central BBQ won Grand Champion at the GBC Summer Showdown on July 30, 2021 in Cumming, GA at 235 Castleberry Rd, scoring 701.6684 in a field of 39 teams. MUTTLEY CREW BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.6456. Category winners: Chicken — Smoke Central BBQ (178.2972); Pork Ribs — MUTTLEY CREW BBQ (178.8572); Pork — TRIPLE H BBQ (176.5716); Brisket — ZIP'S B.B.Q. (177.7372). The Backyard Series standings were won by VETERAN PORK PULLERS with 518.8228. The Other standings were won by ATLANTA BBQ STORE BOYS with 180.0000.

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

  • Master Series — Chicken 178.30
  • Master Series — Pork Ribs 178.86
  • Master Series — Pork 176.57
  • Master Series — Brisket 177.74
  • Backyard Series — Chicken 174.26
  • Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 174.30
  • Backyard Series — Pork 175.41
139.92 178.86

Entries

39
7 judged meats · 2 ancillary

Top score

701.6684

Winning margin

4.0228
GC over RC

Field average

669.33
608.94701.67
median 672.49 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Pork
1.7260 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

682.7312
608.94701.67
10th place overall

Field spread

92.7316
winner to last place

Prize money

$13,200
on the line

Most consistent

VETERAN PORK PULLERS
avg finish 2.67 across 3 meats

Double threats

7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs
won by 2.2856 pts — MUTTLEY CREW BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 27%
beats 73% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Weak
ρ = -0.28 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,574
avg power rating going in · stronger than 59% of contests

Top-rated in the field

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN
rated 1892 pre-contest

Storylines (3 found in this contest's numbers)

Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 18 calls decided inside half a point

Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: YES, DEAR BBQ and HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 9–10: ANGRY JACK BBQ and ATLANTA BBQ STORE tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 8–9: FRED VEGAS SMOKERS and ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Master Series — Chicken 5–6 · tie
  • Master Series — Chicken 9–10 · tie
  • Master Series — Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
  • Master Series — Pork 5–6 · tie

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

VETERAN PORK PULLERS won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.

  • Pork Ribs 1st
  • Pork 1st

How the title was won

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

Smoke Central BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 6th.

  • Chicken 1st
  • Pork Ribs 3rd
  • Pork 6th
  • Brisket 5th

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)

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)

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category1st5th10th
Master Series — Chicken178.2972175.4056174.2628
Master Series — Pork Ribs178.8572174.2744172.5600
Master Series — Pork176.5716174.8456171.4172
Master Series — Brisket177.7372171.9656170.2628
Backyard Series — Chicken174.2628170.2628165.6800
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs174.2972171.9656166.2516
Backyard Series — Pork175.4056170.8228162.8112

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

39 entries · top 701.6684 · median 672.4916

#TeamScore
1 Smoke Central BBQ 701.6684
2 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ 697.6456
3 COOL HAND QUE 687.9200
4 REDMULE'S BBQ 687.8856
5 TRIPLE H BBQ 686.7544
6 FRED VEGAS SMOKERS 686.1712
7 SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS 685.6000
8 YES, DEAR BBQ 685.5884
9 ZIP'S B.B.Q. 685.0972
10 ROLLIN KOLBZ 682.7312
11 ANGRY JACK BBQ 682.1368
12 ROAST BEAST BBQ 681.5884
13 Kings BBQ Team 681.1084
14 HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ 679.8512
15 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 679.8512
16 FYC BARBEQUE 679.3252
17 MAYA JANE BBQ CO. 676.5028
18 CHOOCHOO BBQ 674.7312
19 HOT COLE'S BBQ 672.9944
20 TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN 672.4916
21 ELITE BBQ SMOKERS 670.1372
22 ATLANTA BBQ STORE 669.5428
23 THE PIT CREW GA 668.4688
24 Q-INATOR! 668.4112
25 HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY 665.6112
26 OFF THE CHAIN 664.4116
27 BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC 663.9092
28 Wiggle Butts BBQ 663.8400
29 PERFECTLY BLENDED 662.6512
30 STEWBABYS BBQ 661.5428
31 ROAD WARRIORS 654.1260
32 Willingham's 654.1144
33 SWEET DIXIE BBQ 652.9252
34 THE BARBECUE DEPOT 650.7084
35 SUE E PIGG 649.5884
36 CLAUDE'S Q 649.4968
37 SWEET SMOKE BBQ 642.6628
38 RBH BARBECUE 615.1544
39 Southern Pitmasters 608.9368

