TN River BBQ Fest

2023-08-25 – 2023-08-26 · Saltillo, TN · State championship

Reps: MARIA LOHMAN, WAYNE LOHMAN · Prize money: $13,775.00

Grand Champion: Razorracks BBQ (701.0856) · 23 teams

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RAZORRACKS

701.0856 · Master Series — Overall

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UNDER THE RADAR

699.9428 · Master Series — Overall

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TRIPLE H BBQ

697.0856 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

701.0856

Winning margin

1.1428

GC over RC

Field average

675.84

median 679.85

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Tightest race

Chicken

2.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

685.6112

what a walk cost here

Field spread

74.9140

winner to last place

Prize money

$13,775.00

on the line

Most consistent

UNDER THE RADAR

avg finish 4.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 2.8800 pts — RAZORRACKS

How hot was the win?

Top 31%

beats 69% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1607

avg power rating going in · stronger than 93% of contests

Top-rated in the field

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

rated 1891 pre-contest

Storylines

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 82% of every championship in the data.

🏟️ A stacked field

The field averaged a 1607 power rating going in — stronger than 93% 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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2023-08-25 ← this one	Saltillo, TN	23	701.0856	Razorracks BBQ
2024-09-27	Saltillo, TN	17	701.6684	Dang Good BBQ

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

23 entries · top 175.4172 · median 167.3828

#	Team	Score
1	Sweet Swine O' Mine	175.4172
2	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	175.4172
3	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	172.5828
4	UNDER THE RADAR	172.5484
5	Poppa Pig	171.9772
6	FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN	169.1200
7	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	169.1084
8	RAZORRACKS	168.5256
9	901Q	167.9656
10	Rural Route 3 BBQ	167.4172
11	Smoke Busters	167.3944
12	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	167.3828
13	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	167.3712
14	FIRE DANCER BBQ	166.8228
15	TRIPLE H BBQ	166.8112
16	BLIND HOG BBQ	166.2628
17	Q-BONES BBQ	166.2284
18	Glamping Grillers	165.0856
19	Snuff The Rooster BBQ	161.0968
20	On The Brink BBQ	157.0628
21	The Smokehouse Gang (bobs bbq & catering)	156.5028
22	Four Alarm Smokers	141.6800
23	MSCC Sweet Smoke	125.5772

Master Series — Chicken

23 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.1084

#	Team	Score
1	TRIPLE H BBQ	178.8572
2	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	177.7028
3	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	176.5944
4	UNDER THE RADAR	176.5600
5	RAZORRACKS	176.5600
6	FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN	176.0000
7	Snuff The Rooster BBQ	175.4172
8	FIRE DANCER BBQ	175.4056
9	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	175.4056
10	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	174.8572
11	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	173.1200
12	Q-BONES BBQ	173.1084
13	Glamping Grillers	172.5484
14	MSCC Sweet Smoke	171.4172
15	BLIND HOG BBQ	171.4056
16	901Q	170.8456
17	Sweet Swine O' Mine	170.8228
18	Smoke Busters	168.5372
19	Rural Route 3 BBQ	167.3944
20	The Smokehouse Gang (bobs bbq & catering)	166.8344
21	Poppa Pig	166.2400
22	On The Brink BBQ	162.8456
23	Four Alarm Smokers	153.0972

Master Series — Overall

23 entries · top 701.0856 · median 679.8512

#	Team	Score
1	RAZORRACKS	701.0856
2	UNDER THE RADAR	699.9428
3	TRIPLE H BBQ	697.0856
4	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	695.9084
5	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	694.2056
6	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	691.9428
7	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	691.9084
8	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	687.9772
9	Poppa Pig	687.8972
10	FIRE DANCER BBQ	685.6112
11	Glamping Grillers	685.0284
12	Q-BONES BBQ	679.8512
13	FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN	675.8856
14	Sweet Swine O' Mine	674.1484
15	Snuff The Rooster BBQ	673.0512
16	Rural Route 3 BBQ	670.7772
17	Smoke Busters	669.5544
18	901Q	667.8856
19	BLIND HOG BBQ	666.7200
20	The Smokehouse Gang (bobs bbq & catering)	649.5888
21	On The Brink BBQ	640.9484
22	MSCC Sweet Smoke	631.2000
23	Four Alarm Smokers	626.1716

Master Series — Pork

23 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	180.0000 🔥
2	Q-BONES BBQ	177.7144
3	TRIPLE H BBQ	176.5600
4	RAZORRACKS	176.5600
5	UNDER THE RADAR	175.4172
6	Poppa Pig	175.4172
7	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	174.2744
8	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	174.2744
9	Four Alarm Smokers	173.7144
10	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	173.1428
11	Glamping Grillers	173.1200
12	MSCC Sweet Smoke	172.5600
13	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	171.9656
14	FIRE DANCER BBQ	171.9656
15	Rural Route 3 BBQ	170.8228
16	BLIND HOG BBQ	169.6800
17	Sweet Swine O' Mine	168.5140
18	Smoke Busters	167.3828
19	FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN	166.2284
20	901Q	164.5256
21	On The Brink BBQ	163.3712
22	The Smokehouse Gang (bobs bbq & catering)	162.2628
23	Snuff The Rooster BBQ	160.5372

Master Series — Pork Ribs

23 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.3944

#	Team	Score
1	RAZORRACKS	179.4400
2	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	176.5600
3	Snuff The Rooster BBQ	176.0000
4	UNDER THE RADAR	175.4172
5	TRIPLE H BBQ	174.8572
6	Glamping Grillers	174.2744
7	Poppa Pig	174.2628
8	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	173.7028
9	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	171.9656
10	FIRE DANCER BBQ	171.4172
11	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	169.1200
12	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	167.3944
13	Smoke Busters	166.2400
14	Rural Route 3 BBQ	165.1428
15	901Q	164.5488
16	FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN	164.5372
17	The Smokehouse Gang (bobs bbq & catering)	163.9888
18	Q-BONES BBQ	162.8000
19	MSCC Sweet Smoke	161.6456
20	Sweet Swine O' Mine	159.3944
21	BLIND HOG BBQ	159.3716
22	Four Alarm Smokers	157.6800
23	On The Brink BBQ	157.6688