May 24–25, 2024 · Rochester, PA · 📍 336 Grange Rd · State championship
Reps: Angela McKee, Robert McKee · Prize money: $3,600
OFF THE RACK BBQ won Grand Champion at the Big Knob BBQ & Brew Fest on May 24, 2024 in Rochester, PA at 336 Grange Rd, scoring 701.6568 in a field of 23 teams. UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.9544. Category winners: Chicken — OFF THE RACK BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ (177.1544); Pork — UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT (178.2972); Brisket — Buckeye Flavor (180.0000). The Backyard Series standings were won by Mad Hatter BBQ with 350.8572.
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 65 times in 100
Off The Rack BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, CHUNKY BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 35-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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.
Mad Hatter BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
OFF THE RACK BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 6th.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180 | 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 | 173.1084 | 169.1200 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 176.5600 | 155.9312 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 174.2972 | 158.8572 | — |
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 |
23 entries · top 180 · 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 |
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 |
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 |
23 entries · top 180 · 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |