Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 2
2021-10-30 – 2021-10-31 · Shelby, NC · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID
Grand Champion: Rhode Hog BBQ (707.4176) · 27 teams
Entries
27
4 categories
Top score
707.4176
Winning margin
4.0232
GC over RC
Field average
683.74
median 683.89
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Tightest race
Brisket
1.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
691.9428
what a walk cost here
Field spread
72.7204
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 9%
beats 91% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1605
avg power rating going in · stronger than 92% of contests
Storylines
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1605 power rating going in — stronger than 92% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
Rogue Hog BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
27 entries · top 178.2972 · median 171.9656
Master Series — Chicken
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
27 entries · top 707.4176 · median 683.8856
Master Series — Pork
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.6800