Aug 20–21, 2021 · Myrtle Beach, SC · 📍 Pirateland Family Camping Resort · State championship
Reps: Alan Rothrock, Doug Reid
FALLOUT BBQ won Grand Champion at the Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland on August 20, 2021 in Myrtle Beach, SC at Pirateland Family Camping Resort, scoring 708.5372 in a field of 26 teams. REDMULE'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 703.9656. Category winners: Chicken — REDMULE'S BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — FALLOUT BBQ (178.8572); Pork — FALLOUT BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — REDMULE'S BBQ (176.5600).
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 83 times in 100
FALLOUT BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, REDNECK SCIENTIFIC, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 17-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was FALLOUT BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 20th tracked contest.
Chicken places 2–3: TWISTED PAIR BBQ and FALLOUT BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: SMOKIN SKULLIES and FRED VEGAS SMOKERS tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: FRED VEGAS SMOKERS and Smoke Central BBQ tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
REDMULE'S BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
FALLOUT BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 4th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 177.7144 | 174.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 173.1772 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 176.5600 | 173.1084 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 172.5484 | 169.6800 |
26 entries · top 708.5372 · median 682.2114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 2 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 4 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 5 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 6 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 7 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 8 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 9 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 10 | 3N1 Q | |
| 11 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 12 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 13 | House of Smoke NC | |
| 14 | North Meets South BBQ | |
| 15 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC | |
| 16 | Pig on Fire | |
| 17 | CBF Que | |
| 18 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 19 | Fu Man Que | |
| 20 | Swine-O's | |
| 21 | Big Bear's BBQ | |
| 22 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 23 | Pheonomenal BBQ | |
| 24 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 25 | Willingham's | |
| 26 | Swine-O’s |
26 entries · top 180 · median 170.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 3 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 5 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 6 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 7 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC | |
| 8 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 9 | Swine-O's | |
| 10 | Willingham's | |
| 11 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 12 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 13 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 14 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 15 | CBF Que | |
| 16 | House of Smoke NC | |
| 17 | Swine-O’s | |
| 18 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 19 | Big Bear's BBQ | |
| 20 | 3N1 Q | |
| 21 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 22 | North Meets South BBQ | |
| 23 | Pheonomenal BBQ | |
| 24 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 25 | Pig on Fire | |
| 26 | Fu Man Que |
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 2 | 3N1 Q | |
| 3 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 5 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 6 | North Meets South BBQ | |
| 7 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 8 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 9 | Pig on Fire | |
| 10 | CBF Que | |
| 11 | Big Bear's BBQ | |
| 12 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 13 | House of Smoke NC | |
| 14 | Fu Man Que | |
| 15 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 16 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 17 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 18 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC | |
| 19 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 20 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 21 | Pheonomenal BBQ | |
| 22 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 23 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 24 | Swine-O’s | |
| 25 | Swine-O's | |
| 26 | Willingham's |
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.8286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 2 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 3 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 4 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 5 | North Meets South BBQ | |
| 6 | House of Smoke NC | |
| 7 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 8 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 9 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 10 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 11 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 12 | Big Bear's BBQ | |
| 13 | Swine-O's | |
| 14 | 3N1 Q | |
| 15 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 16 | Fu Man Que | |
| 17 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 18 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 19 | Pig on Fire | |
| 20 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 21 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC | |
| 22 | CBF Que | |
| 23 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 24 | Willingham's | |
| 25 | Pheonomenal BBQ | |
| 26 | Swine-O’s |
26 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 3 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 4 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 6 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 7 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 8 | Pig on Fire | |
| 9 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 10 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 11 | 3N1 Q | |
| 12 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 13 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 14 | Pheonomenal BBQ | |
| 15 | Fu Man Que | |
| 16 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 17 | Swine-O’s | |
| 18 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC | |
| 19 | CBF Que | |
| 20 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 21 | Swine-O's | |
| 22 | House of Smoke NC | |
| 23 | North Meets South BBQ | |
| 24 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 25 | Willingham's | |
| 26 | Big Bear's BBQ |