Oct 8–9, 2021 · Waxhaw, NC · State championship
Reps: Julie Cook, Rusty Cook
BAYOU POKER SMOKERS won Grand Champion at the Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-off on October 8, 2021 in Waxhaw, NC, scoring 693.0856 in a field of 26 teams. WEQ4U took Reserve Grand Champion with 692.5028. Category winners: Chicken — WEQ4U (180.0000); Pork Ribs — BAYOU POKER SMOKERS (180.0000); Pork — CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. (178.8572); Brisket — BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC (177.7028). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2023.
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.
Closer than 89% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5828 points — closer than 89% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 77 times in 100
BAYOU POKER SMOKERS came in rated below the field's top team, CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO., and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was BAYOU POKER SMOKERS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 63rd tracked contest.
Chicken places 5–6: BAYOU POKER SMOKERS and KIND OF A BIG DEAL BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: Pappy & Roleys and CONTAGIOUS Q tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: CONTAGIOUS Q and JL Smokers tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BAYOU POKER SMOKERS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 8th.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2021 ← this one | Waxhaw, NC | Waxhaw, NC 28173 | 26 | 693.0856 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | WEQ4U |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Waxhaw, NC | 317 N. Broome Street | 25 | 709.6800 | UNDER THE RADAR | PIG ON FIRE |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 173.1200 | 169.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 173.1200 | 169.6800 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 173.7144 | 168.5256 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 171.4056 | 166.2516 |
26 entries · top 693.0856 · median 659.2458
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 2 | WEQ4U | |
| 3 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 4 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 5 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 6 | EB'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 7 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 8 | CBF Que | |
| 9 | BIG ON THE PIG | |
| 10 | DOCTOR CUE NC | |
| 11 | KIND OF A BIG DEAL BBQ | |
| 12 | TOMBOY'S BEST | |
| 13 | TOO SAUCED | |
| 14 | Q AND STEW | |
| 15 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 16 | FAD BBQ | |
| 17 | JL Smokers | |
| 18 | RUB MY BUTT-TICKLE MY RIBS | |
| 19 | Swedish Bikini BBQ Team | |
| 20 | HICKSWOOD BBQ | |
| 21 | MIDWEST BOTTOM FEEDERS | |
| 22 | CJ'S BBQ & MORE | |
| 23 | PIT BUTLER OF WAXHAW | |
| 24 | MAKE DADDY PROUD | |
| 25 | NOBO'S MEAT SHELTER | |
| 26 | MISC.BARBE CREW |
26 entries · top 180 · median 167.1028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEQ4U | |
| 2 | MIDWEST BOTTOM FEEDERS | |
| 3 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 4 | FAD BBQ | |
| 5 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 6 | KIND OF A BIG DEAL BBQ | |
| 7 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 8 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 9 | JL Smokers | |
| 10 | TOMBOY'S BEST | |
| 11 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 12 | Swedish Bikini BBQ Team | |
| 13 | HICKSWOOD BBQ | |
| 14 | EB'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 15 | TOO SAUCED | |
| 16 | CJ'S BBQ & MORE | |
| 17 | CBF Que | |
| 18 | BIG ON THE PIG | |
| 19 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 20 | DOCTOR CUE NC | |
| 21 | Q AND STEW | |
| 22 | RUB MY BUTT-TICKLE MY RIBS | |
| 23 | PIT BUTLER OF WAXHAW | |
| 24 | NOBO'S MEAT SHELTER | |
| 25 | MISC.BARBE CREW | |
| 26 | MAKE DADDY PROUD |
26 entries · top 180 · median 167.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 2 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 3 | EB'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 4 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 5 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 6 | JL Smokers | |
| 7 | WEQ4U | |
| 8 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 9 | BIG ON THE PIG | |
| 10 | CBF Que | |
| 11 | KIND OF A BIG DEAL BBQ | |
| 12 | FAD BBQ | |
| 13 | DOCTOR CUE NC | |
| 14 | RUB MY BUTT-TICKLE MY RIBS | |
| 15 | Q AND STEW | |
| 16 | TOO SAUCED | |
| 17 | TOMBOY'S BEST | |
| 18 | MIDWEST BOTTOM FEEDERS | |
| 19 | Swedish Bikini BBQ Team | |
| 20 | PIT BUTLER OF WAXHAW | |
| 21 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 22 | CJ'S BBQ & MORE | |
| 23 | HICKSWOOD BBQ | |
| 24 | MISC.BARBE CREW | |
| 25 | NOBO'S MEAT SHELTER | |
| 26 | MAKE DADDY PROUD |
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.6858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 2 | TOO SAUCED | |
| 3 | WEQ4U | |
| 4 | CBF Que | |
| 5 | TOMBOY'S BEST | |
| 6 | MAKE DADDY PROUD | |
| 7 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 8 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 9 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 10 | BIG ON THE PIG | |
| 11 | EB'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 12 | RUB MY BUTT-TICKLE MY RIBS | |
| 13 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 14 | MISC.BARBE CREW | |
| 15 | Q AND STEW | |
| 16 | Swedish Bikini BBQ Team | |
| 17 | KIND OF A BIG DEAL BBQ | |
| 18 | HICKSWOOD BBQ | |
| 19 | PIT BUTLER OF WAXHAW | |
| 20 | DOCTOR CUE NC | |
| 21 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 22 | CJ'S BBQ & MORE | |
| 23 | JL Smokers | |
| 24 | FAD BBQ | |
| 25 | MIDWEST BOTTOM FEEDERS | |
| 26 | NOBO'S MEAT SHELTER |
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 160.5314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 2 | DOCTOR CUE NC | |
| 3 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 4 | EB'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 5 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 6 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 7 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 8 | CBF Que | |
| 9 | WEQ4U | |
| 10 | Q AND STEW | |
| 11 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 12 | BIG ON THE PIG | |
| 13 | HICKSWOOD BBQ | |
| 14 | KIND OF A BIG DEAL BBQ | |
| 15 | NOBO'S MEAT SHELTER | |
| 16 | RUB MY BUTT-TICKLE MY RIBS | |
| 17 | MAKE DADDY PROUD | |
| 18 | TOMBOY'S BEST | |
| 19 | FAD BBQ | |
| 20 | Swedish Bikini BBQ Team | |
| 21 | TOO SAUCED | |
| 22 | PIT BUTLER OF WAXHAW | |
| 23 | CJ'S BBQ & MORE | |
| 24 | MIDWEST BOTTOM FEEDERS | |
| 25 | JL Smokers | |
| 26 | MISC.BARBE CREW |