2021-09-03 – 2021-09-04 · Augusta, GA · 📍 Augusta, GA 30904 · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID, JULIE COOK, RUSTY COOK
Grand Champion: KINGS BBQ (703.9772) · 37 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN
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 92 times in 100
Kings BBQ Team came in rated below the field's top team, SLAPS BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 8-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Stronger than 98% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1675 power rating going in — stronger than 98% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 1–2: YES, DEAR BBQ and ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: FRED VEGAS SMOKERS and SMOKE WHISPERS tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: REDMULE'S BBQ and Smoke Central BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Kings BBQ Team took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 13th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 174.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 174.2628 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 173.1200 |
37 entries · top 703.9772 · median 683.8856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 2 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 4 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 5 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 6 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 7 | LC BBQ | |
| 8 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 9 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKE WHISPERS | |
| 11 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 12 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 13 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 14 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 15 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 16 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 17 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 18 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 19 | 3N1 Q | |
| 20 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 22 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 23 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 24 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 25 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 26 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 27 | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | |
| 28 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 29 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 30 | QMEISTERS | |
| 31 | SMOKEY BOYS BBQ LLC | |
| 32 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 33 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 34 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 35 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 36 | Willingham's | |
| 37 | SOUTHERN PRIDE ROASTERS |
37 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 2 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 3 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 4 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 5 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 6 | SMOKE WHISPERS | |
| 7 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 8 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 9 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 10 | LC BBQ | |
| 11 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 12 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 13 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 14 | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | |
| 15 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 16 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 17 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 18 | 3N1 Q | |
| 19 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 20 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 21 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 22 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 24 | QMEISTERS | |
| 25 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 26 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKEY BOYS BBQ LLC | |
| 28 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 29 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 30 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 31 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 32 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 33 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 34 | Willingham's | |
| 35 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 36 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 37 | SOUTHERN PRIDE ROASTERS |
37 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 2 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 4 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 5 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 6 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 7 | LC BBQ | |
| 8 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 9 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 10 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 11 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 12 | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | |
| 13 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 14 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 15 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 16 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 17 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 18 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 19 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 20 | QMEISTERS | |
| 21 | SMOKE WHISPERS | |
| 22 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 23 | 3N1 Q | |
| 24 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 25 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 26 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 27 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 28 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 29 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 30 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 31 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 32 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 33 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 34 | SMOKEY BOYS BBQ LLC | |
| 35 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 36 | Willingham's | |
| 37 | SOUTHERN PRIDE ROASTERS |
37 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 2 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 3 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 4 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 5 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 6 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 8 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKEY BOYS BBQ LLC | |
| 10 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 11 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 12 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 13 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 14 | 3N1 Q | |
| 15 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 16 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 17 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKE WHISPERS | |
| 19 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 20 | LC BBQ | |
| 21 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 22 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 23 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 24 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 25 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 26 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 27 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 28 | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | |
| 29 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 30 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 31 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 32 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 33 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 34 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 35 | Willingham's | |
| 36 | QMEISTERS | |
| 37 | SOUTHERN PRIDE ROASTERS |
37 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 5 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 6 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 7 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 8 | SMOKE WHISPERS | |
| 9 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 10 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 11 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 12 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 13 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 14 | LC BBQ | |
| 15 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 16 | QMEISTERS | |
| 17 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 18 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 19 | 3N1 Q | |
| 20 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 21 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 22 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 23 | SMOKEY BOYS BBQ LLC | |
| 24 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 25 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 26 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 27 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 28 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 29 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 30 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 31 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 32 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 33 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 34 | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | |
| 35 | Willingham's | |
| 36 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 37 | SOUTHERN PRIDE ROASTERS |