Aug 6–7, 2021 · Savannah, GA · 📍 100 Eisenberg Dr. · State championship
Reps: Doug Reid, Julie Cook, Rusty Cook · Prize money: $10,000
Kings BBQ Team won Grand Champion at the Swine At the Shrine on August 6, 2021 in Savannah, GA at 100 Eisenberg Dr., scoring 699.9428 in a field of 25 teams. HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.3484. Category winners: Chicken — HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — ROLLIN KOLBZ (180.0000); Pork — MAYA JANE BBQ CO. (180.0000); Brisket — JACK'S OLD SOUTH (178.8572). The Other standings were won by JOSIAH BBQ with 172.0228. This is the 2nd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2020 edition was won by BACKYARD BRO'S BBQ; the next was held in 2022.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2020 to 2022 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 88% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5944 points — closer than 88% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 91 times in 100
Kings BBQ Team came in rated below the field's top team, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 9-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Kings BBQ Team won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Chicken places 3–4: SMOKE SHOW MAFIA and REDMULE'S BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: MUTTLEY CREW BBQ and ROLLIN KOLBZ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: CHOOCHOO BBQ and Kings BBQ Team tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
MAYA JANE BBQ CO. turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2020 | Savannah, GA | 100 Eisenberg Dr. | 38 | 707.4060 | BACKYARD BRO'S BBQ | HOT WACHULA'S |
| Aug 6, 2021 ← this one | Savannah, GA | 100 Eisenberg Dr. | 25 | 699.9428 | KINGS BBQ | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Savannah, GA | 100 Eisenberg Dr. | 49 | 702.2516 | OMF BBQ | Kings BBQ Team |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Savannah, GA | 100 Eisenberg Dr. | 24 | 177.1428 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 175.4172 | 171.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 175.4400 | 170.8460 |
| Pork | 180 | 176.5600 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 177.7028 | 171.9656 |
25 entries · top 699.9428 · median 686.1712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 2 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 5 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 6 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 7 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 8 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 9 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 10 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 11 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 12 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 13 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 14 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 17 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ | |
| 18 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 19 | QMEISTERS | |
| 20 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 21 | CUSTOM CABINETS | |
| 22 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 23 | ANOTHER ADVENTURE BBQ | |
| 24 | GATA BBQ | |
| 25 | BADGERS RENTALS |
25 entries · top 180 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 3 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 4 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 5 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 6 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 7 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 8 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 9 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 10 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 11 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 12 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 13 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 14 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 15 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 16 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 17 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 18 | GATA BBQ | |
| 19 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 20 | QMEISTERS | |
| 21 | ANOTHER ADVENTURE BBQ | |
| 22 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 23 | BADGERS RENTALS | |
| 24 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ | |
| 25 | CUSTOM CABINETS |
25 entries · top 180 · median 169.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 2 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 3 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 4 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 5 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 6 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 7 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 8 | CUSTOM CABINETS | |
| 9 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 10 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ | |
| 11 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 12 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 13 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 14 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 15 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 16 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 17 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 18 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 19 | ANOTHER ADVENTURE BBQ | |
| 20 | GATA BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 22 | QMEISTERS | |
| 23 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 24 | BADGERS RENTALS | |
| 25 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS |
25 entries · top 180 · median 170.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 2 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 3 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ | |
| 4 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 6 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 7 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 8 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 9 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 10 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 11 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 12 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 13 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 14 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 15 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 16 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 17 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 18 | QMEISTERS | |
| 19 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 20 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 21 | ANOTHER ADVENTURE BBQ | |
| 22 | CUSTOM CABINETS | |
| 23 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 24 | BADGERS RENTALS | |
| 25 | GATA BBQ |
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 2 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 4 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 5 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 6 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 7 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 9 | CUSTOM CABINETS | |
| 10 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 12 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 13 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 14 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ | |
| 15 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 16 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 18 | QMEISTERS | |
| 19 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 20 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 21 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 22 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 23 | BADGERS RENTALS | |
| 24 | GATA BBQ | |
| 25 | ANOTHER ADVENTURE BBQ |
2 entries · top 172.0228 · median 170.8686 · out of 180, not the usual 720
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOSIAH BBQ | |
| 2 | CHEYENNE BBQ |
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.