Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2)
2024-04-20 – 2024-04-21 · Williamsburg, VA · 📍 2205 Jamestown Rd · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, ALEX JR BROWN, BILL JONES · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Blue & Gray BBQ (698.8000) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 3 EYZ BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 80% of every championship in the data.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: SMOKECRAFT - MD and BLUE & GRAY BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Brisket places 3–4: Menke Boys BBQ and OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Brisket places 4–5: OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE and BLUE & GRAY BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: 3 EYZ BBQ (won 2024).
🃏 An upset on the books
BLUE & GRAY BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Heavy Smoke BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-19 | Williamsburg, VA | 2205 Jamestown Rd | 25 | 699.9772 | 3 EYZ BBQ | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| 2024-04-20 ← this one | Williamsburg, VA | 2205 Jamestown Rd | 25 | 698.8000 | Blue & Gray BBQ | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| 2025-04-26 | Williamsburg, VA | 1350 John Tyler Hwy | 16 | 705.0856 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | Shiggin aint easy |
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 | 172.5600 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 175.4056 | 170.8228 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.7144 | 173.1200 | 169.1200 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 171.4172 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 170.8228 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 171.9772 | 169.6916 |
| Ancillary — Pork | 176.0116 | 171.9772 | 163.9428 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 698.8000 · median 680.4572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 2 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 3 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 4 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 5 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 8 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 9 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 10 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 11 | Optimus Swine | |
| 12 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 13 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 14 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 15 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 16 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 17 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 18 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 19 | Bayonet BBQ | |
| 20 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 21 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokin Paws BBQ | |
| 25 | JUST LOOK AT IT! |
Chicken
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 2 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 3 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 4 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 5 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 6 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 8 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 9 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 10 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 11 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 12 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 13 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 14 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 15 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 16 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 17 | Optimus Swine | |
| 18 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 19 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 20 | Bayonet BBQ | |
| 21 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 22 | Smokin Paws BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM | |
| 24 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 25 | JUST LOOK AT IT! |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 2 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 3 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 5 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 7 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 8 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 9 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 10 | Optimus Swine | |
| 11 | Bayonet BBQ | |
| 12 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 13 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 14 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 15 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 16 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 17 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 18 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 21 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 22 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 23 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokin Paws BBQ | |
| 25 | JUST LOOK AT IT! |
Pork
25 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 2 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 5 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 6 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 7 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 8 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 9 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 10 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 11 | Optimus Swine | |
| 12 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 13 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 14 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 15 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 16 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 17 | Bayonet BBQ | |
| 18 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 19 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 20 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 21 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 22 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 23 | JUST LOOK AT IT! | |
| 24 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 25 | Smokin Paws BBQ |
Brisket
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2512 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 2 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 3 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 4 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 5 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 6 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 7 | Optimus Swine | |
| 8 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 9 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 11 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 13 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 14 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 15 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 16 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 17 | Smokin Paws BBQ | |
| 18 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 19 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 20 | Bayonet BBQ | |
| 21 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 24 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 25 | JUST LOOK AT IT! |
Backyard Series
Overall
18 entries · top 353.7144 · median 339.6802
Chicken
18 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.1142 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
18 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6972
Ancillary
Pork
18 entries · top 176.0116 · median 164.8056
Ancillary categories
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.
Ancillary — Backyard Sausage
13 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180