Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES)

2021-10-15 – 2021-10-16 · Roswell, GA

Reps: JULIE COOK, RUSTY COOK · Prize money: $39,100.00

Grand Champion: SMOKIN SKULLIES (702.2400) · 34 teams

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SMOKIN SKULLIES

702.2400 · Master Series — Overall

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MUTTLEY CREW BBQ

701.6684 · Master Series — Overall

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MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ

701.6456 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

5 categories

Top score

702.2400

Winning margin

0.5716

GC over RC

Field average

681.95

median 686.72

Perfect 180s

7 🔥

Tightest race

Chicken

2.2856 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

694.2056

what a walk cost here

Field spread

186.8684

winner to last place

Prize money

$39,100.00

on the line

Most consistent

SMOKIN SKULLIES

avg finish 9.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 0.5828 pts — MUTTLEY CREW BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 27%

beats 73% of 2713 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1553

avg power rating going in · stronger than 59% of contests

Top-rated in the field

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

rated 1810 pre-contest

Storylines

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5716 points — closer than 90% of every championship in the data.

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

SMOKIN SKULLIES took the Grand Championship home to NC.

🔥 A day of perfect scores

7 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

🃏 An upset on the books

KNOX LYTLE came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 14-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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2019-10-18	Roswell, GA	32	699.3712	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
2021-10-15 ← this one	Roswell, GA	34	702.2400	SMOKIN SKULLIES

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2456 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	FATED BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	179.4400
3	Smoke Central BBQ	177.7028
4	KILLER HOGS	176.5600
5	SMOKIN SKULLIES	176.5600
6	The BBQ Asylum	176.5600
7	Hat creek Q	176.5600
8	SWINE LIFE	175.4172
9	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	175.4172
10	Fergolicious BBQ	175.4056
11	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	175.4056
12	Poppa Pig	174.2628
13	RUB MY RACK	172.5600
14	NO COUNT Q	172.5600
15	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	171.9656
16	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	171.9656
17	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	170.8112
18	PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G	169.6800
19	Happy Grillmore	169.6800
20	CLAUDE'S Q	169.6800
21	THE BBQ BUS	169.6684
22	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	168.5372
23	BOOTIES BBQ	168.5256
24	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	167.9656
25	SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	167.3828
26	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	166.2628
27	BOOM CHICKA COW COW	166.2284
28	KILLER B'S BBQ	166.2168
29	HEATH RILES BBQ	165.0972
30	BURNT FINGER BBQ	165.0856
31	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	165.0856
32	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	162.8000
33	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	161.6340
34	SMOKIN GRINGOS BBQ	157.6572

Master Series — Chicken

34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.9886 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	The BBQ Asylum	180.0000 🔥
2	SMOKIN SKULLIES	180.0000 🔥
3	KILLER B'S BBQ	180.0000 🔥
4	Smoke Central BBQ	177.7144
5	SMOKIN GRINGOS BBQ	177.7144
6	BURNT FINGER BBQ	177.7028
7	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	177.7028
8	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	176.5600
9	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	176.5600
10	Poppa Pig	176.5600
11	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	175.4172
12	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	175.4172
13	Happy Grillmore	175.4172
14	KILLER HOGS	174.2744
15	Fergolicious BBQ	174.2628
16	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	174.2628
17	HEATH RILES BBQ	174.2628
18	CLAUDE'S Q	173.7144
19	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	173.1200
20	BOOTIES BBQ	171.9772
21	THE BBQ BUS	170.8228
22	PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G	170.8228
23	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	170.8228
24	SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	170.8112
25	RUB MY RACK	169.6684
26	Hat creek Q	169.6684
27	SWINE LIFE	169.1084
28	FATED BBQ	168.5372
29	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	167.4172
30	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	166.2516
31	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	166.2284
32	BOOM CHICKA COW COW	165.0972
33	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	163.9428
34	NO COUNT Q	161.0856

