BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)

2024-03-22 – 2024-03-23 · Urbanna, VA · State championship

Reps: ALEX JR BROWN, LOUISE WEIDNER, REGINA BODNAR · Prize money: $6,490.00

Grand Champion: Smokecraft - MD (699.3944) · 45 teams

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HESSHOGS

350.8344 · Backyard Series — Overall

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RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE

350.8228 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Mad Hatter BBQ

348.0228 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

7 categories

Top score

350.8344

Winning margin

0.0116

GC over RC

Field average

331.76

median 332.22

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Tightest race

Chicken

1.1428 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

335.9660

what a walk cost here

Field spread

56.1260

winner to last place

Prize money

$6,490.00

on the line

Most consistent

HESSHOGS

avg finish 2.00 across 3 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 2.8456 pts — CHUNKY BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 85%

beats 15% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1577

avg power rating going in · stronger than 78% of contests

Top-rated in the field

Ham Squad

rated 1802 pre-contest

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 21 tracked editions.

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0116 points — closer than 97% of every championship in the data.

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

SMOKECRAFT - MD took the Grand Championship home to MD.

🃏 An upset on the books

SMOKECRAFT - MD came in rated below the field's top team, Ham Squad, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2017-03-24		64	691.3484	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
2018-03-23		75	694.2972	WHO CARES BBQ
2021-03-26	Urbanna, VA	46	697.0972	Wolf's Revenge BBQ
2021-03-27	Urbanna, VA	40	699.3828	Wolf's Revenge BBQ
2022-03-25	Urbanna, VA	53	705.1200	Rooters-N-Tooters
2023-03-24	Urbanna, VA	53	703.4288	Off the Rack BBQ
2023-03-24	Urbanna, VA	33	178.8572	Old Virginia Smoke
2023-03-24	Urbanna, VA	33	180.0000	Good Googly Goo BBQ
2023-03-25	Urbanna, VA	46	706.2284	Redneck Scientific
2024-03-22 ← this one	Urbanna, VA	45	699.3944	Smokecraft - MD
2024-03-22	Urbanna, VA	27	177.1544	Glamping Grillers
2024-03-22	Urbanna, VA	26	176.0000	Smokecraft - MD
2024-03-23	Urbanna, VA	42	708.5256	Muttley Crew BBQ
2025-03-21	Urbanna, VA	45	703.4288	Gettin' Basted
2025-03-21	Urbanna, VA	24	175.4172	Fire & Shine BBQ
2025-03-21	Urbanna, VA	21	176.0344	Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit
2025-03-22	Urbanna, VA	43	708.5256	Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit
2026-03-27	Urbanna, VA	40	702.2400	B's Que
2026-03-27	Urbanna, VA	26	178.8572	Rough Cut Q
2026-03-27	Urbanna, VA	27	177.1544	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ
2026-03-28	Urbanna, VA	36	707.4060	3 Eyz BBQ

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Ancillary — Pork

28 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.1142

#	Team	Score
1	HESSHOGS	177.7028
2	Twizted Smoke	175.4172
3	Oink N' Doink BBQ	175.4056
4	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	174.2972
5	Dogpatch Q	174.2744
6	K-10 BBQ	173.1200
7	The Swine Doctor's BBQ	170.2744
8	SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM	170.2744
9	Leaning Jowler BBQ	169.7028
10	Piggy & Swine BBQ	169.1200
11	New Point	168.5828
12	Mad Hatter BBQ	168.5484
13	BROCK'S BBQ	167.3944
14	Goudas Barbecue	167.3828
15	Zoni-Q	166.8456
16	South of the James BBQ	166.8112
17	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	166.2860
18	Up in Smoke BBQ	164.5372
19	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	164.5256
20	Buckshot's BBQ	161.0972
21	Que N Cue	160.5488
22	Country Boys BBQ	159.3944
23	Wolf Valley BBQ	159.3600
24	Boosted BBQ	157.7144
25	Castleton Q	157.7028
26	Troublemaker BBQ	157.6456
27	Trinity Que	152.5028
28	Coulbourn Creek Q	151.9200

