A rookie on the podium
3rd
at their first tracked contest
Hogs B' Hatin" finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) 2022
Jun 10–11, 2022 · Springfield, TN · 📍 4635 HWY 41 N
Reps: Janet Appleton, Sam Appleton · Prize money: $3,350
Pig Destroyer won Grand Champion at The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) on June 10, 2022 in Springfield, TN at 4635 HWY 41 N, scoring 692.5144 in a field of 26 teams. Big B's BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.8972. Category winners: Chicken — Blinkys Offset BBQ (176.5716); Pork Ribs — Pig Destroyer (174.2744); Pork — Pig Destroyer (174.8572). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by Tennessee Smoke Show.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
617.60
median 656.12
692.51 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176.57
- Pork Ribs 174.27
- Pork 174.86
144.49
176.57
Entries
26
3 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
692.5144
Winning margin
8.6172
GC over RC
Field average
654.63
617.60692.51
median 656.12 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
4.5716 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
662.7772
617.60692.51
10th place overall
Field spread
74.9148
winner to last place
Prize money
$3,350
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
Came back for more
50%
10 of 20 teams from the previous edition returned
Storylines (6 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
0.0228
closest of 2 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 6–7: Smack Yo Meat BBQ edged Smokin' Hot Guy BBQ by 0.0228. Pork places 9–10: The Blazers edged Blinkys Offset BBQ by 0.0344.
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · 0.0228
- Pork 9–10 · 0.0344
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
Pig Destroyer won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
3 of 3
meats called to the stage
Pig Destroyer took the title on 3 calls from 3 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 6th.
- Chicken 6th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Serious Hog (won 2019).
- Serious Hog · 2019
The biggest field yet
26
teams — a contest high
This contest usually draws about 19 teams
26 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 19.
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
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2019 | Springfield, TN | 4635 US-41 | 18 | 515.9656 | Serious Hog |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Springfield, TN | 4635 HWY 41 N | 20 | 703.9884 | Tennessee Smoke Show |
| Jun 10, 2022 ← this one | Springfield, TN | 4635 HWY 41 N | 26 | 692.5144 | Pig Destroyer |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5716 | 172 | 165.1772 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2744 | 169.1084 | 165.0972 |
| Pork | 174.8572 | 168.5484 | 165.1084 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Competitor Series
Overall
26 entries · top 692.5144 · median 656.1200 · out of 720, not the usual 720
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 2 | Big B's BBQ | |
| 3 | Hogs B' Hatin" | |
| 4 | Cledis BBQ | |
| 5 | Serious Hog | |
| 6 | Smokin' Hot Guy BBQ | |
| 7 | Small Batch BBQ | |
| 8 | Holy Smoke | |
| 9 | Smokin in the Country | |
| 10 | M-1 Smokin' Guns | |
| 11 | C 3 Cookers | |
| 12 | BOARder Line BBQ | |
| 13 | Daddy-Jacks BBQ | |
| 14 | Blinkys Offset BBQ | |
| 15 | RT Que | |
| 16 | KBBS Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Smokers | |
| 17 | Smoke A Fatty BBQ | |
| 18 | No White Flags | |
| 19 | Killer "B" BBQ | |