Master Series — Overall

34 entries · top 702.2400 · median 686.7196

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN SKULLIES	702.2400
2	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	701.6684
3	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	701.6456
4	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	698.2056
5	Smoke Central BBQ	697.0512
6	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	695.9084
7	RUB MY RACK	694.8000
8	Poppa Pig	694.7772
9	The BBQ Asylum	694.2056
10	Happy Grillmore	694.2056
11	SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	691.3140
12	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	690.1828
13	Fergolicious BBQ	688.4684
14	PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G	688.4684
15	SWINE LIFE	687.3484
16	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	687.3372
17	KILLER B'S BBQ	686.7196
18	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	686.7196
19	SMOKIN GRINGOS BBQ	686.2060
20	KILLER HOGS	686.1944
21	BURNT FINGER BBQ	686.1596
22	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	685.5768
23	THE BBQ BUS	684.4456
24	FATED BBQ	683.8740
25	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	679.8856
26	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	679.3140
27	HEATH RILES BBQ	678.1600
28	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	677.5656
29	BOOM CHICKA COW COW	677.0056
30	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	674.2060
31	BOOTIES BBQ	674.1372
32	Hat creek Q	671.8168
33	NO COUNT Q	664.9944
34	CLAUDE'S Q	515.3716

Master Series — Pork

34 entries · top 179.4400 · median 172.8400

#	Team	Score
1	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	179.4400
2	RUB MY RACK	178.8572
3	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	178.8572
4	PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G	177.1428
5	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	176.5600
6	BOOM CHICKA COW COW	175.4172
7	SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	175.4172
8	THE BBQ BUS	175.4172
9	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	175.4172
10	SMOKIN SKULLIES	175.4172
11	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	175.4172
12	SMOKIN GRINGOS BBQ	175.4172
13	Poppa Pig	175.4056
14	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	175.4056
15	Happy Grillmore	175.4056
16	BURNT FINGER BBQ	173.7028
17	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	173.1200
18	SWINE LIFE	172.5600
19	CLAUDE'S Q	171.9772
20	KILLER B'S BBQ	171.9656
21	NO COUNT Q	170.8344
22	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	170.8228
23	KILLER HOGS	169.6800
24	Fergolicious BBQ	169.1200
25	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	169.1084
26	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	168.5256
27	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	168.5256
28	HEATH RILES BBQ	167.9656
29	Smoke Central BBQ	167.3712
30	The BBQ Asylum	165.0856
31	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	163.9544
32	Hat creek Q	163.9428
33	BOOTIES BBQ	162.8000
34	FATED BBQ	162.2284

Master Series — Pork Ribs

33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	179.4400
3	SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	177.7028
4	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	176.5716
5	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	176.5600
6	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	176.5600
7	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	175.4172
8	SMOKIN GRINGOS BBQ	175.4172
9	Smoke Central BBQ	174.2628
10	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	174.2628
11	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	173.7144
12	RUB MY RACK	173.7144
13	Happy Grillmore	173.7028
14	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	173.1200
15	FATED BBQ	173.1084
16	The BBQ Asylum	172.5600
17	HEATH RILES BBQ	170.8344
18	BOOTIES BBQ	170.8344
19	PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G	170.8228
20	SMOKIN SKULLIES	170.2628
21	SWINE LIFE	170.2628
22	BOOM CHICKA COW COW	170.2628
23	Fergolicious BBQ	169.6800
24	BURNT FINGER BBQ	169.6684
25	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	169.6684
26	Poppa Pig	168.5488
27	THE BBQ BUS	168.5372
28	KILLER B'S BBQ	168.5372
29	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	166.2284
30	KILLER HOGS	165.6800
31	Hat creek Q	161.6456
32	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	160.5256
33	NO COUNT Q	160.5144

Other — Kid's que ages 6-11

28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9714 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	CONSTANCE HART	180.0000 🔥
2	KNOX LYTLE	180.0000 🔥
3	NICO DENIAS	177.7144
4	BROOKLYN MOODY	177.7028
5	JAXSON	177.7028
6	EMIYAN JENNINGS	177.7028
7	CLAIRE PRESTON	176.5944
8	EMMA BLANCO	175.4400
9	RHETT HUNTER	175.4056
10	BRADY DOPP	174.2628
11	ZARMONA SANDERS	173.1544
12	GEMMA DOBOSENSKI	173.1200
13	HUSEIN EBRAHIMJI	172.5944
14	DAVID HARRIS	171.9772
15	KERRIS HUNTER	171.9656
16	PATRICK	171.9656
17	TAIJA CHUKWU	171.4172
18	COLTON REID	171.4056
19	KINLEY MCDONALD	170.8228
20	MOLLY GANTER	169.7372
21	BENNET BOLAND	169.7028
22	KENNE LYTLE	169.7028
23	ELLA WORKMAN	169.1428
24	NEVADA BARNES	168.0000
25	ANNA COCHRAN	167.9656
26	LANE GANTER	167.4400
27	HOLDEN GANTER	166.2628
28	MCKENZIE ZACKARY	165.6800

Other — Overall