Sep 16–17, 2022 · Bowling Green, KY · 📍 940 Morgantown Rd · State championship
Reps: Becky Druetzler, Dave Druetzler · Prize money: $8,000
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN won Grand Champion at the Reuniting After War (R.A.W.) BBQ Competition on September 16, 2022 in Bowling Green, KY at 940 Morgantown Rd, scoring 707.3944 in a field of 24 teams. SMOKE-N-PEPPERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 705.7144. Category winners: Chicken — Glamping Grillers (178.8572); Pork Ribs — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (180.0000); Pork — HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO (180.0000); Brisket — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (177.7144). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2023.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 75% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6800 points — closer than 75% of every championship in the data.
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.
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 8th.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2022 ← this one | Bowling Green, KY | 940 Morgantown Rd | 24 | 707.3944 | Rooters-N-Tooters | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Bowling Green, KY | 940 Morgantown Rd | 28 | 698.2288 | Glamping Grillers | Organizer Portal |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 175.4056 | 169.7032 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 174.2628 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 180 | 175.4172 | 173.7028 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 174.2972 | 168.5372 |
24 entries · top 707.3944 · median 664.7428
23 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1200
24 entries · top 180 · median 166.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180
23 entries · top 180 · median 170.8456 · 🔥 perfect 180
24 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.3828