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Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship

2023-10-06 – 2023-10-07 · Harrisburg, PA · 📍 2300 North Cameron St · State championship

Reps: JEFF CHAMBERS, LOUISE WEIDNER · Prize money: $7,250.00

Grand Champion: Chunky BBQ (689.0972) · 28 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ

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CHUNKY BBQ
689.0972 · Master Series — Overall
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PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ
686.7884 · Master Series — Overall
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OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE
681.0400 · Master Series — Overall

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 176.56
  • Pork Ribs 175.42
  • Pork 177.70
  • Brisket 175.42
140.53 177.70

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2016 to 2025 — this edition picked out.

2016-10-07 — 680.4912 (ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ) 2018-10-05 — 677.0628 (LO' -N- SLO' BBQ) 2019-10-04 — 689.1312 (Aporkalypse Now) 2021-10-08 — 682.7656 (Drilling and Grilling) 2022-10-07 — 689.0168 (Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit) 2023-10-06 — 689.0972 (Chunky BBQ) 2024-10-04 — 699.9312 (Wolf's Revenge BBQ) 2025-10-03 — 693.0856 (Susquehanna Smokers) 689.10 2016 2025

Entries

28
4 judged meats

Top score

689.0972

Winning margin

2.3088
GC over RC

Field average

640.95
313.65689.10
median 652.99 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Brisket
5.7144 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

662.1940
313.65689.10
10th place overall

Field spread

375.4516
winner to last place

Prize money

$7,250.00
on the line

Most consistent

CHUNKY BBQ
avg finish 4.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork
won by 4.5600 pts — CHUNKY BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 73%
beats 27% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

54%
14 of 26 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Moderate
ρ = -0.58 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1546
avg power rating going in · stronger than 34% of contests

Top-rated in the field

CHUNKY BBQ
rated 1825 pre-contest

Storylines (3 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.

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 9–10: BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM and Dead on Q tied on 168.5372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ and OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: SMOKECRAFT - MD and BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM tied on 167.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Chicken 9–10 · tie
  • Pork Ribs 1–2 · tie
  • Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
  • Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

CHUNKY BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 11th.

  • Chicken 2nd
  • Pork Ribs 11th
  • Pork 1st
  • Brisket 3rd

Back to defend

1 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit (won 2022).

  • Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit · 2022

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
2016-10-07 Harrisburg, PA 2300 N Cameron St. 47 680.4912 ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ WILBUR'S REVENGE
2018-10-05 Harrisburg, PA 2300 North Cameron St 42 677.0628 LO' -N- SLO' BBQ APORKALYPSE NOW
2019-10-04 Harrisburg, PA 2300 North Cameron St 36 689.1312 Aporkalypse Now UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT
2021-10-08 Harrisburg, PA 2300 North Cameron St 27 682.7656 Drilling and Grilling BUBBA'S BARBECUE
2022-10-07 Harrisburg, PA 2300 North Cameron St 26 689.0168 Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit CHUNKY BBQ
2023-10-06 ← this one Harrisburg, PA 2300 North Cameron St 28 689.0972 Chunky BBQ PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ
2024-10-04 Harrisburg, PA 2300 North Cameron Street 25 699.9312 Wolf's Revenge BBQ SMOKECRAFT - MD
2025-10-03 Harrisburg, PA 2300 North Cameron Street 30 693.0856 Susquehanna Smokers HotMess BBQ

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

Category1st5th10th
Chicken176.5600170.8228168.5372
Pork Ribs175.4172168.5488166.2400
Pork177.7028167.4400164.5372
Brisket175.4172169.7028166.8228

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

28 entries · top 689.0972 · median 652.9886

#TeamScore
1 CHUNKY BBQ 689.0972
2 PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ 686.7884
3 OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE 681.0400
4 SMOKECRAFT - MD 678.7656
5 Mispillion Meat Works 676.4568
6 HotMess BBQ 672.4456
7 OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE 667.8968
8 BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM 667.3028
9 ALL HOGGED UP 666.2172
10 SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS 662.1940
11 The Fat is Where It's At 659.2572
12 Mullen It Over BBQ 656.5376
13 UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT 655.8628
14 Dead on Q 654.6972
15 NEANDERTHAL Q 651.2800
16 4 BOXERS Q 650.2056
17 Angry Cock BBQ 646.1372
18 POPPA Q-BBQ 646.0800
19 Ain't That Rich 643.2228
20 The Griller B's 642.0568
21 V Licious BBQ 637.4624
22 Brisket Butts and BBQ 636.4688
23 BEER TIME BBQ 633.5768
24 Hungry Holler 632.4340
25 Second Helping BBQ -PA 626.1712
26 Smokin Daddies GNC 617.6116
27 3 T's BBQ 595.8056
28 Charm City BBQ 313.6456

