Sep 10–11, 2021 · Vermillion, SD · State championship
Reps: Cindy Juhl, Tom Juhl · Prize money: $12,000
RUB MY RACK won Grand Champion at the Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll on September 10, 2021 in Vermillion, SD, scoring 687.3600 in a field of 26 teams. Mr. Dudes BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.8572. Category winners: Chicken — Shiggin N Grinnin (176.5600); Pork Ribs — LAST CALL HEROES BBQ (176.5944); Pork — Who Dat BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — Mr. Dudes BBQ (177.7372). This is the 4th of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by EGGSPERT BBQ; the next was held in 2022.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2023 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 95% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5028 points — closer than 95% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 68 times in 100
RUB MY RACK came in rated below the field's top team, HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
RUB MY RACK won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 2 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Stronger than 96% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1655 power rating going in — stronger than 96% of every contest tracked.
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.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SPITFIRE (won 2013), PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (won 2014), EGGSPERT BBQ (won 2015).
This contest was away for 6 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2015-09-11.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2013 | Vermillion, SD | Vermillion, SD | 27 | 689.6684 | SPITFIRE | BIG T'Z Q CRU |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Vermillion, SD | Vermillion, SD 57069 | 26 | 686.8228 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | GERRIT BOYS BARBEQUE |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Vermillion, SD | Vermillion, SD 57069 | 32 | 693.1432 | EGGSPERT BBQ | SPITFIRE |
| Sep 10, 2021 ← this one | Vermillion, SD | Vermillion, SD 57069 | 26 | 687.3600 | RUB MY RACK | Mr. Dudes BBQ |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Vermillion, SD | 16 Market Street | 28 | 693.6916 | Machette Boys | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Vermillion, SD | 15 Court Street | 28 | 694.8572 | Shiggin & Grinnin | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Vermillion, SD | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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.
3 entries · top 164.0688 · median 164.0112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RMR BBQ | |
| 2 | Peloton BBQ | |
| 3 | Miss Feather Bottom BBQ |
2 entries · top 172.6400 · median 172.0686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mullet BBQ | |
| 2 | Little Traeger Girl |