Chicken

39 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.6916

#TeamScore
1 Smoke Central BBQ 178.2972
2 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ 177.7144
3 FRED VEGAS SMOKERS 176.5600
4 MAYA JANE BBQ CO. 175.4172
5 YES, DEAR BBQ 175.4056
6 HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ 175.4056
7 ROAST BEAST BBQ 174.8456
8 TRIPLE H BBQ 174.2744
9 ANGRY JACK BBQ 174.2628
10 ATLANTA BBQ STORE 174.2628
11 FYC BARBEQUE 173.7028
12 COOL HAND QUE 172.5600
13 BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC 172.0116
14 Wiggle Butts BBQ 171.9772
15 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 171.9656
16 Kings BBQ Team 170.8800
17 SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS 170.8228
18 REDMULE'S BBQ 170.8228
19 HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY 170.2628
20 Willingham's 169.6916
21 THE PIT CREW GA 169.6800
22 STEWBABYS BBQ 169.6800
23 ZIP'S B.B.Q. 169.6800
24 HOT COLE'S BBQ 168.5372
25 ELITE BBQ SMOKERS 168.5372
26 OFF THE CHAIN 168.5372
27 ROLLIN KOLBZ 168.5256
28 TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN 168.5256
29 CHOOCHOO BBQ 167.3712
30 CLAUDE'S Q 166.8228
31 Q-INATOR! 166.2400
32 SUE E PIGG 165.7144
33 ROAD WARRIORS 165.0856
34 THE BARBECUE DEPOT 162.8456
35 PERFECTLY BLENDED 162.8000
36 SWEET DIXIE BBQ 162.7884
37 SWEET SMOKE BBQ 158.2400
38 RBH BARBECUE 155.3716
39 Southern Pitmasters 139.9200

Pork Ribs

39 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9656

#TeamScore
1 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ 178.8572
2 SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS 176.5716
3 Smoke Central BBQ 176.5600
4 BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC 176.0116
5 COOL HAND QUE 174.2744
6 REDMULE'S BBQ 174.2628
7 ROLLIN KOLBZ 173.7028
8 FRED VEGAS SMOKERS 173.1200
9 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 173.1200
10 ELITE BBQ SMOKERS 172.5600
11 Willingham's 172
12 HOT COLE'S BBQ 171.9772
13 YES, DEAR BBQ 171.9772
14 FYC BARBEQUE 171.4284
15 TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN 171.4172
16 ZIP'S B.B.Q. 171.4172
17 Q-INATOR! 169.6800
18 ROAST BEAST BBQ 168.5372
19 TRIPLE H BBQ 168.5372
20 SUE E PIGG 167.9656
21 THE PIT CREW GA 167.3944
22 PERFECTLY BLENDED 167.3828
23 Kings BBQ Team 166.8228
24 HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY 166.2512
25 STEWBABYS BBQ 166.2400
26 CHOOCHOO BBQ 165.6800
27 MAYA JANE BBQ CO. 165.1200
28 OFF THE CHAIN 165.0972
29 HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ 163.9428
30 ANGRY JACK BBQ 163.9312
31 Southern Pitmasters 163.4056
32 ATLANTA BBQ STORE 162.8000
33 THE BARBECUE DEPOT 162.2400
34 ROAD WARRIORS 160.5144
35 Wiggle Butts BBQ 160.5028
36 SWEET SMOKE BBQ 159.3944
37 CLAUDE'S Q 159.3600
38 SWEET DIXIE BBQ 156.5028
39 RBH BARBECUE 155.9200

