York County BBQ Festival (Day 1)
2025-06-27 – 2025-06-28 · Delta, PA · State championship
Reps: ANGELA MCKEE, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $3,075.00
Grand Champion: Dog Bite Barbecue (694.2056) · 26 teams
Entries
26
6 categories
Top score
349.6916
Winning margin
6.2972
GC over RC
Field average
328.02
median 331.63
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.3088 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
335.3828
what a walk cost here
Field spread
56.7316
winner to last place
Prize money
$3,075.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 86%
beats 14% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1554
avg power rating going in · stronger than 60% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Dog Bite Barbecue has won this contest 3 times across its 13 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Dog Bite Barbecue took the Grand Championship home to VA.
🃏 An upset on the books
Dog Bite Barbecue came in rated below the field's top team, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-29 | 33 | 681.5884 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 2019-06-28 | Delta, PA | 48 | 699.3944 | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2020-06-26 | Delta, PA | 53 | 695.9656 | Weekend Smokers |
| 2021-06-18 | Delta, PA | 41 | 695.3832 | Bar-B-Que Mayham |
| 2022-06-17 | Delta, PA | 34 | 691.9772 | 3 Eyz BBQ |
| 2023-06-16 | Delta, PA | 29 | 701.1204 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit |
| 2024-06-28 | Delta, PA | 29 | 699.3484 | Piggin' Whiskey |
| 2024-06-29 | Delta, PA | 19 | 711.9656 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit |
| 2025-06-27 ← this one | Delta, PA | 26 | 694.2056 | Dog Bite Barbecue |
| 2025-06-28 | Delta, PA | 10 | 695.9200 | Dog Bite Barbecue |
| 2026-06-12 | Delta, PA | 25 | 698.8000 | Dog Bite Barbecue |
| 2026-06-12 | Delta, PA | — | — | — |
| 2026-06-13 | Delta, PA | 13 | 698.2284 | B's Que |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
24 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.3828
Backyard Series — Overall
24 entries · top 349.6916 · median 331.6286
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
24 entries · top 174.2744 · median 162.5314
Master Series — Brisket
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.9542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 2 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 3 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 4 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 5 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 6 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 7 | Vegan Tears BBQ | |
| 8 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 9 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 10 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 11 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 12 | Dirt Bag Barbeque | |
| 13 | II-IV Que | |
| 14 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 15 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 16 | All About the Wood | |
| 17 | Fire Ants BBQ | |
| 18 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 19 | Them Bones | |
| 20 | War Pigs | |
| 21 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 22 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 23 | Estancia | |
| 24 | 50 Shades of Pork | |
| 25 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 26 | Dirty Shirt |
Master Series — Chicken
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 2 | II-IV Que | |
| 3 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 4 | Dirt Bag Barbeque | |
| 5 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 6 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 7 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 8 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 9 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 10 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 11 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 12 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 13 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 14 | War Pigs | |
| 15 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 16 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 17 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 18 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 19 | Estancia | |
| 20 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 21 | Vegan Tears BBQ | |
| 22 | Them Bones | |
| 23 | All About the Wood | |
| 24 | Dirty Shirt | |
| 25 | 50 Shades of Pork | |
| 26 | Fire Ants BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
26 entries · top 694.2056 · median 672.1542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 2 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 3 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 4 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 5 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 6 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 7 | II-IV Que | |
| 8 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 9 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 10 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 11 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 12 | Dirt Bag Barbeque | |
| 13 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 14 | War Pigs | |
| 15 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 16 | Vegan Tears BBQ | |
| 17 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 18 | All About the Wood | |
| 19 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 20 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 21 | Them Bones | |
| 22 | Estancia | |
| 23 | Fire Ants BBQ | |
| 24 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 25 | 50 Shades of Pork | |
| 26 | Dirty Shirt |
Master Series — Pork
26 entries · top 177.1428 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 2 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 3 | II-IV Que | |
| 4 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 5 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 6 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 7 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 8 | Dirt Bag Barbeque | |
| 9 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 10 | All About the Wood | |
| 11 | Vegan Tears BBQ | |
| 12 | War Pigs | |
| 13 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 15 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 16 | Them Bones | |
| 17 | Fire Ants BBQ | |
| 18 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 19 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 20 | Estancia | |
| 21 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 22 | Dirty Shirt | |
| 23 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 24 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 25 | 50 Shades of Pork | |
| 26 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 2 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 3 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 4 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 5 | All About the Wood | |
| 6 | War Pigs | |
| 7 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 8 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 9 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 10 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 11 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 12 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 13 | Fire Ants BBQ | |
| 14 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 15 | II-IV Que | |
| 16 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 17 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 18 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 19 | Vegan Tears BBQ | |
| 20 | Them Bones | |
| 21 | Estancia | |
| 22 | Dirt Bag Barbeque | |
| 23 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 24 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 25 | 50 Shades of Pork | |
| 26 | Dirty Shirt |