Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1)
2022-10-28 – 2022-10-29 · Shelby, NC · 📍 707 S Lafayette St · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID · Prize money: $5,650.00
Grand Champion: Rooters-N-Tooters (699.3600) · 35 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKE SHOW MAFIA
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
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Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5600 points — closer than 90% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Rooters-N-Tooters took the Grand Championship home to TN.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 3–4: SMOKE SHOW MAFIA and Organizer Portal tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 4–5: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN and Smoke Central BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 8–9: BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC and One Eyed Pig BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1609 power rating going in — stronger than 94% of every contest tracked.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-28 ← this one | Shelby, NC | 707 S Lafayette St | 35 | 699.3600 | Rooters-N-Tooters | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| 2022-10-29 | Shelby, NC | 707 S Lafayette St | 34 | 699.9544 | Off the Rack | TASTE OF GRACE |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 171.9772 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 176.0000 | 173.1200 | 171.4056 |
| Master Series — Pork | 178.2972 | 174.2628 | 173.1084 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 179.4400 | 173.1200 | 172.5600 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 177.7144 | 168.5372 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 171.9772 | 166.2400 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
35 entries · top 699.3600 · median 678.7660
Chicken
35 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
Pork Ribs
35 entries · top 176.0000 · median 169.1200
Pork
35 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.5372
Brisket
35 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.3828
Backyard Series
Overall
9 entries · top 345.0856 · median 335.9316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ham Squad | |
| 2 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 3 | Sunnyside Smoke | |
| 4 | Conviction BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 6 | Hoggin It Up | |
| 7 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 8 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 9 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
Chicken
9 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 2 | Ham Squad | |
| 3 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 4 | Conviction BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Sunnyside Smoke | |
| 6 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 7 | Hoggin It Up | |
| 8 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 9 | Dogpatch Q |
Pork Ribs
9 entries · top 171.9772 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunnyside Smoke | |
| 2 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 3 | Conviction BBQ Team | |
| 4 | Ham Squad | |
| 5 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 6 | Hoggin It Up | |
| 7 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 8 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 9 | Bourbon & Blues 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.
Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey Smoke
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.3942 · 🔥 perfect 180