Sep 22–23, 2023 · Ashland, VA · 📍 11322 Air Park Drive
Reps: Bill Jones · Prize money: $1,725
POOR BOYS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) on September 22, 2023 in Ashland, VA at 11322 Air Park Drive, scoring 531.4288 in a field of 24 teams. Swine 'N' Roses BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 520.5144. Category winners: Chicken — POOR BOYS BBQ (178.2972); Pork Ribs — Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ (178.8572); Pork — POOR BOYS BBQ (178.8572). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2022 edition was won by MISPILLION MEAT WORKS.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Chicken places 3–4: Gold-N-Blue Barbecue and HotMess BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: HotMess BBQ and The Swine Doctor's BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Zoni-Q and Pink Ring BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
POOR BOYS BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
POOR BOYS BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 3 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 5th.
Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ turned in 178.8572 in pork ribs — past the 176.5716 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2022 | Ashland, VA | 11322 Air Park Drive | 20 | 533.1316 | MISPILLION MEAT WORKS |
| Sep 22, 2023 ← this one | Ashland, VA | 11322 Air Park Drive | 24 | 531.4288 | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 176.5600 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.2744 | 171.4056 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 174.2856 | 173.1200 |
24 entries · top 531.4288 · median 510.7942 · out of 540, not the usual 360
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 3 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 4 | Zoni-Q | |
| 5 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 6 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 7 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 8 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 9 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 10 | BROCK'S BBQ | |
| 11 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 12 | Pink Ring BBQ | |
| 13 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 14 | TWIZTED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 16 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 17 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN' BROS | |
| 21 | Troublemaker BBQ | |
| 22 | Conviction BBQ Team | |
| 23 | BBQ WHISKY SMOKE | |
| 24 | BOOSTED BBQ |
24 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.8286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | BROCK'S BBQ | |
| 3 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 4 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 5 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 6 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 7 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 8 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 9 | Zoni-Q | |
| 10 | Pink Ring BBQ | |
| 11 | TWIZTED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 14 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 15 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 16 | Troublemaker BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' BROS | |
| 18 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 19 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 20 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 21 | BBQ WHISKY SMOKE | |
| 22 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 23 | BOOSTED BBQ | |
| 24 | Conviction BBQ Team |
24 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 2 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 3 | Zoni-Q | |
| 4 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 5 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 7 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 8 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 9 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 10 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 11 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 12 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 13 | Troublemaker BBQ | |
| 14 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 15 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 16 | TWIZTED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 17 | Pink Ring BBQ | |
| 18 | BOOSTED BBQ | |
| 19 | BROCK'S BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM | |
| 21 | SMOKIN' BROS | |
| 22 | Conviction BBQ Team | |
| 23 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 24 | BBQ WHISKY SMOKE |
23 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 3 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 4 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 5 | Pink Ring BBQ | |
| 6 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 7 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 8 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 9 | BROCK'S BBQ | |
| 10 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 11 | Zoni-Q | |
| 12 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 13 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 14 | TWIZTED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' BROS | |
| 19 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 20 | BBQ WHISKY SMOKE | |
| 21 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 22 | Conviction BBQ Team | |
| 23 | Troublemaker BBQ |