Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)

2024-05-18 – 2024-05-19 · Morgantown, PA · State championship

Reps: LOUISE WEIDNER, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $8,700.00

Grand Champion: The Fat is Where It's At (702.2516) · 26 teams

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Weber's Backyard BBQ

347.9888 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Brewski's BBQ Competition Team

347.4172 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Yardogs BBQ

346.2516 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

6 categories

Top score

347.9888

Winning margin

0.5716

GC over RC

Field average

333.29

median 335.36

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

2.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

335.9432

what a walk cost here

Field spread

45.3032

winner to last place

Prize money

$8,700.00

on the line

Most consistent

The Fat is Where It's At

avg finish 4.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 3.4400 pts — The Fat is Where It's At

How hot was the win?

Top 89%

beats 11% of 2713 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1574

avg power rating going in · stronger than 76% of contests

Top-rated in the field

CHUNKY BBQ

rated 1807 pre-contest

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

Chunky BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 12 tracked editions.

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5716 points — closer than 90% of every championship in the data.

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
2017-05-19		53	690.8232	DANTE'S INFERNO
2018-05-18		47	689.1428	PIGGIN' WHISKEY
2019-05-17	Morgantown, PA	44	693.7260	Drilling and Grilling
2021-05-14	Morgantown, PA	46	688.5716	Pig's Pajamas BBQ
2022-05-13	Morgantown, PA	39	697.0512	Uncle Pigs BBQ Pit
2023-05-19	Morgantown, PA	37	699.9772	Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit
2024-05-17	Morgantown, PA	37	692.5028	Chunky BBQ
2024-05-18 ← this one	Morgantown, PA	26	702.2516	The Fat is Where It's At
2025-05-16	Morgantown, PA	28	701.0972	Pig Candy Barbeque Co.
2025-05-17	Morgantown, PA	21	695.9316	Chunky BBQ
2026-05-15	Morgantown, PA	25	693.0628	HotMess BBQ
2026-05-16	Morgantown, PA	17	703.9428	The Fat is Where It's At

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Backyard Series — Chicken

21 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5256

#	Team	Score
1	Yardogs BBQ	177.7144
2	Wolf Valley BBQ	176.5600
3	Brewski's BBQ Competition Team	175.4400
4	Weber's Backyard BBQ	174.2744
5	Capt. Blue BBQ	174.2628
6	Pinky Out BBQ	171.4056
7	Leaning Jowler BBQ	170.8344
8	All About the Wood	170.8228
9	Big Butts BBQ	170.8228
10	Oink N' Doink BBQ	169.6800
11	Dog Bite Barbecue	168.5256
12	Estancia	166.8344
13	Backwooder BBQ	166.8228
14	MRC_Barbecue	166.2516
15	Oldman's Backyard B B QUE	163.3828
16	Lucky Q BBQ	161.6340
17	BulldogBBQ	160.5372
18	Bill's Back Yard	159.3944
19	COAL CRACKER BBQ	158.8000
20	Zoni-Q	156.5028
21	Coulbourn Creek Q	156.5028

Backyard Series — Overall

21 entries · top 347.9888 · median 335.3600

#	Team	Score
1	Weber's Backyard BBQ	347.9888
2	Brewski's BBQ Competition Team	347.4172
3	Yardogs BBQ	346.2516
4	Capt. Blue BBQ	346.2516
5	Wolf Valley BBQ	346.2516
6	MRC_Barbecue	340.5260
7	Pinky Out BBQ	338.8344
8	Dog Bite Barbecue	338.2056
9	All About the Wood	338.2056
10	Leaning Jowler BBQ	335.9432
11	Backwooder BBQ	335.3600
12	Big Butts BBQ	334.2172
13	COAL CRACKER BBQ	333.0744
14	Oink N' Doink BBQ	330.7656
15	Oldman's Backyard B B QUE	329.6344
16	BulldogBBQ	327.9084
17	Zoni-Q	326.1944
18	Estancia	319.9316
19	Lucky Q BBQ	317.0168
20	Bill's Back Yard	316.4688
21	Coulbourn Creek Q	302.6856

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

21 entries · top 174.2744 · median 167.4288

#	Team	Score
1	MRC_Barbecue	174.2744
2	COAL CRACKER BBQ	174.2744
3	Weber's Backyard BBQ	173.7144
4	Capt. Blue BBQ	171.9888
5	Brewski's BBQ Competition Team	171.9772
6	Wolf Valley BBQ	169.6916
7	Zoni-Q	169.6916
8	Dog Bite Barbecue	169.6800
9	Backwooder BBQ	168.5372
10	Yardogs BBQ	168.5372
11	Pinky Out BBQ	167.4288
12	All About the Wood	167.3828
13	BulldogBBQ	167.3712
14	Oldman's Backyard B B QUE	166.2516
15	Leaning Jowler BBQ	165.1088
16	Big Butts BBQ	163.3944
17	Oink N' Doink BBQ	161.0856
18	Bill's Back Yard	157.0744
19	Lucky Q BBQ	155.3828
20	Estancia	153.0972
21	Coulbourn Creek Q	146.1828

