Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1
2021-10-29 – 2021-10-30 · Shelby, NC · 📍 707 S Lafayette St · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID
Grand Champion: Rooters-N-Tooters (693.5996) · 33 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BALD HAWG BBQ
Entries
33
4 judged meats
Top score
693.5996
Winning margin
5.6680
GC over RC
Field average
665.28
median 677.03
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
679.8856
10th place overall
Field spread
226.9596
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 76%
beats 24% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
52%
of the 33 teams with a home region came from outside NC
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.75 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1587
avg power rating going in · stronger than 84% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Rooters-N-Tooters took the Grand Championship home to TN.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 3–4: SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM and CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ and FRED VEGAS SMOKERS tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN and REDMULE'S BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 175.4056 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 171.9772 | 169.6916 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 175.4172 | 171.9884 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 170.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
33 entries · top 693.5996 · median 677.0284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 4 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 5 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 7 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 8 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 9 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 10 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 11 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 12 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 13 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 14 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 15 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 16 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 17 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 18 | THE HOG MAFIA | |
| 19 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 20 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 21 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 23 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 24 | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | |
| 25 | DOCTOR CUE NC | |
| 26 | SUE E PIGG | |
| 27 | BIG ON THE PIG | |
| 28 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 29 | CBF Que | |
| 30 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 31 | King's Cooking | |
| 32 | Kings 2 | |
| 33 | Chubbys BBQ |
Chicken
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 2 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 3 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 4 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 5 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 6 | SUE E PIGG | |
| 7 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 8 | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | |
| 9 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 10 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 11 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 12 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 13 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 14 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 15 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG ON THE PIG | |
| 17 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 18 | CBF Que | |
| 19 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 20 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 21 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 22 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 23 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 24 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 25 | DOCTOR CUE NC | |
| 26 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 27 | THE HOG MAFIA | |
| 28 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 29 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 30 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 31 | Kings 2 | |
| 32 | King's Cooking | |
| 33 | Chubbys BBQ |
Pork Ribs
33 entries · top 176.5716 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 2 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 3 | SUE E PIGG | |
| 4 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 5 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 6 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 7 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 8 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 9 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 10 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 11 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 12 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 13 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 14 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 15 | THE HOG MAFIA | |
| 16 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 17 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 18 | DOCTOR CUE NC | |
| 19 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 20 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 21 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 22 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 23 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 24 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 26 | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | |
| 27 | BIG ON THE PIG | |
| 28 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 29 | Kings 2 | |
| 30 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 31 | CBF Que | |
| 32 | Chubbys BBQ | |
| 33 | King's Cooking |
Pork
33 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 2 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 5 | THE HOG MAFIA | |
| 6 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 7 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 8 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 10 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 11 | DOCTOR CUE NC | |
| 12 | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | |
| 13 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 14 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 15 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 16 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 17 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 18 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 19 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 20 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 21 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 22 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 23 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 24 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 25 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 26 | CBF Que | |
| 27 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 28 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 29 | BIG ON THE PIG | |
| 30 | Kings 2 | |
| 31 | Chubbys BBQ | |
| 32 | SUE E PIGG | |
| 33 | King's Cooking |
Brisket
33 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 3 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 5 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 6 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 7 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG ON THE PIG | |
| 9 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 10 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 11 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 12 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 13 | REDMULE'S BBQ | |
| 14 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 15 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 16 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 17 | THE HOG MAFIA | |
| 18 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 19 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 20 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 21 | CBF Que | |
| 22 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 23 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 24 | SUE E PIGG | |
| 25 | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | |
| 26 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 27 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 28 | DOCTOR CUE NC | |
| 29 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 30 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 31 | King's Cooking | |
| 32 | Kings 2 | |
| 33 | Chubbys BBQ |