Apr 5–6, 2024 · Seven Valleys, PA · 📍 35 Main St. · State championship
Reps: Louise Weidner, Robert McKee · Prize money: $4,500
CHUNKY BBQ won Grand Champion at The Ironman on April 5, 2024 in Seven Valleys, PA at 35 Main St., scoring 693.0856 in a field of 21 teams. OFF THE RACK BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 684.5144. Category winners: Chicken — CHUNKY BBQ (177.1544); Pork Ribs — OFF THE RACK BBQ (176.5716); Pork — CHUNKY BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM (179.4400). This is the 7th of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Off The Rack 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.
What it has taken to win here, 2015 to 2024 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Pork Ribs places 9–10: Backwooder BBQ and UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT tied on 166.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: CHUNKY BBQ and OFF THE RACK BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: Broomstick BBQ edged UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT by 0.0116.
CHUNKY BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
CHUNKY BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 9th.
BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM turned in 179.4400 in brisket — past the 178.8800 that had stood across 6 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Off The Rack BBQ (won 2023).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2015 | Shady Grove, PA | Shady Grove, PA 17256 | 48 | 689.0972 | 270 SMOKERS | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Greencastle, PA | 1542 Buchanan Trail East | 54 | 694.7884 | 3 EYZ BBQ | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Greencastle, PA | 1546 Buchanan Trail East | 59 | 683.9544 | DRILLING & GRILLING | THE BBQ GURU |
| Apr 6, 2018 | Greencastle, PA | 1546 Buchanan Trail East | 60 | 700.0116 | ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| Apr 5, 2019 | Greencastle, PA | 1542 Buchanan Trail East | 42 | 686.2056 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | PIGGIN' WHISKEY |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Greencastle, PA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Greencastle, PA | 1546 Buchanan Trail East | 30 | 702.8460 | Off The Rack BBQ | CHUNKY BBQ |
| Apr 5, 2024 ← this one | Seven Valleys, PA | 35 Main St. | 21 | 693.0856 | Chunky BBQ | OFF THE RACK BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1544 | 170.8228 | 162.8344 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 171.9888 | 166.2744 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 172 | 162.8112 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 168.5256 | 162.8228 |
21 entries · top 693.0856 · median 659.3140
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 2 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 3 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 4 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 5 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 6 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 7 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 8 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 9 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 10 | Broomstick BBQ | |
| 11 | Backwooder BBQ | |
| 12 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 13 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 14 | Bill's Back Yard | |
| 15 | War Pigs | |
| 16 | Whiskey Damage BBQ | |
| 17 | Smokin Heart BBQ | |
| 18 | Hair of the Hog | |
| 19 | Bottom of the Barrel | |
| 20 | Tower of Smoke BBQ | |
| 21 | Professor Smoke |
21 entries · top 177.1544 · median 161.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 2 | Broomstick BBQ | |
| 3 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 4 | Backwooder BBQ | |
| 5 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 6 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 7 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 8 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 9 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 10 | Bottom of the Barrel | |
| 11 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 12 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 13 | War Pigs | |
| 14 | Tower of Smoke BBQ | |
| 15 | Hair of the Hog | |
| 16 | Bill's Back Yard | |
| 17 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 18 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 19 | Smokin Heart BBQ | |
| 20 | Whiskey Damage BBQ | |
| 21 | Professor Smoke |
21 entries · top 176.5716 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 2 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 3 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 4 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 5 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 6 | War Pigs | |
| 7 | Whiskey Damage BBQ | |
| 8 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 9 | Backwooder BBQ | |
| 10 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 11 | Broomstick BBQ | |
| 12 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 13 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 14 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 15 | Smokin Heart BBQ | |
| 16 | Bill's Back Yard | |
| 17 | Bottom of the Barrel | |
| 18 | Hair of the Hog | |
| 19 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 20 | Tower of Smoke BBQ | |
| 21 | Professor Smoke |
21 entries · top 177.7028 · median 162.2512
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 2 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 3 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 4 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 5 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 6 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 7 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 8 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 9 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 10 | Backwooder BBQ | |
| 11 | Broomstick BBQ | |
| 12 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 13 | Whiskey Damage BBQ | |
| 14 | Smokin Heart BBQ | |
| 15 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 16 | Bill's Back Yard | |
| 17 | War Pigs | |
| 18 | Tower of Smoke BBQ | |
| 19 | Hair of the Hog | |
| 20 | Bottom of the Barrel | |
| 21 | Professor Smoke |
21 entries · top 179.4400 · median 162.8000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 2 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 3 | Bill's Back Yard | |
| 4 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 5 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 6 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 7 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 8 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 9 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 10 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 11 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 12 | War Pigs | |
| 13 | Backwooder BBQ | |
| 14 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 15 | Hair of the Hog | |
| 16 | Broomstick BBQ | |
| 17 | Whiskey Damage BBQ | |
| 18 | Professor Smoke | |
| 19 | Smokin Heart BBQ | |
| 20 | Bottom of the Barrel | |
| 21 | Tower of Smoke BBQ |