Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival
2022-10-14 – 2022-10-15 · Grovetown, GA · 📍 5462 Columbia Rd. · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID, JULIE COOK, RUSTY COOK · Prize money: $40,200.00
Grand Champion: ZIPS BBQ (705.1200) · 51 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Q-BONES BBQ
Entries
51
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
705.1200
Winning margin
2.2628
GC over RC
Field average
676.47
median 680.43
Perfect 180s
5 🔥
COOL HAND QUE (Brisket), ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ (Chicken), Optimus Swine (Chicken), ANGRY JACK BBQ (Chicken), Q-BONES BBQ (Chicken)
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
693.0628
10th place overall
Field spread
79.6000
winner to last place
Prize money
$40,200.00
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 23%
beats 77% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
41%
of the 51 teams with a home region came from outside GA
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.74 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1581
avg power rating going in · stronger than 80% of contests
Storylines
🔥 A day of perfect scores
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ and Optimus Swine tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: Optimus Swine and ANGRY JACK BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: ANGRY JACK BBQ and Q-BONES BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
ZIPS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 13-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 178.8572 | 177.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176.5716 | 174.2628 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 175.4288 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
51 entries · top 705.1200 · median 680.4340
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 2 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 3 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 4 | LA PASADITA | |
| 5 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 6 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 7 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 8 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 9 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 11 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 12 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 13 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 14 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 15 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 16 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 17 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 18 | Optimus Swine | |
| 19 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 20 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 21 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 22 | KILLER B'S | |
| 23 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 24 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO | |
| 25 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ | |
| 27 | Gardenvalley Smokers | |
| 28 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 29 | RECTEQ SMOKERS | |
| 30 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 31 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 32 | Blue Ribbon BBQ NC | |
| 33 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 34 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 35 | Wiggle Butts BBQ | |
| 36 | Iron Head Barbeque | |
| 37 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 38 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 39 | Willingham's | |
| 40 | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE | |
| 41 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 42 | QMEISTERS | |
| 43 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 44 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 45 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 46 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 47 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 48 | SMOKEY BOYS BBQ | |
| 49 | SMOKE SHOW | |
| 50 | RIVERSIDE SMOKE | |
| 51 | GOD BLESS AMERICA |
Chicken
51 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 2 | Optimus Swine | |
| 3 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 4 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 6 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO | |
| 7 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 8 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 9 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 10 | LA PASADITA | |
| 11 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 12 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 13 | Iron Head Barbeque | |
| 14 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 15 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 16 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 17 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 18 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 19 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 20 | RECTEQ SMOKERS | |
| 21 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 22 | KILLER B'S | |
| 23 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 24 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 25 | Blue Ribbon BBQ NC | |
| 26 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 27 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 28 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 29 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 30 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 31 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 32 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 33 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 34 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 35 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 36 | SMOKEY BOYS BBQ | |
| 37 | SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ | |
| 38 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 39 | QMEISTERS | |
| 40 | SMOKE SHOW | |
| 41 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 42 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 43 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 44 | Wiggle Butts BBQ | |
| 45 | Gardenvalley Smokers | |
| 46 | RIVERSIDE SMOKE | |
| 47 | Willingham's | |
| 48 | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE | |
| 49 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 50 | GOD BLESS AMERICA | |
| 51 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS |
Pork Ribs
51 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 3 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 4 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 5 | RECTEQ SMOKERS | |
| 6 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 8 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 9 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 10 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 11 | KILLER B'S | |
| 12 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 13 | Gardenvalley Smokers | |
| 14 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 15 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 16 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 17 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 18 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 19 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 20 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 21 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 22 | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE | |
| 23 | Willingham's | |
| 24 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 25 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 26 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 27 | Optimus Swine | |
| 28 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 29 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 30 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 31 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 32 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 33 | Iron Head Barbeque | |
| 34 | SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ | |
| 35 | LA PASADITA | |
| 36 | Blue Ribbon BBQ NC | |
| 37 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 38 | Wiggle Butts BBQ | |
| 39 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 40 | QMEISTERS | |
| 41 | RIVERSIDE SMOKE | |
| 42 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 43 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO | |
| 44 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 45 | SMOKEY BOYS BBQ | |
| 46 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 47 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 48 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 49 | SMOKE SHOW | |
| 50 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 51 | GOD BLESS AMERICA |
Pork
51 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 2 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 3 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 4 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 5 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 6 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | LA PASADITA | |
| 8 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 9 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 10 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 11 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 12 | Wiggle Butts BBQ | |
| 13 | Optimus Swine | |
| 14 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO | |
| 15 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ | |
| 17 | Gardenvalley Smokers | |
| 18 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 19 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 20 | RECTEQ SMOKERS | |
| 21 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 23 | KILLER B'S | |
| 24 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 25 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 26 | GOD BLESS AMERICA | |
| 27 | QMEISTERS | |
| 28 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 29 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 30 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 31 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 32 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 33 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 34 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 35 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 36 | SMOKEY BOYS BBQ | |
| 37 | Willingham's | |
| 38 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 39 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 40 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 41 | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE | |
| 42 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 43 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 44 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 45 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 46 | Blue Ribbon BBQ NC | |
| 47 | SMOKE SHOW | |
| 48 | Iron Head Barbeque | |
| 49 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 50 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 51 | RIVERSIDE SMOKE |
Brisket
51 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 2 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 3 | LA PASADITA | |
| 4 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 5 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 6 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 7 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 8 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 9 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 10 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ | |
| 12 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 13 | Blue Ribbon BBQ NC | |
| 14 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 16 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 17 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 18 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 19 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 20 | Gardenvalley Smokers | |
| 21 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 22 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 23 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 24 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 25 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 26 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 27 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 28 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO | |
| 29 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 30 | KILLER B'S | |
| 31 | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE | |
| 32 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 33 | Wiggle Butts BBQ | |
| 34 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 35 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 36 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 37 | Optimus Swine | |
| 38 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 39 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 40 | Willingham's | |
| 41 | QMEISTERS | |
| 42 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 43 | Iron Head Barbeque | |
| 44 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 45 | RECTEQ SMOKERS | |
| 46 | RIVERSIDE SMOKE | |
| 47 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 48 | SMOKE SHOW | |
| 49 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 50 | GOD BLESS AMERICA | |
| 51 | SMOKEY BOYS 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.
Ancillary — Dessert
15 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 2 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 3 | SMOKEY BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | RECTEQ SMOKERS | |
| 5 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 6 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 7 | RIVERSIDE SMOKE | |
| 8 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO | |
| 9 | SMOKE SHOW | |
| 10 | Wiggle Butts BBQ | |
| 11 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 12 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 13 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 14 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 15 | Iron Head Barbeque |