Master Series — Brisket

26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.3944

#	Team	Score
1	HotMess BBQ	177.7028
2	BOGGS HOG BBQ	175.4056
3	CHUNKY BBQ	175.4056
4	TOP GUN BARBECUE	174.8456
5	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	173.7028
6	The Fat is Where It's At	172.5716
7	Menke Boys BBQ	171.9772
8	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	169.7028
9	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	167.3828
10	Full Throttle BBQ	167.3712
11	DRILLING & GRILLING	166.8456
12	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	166.2400
13	WEEKEND SMOKERS	165.6916
14	B'S QUE	165.0972
15	Ain't That Rich	163.9656
16	SMOKECRAFT - MD	163.9544
17	Piggy & Swine BBQ	163.4056
18	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	163.3828
19	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	161.1544
20	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	158.7884
21	3 EYZ BBQ	158.2400
22	SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION	157.6684
23	Palm tree smokehouse	156.5372
24	4 BOXERS Q	156.5372
25	Second Helping BBQ	150.8344
26	UP IN SMOKERS	148.4916

Master Series — Chicken

26 entries · top 176.5600 · median 170.8228

#	Team	Score
1	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	176.5600
2	B'S QUE	175.4172
3	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	175.4172
4	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	175.4056
5	SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION	174.2628
6	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	174.2628
7	Menke Boys BBQ	173.1200
8	The Fat is Where It's At	173.1200
9	HotMess BBQ	173.1084
10	Full Throttle BBQ	173.1084
11	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	172.5716
12	TOP GUN BARBECUE	172.5600
13	CHUNKY BBQ	170.8228
14	BOGGS HOG BBQ	170.8228
15	3 EYZ BBQ	168.5600
16	UP IN SMOKERS	167.3828
17	DRILLING & GRILLING	165.1088
18	WEEKEND SMOKERS	165.0972
19	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	163.9656
20	Piggy & Swine BBQ	163.3944
21	SMOKECRAFT - MD	162.8116
22	Second Helping BBQ	162.2744
23	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	160.4912
24	Ain't That Rich	158.8228
25	4 BOXERS Q	157.0972
26	Palm tree smokehouse	156.5028

Master Series — Overall

26 entries · top 702.2516 · median 672.7486

#	Team	Score
1	The Fat is Where It's At	702.2516
2	CHUNKY BBQ	687.9200
3	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	683.8972
4	BOGGS HOG BBQ	683.3256
5	SMOKECRAFT - MD	682.1832
6	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	681.6228
7	B'S QUE	681.6116
8	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	681.0172
9	TOP GUN BARBECUE	679.3484
10	HotMess BBQ	678.1828
11	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	677.5884
12	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	677.5884
13	Full Throttle BBQ	673.5540
14	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	671.9432
15	DRILLING & GRILLING	669.0400
16	SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION	665.5540
17	Ain't That Rich	659.3600
18	Menke Boys BBQ	658.7204
19	Piggy & Swine BBQ	658.1484
20	3 EYZ BBQ	655.8400
21	Second Helping BBQ	647.9200
22	WEEKEND SMOKERS	643.8404
23	4 BOXERS Q	643.2916
24	UP IN SMOKERS	642.6744
25	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	640.8792
26	Palm tree smokehouse	624.9484

Master Series — Pork

26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKECRAFT - MD	180.0000 🔥
2	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	177.7028
3	The Fat is Where It's At	176.5600
4	3 EYZ BBQ	175.4172
5	Full Throttle BBQ	173.1200
6	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	173.1200
7	Ain't That Rich	172.0000
8	DRILLING & GRILLING	171.4172
9	CHUNKY BBQ	170.8688
10	B'S QUE	170.8228
11	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	169.6684
12	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	169.1200
13	BOGGS HOG BBQ	169.1200
14	TOP GUN BARBECUE	169.1200
15	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	168.5600
16	Second Helping BBQ	167.4056
17	HotMess BBQ	164.5372
18	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	163.9544
19	4 BOXERS Q	161.6800
20	Palm tree smokehouse	160.5484
21	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	159.9312
22	SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION	159.3600
23	Piggy & Swine BBQ	158.8000
24	Menke Boys BBQ	155.9544
25	UP IN SMOKERS	155.3944
26	WEEKEND SMOKERS	155.3828

Master Series — Pork Ribs

26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	The Fat is Where It's At	180.0000 🔥
2	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	176.5600
3	SMOKECRAFT - MD	175.4172
4	SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION	174.2628
5	Piggy & Swine BBQ	172.5484
6	UP IN SMOKERS	171.4056
7	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	170.8344
8	CHUNKY BBQ	170.8228
9	B'S QUE	170.2744
10	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	169.6916
11	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	169.1316
12	4 BOXERS Q	167.9772
13	BOGGS HOG BBQ	167.9772
14	Second Helping BBQ	167.4056
15	DRILLING & GRILLING	165.6684
16	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	165.0972
17	Ain't That Rich	164.5716
18	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	163.9428
19	HotMess BBQ	162.8344
20	TOP GUN BARBECUE	162.8228
21	Full Throttle BBQ	159.9544
22	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	158.1940
23	Menke Boys BBQ	157.6688
24	WEEKEND SMOKERS	157.6688
25	3 EYZ BBQ	153.6228
26	Palm tree smokehouse	151.3600