A razor-thin finish
Closer than 98% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0116 points — closer than 98% of every championship in the data.
- Piggin' Whiskey
- WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
Jun 28–29, 2024 · Delta, PA · 📍 5 Pendyrus St · State championship
Reps: Bill Jones, Robert McKee · Prize money: $5,550
PIGGIN' WHISKEY won Grand Champion at the York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) on June 28, 2024 in Delta, PA at 5 Pendyrus St, scoring 699.3484 in a field of 29 teams. WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.3368. Category winners: Chicken — PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. (177.7028); Pork Ribs — PIGGIN' WHISKEY (178.8572); Pork — PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. (178.8572); Brisket — Meat Monarchy (178.2972). The Backyard Series standings were won by Rough Cut Q with 346.2744. This is the 7th of 13 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit; the next was held in 2024.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 98% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0116 points — closer than 98% of every championship in the data.
3 of 13 tracked editions
Dog Bite Barbecue has won this contest 3 times across its 13 tracked editions.
Master Series — Pork Ribs places 4–5: Sasquatch BBQ and UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 6–7: SMOKECRAFT - MD and BEER TIME BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Brisket places 3–4: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ and Sasquatch BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. won Chicken, Pork — a double.
PIGGIN' WHISKEY took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 9th.
PIGGIN' WHISKEY turned in 178.8572 in pork ribs — past the 178.2972 that had stood across 6 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (won 2018), 3 Eyz BBQ (won 2022), Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit (won 2023).
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.2972 | 170.8572 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 171.9772 |
| Master Series — Pork | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 171.4056 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 178.2972 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 175.4056 | 173.1316 | 168.5716 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 174.8800 | 171.9772 | 168.5372 |
29 entries · top 699.3484 · median 677.6000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 2 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | Sasquatch BBQ | |
| 5 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 6 | PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 7 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 8 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 9 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 10 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 11 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 12 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 13 | Second Helping BBQ -PA | |
| 14 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 15 | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 17 | CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ | |
| 18 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 19 | II-IV Que | |
| 20 | UP IN SMOKERS | |
| 21 | B'S QUE | |
| 22 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 23 | Fire Ants BBQ | |
| 24 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 25 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 26 | Palm tree smokehouse | |
| 27 | JIM'S PEQUEA PULLERS | |
| 28 | Hog Wash | |
| 29 | Them Bones |
29 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.1316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 2 | Second Helping BBQ -PA | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 5 | II-IV Que | |
| 6 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 7 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 8 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 9 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 10 | Fire Ants BBQ | |
| 11 | UP IN SMOKERS | |
| 12 | Sasquatch BBQ | |
| 13 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 14 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 15 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 16 | JIM'S PEQUEA PULLERS | |
| 17 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 18 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 19 | Palm tree smokehouse | |
| 20 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 21 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 22 | CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ | |
| 23 | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | |
| 24 | B'S QUE | |
| 25 | Hog Wash | |
| 26 | Them Bones | |
| 27 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 29 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ |
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.7260
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 2 | CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | Sasquatch BBQ | |
| 5 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 6 | Second Helping BBQ -PA | |
| 7 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 8 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 9 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 10 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 11 | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | |
| 12 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 13 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 14 | B'S QUE | |
| 15 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 17 | II-IV Que | |
| 18 | PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 19 | UP IN SMOKERS | |
| 20 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 21 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 22 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 23 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 24 | Fire Ants BBQ | |
| 25 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 26 | Hog Wash | |
| 27 | Palm tree smokehouse | |
| 28 | