Reuniting After War BBQ Competition
2023-09-15 – 2023-09-16 · Bowling Green, KY · State championship
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, JEANNE TITUS · Prize money: $11,000.00
Grand Champion: Glamping Grillers (698.2288) · 28 teams
Entries
28
4 categories
Top score
698.2288
Winning margin
1.7148
GC over RC
Field average
655.09
median 675.62
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
1.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
685.6232
what a walk cost here
Field spread
248.7088
winner to last place
Prize money
$11,000.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 41%
beats 59% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1600
avg power rating going in · stronger than 91% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Glamping Grillers took the Grand Championship home to TN.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1600 power rating going in — stronger than 91% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
Glamping Grillers came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 17-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)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-16 | Bowling Green, KY | 24 | 707.3944 | Rooters-N-Tooters |
| 2023-09-15 ← this one | Bowling Green, KY | 28 | 698.2288 | Glamping Grillers |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
27 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.9656
Master Series — Chicken
28 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.4058
Master Series — Overall
28 entries · top 698.2288 · median 675.6230
Master Series — Pork
28 entries · top 176.0116 · median 169.9944
Master Series — Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4056