Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-off
2021-10-08 – 2021-10-09 · Waxhaw, NC · 📍 Waxhaw, NC 28173 · State championship
Reps: JULIE COOK, RUSTY COOK
Grand Champion: BAYOU POKER SMOKERS (693.0856) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 WEQ4U
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5828 points — closer than 88% of every championship in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🃏 An upset on the books
BAYOU POKER SMOKERS came in rated below the field's top team, CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO., and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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)
Score distribution
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-08 ← this one | Waxhaw, NC | Waxhaw, NC 28173 | 26 | 693.0856 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | WEQ4U |
| 2023-10-13 | Waxhaw, NC | 317 N. Broome Street | 25 | 709.6800 | UNDER THE RADAR | PIG ON FIRE |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 173.1200 | 169.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 173.1200 | 169.6800 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 173.7144 | 168.5256 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 171.4056 | 166.2516 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
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 |
Chicken
26 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Pork
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 |
Brisket
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 |