Pork

39 entries · top 176.5716 · median 167.3828

#TeamScore
1 TRIPLE H BBQ 176.5716
2 REDMULE'S BBQ 176.5600
3 Kings BBQ Team 175.4400
4 ROLLIN KOLBZ 175.4056
5 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ 174.8456
6 Smoke Central BBQ 174.8456
7 ROAST BEAST BBQ 174.2744
8 FRED VEGAS SMOKERS 173.1200
9 SWEET DIXIE BBQ 171.9656
10 CHOOCHOO BBQ 171.4172
11 COOL HAND QUE 170.8228
12 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 170.8228
13 FYC BARBEQUE 169.1084
14 TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN 168.5828
15 SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS 168.5372
16 HOT COLE'S BBQ 168.5372
17 HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY 167.9888
18 THE BARBECUE DEPOT 167.9656
19 ANGRY JACK BBQ 167.3828
20 Wiggle Butts BBQ 167.3828
21 ZIP'S B.B.Q. 166.2628
22 ATLANTA BBQ STORE 166.2400
23 HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ 166.2400
24 THE PIT CREW GA 165.6800
25 MAYA JANE BBQ CO. 165.1200
26 YES, DEAR BBQ 165.0972
27 OFF THE CHAIN 165.0972
28 BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC 163.9544
29 STEWBABYS BBQ 162.8228
30 Q-INATOR! 162.2284
31 PERFECTLY BLENDED 161.6456
32 SUE E PIGG 161.1200
33 SWEET SMOKE BBQ 161.0856
34 ELITE BBQ SMOKERS 160.5028
35 ROAD WARRIORS 159.9544
36 CLAUDE'S Q 158.7884
37 Southern Pitmasters 154.2400
38 Willingham's 151.9200
39 RBH BARBECUE 151.9084

Brisket

39 entries · top 177.7372 · median 165.6800

#TeamScore
1 ZIP'S B.B.Q. 177.7372
2 ANGRY JACK BBQ 176.5600
3 HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ 174.2628
4 YES, DEAR BBQ 173.1084
5 Smoke Central BBQ 171.9656
6 MAYA JANE BBQ CO. 170.8456
7 PERFECTLY BLENDED 170.8228
8 COOL HAND QUE 170.2628
9 CHOOCHOO BBQ 170.2628
10 Q-INATOR! 170.2628
11 SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS 169.6684
12 ROAD WARRIORS 168.5716
13 ELITE BBQ SMOKERS 168.5372
14 Kings BBQ Team 167.9656
15 TRIPLE H BBQ 167.3712
16 REDMULE'S BBQ 166.2400
17 ATLANTA BBQ STORE 166.2400
18 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ 166.2284
19 THE PIT CREW GA 165.7144
20 OFF THE CHAIN 165.6800
21 ROLLIN KOLBZ 165.0972
22 FYC BARBEQUE 165.0856
23 CLAUDE'S Q 164.5256
24 Wiggle Butts BBQ 163.9772
25 TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN 163.9660
26 HOT COLE'S BBQ 163.9428
27 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 163.9428
28 SWEET SMOKE BBQ 163.9428
29 ROAST BEAST BBQ 163.9312
30 FRED VEGAS SMOKERS 163.3712
31 STEWBABYS BBQ 162.8000
32 SWEET DIXIE BBQ 161.6684
33 HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY 161.1084
34 Willingham's 160.5028
35 THE BARBECUE DEPOT 157.6572
36 SUE E PIGG 154.7884
37 RBH BARBECUE 151.9544
38 BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC 151.9316
39 Southern Pitmasters 151.3712

Backyard Series

Overall

20 entries · top 518.8228 · median 492.4514 · out of 540, not the usual 360

#TeamScore
1 VETERAN PORK PULLERS 518.8228
2 TFS PIT VIPERS 514.2400
3 HOUND HOGS BBQ & STEAM TEAM 507.9084
4 Geaux 2 bbq 506.7544
5 A COW, A PIG & A JEW 506.2516
6 LEE LA Q 503.9200
7 Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me 501.7256
8 BITE ME BBQ 498.1712
9 Gardenvalley Smokers 496.4568
10 ETOWAH SMOKE 493.5772
11 CHATTER BOX CAFE 491.3256
12 BAD ROOSTER BBQ 489.0288
13 SULTANS OF SMOKE 487.9316
14 BEACHIN' GOOD BARBECUE 487.4172
15 HUCKLEBERRY BBQ 486.1488
16 NATIVE SMOKERS BBQ 478.6860
17 GSD BBQ 475.2456
18 Bearded Brothers Competition BBQ 469.5656
19 CMF WELDING AND FABRICATION 467.8744
20 BEERDOG BBQ 446.1028

