Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1)
2024-05-17 – 2024-05-18 · Morgantown, PA · 📍 6180 Morgantown Rd · State championship
Reps: LOUISE WEIDNER, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $8,700.00
Grand Champion: Chunky BBQ (692.5028) · 37 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BOGGS HOG 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 dynasty in the making
Chunky BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 12 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
CHUNKY BBQ took the Grand Championship home to NJ.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ and UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT and PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 5–6: HotMess BBQ and DIG'N N PIG'N tied on 170.8344 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit (won 2023).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-19 | Friendship Park North St | 53 | 690.8232 | DANTE'S INFERNO | PORKS & REC | |
| 2018-05-18 | 3287 North Street | 47 | 689.1428 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | MOON RIVER BARBEQUE | |
| 2019-05-17 | Morgantown, PA | 3287 North Street | 44 | 693.7260 | Drilling and Grilling | PRIORVILLE BBQ |
| 2021-05-14 | Morgantown, PA | 3287 North Street | 46 | 688.5716 | Pig's Pajamas BBQ | Rogue Hog BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | Morgantown, PA | 3287 North Street | 39 | 697.0512 | Uncle Pigs BBQ Pit | THE PIG'S PAJAMAS |
| 2023-05-19 | Morgantown, PA | 6180 Morgantown Rd | 37 | 699.9772 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | The Fat is Where It's At |
| 2024-05-17 ← this one | Morgantown, PA | 6180 Morgantown Rd | 37 | 692.5028 | Chunky BBQ | BOGGS HOG BBQ |
| 2024-05-18 | Morgantown, PA | 6180 Morgantown Rd | 26 | 702.2516 | The Fat is Where It's At | CHUNKY BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | Morgantown, PA | 6180 Morgantown Rd | 28 | 701.0972 | Pig Candy Barbeque Co. | BEER TIME BBQ |
| 2025-05-17 | Morgantown, PA | 6180 Morgantown Rd | 21 | 695.9316 | Chunky BBQ | House of Que |
| 2026-05-15 | Morgantown, PA | 6180 Morgantown Rd | 25 | 693.0628 | HotMess BBQ | BEER TIME BBQ |
| 2026-05-16 | Morgantown, PA | 6180 Morgantown Rd | 17 | 703.9428 | The Fat is Where It's At | B'S QUE |
| 2027-05-14 | Morgantown, PA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2027-05-15 | Morgantown, PA | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 177.1428 | 174.2628 | 172.0000 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 173.7144 | 170.8344 | 169.6800 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180.0000 | 175.4400 | 170.8688 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 172.0000 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 171.9772 | 168.5256 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 171.9772 | 170.8572 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
37 entries · top 692.5028 · median 665.0056
Chicken
37 entries · top 177.1428 · median 169.1200
Pork Ribs
37 entries · top 173.7144 · median 163.3828
Pork
37 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.0856 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
37 entries · top 180.0000 · median 164.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180
Backyard Series
Overall
22 entries · top 354.2744 · median 336.5200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 2 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 3 | Brewski's BBQ Competition Team | |
| 4 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 5 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 6 | Bill's Back Yard | |
| 7 | COAL CRACKER BBQ | |
| 8 | Big Butts BBQ | |
| 9 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 10 | All About the Wood | |
| 11 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 12 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 13 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 14 | Backwooder BBQ | |
| 15 | Lucky Q BBQ | |
| 16 | Oldman's Backyard B B QUE | |
| 17 | Wolf Valley BBQ | |
| 18 | Zoni-Q | |
| 19 | Coulbourn Creek Q | |
| 20 | BUTCHIE'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 21 | Estancia | |
| 22 | BulldogBBQ |
Chicken
22 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 2 | Bill's Back Yard | |
| 3 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 4 | Brewski's BBQ Competition Team | |
| 5 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 6 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 7 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 8 | Lucky Q BBQ | |
| 9 | COAL CRACKER BBQ | |
| 10 | Big Butts BBQ | |
| 11 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 12 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 13 | Wolf Valley BBQ | |
| 14 | All About the Wood | |
| 15 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 16 | Oldman's Backyard B B QUE | |
| 17 | Backwooder BBQ | |
| 18 | Zoni-Q | |
| 19 | Coulbourn Creek Q | |
| 20 | Estancia | |
| 21 | BUTCHIE'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 22 | BulldogBBQ |
Pork Ribs
22 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.2630
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 2 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 3 | All About the Wood | |
| 4 | Backwooder BBQ | |
| 5 | Big Butts BBQ | |
| 6 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 7 | COAL CRACKER BBQ | |
| 8 | Oldman's Backyard B B QUE | |
| 9 | Brewski's BBQ Competition Team | |
| 10 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 11 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 12 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 13 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 14 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 15 | Bill's Back Yard | |
| 16 | Lucky Q BBQ | |
| 17 | Wolf Valley BBQ | |
| 18 | BUTCHIE'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 19 | Zoni-Q | |
| 20 | Coulbourn Creek Q | |
| 21 | Estancia | |
| 22 | BulldogBBQ |