Smoke on The Shores

2022-03-18 – 2022-03-19 · Lebanon, TN · 📍 954 E Baddour Pky · State championship

Reps: JULIE COOK, RACHEL HARPER, RUSTY COOK, WAYNE HARPER · Prize money: $10,000.00

Grand Champion: SMOKE ME SILLY (708.5372) · 63 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 Heavy Smoke BBQ

🥇

Organizer Portal

708.5372 · Master Series — Overall

🥈

Heavy Smoke BBQ

699.3828 · Master Series — Overall

🥉

HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ

697.6456 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

708.5372

Winning margin

9.1544

GC over RC

Field average

665.42

median 674.72

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

ONE2BBQ (Brisket)

Tightest race

Chicken

0.5944 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

691.9200

10th place overall

Field spread

199.4744

winner to last place

Prize money

$10,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

Organizer Portal

avg finish 4.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 2.2972 pts — WEQ4U

How hot was the win?

Top 10%

beats 90% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data

Traveled in

51%

of the 63 teams with a home region came from outside TN

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.64 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1571

avg power rating going in · stronger than 75% of contests

Top-rated in the field

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

rated 1811 pre-contest

Storylines

💪 A statement win

The champion won by 9.1544 points — a wider margin than 88% of championships in the data.

📸 Photo finishes

Chicken places 2–3: HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ and Heavy Smoke BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: Heavy Smoke BBQ and TIRE SMOKE BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: TIRE SMOKE BBQ and CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

🛡️ Back to defend

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (won 2016), ONE2BBQ (won 2018).

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)

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)

This contest over the years full contest page →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve Champion
2016-03-11		Nashville, TN	49	703.4172	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS
2017-03-10		4001 Bell RD,	62	702.8688	UNDER THE RADAR	Organizer Portal
2018-03-09		Nashville, TN 37219	87	703.9776	ONE2BBQ	BLUE CHIP BBQ
2022-03-18 ← this one	Lebanon, TN	954 E Baddour Pky	63	708.5372	SMOKE ME SILLY	Heavy Smoke BBQ

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	178.2972	177.7028	175.4172
Pork Ribs	177.7144	175.4172	173.7372
Pork	178.8572	175.4172	174.2628
Brisket	180.0000	176.5828	173.7028

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

63 entries · top 708.5372 · median 674.7200

#	Team	Score
1	Organizer Portal	708.5372
2	Heavy Smoke BBQ	699.3828
3	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	697.6456
4	WEQ4U	697.0628
5	BLUE CHIP BBQ	693.6572
6	COOL HAND QUE	693.0740
7	BLIND HOG BBQ	692.5028
8	Kith n' Kin	692.4684
9	JANKY LEG BBQ	692.4568
10	ALE YEAH BBQ	691.9200
11	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	689.6112
12	MUSIC CITY SMOKE	687.9544
13	ONE2BBQ	687.8856
14	SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	687.8740
15	SmokinGhost BBQ	687.3256
16	COWBOY Q	686.2284
17	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	684.4452
18	HICKORY HANGOVER	683.9316
19	GENERAL LEE SMOKING	683.8972
20	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	683.8624
21	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	681.6456
22	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	681.6228
23	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	681.6112
24	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	681.5768
25	TRIPLE H BBQ	680.9940
26	WHO CARES BBQ	680.4456
27	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	679.8744
28	VETERAN PORK PULLERS	678.1828
29	RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES	675.3256
30	The BBQ Asylum	675.3256
31	CHOOCHOO BBQ	675.3140
32	STEWBABYS BBQ	674.7200
33	Blue Island	671.8400
34	RAZORRACKS	671.3140
35	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	671.2800
36	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	670.7312
37	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	668.4228
38	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	668.4112
39	Poppa Pig	667.8628
40	SWEET SMOKE BBQ	667.2684
41	Big B BBQ Company	664.4116
42	HOME FARM BBQ	663.8168
43	Cotton BBQ	656.9600
44	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	655.1880
45	RTQUE	654.7540
46	CHARCOAL COWBOYS	654.7316
47	BIG ORANGE SMOKERS	651.7940
48	THE BLAZERS	650.6852
49	DOWN IN THE HOLLER BBQ	650.1828
50	TENNESSEE REBEL BBQ	650.1024
51	901Q	645.4856
52	WHAT'S DADDY SMOKIN	643.8172
53	SWINE CRUE	641.4972
54	Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville	640.4228
55	TRIPLETS BBQ	638.6288
56	SMOKIN' WALLY'S BBQ	632.4688
57	Blinkys Offset BBQ	632.3544
58	EDLEY'S BBQ	630.1600
59	CHAR BAZAAR	629.5088
60	KERMITS REVENGE	626.0344
61	Triple J BBQ	616.9376
62	TENNESSEE SOUL BBQ	557.2000
63	BIG G BBQ	509.0628

