2nd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 1

2022-05-13 – 2022-05-14 · Union City, TN · State championship

Reps: DONNA YOUNG, ED YOUNG · Prize money: $5,920.00

Grand Champion: Hot Coles BBQ (698.2628) · 25 teams

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HOT COLE'S BBQ

698.2628 · Master Series — Overall

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PIGGIN' WHISKEY

695.9312 · Master Series — Overall

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CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.

695.3944 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

698.2628

Winning margin

2.3316

GC over RC

Field average

669.70

median 676.51

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Tightest race

Chicken

4.0344 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

680.4224

what a walk cost here

Field spread

157.2116

winner to last place

Prize money

$5,920.00

on the line

Most consistent

HOT COLE'S BBQ

avg finish 6.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 3.4400 pts — PIGGIN' WHISKEY

How hot was the win?

Top 40%

beats 60% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1612

avg power rating going in · stronger than 95% of contests

Top-rated in the field

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

rated 1819 pre-contest

Storylines

🏟️ A stacked field

The field averaged a 1612 power rating going in — stronger than 95% of every contest tracked.

🃏 An upset on the books

HOT COLE'S BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-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)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8112 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	HOT COLE'S BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	Kith n' Kin	177.7028
3	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	176.5716
4	SmokinGhost BBQ	174.2628
5	BILLY RAY BBQ	174.2628
6	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	173.7028
7	The BBQ Asylum	173.1316
8	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY	173.1084
9	Music City Smoke	171.9656
10	QUE-N-BREW	171.4056
11	Can Country Outlaw BBQ	171.4056
12	Heavy Smoke BBQ	170.8456
13	JANKY LEG BBQ	170.8112
14	Kermit's Ex	170.8112
15	WEQ4U	170.2856
16	RUSTY PIG BBQ	169.6800
17	Rankin County BBQ	167.4288
18	SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	166.2284
19	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	166.2284
20	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	162.8456
21	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	161.6912
22	Ambition Que	159.3484
23	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	158.8228
24	TRIPLETS BBQ	154.7772
25	Hell Hound BBQ	82.2744

Master Series — Chicken

25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.2744

#	Team	Score
1	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	179.4400
2	HOT COLE'S BBQ	178.8572
3	SmokinGhost BBQ	176.5600
4	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	176.0000
5	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	175.4056
6	Ambition Que	174.2744
7	Rankin County BBQ	172.5600
8	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	172.5600
9	Heavy Smoke BBQ	171.9772
10	RUSTY PIG BBQ	171.9772
11	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	171.4172
12	BILLY RAY BBQ	170.2972
13	Kermit's Ex	170.2744
14	Can Country Outlaw BBQ	169.6800
15	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	167.3828
16	WEQ4U	167.3712
17	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY	166.8344
18	JANKY LEG BBQ	166.8112
19	SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	166.2400
20	The BBQ Asylum	165.0856
21	Music City Smoke	163.3712
22	Kith n' Kin	162.2400
23	Hell Hound BBQ	156.5256
24	TRIPLETS BBQ	153.6456
25	QUE-N-BREW	147.3944

Master Series — Overall

25 entries · top 698.2628 · median 676.5144

#	Team	Score
1	HOT COLE'S BBQ	698.2628
2	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	695.9312
3	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	695.3944
4	Heavy Smoke BBQ	689.6456
5	SmokinGhost BBQ	685.6344
6	WEQ4U	685.0856
7	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	683.3140
8	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY	682.7772
9	Kith n' Kin	681.0400
10	JANKY LEG BBQ	680.4224
11	Rankin County BBQ	679.3488
12	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	678.7884
13	BILLY RAY BBQ	676.5144
14	Music City Smoke	675.8280
15	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	674.7772
16	Kermit's Ex	674.7540
17	Can Country Outlaw BBQ	673.5540
18	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	672.4800
19	RUSTY PIG BBQ	671.8740
20	The BBQ Asylum	668.4000
21	SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	664.4340
22	Ambition Que	654.6972
23	QUE-N-BREW	631.8060
24	TRIPLETS BBQ	626.6060
25	Hell Hound BBQ	541.0512

Master Series — Pork

25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2512 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	180.0000 🔥
2	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	176.5600
3	HOT COLE'S BBQ	175.4172
4	JANKY LEG BBQ	175.4172
5	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	174.2628
6	WEQ4U	173.1544
7	Music City Smoke	173.1084
8	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	171.9772
9	Can Country Outlaw BBQ	171.9656
10	Kith n' Kin	170.8228
11	Rankin County BBQ	170.8228
12	Heavy Smoke BBQ	170.2628
13	RUSTY PIG BBQ	170.2512
14	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	169.7028
15	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY	169.1200
16	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	169.1084
17	BILLY RAY BBQ	168.5372
18	SmokinGhost BBQ	165.6800
19	Kermit's Ex	163.9656
20	The BBQ Asylum	163.9312
21	TRIPLETS BBQ	162.8000
22	SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	161.1428
23	QUE-N-BREW	159.3600
24	Ambition Que	158.2628
25	Hell Hound BBQ	134.8228

Master Series — Pork Ribs

25 entries · top 176.5716 · median 167.4284

#	Team	Score
1	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	176.5716
2	Heavy Smoke BBQ	176.5600
3	WEQ4U	174.2744
4	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY	173.7144
5	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	171.4172
6	SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	170.8228
7	Kith n' Kin	170.2744
8	Kermit's Ex	169.7028
9	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	169.6800
10	SmokinGhost BBQ	169.1316
11	Rankin County BBQ	168.5372
12	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	167.9888
13	Hell Hound BBQ	167.4284
14	Music City Smoke	167.3828
15	JANKY LEG BBQ	167.3828
16	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	166.8228
17	The BBQ Asylum	166.2516
18	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	164.5256
19	HOT COLE'S BBQ	163.9884
20	BILLY RAY BBQ	163.4172
21	Ambition Que	162.8116
22	Can Country Outlaw BBQ	160.5028
23	RUSTY PIG BBQ	159.9656
24	TRIPLETS BBQ	155.3832
25	QUE-N-BREW	153.6460