Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll
2021-09-10 – 2021-09-11 · Vermillion, SD · 📍 Vermillion, SD 57069 · State championship
Reps: CINDY JUHL, TOM JUHL · Prize money: $12,000.00
Grand Champion: RUB MY RACK (687.3600) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Mr. Dudes BBQ
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How hot was the win?
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🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5028 points — closer than 94% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
RUB MY RACK took the Grand Championship home to KS.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 5–6: BnB BBQ and RICHIE Z's tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: RICHIE Z's and RUB MY RACK tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: SPITFIRE and RICHIE Z's tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SPITFIRE (won 2013), PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (won 2014), EGGSPERT BBQ (won 2015).
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)
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Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-06 | Vermillion, SD | 27 | 689.6684 | SPITFIRE | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 2014-09-05 | Vermillion, SD 57069 | 26 | 686.8228 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | GERRIT BOYS BARBEQUE | |
| 2015-09-11 | Vermillion, SD 57069 | 32 | 693.1432 | EGGSPERT BBQ | SPITFIRE | |
| 2021-09-10 ← this one | Vermillion, SD | Vermillion, SD 57069 | 26 | 687.3600 | RUB MY RACK | Mr. Dudes BBQ |
| 2022-09-09 | Vermillion, SD | 16 Market Street | 28 | 693.6916 | Machette Boys | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-09-08 | Vermillion, SD | 15 Court Street | 28 | 694.8572 | Shiggin & Grinnin | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2024-09-06 | Vermillion, SD | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 174.2628 | 170.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5944 | 173.1428 | 169.6916 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 173.7028 | 172.0344 |
| Brisket | 177.7372 | 170.8572 | 167.9656 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 687.3600 · median 673.6284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 2 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 3 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 4 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 5 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | Backroads BBQ | |
| 7 | Shiggin N Grinnin | |
| 8 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 9 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 10 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 11 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 13 | SPITFIRE | |
| 14 | BnB BBQ | |
| 15 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 16 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 17 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 18 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 19 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 20 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 21 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 22 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 23 | Eggspert BBQ | |
| 24 | Chasing Grand | |
| 25 | Charcoal Loungers | |
| 26 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD |
Chicken
26 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.5714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shiggin N Grinnin | |
| 2 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 3 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 4 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 5 | BnB BBQ | |
| 6 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 7 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 8 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 9 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 10 | SPITFIRE | |
| 11 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 12 | Backroads BBQ | |
| 13 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 14 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 15 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 17 | Charcoal Loungers | |
| 18 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 19 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 20 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 21 | Chasing Grand | |
| 22 | Eggspert BBQ | |
| 23 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 24 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 25 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 26 | Phoenix BBQ |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 176.5944 · median 169.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 2 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 4 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 5 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 7 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 8 | SPITFIRE | |
| 9 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 10 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 11 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 12 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 13 | Eggspert BBQ | |
| 14 | Backroads BBQ | |
| 15 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 16 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 17 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 18 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 19 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 20 | Shiggin N Grinnin | |
| 21 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 22 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 23 | Charcoal Loungers | |
| 24 | BnB BBQ | |
| 25 | Chasing Grand | |
| 26 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD |
Pork
26 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.8342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 3 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 4 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 5 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 6 | Eggspert BBQ | |
| 7 | Shiggin N Grinnin | |
| 8 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 9 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 10 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 11 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 12 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 13 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 14 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 15 | Backroads BBQ | |
| 16 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 17 | BnB BBQ | |
| 18 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 19 | SPITFIRE | |
| 20 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 21 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 22 | Chasing Grand | |
| 23 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 24 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 25 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 26 | Charcoal Loungers |
Brisket
26 entries · top 177.7372 · median 167.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 2 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 3 | Backroads BBQ | |
| 4 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | BnB BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 7 | Chasing Grand | |
| 8 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 9 | SPITFIRE | |
| 10 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 11 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 12 | Shiggin N Grinnin | |
| 13 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 15 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 16 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 17 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 18 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 19 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 20 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 21 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 22 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 23 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 24 | Charcoal Loungers | |
| 25 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 26 | Eggspert BBQ |
Ancillary categories
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.
Kids-Q — Grillmaster 6 To 11 - Hamburger
3 entries · top 164.0688 · median 164.0112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RMR BBQ | |
| 2 | Peloton BBQ | |
| 3 | Miss Feather Bottom BBQ |
Kids-Q — Pitmaster - 11-16 - Hamburger
2 entries · top 172.6400 · median 172.0686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mullet BBQ | |
| 2 | Little Traeger Girl |