Oct 15–16, 2021 · Roswell, GA · 📍 Royal Oak Ave
Reps: Julie Cook, Rusty Cook · Prize money: $39,100
SMOKIN SKULLIES won Grand Champion at the Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) on October 15, 2021 in Roswell, GA at Royal Oak Ave, scoring 702.2400 in a field of 34 teams. MUTTLEY CREW BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.6684. Category winners: Chicken — The BBQ Asylum (180.0000); Pork Ribs — MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ (180.0000); Pork — MUTTLEY CREW BBQ (179.4400); Brisket — FATED BBQ (180.0000). The Other standings were won by KNOX LYTLE with 180.0000. This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2019 edition was won by WOLF'S REVENGE 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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 90% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5716 points — closer than 90% of every championship in the data.
SMOKIN SKULLIES won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Chicken places 1–2: The BBQ Asylum and SMOKIN SKULLIES tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: SMOKIN SKULLIES and KILLER B'S BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: Smoke Central BBQ and SMOKIN GRINGOS BBQ tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
FATED BBQ turned in 180.0000 in brisket — past the 176.0000 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (won 2019).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2019 | Roswell, GA | Royal Oak Ave | 32 | 699.3712 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | — |
| Oct 15, 2021 ← this one | Roswell, GA | Royal Oak Ave | 34 | 702.2400 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Roswell, GA | 1 Royal Oak | 35 | 708.5488 | FERGOLICIOUS BBQ | RUB MY RACK |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 177.7144 | 176.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 176.5600 | 175.4172 |
| Brisket | 180 | 176.5600 | 175.4056 |
34 entries · top 702.2400 · median 686.7196
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 2 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 4 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 6 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 7 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 8 | Poppa Pig | |
| 9 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 10 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 11 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 12 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 13 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 14 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 15 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 16 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 17 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 18 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN GRINGOS BBQ | |
| 20 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 21 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 22 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 23 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 24 | FATED BBQ | |
| 25 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 26 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 27 | HEATH RILES BBQ | |
| 28 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 29 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 30 | RUM RUNNERS BBQ | |
| 31 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 32 | Hat creek Q | |
| 33 | NO COUNT Q | |
| 34 | CLAUDE'S Q |
34 entries · top 180 · median 173.9886 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 2 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 3 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN GRINGOS BBQ | |
| 6 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 7 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 8 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 10 | Poppa Pig | |
| 11 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 12 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 13 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 14 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 15 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 16 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 17 | HEATH RILES BBQ | |
| 18 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 19 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 20 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 21 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 22 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 23 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 24 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 25 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 26 | Hat creek Q | |
| 27 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 28 | FATED BBQ | |
| 29 | RUM RUNNERS BBQ | |
| 30 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 31 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 32 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 33 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 34 | NO COUNT Q |
33 entries · top 180 · median 170.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 2 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 4 | RUM RUNNERS BBQ | |
| 5 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 6 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 7 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 8 | SMOKIN GRINGOS BBQ | |
| 9 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 10 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 11 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 12 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 13 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 14 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 15 | FATED BBQ | |
| 16 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 17 | HEATH RILES BBQ | |
| 18 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 19 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 20 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 21 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 22 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 23 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 24 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 25 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 26 | Poppa Pig | |
| 27 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 28 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 29 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 30 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 31 | Hat creek Q | |
| 32 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 33 | NO COUNT Q |
34 entries · top 179.4400 · median 172.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 3 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 4 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 5 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 6 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 7 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 8 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 10 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 11 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 12 | SMOKIN GRINGOS BBQ | |
| 13 | Poppa Pig | |
| 14 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 15 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 16 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 17 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 18 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 19 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 20 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 21 | NO COUNT Q | |
| 22 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 23 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 24 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 25 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 26 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 27 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 28 | HEATH RILES BBQ | |
| 29 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 30 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 31 | RUM RUNNERS BBQ | |
| 32 | Hat creek Q | |
| 33 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 34 | FATED BBQ |
34 entries · top 180 · median 170.2456 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FATED BBQ | |
| 2 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 4 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 5 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 6 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 7 | Hat creek Q | |
| 8 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 9 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 10 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 11 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 12 | Poppa Pig | |
| 13 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 14 | NO COUNT Q | |
| 15 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 16 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 17 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 18 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 19 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 20 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 21 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 22 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 23 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 24 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 25 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 26 | RUM RUNNERS BBQ | |
| 27 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 28 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 29 | HEATH RILES BBQ | |
| 30 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 31 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 32 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 33 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 34 | SMOKIN GRINGOS BBQ |
28 entries · top 180 · median 171.9714 · out of 180, not the usual 720 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KNOX LYTLE | |
| 2 | CONSTANCE HART | |
| 3 | NICO DENIAS | |
| 4 | JAXSON | |
| 5 | BROOKLYN MOODY | |
| 6 | EMIYAN JENNINGS | |
| 7 | CLAIRE PRESTON | |
| 8 | EMMA BLANCO | |
| 9 | RHETT HUNTER | |
| 10 | BRADY DOPP | |
| 11 | ZARMONA SANDERS | |
| 12 | GEMMA DOBOSENSKI | |
| 13 | HUSEIN EBRAHIMJI | |
| 14 | DAVID HARRIS | |
| 15 | PATRICK | |
| 16 | KERRIS HUNTER | |
| 17 | TAIJA CHUKWU | |
| 18 | COLTON REID | |
| 19 | KINLEY MCDONALD | |
| 20 | MOLLY GANTER | |
| 21 | BENNET BOLAND | |
| 22 | KENNE LYTLE | |
| 23 | ELLA WORKMAN | |
| 24 | NEVADA BARNES | |
| 25 | ANNA COCHRAN | |
| 26 | LANE GANTER | |
| 27 | HOLDEN GANTER | |
| 28 | MCKENZIE ZACKARY |
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.
28 entries · top 180 · median 171.9714 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONSTANCE HART | |
| 2 | KNOX LYTLE | |
| 3 | NICO DENIAS | |
| 4 | BROOKLYN MOODY | |
| 5 | JAXSON | |
| 6 | EMIYAN JENNINGS | |
| 7 | CLAIRE PRESTON | |
| 8 | EMMA BLANCO | |
| 9 | RHETT HUNTER | |
| 10 | BRADY DOPP | |
| 11 | ZARMONA SANDERS | |
| 12 | GEMMA DOBOSENSKI | |
| 13 | HUSEIN EBRAHIMJI | |
| 14 | DAVID HARRIS | |
| 15 | KERRIS HUNTER | |
| 16 | PATRICK | |
| 17 | TAIJA CHUKWU | |
| 18 | COLTON REID | |
| 19 | KINLEY MCDONALD | |
| 20 | MOLLY GANTER | |
| 21 | BENNET BOLAND | |
| 22 | KENNE LYTLE | |
| 23 | ELLA WORKMAN | |
| 24 | NEVADA BARNES | |
| 25 | ANNA COCHRAN | |
| 26 | LANE GANTER | |
| 27 | HOLDEN GANTER | |
| 28 | MCKENZIE ZACKARY |