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TN River BBQ Fest 2023

Aug 25–26, 2023 · Saltillo, TN · 📍 Main Street · State championship

Reps: Maria Lohman, Wayne Lohman · Prize money: $13,775

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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

RAZORRACKS won Grand Champion at the TN River BBQ Fest on August 25, 2023 in Saltillo, TN at Main Street, scoring 701.0856 in a field of 23 teams. UNDER THE RADAR took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.9428. Category winners: Chicken — TRIPLE H BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — RAZORRACKS (179.4400); Pork — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (180.0000); Brisket — Sweet Swine O' Mine (175.4172). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2024.

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

  • Chicken 178.86
  • Pork Ribs 179.44
  • Pork 180 🔥
  • Brisket 175.42
125.58 180

Entries

23
4 judged meats

Top score

701.0856

Winning margin

1.1428
GC over RC

Field average

675.84
626.17701.09
median 679.85 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

1 🔥
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (Pork)

Tightest race

Chicken
2.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

685.6112
626.17701.09
10th place overall

Field spread

74.9140
winner to last place

Prize money

$13,775
on the line

Most consistent

UNDER THE RADAR
avg finish 4.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs
won by 2.8800 pts — RAZORRACKS

How hot was the win?

Top 29%
beats 71% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong
ρ = -0.82 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,646
avg power rating going in · stronger than 95% of contests

Top-rated in the field

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN
rated 1932 pre-contest

Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)

Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.

A razor-thin finish

1.1428 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 81% of the 4,722 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 81% of every championship in the data.

  • Razorracks BBQ
  • UNDER THE RADAR

A stacked field

1646 average power rating going in

Stronger than 95% of every rated contest

The field averaged a 1646 power rating going in — stronger than 95% of every contest tracked.

  • top seed ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (1932)
  • 23 rated teams

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 4–5: UNDER THE RADAR and RAZORRACKS tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: FIRE DANCER BBQ and ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: TRIPLE H BBQ and RAZORRACKS tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Chicken 4–5 · tie
  • Chicken 8–9 · tie
  • Pork 3–4 · tie
  • Pork 5–6 · tie

How the title was won

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

RAZORRACKS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 8th.

  • Chicken 5th
  • Pork Ribs 1st
  • Pork 4th
  • Brisket 8th

A perfect score on the table

1 perfect 180s

1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

  • ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN · Pork

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)

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)

This contest over the years full contest page →

DateWhereVenueTeamsHigh scoreGrand ChampionReserve Champion
Aug 25, 2023 ← this one Saltillo, TN Main Street 23 701.0856 Razorracks BBQ UNDER THE RADAR
Sep 27, 2024 Saltillo, TN Main Street 17 701.6684 Dang Good BBQ Crossed Rifles BBQ

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category1st5th10th
Chicken178.8572176.5600174.8572
Pork Ribs179.4400174.8572171.4172
Pork180175.4172173.1428
Brisket175.4172171.9772167.4172

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

23 entries · top 701.0856 · median 679.8512

#TeamScore
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

Chicken

23 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.1084

#TeamScore
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
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

Pork Ribs

23 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.3944

#TeamScore
1 RAZORRACKS 179.4400
2 FRED VEGAS SMOKERS 176.5600
3 Snuff The Rooster BBQ 176
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

Pork

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

#TeamScore
1 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 180 🔥
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

Brisket

23 entries · top 175.4172 · median 167.3828

#TeamScore
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

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