Backyard Series — Chicken

28 entries · top 176.5716 · median 168.5372

#	Team	Score
1	HESSHOGS	176.5716
2	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	176.5716
3	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	176.5716
4	BROCK'S BBQ	176.0228
5	Buckshot's BBQ	171.9772
6	Mad Hatter BBQ	171.4056
7	SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM	170.8344
8	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	170.8228
9	Goudas Barbecue	170.8228
10	Piggy & Swine BBQ	170.2860
11	Troublemaker BBQ	169.6800
12	Twizted Smoke	169.6684
13	Country Boys BBQ	168.5712
14	South of the James BBQ	168.5372
15	Coulbourn Creek Q	168.5372
16	Dogpatch Q	167.4288
17	Que N Cue	166.2856
18	Oink N' Doink BBQ	165.6916
19	Leaning Jowler BBQ	165.0856
20	Wolf Valley BBQ	162.8228
21	Boosted BBQ	162.2744
22	Castleton Q	161.1200
23	New Point	158.8116
24	Up in Smoke BBQ	158.2400
25	The Swine Doctor's BBQ	155.9200
26	Trinity Que	154.8228
27	Zoni-Q	154.7772
28	K-10 BBQ	142.2172

Backyard Series — Overall

28 entries · top 350.8344 · median 332.2230

#	Team	Score
1	HESSHOGS	350.8344
2	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	350.8228
3	Mad Hatter BBQ	348.0228
4	Buckshot's BBQ	345.0972
5	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	343.4288
6	Country Boys BBQ	342.8340
7	BROCK'S BBQ	341.1772
8	Troublemaker BBQ	339.9428
9	SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM	336.5256
10	Oink N' Doink BBQ	335.9660
11	Coulbourn Creek Q	334.7888
12	Twizted Smoke	333.1084
13	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	332.4916
14	Zoni-Q	332.4916
15	Castleton Q	331.9544
16	Goudas Barbecue	330.7656
17	South of the James BBQ	330.7656
18	Que N Cue	330.2744
19	Dogpatch Q	329.7260
20	Piggy & Swine BBQ	327.3832
21	Leaning Jowler BBQ	325.6228
22	Wolf Valley BBQ	324.5028
23	The Swine Doctor's BBQ	324.4688
24	Trinity Que	321.6572
25	Up in Smoke BBQ	321.0400
26	New Point	316.4804
27	Boosted BBQ	312.5260
28	K-10 BBQ	294.7084

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.4228 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	180.0000 🔥
2	Zoni-Q	177.7144
3	Mad Hatter BBQ	176.6172
4	HESSHOGS	174.2628
5	Country Boys BBQ	174.2628
6	Buckshot's BBQ	173.1200
7	Castleton Q	170.8344
8	Oink N' Doink BBQ	170.2744
9	Troublemaker BBQ	170.2628
10	The Swine Doctor's BBQ	168.5488
11	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	166.8572
12	Trinity Que	166.8344
13	Coulbourn Creek Q	166.2516
14	SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM	165.6912
15	BROCK'S BBQ	165.1544
16	Que N Cue	163.9888
17	Twizted Smoke	163.4400
18	Up in Smoke BBQ	162.8000
19	Dogpatch Q	162.2972
20	South of the James BBQ	162.2284
21	Wolf Valley BBQ	161.6800
22	Leaning Jowler BBQ	160.5372
23	Goudas Barbecue	159.9428
24	New Point	157.6688
25	Piggy & Swine BBQ	157.0972
26	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	155.9200
27	K-10 BBQ	152.4912
28	Boosted BBQ	150.2516

Master Series — Brisket

45 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1544

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKECRAFT - MD	178.8572
2	Optimus Swine	177.7028
3	TOP GUN BARBECUE	176.5600
4	The Fat is Where It's At	176.0000
5	smokey anderson bbq	174.8572
6	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	174.2628
7	CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE	174.2628
8	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	173.1200
9	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	172.5600
10	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	172.5484
11	SMOKIN SKULLIES	171.9772
12	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	171.9772
13	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	171.9772
14	OFF THE RACK BBQ	171.9772
15	Menke Boys BBQ	171.9656
16	CHUNKY BBQ	170.8344
17	Kane's BBQ	170.2860
18	BIG DOG BBQ VA	170.2744
19	Ham Squad	169.6800
20	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	169.6684
21	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	169.6684
22	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	169.6684
23	War Pigs	169.1544
24	Glamping Grillers	168.5600
25	Brown Liquor BBQ	167.9656
26	POOR BOYS BBQ	167.4172
27	3 EYZ BBQ	167.3828
28	Garage Beers BBQ	166.8572
29	Taste of Grace	166.2516
30	Mispillion Meat Works	165.0856
31	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	165.0856
32	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	164.5372
33	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	163.9656
34	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	163.3944
35	BLUE EYED BBQ	162.8344
36	BB Barbecue and Pits	162.8228
37	BEER TIME BBQ	162.8000
38	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	162.8000
39	Second Helping BBQ -PA	162.2516
40	LAKEVIEW BBQ	161.6800
41	Swine 'N' Roses BBQ	161.6456
42	Sasquatch Inferno	155.9316
43	Chad's Dad's BBQ Plus	148.5488
44	BUD WISER'S BBQ	147.9316
45	Hay Hoss	142.7544

Master Series — Chicken

45 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.8228

#	Team	Score
1	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	177.7144
2	Taste of Grace	177.7144
3	Kane's BBQ	177.7144
4	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	177.7144
5	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	176.5716
6	War Pigs	176.0228
7	Glamping Grillers	175.4172
8	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	175.4172
9	TOP GUN BARBECUE	174.2744
10	BEER TIME BBQ	174.2628
11	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	174.2628
12	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	173.1200
13	Optimus Swine	173.1200
14	POOR BOYS BBQ	173.1084
15	SMOKECRAFT - MD	172.5600
16	Swine 'N' Roses BBQ	172.0000
17	Ham Squad	172.0000
18	BLUE EYED BBQ	171.9888
19	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	171.9772
20	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	171.9656
21	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	171.9656
22	Brown Liquor BBQ	170.8572
23	BUD WISER'S BBQ	170.8228
24	CHUNKY BBQ	170.8228
25	3 EYZ BBQ	169.6916
26	The Fat is Where It's At	169.6800
27	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	169.6800
28	BIG DOG BBQ VA	169.6684
29	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	169.1200
30	LAKEVIEW BBQ	169.1200
31	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	168.5372
32	Mispillion Meat Works	167.9656
33	Hay Hoss	167.4172
34	smokey anderson bbq	166.2400
35	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	166.2284
36	Sasquatch Inferno	165.6800
37	SMOKIN SKULLIES	165.0972
38	Second Helping BBQ -PA	163.9656
39	Garage Beers BBQ	163.3944
40	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	162.8344
41	OFF THE RACK BBQ	162.8000
42	CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE	161.0856
43	BB Barbecue and Pits	159.9312
44	Menke Boys BBQ	155.3484
45	Chad's Dad's BBQ Plus	150.2744

Master Series — Overall

45 entries · top 699.3944 · median 674.7432

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKECRAFT - MD	699.3944
2	Optimus Swine	698.2172
3	CHUNKY BBQ	696.5372
4	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	691.3368
5	Kane's BBQ	690.2404
6	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	690.1828
7	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	689.0744
8	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	689.0400
9	SMOKIN SKULLIES	687.9432
10	3 EYZ BBQ	687.9088
11	Ham Squad	687.3716
12	POOR BOYS BBQ	685.6228
13	TOP GUN BARBECUE	685.6116
14	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	683.3488
15	The Fat is Where It's At	682.7428
16	Taste of Grace	682.1948
17	smokey anderson bbq	679.9312
18	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	678.7776
19	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	677.0172
20	Glamping Grillers	676.4572
21	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	676.4344
22	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	675.8628
23	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	674.7432
24	BLUE EYED BBQ	673.0288
25	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	673.0056
26	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	672.4228
27	Brown Liquor BBQ	671.8624
28	Swine 'N' Roses BBQ	671.2912
29	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	668.3884
30	BIG DOG BBQ VA	667.8744
31	Mispillion Meat Works	667.8284
32	BEER TIME BBQ	666.6740
33	War Pigs	663.9544
34	OFF THE RACK BBQ	663.2688
35	BUD WISER'S BBQ	659.8748
36	Menke Boys BBQ	659.2684
37	Sasquatch Inferno	656.4004
38	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	655.8628
39	Garage Beers BBQ	655.3144
40	CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE	655.2456
41	BB Barbecue and Pits	652.9824
42	Second Helping BBQ -PA	651.8516
43	LAKEVIEW BBQ	646.1488
44	Hay Hoss	634.0916
45	Chad's Dad's BBQ Plus	579.8632

