Apr 20–21, 2024 · Williamsburg, VA · 📍 2205 Jamestown Rd · State championship
Reps: Alan Rothrock, Alex Jr Brown, Bill Jones · Prize money: $5,000
BLUE & GRAY BBQ won Grand Champion at the Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) on April 20, 2024 in Williamsburg, VA at 2205 Jamestown Rd, scoring 698.8000 in a field of 25 teams. 3 EYZ BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.6572. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKECRAFT - MD (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Mispillion Meat Works (176.5600); Pork — WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (177.7144); Brisket — 3 EYZ BBQ (180.0000). The Backyard Series standings were won by Buckshot's BBQ with 353.7144. This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by 3 EYZ BBQ; the next was held in 2025.
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, 2024 to 2025 — 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.
Closer than 81% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 81% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 76 times in 100
BLUE & GRAY BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Heavy Smoke BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
BLUE & GRAY BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
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.
Buckshot's BBQ turned in 178.8572 in pork ribs — past the 178.2972 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: 3 EYZ BBQ (won 2024).
42 of 53 teams from 2024-04-19 came back
42 of the 53 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2024 | Williamsburg, VA | 2205 Jamestown Rd | 25 | 699.9772 | 3 EYZ BBQ | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| Apr 20, 2024 ← this one | Williamsburg, VA | 2205 Jamestown Rd | 25 | 698.8000 | Blue & Gray BBQ | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| Apr 26, 2025 | Williamsburg, VA | 1350 John Tyler Hwy | 16 | 705.0856 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | Shiggin aint easy |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180 | 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 | 176.5600 | 171.4172 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 180 | 174.2628 | 170.8228 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 171.9772 | 169.6916 |
| Ancillary — Pork | 176.0116 | 171.9772 | 163.9428 |
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! |
25 entries · top 180 · 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! |
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! |
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 |
25 entries · top 180 · 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! |
18 entries · top 353.7144 · median 339.6802
18 entries · top 180 · median 171.1142 · 🔥 perfect 180
18 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6972
18 entries · top 176.0116 · median 164.8056
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.
13 entries · top 180 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180