Chicken

63 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.8112

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	178.2972
2	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	177.7028
3	Heavy Smoke BBQ	177.7028
4	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	177.7028
5	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	177.7028
6	Organizer Portal	177.7028
7	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	177.1544
8	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	176.5716
9	SmokinGhost BBQ	176.5600
10	CHARCOAL COWBOYS	175.4172
11	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	175.4172
12	ONE2BBQ	175.4172
13	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	175.4056
14	ALE YEAH BBQ	175.4056
15	RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES	174.2628
16	WHO CARES BBQ	174.2628
17	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	174.2628
18	Big B BBQ Company	173.1200
19	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	172.5484
20	RAZORRACKS	172.0228
21	COWBOY Q	172.0000
22	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	171.9772
23	WEQ4U	171.9656
24	BLIND HOG BBQ	171.4172
25	BIG G BBQ	171.4172
26	BLUE CHIP BBQ	170.8228
27	SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	170.8228
28	GENERAL LEE SMOKING	170.8228
29	WHAT'S DADDY SMOKIN	170.8228
30	SWEET SMOKE BBQ	170.8228
31	Poppa Pig	170.8228
32	JANKY LEG BBQ	170.8112
33	MUSIC CITY SMOKE	169.7028
34	Kith n' Kin	169.6800
35	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	169.6800
36	HICKORY HANGOVER	169.1200
37	CHOOCHOO BBQ	169.1084
38	VETERAN PORK PULLERS	168.5372
39	TRIPLE H BBQ	168.5256
40	COOL HAND QUE	167.9656
41	Cotton BBQ	167.9656
42	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	167.3828
43	Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville	166.2628
44	HOME FARM BBQ	165.6800
45	901Q	165.6800
46	Blinkys Offset BBQ	165.1200
47	The BBQ Asylum	165.0972
48	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	165.0972
49	TRIPLETS BBQ	165.0972
50	STEWBABYS BBQ	165.0856
51	KERMITS REVENGE	163.9772
52	CHAR BAZAAR	163.9772
53	Blue Island	163.9428
54	THE BLAZERS	163.9312
55	SMOKIN' WALLY'S BBQ	163.4400
56	SWINE CRUE	163.3944
57	RTQUE	161.7028
58	BIG ORANGE SMOKERS	161.6456
59	EDLEY'S BBQ	161.1544
60	TENNESSEE SOUL BBQ	161.0856
61	Triple J BBQ	160.5144
62	TENNESSEE REBEL BBQ	159.9312
63	DOWN IN THE HOLLER BBQ	154.2056

Pork Ribs

63 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.9656

#	Team	Score
1	BLUE CHIP BBQ	177.7144
2	Organizer Portal	177.7144
3	STEWBABYS BBQ	176.5716
4	MUSIC CITY SMOKE	176.0116
5	JANKY LEG BBQ	175.4172
6	RTQUE	174.8572
7	HICKORY HANGOVER	174.2744
8	COOL HAND QUE	174.2628
9	Kith n' Kin	174.2628
10	The BBQ Asylum	173.7372
11	ALE YEAH BBQ	173.1200
12	BLIND HOG BBQ	173.1200
13	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	173.1200
14	BIG G BBQ	171.9772
15	VETERAN PORK PULLERS	171.9772
16	TRIPLE H BBQ	171.9772
17	WEQ4U	171.9772
18	Heavy Smoke BBQ	171.4172
19	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	170.8228
20	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	170.8228
21	DOWN IN THE HOLLER BBQ	170.2860
22	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	170.2628
23	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	170.2628
24	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	169.6800
25	COWBOY Q	169.6684
26	SWEET SMOKE BBQ	169.1316
27	SmokinGhost BBQ	169.1200
28	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	168.5488
29	TRIPLETS BBQ	168.5484
30	CHOOCHOO BBQ	168.5372
31	ONE2BBQ	168.5256
32	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	167.9656
33	BIG ORANGE SMOKERS	167.9656
34	Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville	167.4172
35	TENNESSEE REBEL BBQ	167.3944
36	SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	167.3828
37	GENERAL LEE SMOKING	166.8344
38	Poppa Pig	166.8344
39	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	166.8228
40	KERMITS REVENGE	165.6800
41	RAZORRACKS	165.6684
42	901Q	165.0972
43	WHO CARES BBQ	163.9428
44	RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES	163.4056
45	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	163.3828
46	THE BLAZERS	162.8228
47	CHAR BAZAAR	162.2516
48	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	162.2400
49	Blue Island	161.6572
50	Triple J BBQ	161.6572
51	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	161.6456
52	HOME FARM BBQ	161.0740
53	Big B BBQ Company	160.5144
54	SWINE CRUE	160.5028
55	WHAT'S DADDY SMOKIN	159.9428
56	Cotton BBQ	158.8116
57	TENNESSEE SOUL BBQ	156.5488
58	EDLEY'S BBQ	155.9656
59	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	155.9312
60	CHARCOAL COWBOYS	155.3828
61	SMOKIN' WALLY'S BBQ	154.2288
62	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	153.0512
63	Blinkys Offset BBQ	152.4916

