GBC Throwdown
2021-11-19 – 2021-11-20 · Cumming, GA · 📍 235 Castleberry Rd · State championship
Reps: JULIE COOK, RACHEL HARPER, RUSTY COOK, WAYNE HARPER · Prize money: $2,475.00
Grand Champion: TRIPLE H BBQ (701.6572) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 4 LEGS UP BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
TRIPLE H BBQ took the Grand Championship home to IL.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 3–4: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN and 4 LEGS UP BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: 4 LEGS UP BBQ and THE HOG MAFIA tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: Heavy Smoke BBQ and YES, DEAR BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
TRIPLE H BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 171.9772 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 174.2744 | 171.9772 |
| Master Series — Pork | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 171.9656 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 174.8456 | 171.9656 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 171.9772 | 167.9656 | 165.7372 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 173.7028 | 169.6916 | 163.9428 |
| Backyard Series — Pork | 170.8228 | 167.3944 | 165.1316 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 701.6572 · median 678.7256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 4 | THE HOG MAFIA | |
| 5 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 6 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 7 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 8 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | NOT SO FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 11 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 12 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 13 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 14 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 15 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 16 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 17 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 18 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 19 | ZIP'S B.B.Q. | |
| 20 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 21 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 22 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ | |
| 23 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 24 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 25 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 26 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 27 | Wiggle Butts BBQ | |
| 28 | Willingham's |
Chicken
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2514 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 2 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 5 | THE HOG MAFIA | |
| 6 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 7 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 8 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 9 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 10 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ | |
| 11 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 12 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 13 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 14 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 15 | NOT SO FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ | |
| 16 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 17 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 18 | ZIP'S B.B.Q. | |
| 19 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 20 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 21 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 22 | Wiggle Butts BBQ | |
| 23 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 24 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 25 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 26 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 27 | Willingham's | |
| 28 | Q-INATOR! |
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.5486 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 2 | THE HOG MAFIA | |
| 3 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 4 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 5 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 6 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 7 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 8 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 9 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 10 | NOT SO FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ | |
| 11 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 12 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 13 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 15 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 16 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 17 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 18 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 19 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 20 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 21 | Wiggle Butts BBQ | |
| 22 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 23 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 24 | ZIP'S B.B.Q. | |
| 25 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ | |
| 26 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 27 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 28 | Willingham's |
Pork
28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 2 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 3 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 4 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 5 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 6 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 7 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 8 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 9 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 10 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 11 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 12 | ZIP'S B.B.Q. | |
| 13 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 14 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 15 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 16 | Willingham's | |
| 17 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 19 | NOT SO FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ | |
| 20 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 21 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 22 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 23 | THE HOG MAFIA | |
| 24 | Wiggle Butts BBQ | |
| 25 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ | |
| 26 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 27 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 28 | Peckerwood Country Club |
Brisket
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 2 | NOT SO FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ | |
| 3 | THE HOG MAFIA | |
| 4 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ | |
| 5 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 6 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 7 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 8 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 9 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 10 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 11 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 12 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 13 | ZIP'S B.B.Q. | |
| 14 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 15 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 16 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 17 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 18 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 19 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 20 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 21 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 22 | Willingham's | |
| 23 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 24 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 25 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 26 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 27 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 28 | Wiggle Butts BBQ |
Backyard Series
Overall
24 entries · top 509.6228 · median 484.4116
Chicken
24 entries · top 171.9772 · median 161.9714
Pork Ribs
24 entries · top 173.7028 · median 161.1144
Pork
24 entries · top 170.8228 · median 162.5256
Other
Overall
7 entries · top 180.0000 · median 175.4288 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE BOYS | |
| 2 | QUEEN OF PIGS | |
| 3 | THE PORK HUNTERS | |
| 4 | ETOWAH SMOK KIDS | |
| 5 | TFS PIT VIPERS | |
| 6 | COCO NUT BBQ | |
| 7 | CECE Q |
Ancillary categories
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.
Other — Kid'S Que Ages 11-15
4 entries · top 176.0000 · median 175.4230
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE PORK HUNTERS | |
| 2 | ETOWAH SMOK KIDS | |
| 3 | TFS PIT VIPERS | |
| 4 | CECE Q |
Other — Kid'S Que Ages 6-10
3 entries · top 180.0000 · median 180.0000 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE BOYS | |
| 2 | QUEEN OF PIGS | |
| 3 | COCO NUT BBQ |