The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
2022-06-10 – 2022-06-11 · Springfield, TN · 📍 4635 HWY 41 N
Reps: JANET APPLETON, SAM APPLETON · Prize money: $3,350.00
Grand Champion: Pig Destroyer (692.5144) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Big B's BBQ
Entries
26
3 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
692.5144
Winning margin
8.6172
GC over RC
Field average
654.63
median 656.12
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
4.5716 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
662.7772
10th place overall
Field spread
74.9148
winner to last place
Prize money
$3,350.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 31%
beats 69% of 58 Competitor Series wins in the data
Traveled in
4%
of the 26 teams with a home region came from outside TN
Came back for more
50%
10 of 20 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.29 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1500
avg power rating going in · stronger than 3% of contests
Storylines
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 8.6172 points — a wider margin than 86% of championships in the data.
🧹 A double category winner
Pig Destroyer won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Serious Hog (won 2019).
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 →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-07 | Springfield, TN | 4635 US-41 | 18 | 515.9656 | Serious Hog | — |
| 2021-06-11 | Springfield, TN | 4635 HWY 41 N | 20 | 703.9884 | Tennessee Smoke Show | — |
| 2022-06-10 ← 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 | 172.0000 | 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
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 2 | Big B's BBQ | |
| 3 | Hogs B' Hatin%22 | |
| 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 %22B%22 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%22 | |
| 16 | Bad Company Cookers | |
| 17 | Smoke A Fatty BBQ | |
| 18 | M-1 Smokin' Guns | |
| 19 | Holy Smoke | |
| 20 | Smokin' Hot Guy BBQ | |
| 21 | Killer %22B%22 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%22 | |
| 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 %22B%22 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%22 | |
| 3 | Big B's BBQ | |
| 4 | C 3 Cookers | |
| 5 | Holy Smoke | |
| 6 | Smokin' Hot Guy BBQ | |
| 7 | Cledis BBQ | |
| 8 | Killer %22B%22 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%22 | |
| 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 %22B%22 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 |