A stacked field
1633
average power rating going in
Stronger than 91% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1633 power rating going in — stronger than 91% of every contest tracked.
- top seed Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit (1801)
- 22 rated teams
WV Coalfields Cookoff 2024
Jun 7–8, 2024 · Welch, WV · 📍 88 Howard Street · State championship
Reps: Angela McKee, Robert McKee · Prize money: $9,500
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ won Grand Champion at the WV Coalfields Cookoff on June 7, 2024 in Welch, WV at 88 Howard Street, scoring 701.1084 in a field of 13 teams. HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.3828. Category winners: Chicken — Meat Monarchy (176.0116); Pork Ribs — MUTTLEY CREW BBQ (179.4400); Pork — UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT (176.0000); Brisket — HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY (177.7144). The Backyard Series standings were won by Mad Hatter BBQ with 349.7028. This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by HIGH ON THE HOG.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
619.83
median 682.74
701.11 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Master Series — Chicken 176.01
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 179.44
- Master Series — Pork 176
- Master Series — Brisket 177.71
- Backyard Series — Chicken 177.70
- Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 173.14
- Ancillary — Pork 180 🔥
145.07
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2022 to 2024 — this edition picked out.
Entries
13
7 judged meats
Top score
701.1084
Winning margin
5.7256
GC over RC
Field average
677.26
619.83701.11
median 682.74 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Brisket
2.8688 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
671.8972
619.83701.11
10th place overall
Field spread
81.2796
winner to last place
Prize money
$9,500
on the line
Double threats
11
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 29%
beats 71% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
57%
16 of 28 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.49 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,633
avg power rating going in · stronger than 91% of contests
Storylines (6 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point
Master Series — Chicken places 9–10: OFF THE RACK BBQ and UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT tied on 166.2400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 3–4: POOR BOYS BBQ and Swine 'N' Roses BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 4–5: Swine 'N' Roses BBQ and OFF THE RACK BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Master Series — Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Master Series — Pork 3–4 · tie
- Master Series — Pork 4–5 · tie
- Master Series — Brisket 5–6 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
Gold-N-Blue Barbecue won Chicken, Pork — a double.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 6th.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 6th
- Brisket 6th
A contest record in pork ribs
179.4400
best pork ribs ever cooked here
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ turned in 179.4400 in pork ribs — past the 176.0116 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
- old best 176.0116
- across 2 past editions
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- Gold-N-Blue Barbecue · Pork
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2022 | Welch, WV | 88 Howard Street | 15 | 704.5716 | UNDER THE RADAR | Optimus Swine |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Welch, WV | 88 Howard Street | 16 | 695.8968 | HIGH ON THE HOG | OFF THE RACK BBQ |
| Jun 7, 2024 ← this one | Welch, WV | 88 Howard Street | 13 | 701.1084 | Muttley Crew BBQ | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 176.0116 | 172.5600 | 166.2400 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 173.1428 | 166.2400 |
| Master Series — Pork | 176 | 173.1200 | 165.0972 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 177.7144 | 174.8456 | 169.6684 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 177.7028 | 166.8344 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 173.1428 | 165.1316 | — |
| Ancillary — Pork | 180 | 163.3828 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
13 entries · top 701.1084 · median 682.7428
Chicken
13 entries · top 176.0116 · median 169.1544
Pork Ribs
13 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.6800
Pork
13 entries · top 176 · median 169.7028
Brisket
13 entries · top 177.7144 · median 174.2628
Backyard Series
Overall
9 entries · top 349.7028 · median 330.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 2 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 3 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 4 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 5 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 6 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 7 | Que N Cue | |
| 8 | Z-MANS BARBECUE LLC | |
| 9 | Conviction BBQ Team |
Chicken
9 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 2 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 3 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 4 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 5 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 6 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 7 | Que N Cue | |
| 8 | Conviction BBQ Team | |
| 9 | Z-MANS BARBECUE LLC |
Pork Ribs
9 entries · top 173.1428 · median 165.1316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 2 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 3 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 4 | Que N Cue | |
| 5 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 6 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 7 | Z-MANS BARBECUE LLC | |
| 8 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 9 | Conviction BBQ Team |
Ancillary
Pork
8 entries · top 180 · median 163.3886 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 2 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 3 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 4 | Z-MANS BARBECUE LLC | |
| 5 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 6 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 7 | Conviction BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Que N Cue |