Pork

62 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9600

#	Team	Score
1	WEQ4U	178.8572
2	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	176.5600
3	Heavy Smoke BBQ	176.5600
4	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	175.4172
5	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	175.4172
6	Organizer Portal	175.4172
7	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	175.4172
8	COWBOY Q	174.8572
9	WHO CARES BBQ	174.2744
10	BLUE CHIP BBQ	174.2628
11	Kith n' Kin	174.2628
12	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	174.2628
13	COOL HAND QUE	174.2628
14	VETERAN PORK PULLERS	174.2628
15	GENERAL LEE SMOKING	173.1200
16	SmokinGhost BBQ	173.1200
17	JANKY LEG BBQ	173.1200
18	Blue Island	173.1084
19	RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES	171.9772
20	BLIND HOG BBQ	171.9656
21	SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	171.9656
22	MUSIC CITY SMOKE	171.4172
23	TRIPLE H BBQ	170.8228
24	HOME FARM BBQ	170.8228
25	HICKORY HANGOVER	170.8228
26	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	170.8228
27	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	169.6912
28	CHOOCHOO BBQ	169.1200
29	EDLEY'S BBQ	168.5600
30	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	168.5256
31	SWEET SMOKE BBQ	168.5256
32	WHAT'S DADDY SMOKIN	167.3944
33	Big B BBQ Company	166.8344
34	The BBQ Asylum	166.8228
35	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	166.8228
36	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	166.8228
37	BIG ORANGE SMOKERS	166.2400
38	RAZORRACKS	166.2400
39	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	165.7028
40	ALE YEAH BBQ	165.6800
41	Blinkys Offset BBQ	165.6800
42	DOWN IN THE HOLLER BBQ	165.1200
43	Poppa Pig	165.1200
44	Cotton BBQ	165.0972
45	SWINE CRUE	164.5256
46	Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville	163.9772
47	ONE2BBQ	163.9428
48	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	163.3712
49	STEWBABYS BBQ	162.8000
50	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	162.7884
51	CHARCOAL COWBOYS	162.2400
52	THE BLAZERS	160.5256
53	SMOKIN' WALLY'S BBQ	159.9656
54	TENNESSEE REBEL BBQ	158.2284
55	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	157.0628
56	RTQUE	156.4912
57	Triple J BBQ	154.8000
58	901Q	154.2056
59	TRIPLETS BBQ	152.4916
60	CHAR BAZAAR	151.9084
61	KERMITS REVENGE	148.4800
62	TENNESSEE SOUL BBQ	78.4800

Brisket

63 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.3828 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	ONE2BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	ALE YEAH BBQ	177.7144
3	Organizer Portal	177.7028
4	SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	177.7028
5	COOL HAND QUE	176.5828
6	BLIND HOG BBQ	176.0000
7	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	174.8572
8	Kith n' Kin	174.2628
9	WEQ4U	174.2628
10	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	173.7028
11	Heavy Smoke BBQ	173.7028
12	Blue Island	173.1316
13	GENERAL LEE SMOKING	173.1200
14	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	173.1084
15	JANKY LEG BBQ	173.1084
16	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	171.4056
17	BLUE CHIP BBQ	170.8572
18	MUSIC CITY SMOKE	170.8228
19	STEWBABYS BBQ	170.2628
20	HICKORY HANGOVER	169.7144
21	COWBOY Q	169.7028
22	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	169.6684
23	The BBQ Asylum	169.6684
24	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	169.6684
25	TRIPLE H BBQ	169.6684
26	CHOOCHOO BBQ	168.5484
27	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	168.5372
28	SmokinGhost BBQ	168.5256
29	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	168.5256
30	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	168.5256
31	WHO CARES BBQ	167.9656
32	RAZORRACKS	167.3828
33	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	167.3828
34	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	167.3828
35	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	166.8228
36	HOME FARM BBQ	166.2400
37	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	165.6912
38	RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES	165.6800
39	BIG G BBQ	165.6684
40	Poppa Pig	165.0856
41	Cotton BBQ	165.0856
42	TENNESSEE REBEL BBQ	164.5484
43	Big B BBQ Company	163.9428
44	VETERAN PORK PULLERS	163.4056
45	THE BLAZERS	163.4056
46	RTQUE	161.7028
47	CHARCOAL COWBOYS	161.6916
48	TENNESSEE SOUL BBQ	161.0856
49	DOWN IN THE HOLLER BBQ	160.5712
50	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	160.5028
51	901Q	160.5028
52	SWEET SMOKE BBQ	158.7884
53	BIG ORANGE SMOKERS	155.9428
54	SMOKIN' WALLY'S BBQ	154.8344
55	SWINE CRUE	153.0744
56	TRIPLETS BBQ	152.4916
57	CHAR BAZAAR	151.3716
58	Blinkys Offset BBQ	149.0628
59	KERMITS REVENGE	147.8972
60	WHAT'S DADDY SMOKIN	145.6572
61	EDLEY'S BBQ	144.4800
62	Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville	142.7656
63	Triple J BBQ	139.9660

Smoke on The Shores

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Prize money

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Traveled in

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines

💪 A statement win

📸 Photo finishes

🛡️ Back to defend

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)

This contest over the years full contest page →

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket