Sevierville's Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
2022-05-20 – 2022-05-21 · Sevierville, TN · 📍 138 Bruce St · State championship
Reps: CHERE AMEND, DAVE AMEND · Prize money: $16,600.00
Grand Champion: The Algood Bar-B-Q Pit Crew (698.2284) · 30 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BLUE CHIP BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧹 A double category winner
BAD ROOSTER BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 5–6: Q SMOKE and SMOKING BUTT HEADS tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: SMOKING BUTT HEADS and HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: HIGH ON THE HAWG and SMOKING BUTT HEADS tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW came in rated below the field's top team, Under the Radar, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 173.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.7028 | 172.0000 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 177.7600 | 174.8456 | 173.1084 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
30 entries · top 698.2284 · median 675.3028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 2 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 4 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 5 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 6 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 7 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 8 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 9 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 10 | TASTE OF GRACE | |
| 11 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN MEDICINE | |
| 13 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 14 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 15 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 16 | SONS OF SMOKE | |
| 17 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 18 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 19 | Q SMOKE | |
| 20 | Soggy Bottom Smokers | |
| 21 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 22 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 23 | TRIPLETS BBQ | |
| 24 | Bar-B-Q101 | |
| 25 | Killer Barbeque | |
| 26 | Music City Smokers | |
| 27 | Barger-Q | |
| 28 | Smokin Willy BBQ | |
| 29 | Patio People | |
| 30 | Backwoods Barbecue |
Chicken
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.2686 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 2 | TASTE OF GRACE | |
| 3 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 4 | Soggy Bottom Smokers | |
| 5 | Q SMOKE | |
| 6 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 7 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 8 | Bar-B-Q101 | |
| 9 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 10 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 11 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 12 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 13 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 14 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 15 | TRIPLETS BBQ | |
| 16 | Killer Barbeque | |
| 17 | SMOKIN MEDICINE | |
| 18 | Barger-Q | |
| 19 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 20 | Music City Smokers | |
| 21 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 22 | SONS OF SMOKE | |
| 23 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 24 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 25 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 26 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 27 | Smokin Willy BBQ | |
| 28 | Patio People | |
| 29 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 30 | Backwoods Barbecue |
Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 2 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 3 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 4 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 5 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 6 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 7 | SONS OF SMOKE | |
| 8 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 10 | SMOKIN MEDICINE | |
| 11 | Q SMOKE | |
| 12 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 13 | Music City Smokers | |
| 14 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 15 | Soggy Bottom Smokers | |
| 16 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 17 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 18 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 19 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 20 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 21 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 22 | Patio People | |
| 23 | Smokin Willy BBQ | |
| 24 | TASTE OF GRACE | |
| 25 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 26 | Barger-Q | |
| 27 | TRIPLETS BBQ | |
| 28 | Bar-B-Q101 | |
| 29 | Killer Barbeque | |
| 30 | Backwoods Barbecue |
Pork
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.5544 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 2 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 4 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 5 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 6 | TASTE OF GRACE | |
| 7 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 8 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 9 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 10 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 11 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 12 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 13 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 14 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 15 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN MEDICINE | |
| 17 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 18 | Patio People | |
| 19 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 20 | TRIPLETS BBQ | |
| 21 | Q SMOKE | |
| 22 | Backwoods Barbecue | |
| 23 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 24 | Killer Barbeque | |
| 25 | Music City Smokers | |
| 26 | SONS OF SMOKE | |
| 27 | Bar-B-Q101 | |
| 28 | Barger-Q | |
| 29 | Soggy Bottom Smokers | |
| 30 | Smokin Willy BBQ |
Brisket
30 entries · top 177.7600 · median 167.6856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 2 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 3 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 4 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 5 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 7 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 8 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 9 | SONS OF SMOKE | |
| 10 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 11 | TASTE OF GRACE | |
| 12 | SMOKIN MEDICINE | |
| 13 | Soggy Bottom Smokers | |
| 14 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 16 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 18 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 19 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 20 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 21 | TRIPLETS BBQ | |
| 22 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 23 | Q SMOKE | |
| 24 | Bar-B-Q101 | |
| 25 | Killer Barbeque | |
| 26 | Smokin Willy BBQ | |
| 27 | Barger-Q | |
| 28 | Backwoods Barbecue | |
| 29 | Music City Smokers | |
| 30 | Patio People |
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.
Ancillary — Beans
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 2 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 3 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 5 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokin Willy BBQ | |
| 7 | TRIPLETS BBQ | |
| 8 | Q SMOKE | |
| 9 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 10 | TASTE OF GRACE | |
| 11 | Soggy Bottom Smokers | |
| 12 | Patio People | |
| 13 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 15 | Killer Barbeque | |
| 16 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 17 | Music City Smokers | |
| 18 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 19 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 20 | Backwoods Barbecue | |
| 21 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 22 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 23 | SONS OF SMOKE | |
| 24 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 25 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 26 | Bar-B-Q101 | |
| 27 | SMOKIN MEDICINE |
Ancillary — Dessert
12 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.5714 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Sausage
24 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 2 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 3 | TASTE OF GRACE | |
| 4 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 5 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 6 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 7 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 8 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 9 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 10 | SONS OF SMOKE | |
| 11 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 12 | Smokin Willy BBQ | |
| 13 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN MEDICINE | |
| 15 | Music City Smokers | |
| 16 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 17 | Soggy Bottom Smokers | |
| 18 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 19 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 20 | TRIPLETS BBQ | |
| 21 | Patio People | |
| 22 | Killer Barbeque | |
| 23 | Q SMOKE | |
| 24 | Bar-B-Q101 |