Aug 27–28, 2021 · Myrtle Beach, SC · State championship
Reps: Alan Rothrock, Doug Reid
SMOKIN SKULLIES won Grand Champion at the Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Myrtle Beach Travel Park on August 27, 2021 in Myrtle Beach, SC, scoring 691.3488 in a field of 22 teams. MUTTLEY CREW BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.1828. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKIN SKULLIES (177.7144); Pork Ribs — Still Workin' On It (178.8572); Pork — REDMULE'S BBQ (175.4172); Brisket — REDMULE'S BBQ (175.4172).
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.
Closer than 79% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1660 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 times in 100
SMOKIN SKULLIES came in rated below the field's top team, REDNECK SCIENTIFIC, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 5–6: SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC and MUTTLEY CREW BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: HOT WACHULA'S and BALD HAWG BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: REDMULE'S BBQ and Still Workin' On It tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
REDMULE'S BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double.
SMOKIN SKULLIES took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 10th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 173.1200 | 169.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 171.4172 | 168.5372 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 171.9772 | 168.5372 |
| Brisket | 175.4172 | 170.8456 | 169.6916 |
22 entries · top 691.3488 · median 672.7774
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 2 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 4 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 5 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 6 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 7 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 8 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 9 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 10 | CBF Que | |
| 11 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 12 | Big Bear's BBQ | |
| 13 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 14 | SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC | |
| 15 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 16 | Pig on Fire | |
| 17 | Phenomenal BBQ | |
| 18 | Pappys Legacy BBQ | |
| 19 | Swine-O’s | |
| 20 | Bangin' BBQ | |
| 21 | Brewknow's Q | |
| 22 | Young-Guns Smokehouse |
22 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.2456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 2 | CBF Que | |
| 3 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 4 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 5 | SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC | |
| 6 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 8 | Big Bear's BBQ | |
| 9 | Phenomenal BBQ | |
| 10 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 11 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 12 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 13 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Young-Guns Smokehouse | |
| 15 | Pig on Fire | |
| 16 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 17 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 18 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 19 | Bangin' BBQ | |
| 20 | Pappys Legacy BBQ | |
| 21 | Swine-O’s | |
| 22 | Brewknow's Q |
22 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 2 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 3 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 4 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 5 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 6 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 8 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 9 | CBF Que | |
| 10 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 11 | Big Bear's BBQ | |
| 12 | Pig on Fire | |
| 13 | SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC | |
| 14 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 15 | Young-Guns Smokehouse | |
| 16 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 17 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 18 | Pappys Legacy BBQ | |
| 19 | Bangin' BBQ | |
| 20 | Phenomenal BBQ | |
| 21 | Brewknow's Q | |
| 22 | Swine-O’s |
21 entries · top 175.4172 · median 167.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 3 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 4 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 5 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 6 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 7 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 8 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 9 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 11 | CBF Que | |
| 12 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 13 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 14 | Swine-O’s | |
| 15 | Pappys Legacy BBQ | |
| 16 | Pig on Fire | |
| 17 | Phenomenal BBQ | |
| 18 | Big Bear's BBQ | |
| 19 | SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC | |
| 20 | Bangin' BBQ | |
| 21 | Brewknow's Q |
22 entries · top 175.4172 · median 167.1086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 3 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 4 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 5 | Swine-O’s | |
| 6 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 7 | Big Bear's BBQ | |
| 8 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 9 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 10 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 11 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 12 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 13 | SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC | |
| 14 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 15 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 16 | CBF Que | |
| 17 | Phenomenal BBQ | |
| 18 | Pig on Fire | |
| 19 | Bangin' BBQ | |
| 20 | Pappys Legacy BBQ | |
| 21 | Young-Guns Smokehouse | |
| 22 | Brewknow's Q |