A new contest record
706.2516
highest overall ever cooked here
706.2516 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 694.8344 Q-Bones BBQ set in 2021.
- old record 694.8344
- set 2021 by Q-Bones BBQ
TN River BBQ Battle 2022
Sep 23–24, 2022 · Saltillo, TN · 📍 Main Street · State championship
Reps: Maria Lohman, Wayne Lohman · Prize money: $13,775
Glamping Grillers won Grand Champion at the TN River BBQ Battle on September 23, 2022 in Saltillo, TN at Main Street, scoring 706.2516 in a field of 16 teams. Uncle Kenny's Take-Away took Reserve Grand Champion with 698.2288. Category winners: Chicken — Kith n' Kin (175.4172); Pork Ribs — Glamping Grillers (177.7028); Pork — Uncle Kenny's Take-Away (177.7144); Brisket — Glamping Grillers (180.0000). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by Q-Bones BBQ.
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.
631.22
median 681.59
706.25 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 175.42
- Pork Ribs 177.70
- Pork 177.71
- Brisket 180 🔥
151.98
180
Entries
16
4 judged meats
Top score
706.2516
Winning margin
8.0228
GC over RC
Field average
675.50
631.22706.25
median 681.59 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
672.9596
631.22706.25
10th place overall
Field spread
75.0284
winner to last place
Prize money
$13,775
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 11%
beats 89% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
40%
4 of 10 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.67 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,584
avg power rating going in · stronger than 67% of contests
Storylines (9 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.
An upset on the books
13-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 87 times in 100
Glamping Grillers came in rated below the field's top team, Q-BONES BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 13-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1524
- top seed 1848
A first Grand Championship
3
tracked contests to get there
This was GLAMPING GRILLERS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 3rd tracked contest.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 13 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: Kith n' Kin and Glamping Grillers tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: Glamping Grillers and Uncle Kenny's Take-Away tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN and BIG G BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
Glamping Grillers won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
Glamping Grillers took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 5th.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 5th
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in brisket
180.0000
best brisket ever cooked here
Glamping Grillers turned in 180.0000 in brisket — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 177.7028
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Q-Bones BBQ (won 2021).
- Q-Bones BBQ · 2021
A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- Glamping Grillers · Brisket
- Q-BONES BBQ · Brisket
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2021 | Savannah, TN | 215 Ziffel Circle | 10 | 694.8344 | Q-Bones BBQ | Organizer Portal |
| Sep 23, 2022 ← this one | Saltillo, TN | Main Street | 16 | 706.2516 | GLAMPING GRILLERS | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4172 | 174.2628 | 168.5256 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 171.9772 | 168 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 173.1316 | 171.4172 |
| Brisket | 180 | 173.1200 | 166.2400 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
16 entries · top 706.2516 · median 681.5942
Chicken
16 entries · top 175.4172 · median 168.5256
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5486
Pork
16 entries · top 177.7144 · median 171.9714
Brisket
16 entries · top 180 · median 167.9600 · 🔥 perfect 180