Zom-B-Q (Day 2)
2023-10-28 – 2023-10-29 · Galax, VA · 📍 2330 Edmonds Rd · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID · Prize money: $3,000.00
Grand Champion: Swine 'N' Roses BBQ (705.1316) · 17 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧹 A double category winner
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: OFF THE RACK BBQ and Swine 'N' Roses BBQ tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 3–4: Bowmans Butt & BBQ and MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ tied on 176.0116 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 3–4: SMOKECRAFT - MD and One Eyed Pig BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Bushmaster BBQ (won 2023).
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1660 power rating going in — stronger than 99% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
Swine 'N' Roses BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-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
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-22 | Galax, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Galax, VA | 2330 Edmonds Rd | 13 | 176.5716 | Bushmaster BBQ | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Galax, VA | 2330 Edmonds Rd | 17 | 177.7028 | Rooters-N-Tooters | — |
| 2023-10-28 ← this one | Galax, VA | 2330 Edmonds Rd | 17 | 705.1316 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| 2024-10-26 | Roseland, VA | 30 Three Ridges Ln | 11 | 698.8228 | Off the Rack BBQ | HotMess BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 175.4056 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 175.4172 | 171.9772 |
| Master Series — Pork | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 170.8228 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 177.1428 | 172.0000 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 170.8688 | 163.9772 | 158.2056 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 172.5944 | 167.9772 | 164.5372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
17 entries · top 705.1316 · median 692.5028
Chicken
17 entries · top 180.0000 · median 175.4288 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
17 entries · top 177.7144 · median 172.5716
Pork
17 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8344
Brisket
17 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
Backyard Series
Overall
14 entries · top 338.8460 · median 327.9486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 2 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | Shmack Q | |
| 4 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 5 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 6 | T & S BBQ | |
| 7 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 8 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 9 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 10 | Little E's Que | |
| 11 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 12 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 13 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 14 | Meadow Creek BBQ |
Chicken
14 entries · top 170.8688 · median 163.0914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 2 | T & S BBQ | |
| 3 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 5 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 6 | Little E's Que | |
| 7 | Shmack Q | |
| 8 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 9 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 10 | Meadow Creek BBQ | |
| 11 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 12 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 13 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 14 | Pinky Out BBQ |
Pork Ribs
14 entries · top 172.5944 · median 166.5486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 2 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 4 | Shmack Q | |
| 5 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 6 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 7 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 8 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 9 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 10 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 11 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 12 | T & S BBQ | |
| 13 | Little E's Que | |
| 14 | Meadow Creek BBQ |