| 20 | Bad Company Cookers | |
| 21 | The Blazers | |
| 22 | Juniors BBQ | |
| 23 | Smack Yo Meat BBQ | |
| 24 | WestNashBBQ | |
| 25 | Playground Smokers | |
| 26 | Wolves' Den BBQ |
Chicken
26 entries · top 176.5716 · median 164.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blinkys Offset BBQ | |
| 2 | Serious Hog | |
| 3 | Small Batch BBQ | |
| 4 | Big B's BBQ | |
| 5 | Smokin in the Country | |
| 6 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 7 | RT Que | |
| 8 | Daddy-Jacks BBQ | |
| 9 | KBBS Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Smokers | |
| 10 | No White Flags | |
| 11 | BOARder Line BBQ | |
| 12 | Cledis BBQ | |
| 13 | Playground Smokers | |
| 14 | C 3 Cookers | |
| 15 | Hogs B' Hatin" | |
| 16 | Bad Company Cookers | |
| 17 | Smoke A Fatty BBQ | |
| 18 | M-1 Smokin' Guns | |
| 19 | Holy Smoke | |
| 20 | Smokin' Hot Guy BBQ | |
| 21 | Killer "B" BBQ | |
| 22 | The Blazers | |
| 23 | Juniors BBQ | |
| 24 | WestNashBBQ | |
| 25 | Wolves' Den BBQ | |
| 26 | Smack Yo Meat BBQ |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 174.2744 · median 160.8286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 2 | M-1 Smokin' Guns | |
| 3 | Small Batch BBQ | |
| 4 | Big B's BBQ | |
| 5 | Smokin in the Country | |
| 6 | Smack Yo Meat BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokin' Hot Guy BBQ | |
| 8 | Hogs B' Hatin" | |
| 9 | Cledis BBQ | |
| 10 | Smoke A Fatty BBQ | |
| 11 | Serious Hog | |
| 12 | Juniors BBQ | |
| 13 | KBBS Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Smokers | |
| 14 | Holy Smoke | |
| 15 | RT Que | |
| 16 | The Blazers | |
| 17 | WestNashBBQ | |
| 18 | Blinkys Offset BBQ | |
| 19 | BOARder Line BBQ | |
| 20 | No White Flags | |
| 21 | Daddy-Jacks BBQ | |
| 22 | C 3 Cookers | |
| 23 | Bad Company Cookers | |
| 24 | Killer "B" BBQ | |
| 25 | Wolves' Den BBQ | |
| 26 | Playground Smokers |
Pork
26 entries · top 174.8572 · median 163.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 2 | Hogs B' Hatin" | |
| 3 | Big B's BBQ | |
| 4 | C 3 Cookers | |
| 5 | Holy Smoke | |
| 6 | Smokin' Hot Guy BBQ | |
| 7 | Cledis BBQ | |
| 8 | Killer "B" BBQ | |
| 9 | The Blazers | |
| 10 | Blinkys Offset BBQ | |
| 11 | Serious Hog | |
| 12 | Smoke A Fatty BBQ | |
| 13 | Juniors BBQ | |
| 14 | Wolves' Den BBQ | |
| 15 | Daddy-Jacks BBQ | |
| 16 | No White Flags | |
| 17 | BOARder Line BBQ | |
| 18 | WestNashBBQ | |
| 19 | Smack Yo Meat BBQ | |
| 20 | RT Que | |
| 21 | Bad Company Cookers | |
| 22 | M-1 Smokin' Guns | |
| 23 | KBBS Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Smokers | |
| 24 | Smokin in the Country | |
| 25 | Playground Smokers | |
| 26 | Small Batch BBQ |
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.
Competitor Series — Anything Butt
26 entries · top 177.1428 · median 166.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOARder Line BBQ | |
| 2 | Holy Smoke | |
| 3 | Cledis BBQ | |
| 4 | Hogs B' Hatin" | |
| 5 | Smokin' Hot Guy BBQ | |
| 6 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 7 | C 3 Cookers | |
| 8 | Daddy-Jacks BBQ | |
| 9 | Bad Company Cookers | |
| 10 | M-1 Smokin' Guns | |
| 11 | Small Batch BBQ | |
| 12 | Big B's BBQ | |
| 13 | Killer "B" BBQ | |
| 14 | The Blazers | |
| 15 | Serious Hog | |
| 16 | Smokin in the Country | |
| 17 | No White Flags | |
| 18 | KBBS Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Smokers | |
| 19 | RT Que | |
| 20 | Wolves' Den BBQ | |
| 21 | WestNashBBQ | |
| 22 | Juniors BBQ | |
| 23 | Smack Yo Meat BBQ | |
| 24 | Blinkys Offset BBQ | |
| 25 | Smoke A Fatty BBQ | |
| 26 | Playground Smokers |