Chicken

27 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.6916

#TeamScore
1 OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE 176.5600
2 CHUNKY BBQ 174.2856
3 PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ 173.1428
4 POPPA Q-BBQ 171.9772
5 SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS 170.8228
6 Mispillion Meat Works 170.8112
7 Mullen It Over BBQ 169.7144
8 The Fat is Where It's At 169.1084
9 BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM 168.5372
10 Dead on Q 168.5372
11 HotMess BBQ 168.5256
12 UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT 168.0116
13 Hungry Holler 166.2628
14 NEANDERTHAL Q 165.6916
15 ALL HOGGED UP 164.5716
16 Second Helping BBQ -PA 164.5712
17 OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE 163.3828
18 SMOKECRAFT - MD 163.3712
19 V Licious BBQ 162.8228
20 Angry Cock BBQ 161.6800
21 3 T's BBQ 161.1316
22 Brisket Butts and BBQ 161.1200
23 Ain't That Rich 158.2400
24 BEER TIME BBQ 156.5140
25 4 BOXERS Q 155.3600
26 The Griller B's 152.4912
27 Smokin Daddies GNC 151.4172

Pork Ribs

27 entries · top 175.4172 · median 163.9772

#TeamScore
1 PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ 175.4172
2 OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE 175.4172
3 ALL HOGGED UP 170.2856
4 SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS 169.1428
5 The Fat is Where It's At 168.5488
6 SMOKECRAFT - MD 167.9772
7 BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM 167.9772
8 Mispillion Meat Works 167.9772
9 HotMess BBQ 167.3944
10 OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE 166.2400
11 CHUNKY BBQ 165.1088
12 Smokin Daddies GNC 164.0116
13 The Griller B's 163.9772
14 Ain't That Rich 163.9772
15 4 BOXERS Q 163.4172
16 NEANDERTHAL Q 160.5372
17 Angry Cock BBQ 160.5372
18 Dead on Q 160.5256
19 POPPA Q-BBQ 160.5028
20 Brisket Butts and BBQ 158.8456
21 Hungry Holler 158.8456
22 BEER TIME BBQ 158.8344
23 UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT 158.8000
24 Mullen It Over BBQ 157.6916
25 V Licious BBQ 152.4684
26 Second Helping BBQ -PA 146.8000
27 3 T's BBQ 141.6456

Pork

28 entries · top 177.7028 · median 162.2342

#TeamScore
1 CHUNKY BBQ 177.7028
2 Mispillion Meat Works 173.1428
3 SMOKECRAFT - MD 172.0000
4 PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ 171.9656
5 Mullen It Over BBQ 167.4400
6 OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE 167.4056
7 HotMess BBQ 166.8228
8 UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT 166.2628
9 The Fat is Where It's At 165.6800
10 ALL HOGGED UP 164.5372
11 BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM 163.9656
12 Ain't That Rich 162.8116
13 The Griller B's 162.7884
14 Angry Cock BBQ 162.2400
15 OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE 162.2284
16 Second Helping BBQ -PA 161.6572
17 Smokin Daddies GNC 160.5600
18 4 BOXERS Q 159.4284
19 NEANDERTHAL Q 159.3712
20 Hungry Holler 159.3484
21 Dead on Q 158.2400
22 SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS 157.6800
23 Brisket Butts and BBQ 157.0972
24 POPPA Q-BBQ 156.5144
25 V Licious BBQ 155.3484
26 BEER TIME BBQ 154.2056
27 Charm City BBQ 148.5140
28 3 T's BBQ 140.5256

Brisket

28 entries · top 175.4172 · median 164.5370

#TeamScore
1 SMOKECRAFT - MD 175.4172
2 4 BOXERS Q 172.0000
3 CHUNKY BBQ 172.0000
4 OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE 170.8344
5 HotMess BBQ 169.7028
6 Dead on Q 167.3944
7 OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE 166.8684
8 V Licious BBQ 166.8228
9 ALL HOGGED UP 166.8228
10 BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM 166.8228
11 PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ 166.2628
12 NEANDERTHAL Q 165.6800
13 Charm City BBQ 165.1316
14 SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS 164.5484
15 Mispillion Meat Works 164.5256
16 BEER TIME BBQ 164.0228
17 The Griller B's 162.8000
18 UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT 162.7884
19 Mullen It Over BBQ 161.6916
20 Angry Cock BBQ 161.6800
21 Brisket Butts and BBQ 159.4060
22 Ain't That Rich 158.1940
23 POPPA Q-BBQ 157.0856
24 The Fat is Where It's At 155.9200
25 Second Helping BBQ -PA 153.1428
26 3 T's BBQ 152.5028
27 Hungry Holler 147.9772
28 Smokin Daddies GNC 141.6228

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