Chicken

20 entries · top 174.2628 · median 164.8228

#TeamScore
1 BEACHIN' GOOD BARBECUE 174.2628
2 Geaux 2 bbq 173.1200
3 Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me 171.4400
4 TFS PIT VIPERS 170.8228
5 HOUND HOGS BBQ & STEAM TEAM 170.2628
6 VETERAN PORK PULLERS 169.1200
7 A COW, A PIG & A JEW 168.5944
8 NATIVE SMOKERS BBQ 168.5488
9 Gardenvalley Smokers 167.9656
10 LEE LA Q 165.6800
11 BITE ME BBQ 163.9656
12 HUCKLEBERRY BBQ 163.9544
13 SULTANS OF SMOKE 162.8344
14 Bearded Brothers Competition BBQ 159.3828
15 ETOWAH SMOKE 158.2172
16 CHATTER BOX CAFE 156.5488
17 GSD BBQ 155.9200
18 BAD ROOSTER BBQ 155.3828
19 CMF WELDING AND FABRICATION 149.6688
20 BEERDOG BBQ 147.9544

Pork Ribs

20 entries · top 174.2972 · median 165.9658

#TeamScore
1 VETERAN PORK PULLERS 174.2972
2 Geaux 2 bbq 174.2744
3 BITE ME BBQ 173.1200
4 HOUND HOGS BBQ & STEAM TEAM 171.9772
5 CHATTER BOX CAFE 171.9656
6 TFS PIT VIPERS 169.7028
7 A COW, A PIG & A JEW 167.9772
8 BAD ROOSTER BBQ 167.3944
9 Gardenvalley Smokers 167.3712
10 HUCKLEBERRY BBQ 166.2516
11 LEE LA Q 165.6800
12 ETOWAH SMOKE 164.5372
13 CMF WELDING AND FABRICATION 163.3944
14 Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me 160.5600
15 GSD BBQ 158.2400
16 NATIVE SMOKERS BBQ 158.2172
17 BEACHIN' GOOD BARBECUE 156.0228
18 SULTANS OF SMOKE 153.6800
19 BEERDOG BBQ 151.9200
20 Bearded Brothers Competition BBQ 148.5144

Pork

20 entries · top 175.4056 · median 162.2398

#TeamScore
1 VETERAN PORK PULLERS 175.4056
2 TFS PIT VIPERS 173.7144
3 LEE LA Q 172.5600
4 SULTANS OF SMOKE 171.4172
5 ETOWAH SMOKE 170.8228
6 Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me 169.7256
7 A COW, A PIG & A JEW 169.6800
8 BAD ROOSTER BBQ 166.2516
9 HOUND HOGS BBQ & STEAM TEAM 165.6684
10 CHATTER BOX CAFE 162.8112
11 Bearded Brothers Competition BBQ 161.6684
12 Gardenvalley Smokers 161.1200
13 GSD BBQ 161.0856
14 BITE ME BBQ 161.0856
15 Geaux 2 bbq 159.3600
16 BEACHIN' GOOD BARBECUE 157.1316
17 HUCKLEBERRY BBQ 155.9428
18 CMF WELDING AND FABRICATION 154.8112
19 NATIVE SMOKERS BBQ 151.9200
20 BEERDOG BBQ 146.2284

Other

Overall

9 entries · top 180 · median 173.7144 · out of 180, not the usual 720 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 ATLANTA BBQ STORE BOYS 180 🔥
2 TFS PIT VIPERS 180 🔥
3 SOUTHERN BELL'S 176.5828
4 THE PORK HUNTERS 175.4172
5 MIDDLE KID QUE 173.7144
6 BLUE DEVIL BBQ 169.1084
7 QUEEN OF PIGS 166.2284
8 CECE Q 165.6800
9 BIG E'S GRILL 164.5600

Ancillary categories

Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.

Other — Kid'S Que Ages 11-15

6 entries · top 180 · median 171.4114 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 TFS PIT VIPERS 180 🔥
2 THE PORK HUNTERS 175.4172
3 MIDDLE KID QUE 173.7144
4 BLUE DEVIL BBQ 169.1084
5 CECE Q 165.6800
6 BIG E'S GRILL 164.5600

Other — Kid'S Que Ages 6-10

3 entries · top 180 · median 176.5828 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 ATLANTA BBQ STORE BOYS 180 🔥
2 SOUTHERN BELL'S 176.5828
3 QUEEN OF PIGS 166.2284

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