Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)
2025-06-13 – 2025-06-14 · Springfield, TN
Reps: LYGIA (LEX) VANEGAS, ROBERT VANDERIPE · Prize money: $3,350.00
Grand Champion: Big James Kitchen (535.4172) · 36 teams
Entries
36
5 categories
Top score
535.4172
Winning margin
5.1312
GC over RC
Field average
502.30
median 502.16
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Tightest race
Ancillary — Dessert
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
515.9200
what a walk cost here
Field spread
80.1604
winner to last place
Prize money
$3,350.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 72%
beats 28% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1512
avg power rating going in · stronger than 17% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Big James Kitchen has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-09 | Springfield, TN | 30 | 698.2172 | Pig Destroyer |
| 2024-06-07 | Springfield, TN | 33 | 531.9656 | Hogs B Hatin' |
| 2025-06-13 ← this one | Springfield, TN | 36 | 535.4172 | Big James Kitchen |
| 2026-06-12 | Springfield, TN | 32 | 535.4288 | Big James Kitchen |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Cocktail
12 entries · top 180.0000 · median 176.2800 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Dessert
16 entries · top 180.0000 · median 176.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
Competitor Series — Chicken
36 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9714
Competitor Series — Overall
36 entries · top 535.4172 · median 502.1598
Competitor Series — Pork
36 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800
Competitor Series — Pork Ribs
36 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.4000 · 🔥 perfect 180