2023-10-27 – 2023-10-28 · Galax, VA · 📍 2330 Edmonds Rd · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID · Prize money: $3,000.00
Grand Champion: Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit (699.3944) · 19 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 One Eyed Pig BBQ
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.
Closer than 88% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5944 points — closer than 88% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 66 times in 100
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Stronger than 99% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1678 power rating going in — stronger than 99% of every contest tracked.
Master Series — Pork Ribs places 1–2: Optimus Swine and Bowmans Butt & BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 9–10: UNDER THE RADAR and Full Throttle BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 1–2: Optimus Swine and Bushmaster BBQ tied on 176.0116 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Optimus Swine won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.
UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 8th.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-27 ← this one | Galax, VA | 2330 Edmonds Rd | 19 | 699.3944 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | One Eyed Pig BBQ |
| 2024-10-25 | Roseland, VA | 30 Three Ridges Ln | 13 | 695.9084 | HotMess BBQ | Shiggin aint easy |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 176.0000 | 170.8344 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.2744 | 171.4172 |
| Master Series — Pork | 176.0116 | 174.8456 | 170.8228 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 173.1316 | 169.6800 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 173.1084 | 165.1200 | 160.5144 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 170.8228 | 163.9888 | 161.0972 |
19 entries · top 699.3944 · median 683.9424
19 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180
19 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.4172
19 entries · top 176.0116 · median 170.8228
19 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
15 entries · top 335.9316 · median 325.6572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shmack Q | |
| 2 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 3 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 4 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 5 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 6 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 7 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 8 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 9 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 10 | T & S BBQ | |
| 11 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 12 | Meadow Creek BBQ | |
| 13 | Little E's Que | |
| 14 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 15 | Coulbourn Creek Q |
15 entries · top 173.1084 · median 162.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 2 | Shmack Q | |
| 3 | T & S BBQ | |
| 4 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 5 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 6 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 7 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 8 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 9 | Meadow Creek BBQ | |
| 10 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 11 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 12 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 13 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 14 | Little E's Que | |
| 15 | Coulbourn Creek Q |
15 entries · top 170.8228 · median 161.6916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 3 | Shmack Q | |
| 4 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 5 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 6 | Little E's Que | |
| 7 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 8 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 9 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 10 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 11 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 12 | Meadow Creek BBQ | |
| 13 | T & S BBQ | |
| 14 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 15 | Coulbourn Creek Q |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
10 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Optimus Swine | |
| 2 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 3 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 4 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 5 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 7 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 8 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 9 | Momma Bow | |
| 10 | Little E's Que |
16 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.3828