Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2)
2022-10-29 – 2022-10-30 · Shelby, NC · 📍 707 S Lafayette St · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Off the Rack (699.9544) · 34 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 TASTE OF GRACE
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
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5716 points — closer than 89% of every championship in the data.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
8 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 2–3: TASTE OF GRACE and Optimus Swine tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ and Sunnyside Smoke tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN and Organizer Portal tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1617 power rating going in — stronger than 96% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
Off The Rack BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-28 | Shelby, NC | 707 S Lafayette St | 35 | 699.3600 | Rooters-N-Tooters | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| 2022-10-29 ← this one | 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 | 180.0000 | 177.7144 | 174.2744 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 173.1316 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 173.1316 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 171.9772 | 165.0856 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 165.1088 | 159.9544 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
34 entries · top 699.9544 · median 677.5772
Chicken
34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.1314 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.5370 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.4000 · 🔥 perfect 180
Backyard Series
Overall
9 entries · top 337.0860 · median 326.1944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 2 | Redline Barbeque | |
| 3 | Ham Squad | |
| 4 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 5 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 6 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 7 | Conviction BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Hoggin It Up BBQ | |
| 9 | Dogpatch Q |
Chicken
9 entries · top 171.9772 · median 165.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 2 | Ham Squad | |
| 3 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 4 | Redline Barbeque | |
| 5 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 6 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 7 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 8 | Hoggin It Up BBQ | |
| 9 | Conviction BBQ Team |
Pork Ribs
9 entries · top 165.1088 · median 159.9544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redline Barbeque | |
| 2 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 3 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 4 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 5 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 6 | Ham Squad | |
| 7 | Conviction BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Hoggin It Up BBQ | |
| 9 | Dogpatch Q |