Aug 26–27, 2021 · Washington Island, WI · State championship
Reps: Debra Gage, William Gage · Prize money: $8,000
Red Rock Cafe won Grand Champion at the 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) on August 26, 2021 in Washington Island, WI, scoring 690.8572 in a field of 25 teams. LET'S GET TANCK'D BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.9888. Category winners: Chicken — SHIGGIN & GRINNIN (176.5828); Pork Ribs — Crash Test Smokers (172.5716); Pork — THE BBQ BUS (177.7028); Brisket — Red Rock Cafe (178.2972). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2021.
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 90 times in 100
Red Rock Cafe came in rated below the field's top team, Hogline, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 10-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Red Rock Cafe's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 3rd tracked contest.
Stronger than 90% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1628 power rating going in — stronger than 90% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 1–2: SHIGGIN & GRINNIN and TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER tied on 176.5828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: Crash Test Smokers and LET'S GET TANCK'D BBQ tied on 172.5716 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: SHIGGIN & GRINNIN edged HOME FARM BBQ by 0.0228.
Red Rock Cafe took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 10th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2021 ← this one | Washington Island, WI | Washington Island, WI 54246 | 25 | 690.8572 | Red Rock Cafe | LET'S GET TANCK'D BBQ |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Washington Island, WI | Washington Island | 25 | 691.9544 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | THE BBQ BUS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5828 | 173.1200 | 170.2856 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.5716 | 170.2628 | 166.8456 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 172 | 164.5372 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 170.8228 | 166.8228 |
25 entries · top 690.8572 · median 661.6228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Rock Cafe | |
| 2 | LET'S GET TANCK'D BBQ | |
| 3 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 4 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 5 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 6 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 7 | HOGLINE | |
| 8 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 9 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 11 | Plastered Pork BBQ | |
| 12 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 13 | Sloshkosh BBQ | |
| 14 | Crash Test Smokers | |
| 15 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 16 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 17 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 18 | Shank N Shig BBQ | |
| 19 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 20 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 21 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 22 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 23 | Up N Smoke Bar-B-Que | |
| 24 | DDs BBQ Company | |
| 25 | PIGINORPIGOUT COOKING TEAM |
25 entries · top 176.5828 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 2 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 3 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 4 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 5 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 8 | Plastered Pork BBQ | |
| 9 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 10 | Red Rock Cafe | |
| 11 | HOGLINE | |
| 12 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 13 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 14 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 15 | LET'S GET TANCK'D BBQ | |
| 16 | Up N Smoke Bar-B-Que | |
| 17 | Shank N Shig BBQ | |
| 18 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 19 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 20 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 21 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 22 | Sloshkosh BBQ | |
| 23 | Crash Test Smokers | |
| 24 | DDs BBQ Company | |
| 25 | PIGINORPIGOUT COOKING TEAM |
25 entries · top 172.5716 · median 163.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crash Test Smokers | |
| 2 | LET'S GET TANCK'D BBQ | |
| 3 | HOGLINE | |
| 4 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 5 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 6 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 8 | Red Rock Cafe | |
| 9 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 10 | Sloshkosh BBQ | |
| 11 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 12 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 13 | Plastered Pork BBQ | |
| 14 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 15 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 16 | Up N Smoke Bar-B-Que | |
| 17 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 18 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 19 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 20 | Shank N Shig BBQ | |
| 21 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 22 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 23 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 24 | DDs BBQ Company | |
| 25 | PIGINORPIGOUT COOKING TEAM |
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.9544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 2 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 3 | Red Rock Cafe | |
| 4 | LET'S GET TANCK'D BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 6 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 7 | Crash Test Smokers | |
| 8 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 9 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 10 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 12 | Sloshkosh BBQ | |
| 13 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 14 | Shank N Shig BBQ | |
| 15 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 16 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 17 | Up N Smoke Bar-B-Que | |
| 18 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 19 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 20 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 21 | Plastered Pork BBQ | |
| 22 | HOGLINE | |
| 23 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 24 | DDs BBQ Company | |
| 25 | PIGINORPIGOUT COOKING TEAM |
25 entries · top 178.2972 · median 164.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Rock Cafe | |
| 2 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 3 | LET'S GET TANCK'D BBQ | |
| 4 | HOGLINE | |
| 5 | Plastered Pork BBQ | |
| 6 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 7 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 8 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 9 | Sloshkosh BBQ | |
| 10 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 11 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 12 | Shank N Shig BBQ | |
| 13 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 14 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 15 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 16 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 17 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 18 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 19 | Crash Test Smokers | |
| 20 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 21 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 22 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 23 | DDs BBQ Company | |
| 24 | PIGINORPIGOUT COOKING TEAM | |
| 25 | Up N Smoke Bar-B-Que |
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.
6 entries · top 177.7144 · median 173.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 3 | 270 Smokers | |
| 4 | Smokin Highwaymen | |
| 5 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 6 | Up N Smoke Bar-B-Que |