Master Series — Pork

45 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.3828 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	CHUNKY BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	SMOKIN SKULLIES	177.1544
3	Ham Squad	176.5600
4	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	176.0000
5	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	175.4172
6	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	174.2744
7	3 EYZ BBQ	174.2628
8	SMOKECRAFT - MD	173.7144
9	Kane's BBQ	173.7028
10	Sasquatch Inferno	173.1200
11	The Fat is Where It's At	173.1200
12	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	173.1200
13	Optimus Swine	171.9772
14	Brown Liquor BBQ	171.4056
15	BUD WISER'S BBQ	170.8344
16	Taste of Grace	170.8344
17	POOR BOYS BBQ	170.8228
18	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	169.6916
19	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	169.6800
20	smokey anderson bbq	168.5712
21	Swine 'N' Roses BBQ	168.5256
22	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	167.9772
23	Glamping Grillers	167.3828
24	Second Helping BBQ -PA	167.3828
25	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	167.3828
26	Mispillion Meat Works	166.2400
27	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	166.2400
28	BEER TIME BBQ	166.2284
29	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	165.6800
30	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	165.1316
31	TOP GUN BARBECUE	165.0972
32	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	165.0856
33	OFF THE RACK BBQ	164.5372
34	BIG DOG BBQ VA	163.9772
35	BLUE EYED BBQ	163.9428
36	Garage Beers BBQ	163.3828
37	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	162.8000
38	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	162.2516
39	Menke Boys BBQ	162.2400
40	CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE	161.6800
41	BB Barbecue and Pits	161.6800
42	Hay Hoss	161.6456
43	War Pigs	159.3828
44	Chad's Dad's BBQ Plus	157.1200
45	LAKEVIEW BBQ	156.5488

Master Series — Pork Ribs

45 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5372

#	Team	Score
1	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	177.7144
2	3 EYZ BBQ	176.5716
3	Optimus Swine	175.4172
4	CHUNKY BBQ	174.8800
5	POOR BOYS BBQ	174.2744
6	BLUE EYED BBQ	174.2628
7	SMOKECRAFT - MD	174.2628
8	SMOKIN SKULLIES	173.7144
9	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	173.1200
10	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	171.9772
11	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	171.9656
12	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	170.8228
13	BUD WISER'S BBQ	170.2860
14	smokey anderson bbq	170.2628
15	Menke Boys BBQ	169.7144
16	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	169.6916
17	TOP GUN BARBECUE	169.6800
18	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	169.6800
19	Ham Squad	169.1316
20	Swine 'N' Roses BBQ	169.1200
21	BB Barbecue and Pits	168.5484
22	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	168.5372
23	Kane's BBQ	168.5372
24	Mispillion Meat Works	168.5372
25	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	168.5372
26	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	167.9772
27	Taste of Grace	167.3944
28	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	166.8228
29	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	166.2628
30	Glamping Grillers	165.0972
31	BIG DOG BBQ VA	163.9544
32	OFF THE RACK BBQ	163.9544
33	The Fat is Where It's At	163.9428
34	BEER TIME BBQ	163.3828
35	Hay Hoss	162.2744
36	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	162.2516
37	Garage Beers BBQ	161.6800
38	Sasquatch Inferno	161.6688
39	Brown Liquor BBQ	161.6340
40	War Pigs	159.3944
41	LAKEVIEW BBQ	158.8000
42	Second Helping BBQ -PA	158.2516
43	CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE	158.2172
44	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	157.0628
45	Chad's Dad's BBQ Plus	123.9200