Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)
2024-05-18 – 2024-05-19 · Morgantown, PA · 📍 6180 Morgantown Rd · 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
Reserve Champion: 🥈 CHUNKY BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Chunky BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 12 tracked editions.
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 14.3316 points — a wider margin than 97% of championships in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 2–3: B'S QUE and BLUE & GRAY BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION and CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: Menke Boys BBQ and The Fat is Where It's At tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit (won 2023), Chunky BBQ (won 2024).
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 | Morgantown, PA | 6180 Morgantown Rd | 37 | 692.5028 | Chunky BBQ | BOGGS HOG BBQ |
| 2024-05-18 ← this one | 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 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 | 173.1084 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 172.5484 | 169.6916 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180.0000 | 173.1200 | 170.8228 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 177.7028 | 173.7028 | 167.3712 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 177.7144 | 174.2628 | 169.6800 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 174.2744 | 171.9772 | 168.5372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 702.2516 · median 672.7486
Chicken
26 entries · top 176.5600 · median 170.8228
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.3944
Backyard Series
Overall
21 entries · top 347.9888 · median 335.3600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 2 | Brewski's BBQ Competition Team | |
| 3 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 4 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 5 | Wolf Valley BBQ | |
| 6 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 7 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 8 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 9 | All About the Wood | |
| 10 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 11 | Backwooder BBQ | |
| 12 | Big Butts BBQ | |
| 13 | COAL CRACKER BBQ | |
| 14 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 15 | Oldman's Backyard B B QUE | |
| 16 | BulldogBBQ | |
| 17 | Zoni-Q | |
| 18 | Estancia | |
| 19 | Lucky Q BBQ | |
| 20 | Bill's Back Yard | |
| 21 | Coulbourn Creek Q |
Chicken
21 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 2 | Wolf Valley BBQ | |
| 3 | Brewski's BBQ Competition Team | |
| 4 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 5 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 6 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 7 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 8 | All About the Wood | |
| 9 | Big Butts BBQ | |
| 10 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 11 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 12 | Estancia | |
| 13 | Backwooder BBQ | |
| 14 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 15 | Oldman's Backyard B B QUE | |
| 16 | Lucky Q BBQ | |
| 17 | BulldogBBQ | |
| 18 | Bill's Back Yard | |
| 19 | COAL CRACKER BBQ | |
| 20 | Zoni-Q | |
| 21 | Coulbourn Creek Q |
Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 174.2744 · median 167.4288
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 2 | COAL CRACKER BBQ | |
| 3 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 4 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 5 | Brewski's BBQ Competition Team | |
| 6 | Wolf Valley BBQ | |
| 7 | Zoni-Q | |
| 8 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 9 | Backwooder BBQ | |
| 10 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 11 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 12 | All About the Wood | |
| 13 | BulldogBBQ | |
| 14 | Oldman's Backyard B B QUE | |
| 15 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 16 | Big Butts BBQ | |
| 17 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 18 | Bill's Back Yard | |
| 19 | Lucky Q BBQ | |
| 20 | Estancia | |
| 21 | Coulbourn Creek Q |