Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
2022-11-18 – 2022-11-19 · Cumming, GA · 📍 235 Castleberry Rd · State championship
Reps: RACHEL HARPER, WAYNE HARPER · Prize money: $9,000.00
Grand Champion: MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS (698.7884) · 57 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Organizer Portal
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Triple H BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1312 points — closer than 81% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS took the Grand Championship home to MO.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 2–3: YES, DEAR BBQ and MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: Gardenvalley Smokers and ROLLIN KOLBZ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: ROLLIN KOLBZ and Shiggin aint easy tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Triple H BBQ (won 2022).
🃏 An upset on the books
MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-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)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-17 | Cumming, GA | 235 Castleberry Rd | 33 | 176.5716 | Triple H BBQ | — |
| 2022-11-18 ← this one | Cumming, GA | 235 Castleberry Rd | 57 | 698.7884 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | Organizer Portal |
| 2023-11-17 | Cumming, GA | 235 Castleberry Rd | 60 | 708.5372 | Triple H | BAD ROOSTER BBQ |
| 2024-11-15 | Cuming, GA | Cumming Fairgrounds | 58 | 708.5488 | Rooters-N-Tooters TN | Glamping Grillers |
| 2025-11-14 | Cumming, GA | Cumming Fairgrounds | 56 | 711.9888 | Triple H BBQ | BAD ROOSTER BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 175.4172 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 174.8572 | 171.9772 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.7144 | 174.2628 | 171.9888 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 176.5600 | 176.0000 | 172.5600 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 167.9772 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 175.4056 | 170.8228 | 162.2744 |
| Backyard Series — Pork | 175.4056 | 170.8228 | 167.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
57 entries · top 698.7884 · median 668.4572
Chicken
57 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
57 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.2516
Pork
57 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.3828
Brisket
57 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.3944
Backyard Series
Overall
19 entries · top 519.3484 · median 502.1596
Chicken
19 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 175.4056 · median 162.2744
Pork
19 entries · top 175.4056 · median 167.9772
Other
Overall
5 entries · top 170.8228 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LITTLE ROOSTER | |
| 2 | TRIPLE H, JR. | |
| 3 | PORK HUNTERS | |
| 4 | COTTON BBQ, JR. | |
| 5 | ATOMIC CITY SMOKERS, JR. |
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.
Other — Kid'S Que Ages 11 - 15
2 entries · top 170.8228 · median 170.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LITTLE ROOSTER | |
| 2 | PORK HUNTERS |
Other — Kid'S Que Ages 6-10
3 entries · top 170.8112 · median 164.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRIPLE H, JR. | |
| 2 | COTTON BBQ, JR. | |
| 3 | ATOMIC CITY SMOKERS, JR. |