Oct 29–30, 2022 · Shelby, NC · 📍 707 S Lafayette St · State championship
Reps: Alan Rothrock, Doug Reid · Prize money: $5,000
OFF THE RACK BBQ won Grand Champion at the Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) on October 29, 2022 in Shelby, NC at 707 S Lafayette St, scoring 699.9544 in a field of 34 teams. TASTE OF GRACE took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.3828. Category winners: Chicken — OFF THE RACK BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Smoke Central BBQ (180.0000); Pork — TASTE OF GRACE (180.0000); Brisket — MUTTLEY CREW BBQ (180.0000). The Backyard Series standings were won by Pinky Out BBQ with 337.0860. This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2022 edition was won by Rooters-N-Tooters.
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 90% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5716 points — closer than 90% of every championship in the data.
699.9544 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 699.3600 Rooters-N-Tooters set in 2022.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 82 times in 100
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 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
8 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 1.1428 points — 4 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Stronger than 97% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1661 power rating going in — stronger than 97% of every contest tracked.
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.
OFF THE RACK BBQ took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 18th.
Smoke Central BBQ turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 176.0000 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
38 of 44 teams from 2022-10-28 came back
38 of the 44 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2022 | Shelby, NC | 707 S Lafayette St | 35 | 699.3600 | Rooters-N-Tooters | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| Oct 29, 2022 ← this one | Shelby, NC | 707 S Lafayette St | 34 | 699.9544 | Off the Rack | TASTE OF GRACE |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180 | 177.7144 | 174.2744 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180 | 176.5600 | 173.1316 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180 | 177.7028 | 173.1316 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 171.9772 | 165.0856 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 165.1088 | 159.9544 | — |
34 entries · top 699.9544 · median 677.5772
34 entries · top 180 · median 171.1314 · 🔥 perfect 180
34 entries · top 180 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
34 entries · top 180 · median 170.5370 · 🔥 perfect 180
34 entries · top 180 · median 167.4000 · 🔥 perfect 180
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 |
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 |
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 |