Sep 24–25, 2021 · Ashland, VA · 📍 11322 Air Park Drive
Reps: Alex Jr Brown, Bill Jones · Prize money: $1,650
Optimus Swine won Grand Champion at the Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) on September 24, 2021 in Ashland, VA at 11322 Air Park Drive, scoring 510.2056 in a field of 19 teams. Bowmans Butt & BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 506.7656. Category winners: Chicken — Optimus Swine (176.5600); Pork Ribs — The Fat is Where It's At (170.8344); Pork — Kane's BBQ (174.2744).
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.
Chicken places 1–2: Optimus Swine and Mispillion Meat Works tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: LOVE-N-SMOKE and Buckshot's BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: LOVE-N-SMOKE and Optimus Swine tied on 163.9428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Optimus Swine took the title on 3 calls from 3 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 10th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 172.5828 | 167.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 170.8344 | 169.7028 | 162.2516 |
| Pork | 174.2744 | 169.1200 | 163.9428 |
19 entries · top 510.2056 · median 498.7544 · out of 540, not the usual 360
19 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.9772
19 entries · top 170.8344 · median 162.2516
19 entries · top 174.2744 · median 163.9428