Big Knob BBQ & Brew Fest
2024-05-24 – 2024-05-25 · Rochester, PA · 📍 336 Grange Rd · State championship
Reps: ANGELA MCKEE, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $3,600.00
Grand Champion: Off The Rack BBQ (701.6568) · 23 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT
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
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Off The Rack BBQ took the Grand Championship home to VA.
🧹 A double category winner
Mad Hatter BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: GO BIG OR GO BBQ and Sailor Nicks BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 8–9: NICE Racks and Taken Care of BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 6–7: UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT and Buckeye Flavor tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 173.7144 | 169.1200 |
| Master Series — Pork | 178.2972 | 175.4172 | 170.2628 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 173.1084 | 169.1200 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 176.5600 | 155.9312 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 174.2972 | 158.8572 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
23 entries · top 701.6568 · median 666.7544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 2 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 3 | Buckeye Flavor | |
| 4 | GO BIG OR GO BBQ | |
| 5 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 6 | NICE Racks | |
| 7 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 8 | Taken Care of BBQ | |
| 9 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 10 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 11 | CIRCLE L BBQ | |
| 12 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 13 | Bare B Que | |
| 14 | SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | Whiskey Damage BBQ | |
| 16 | Holy Smokes NY | |
| 17 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 18 | Foundry BBQ | |
| 19 | Thin Blue BBQ | |
| 20 | Wood and Fire BBQ | |
| 21 | Pork Mafia | |
| 22 | Papa Wood BBQ | |
| 23 | Bill By the Grill BBQ |
Chicken
23 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 2 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 3 | Buckeye Flavor | |
| 4 | Thin Blue BBQ | |
| 5 | GO BIG OR GO BBQ | |
| 6 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 7 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 8 | NICE Racks | |
| 9 | Taken Care of BBQ | |
| 10 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 11 | SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 13 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 14 | CIRCLE L BBQ | |
| 15 | Whiskey Damage BBQ | |
| 16 | Pork Mafia | |
| 17 | Foundry BBQ | |
| 18 | Bare B Que | |
| 19 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 20 | Holy Smokes NY | |
| 21 | Wood and Fire BBQ | |
| 22 | Papa Wood BBQ | |
| 23 | Bill By the Grill BBQ |
Pork Ribs
23 entries · top 177.1544 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 2 | GO BIG OR GO BBQ | |
| 3 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 4 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 5 | Taken Care of BBQ | |
| 6 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 7 | Buckeye Flavor | |
| 8 | CIRCLE L BBQ | |
| 9 | NICE Racks | |
| 10 | Bare B Que | |
| 11 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 12 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 13 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 14 | SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 16 | Thin Blue BBQ | |
| 17 | Holy Smokes NY | |
| 18 | Foundry BBQ | |
| 19 | Papa Wood BBQ | |
| 20 | Wood and Fire BBQ | |
| 21 | Whiskey Damage BBQ | |
| 22 | Bill By the Grill BBQ | |
| 23 | Pork Mafia |
Pork
23 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 2 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 3 | NICE Racks | |
| 4 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 5 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 6 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 7 | Bare B Que | |
| 8 | Buckeye Flavor | |
| 9 | Taken Care of BBQ | |
| 10 | GO BIG OR GO BBQ | |
| 11 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 12 | Whiskey Damage BBQ | |
| 13 | CIRCLE L BBQ | |
| 14 | Holy Smokes NY | |
| 15 | SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | Foundry BBQ | |
| 17 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 18 | Pork Mafia | |
| 19 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 20 | Wood and Fire BBQ | |
| 21 | Bill By the Grill BBQ | |
| 22 | Thin Blue BBQ | |
| 23 | Papa Wood BBQ |
Brisket
23 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buckeye Flavor | |
| 2 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 3 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 4 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 5 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 6 | GO BIG OR GO BBQ | |
| 7 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 8 | Taken Care of BBQ | |
| 9 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 10 | NICE Racks | |
| 11 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 12 | Whiskey Damage BBQ | |
| 13 | Holy Smokes NY | |
| 14 | CIRCLE L BBQ | |
| 15 | SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 17 | Foundry BBQ | |
| 18 | Bare B Que | |
| 19 | Wood and Fire BBQ | |
| 20 | Papa Wood BBQ | |
| 21 | Pork Mafia | |
| 22 | Thin Blue BBQ | |
| 23 | Bill By the Grill BBQ |
Backyard Series
Overall
9 entries · top 350.8572 · median 313.1544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 2 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 3 | Castleton Q | |
| 4 | Crazy Thunder BBQ Team | |
| 5 | J&T BBQ | |
| 6 | Baby Got Ribs BBQ | |
| 7 | Bonnie's Best Q | |
| 8 | Big &Tall Bar-B-Que | |
| 9 | E&K Que |
Chicken
9 entries · top 176.5600 · median 155.9312
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 2 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 3 | J&T BBQ | |
| 4 | Castleton Q | |
| 5 | Crazy Thunder BBQ Team | |
| 6 | Big &Tall Bar-B-Que | |
| 7 | Baby Got Ribs BBQ | |
| 8 | Bonnie's Best Q | |
| 9 | E&K Que |
Pork Ribs
9 entries · top 174.2972 · median 158.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 2 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 3 | Crazy Thunder BBQ Team | |
| 4 | Baby Got Ribs BBQ | |
| 5 | Castleton Q | |
| 6 | Bonnie's Best Q | |
| 7 | E&K Que | |
| 8 | Big &Tall Bar-B-Que | |
| 9 | J&T BBQ |