Reuniting After War (R.A.W.) BBQ Competition
2022-09-16 – 2022-09-17 · Bowling Green, KY · 📍 940 Morgantown Rd · State championship
Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $8,000.00
Grand Champion: Rooters-N-Tooters (707.3944) · 24 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKE-N-PEPPERS
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🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Rooters-N-Tooters took the Grand Championship home to TN.
🧹 A double category winner
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: Glamping Grillers and SMOKE-N-PEPPERS tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Cotton BBQ and Blue Chip BBQ tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES and Bubba's Smokehouse tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-16 ← this one | Bowling Green, KY | 940 Morgantown Rd | 24 | 707.3944 | Rooters-N-Tooters | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS |
| 2023-09-15 | Bowling Green, KY | 940 Morgantown Rd | 28 | 698.2288 | Glamping Grillers | Organizer Portal |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 175.4056 | 169.7032 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 173.7028 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 174.2972 | 168.5372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
24 entries · top 707.3944 · median 664.7428
Chicken
23 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1200
Pork Ribs
24 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
23 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8456 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
24 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.3828