Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Myrtle Beach Travel Park
2021-08-27 – 2021-08-28 · Myrtle Beach, SC · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID
Grand Champion: Smokin Skullies (691.3488) · 22 teams
Entries
22
4 categories
Top score
691.3488
Winning margin
1.1660
GC over RC
Field average
660.04
median 672.78
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
674.1716
what a walk cost here
Field spread
204.0000
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 59%
beats 41% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1550
avg power rating going in · stronger than 55% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1660 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
SMOKIN SKULLIES took the Grand Championship home to NC.
🃏 An upset on the books
SMOKIN SKULLIES came in rated below the field's top team, MUTTLEY CREW BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 35-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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)
Score distribution
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
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 |
Master Series — Chicken
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 |
Master Series — Overall
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 |
Master Series — Pork
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 |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
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 |