The Beltway BBQ Showdown
2024-06-01 – 2024-06-02 · Upper Marlboro, MD · 📍 14900 Pennsylvania Ave. · State championship
Reps: ALEX JR BROWN, BILL JONES · Prize money: $17,400.00
Grand Champion: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (705.0972) · 19 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKIN SKULLIES
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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Field strength
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ took the Grand Championship home to VA.
🧹 A double category winner
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 6–7: CHUNKY BBQ and 3 EYZ BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: SMOKIN SKULLIES and SMOKECRAFT - MD tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: FAT MAXINE'S BBQ edged UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT by 0.0112.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-01 ← this one | Upper Marlboro, MD | 14900 Pennsylvania Ave. | 19 | 705.0972 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2025-05-31 | Upper Marlboro, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5828 | 173.1316 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.2744 | 167.9656 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 173.7144 | 168.5372 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 170.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
19 entries · top 705.0972 · median 679.3484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 3 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 4 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 6 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 7 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 8 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 9 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 10 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 11 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 12 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 13 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 14 | FAT MAXINE'S BBQ | |
| 15 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 16 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 17 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 18 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 19 | BOOBIES BBQ |
Chicken
19 entries · top 176.5828 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 2 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 3 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 4 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 5 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 6 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 7 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 8 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 9 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 10 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 11 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 12 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 13 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 14 | FAT MAXINE'S BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 16 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 17 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 18 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 19 | BOOBIES BBQ |
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 3 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 4 | FAT MAXINE'S BBQ | |
| 5 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 6 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 7 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 9 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 10 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 11 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 12 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 13 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 14 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 15 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 16 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 17 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 18 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 19 | BOOBIES BBQ |
Pork
18 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1086 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 2 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 3 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 4 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 5 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 6 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 8 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 9 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 10 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 11 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 12 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 13 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 14 | FAT MAXINE'S BBQ | |
| 15 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 16 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 17 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 18 | Menke Boys BBQ |
Brisket
18 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 2 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 3 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 4 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 5 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 6 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 7 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 8 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 9 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 10 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 11 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 12 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 13 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 14 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 15 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 16 | FAT MAXINE'S BBQ | |
| 17 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 18 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE |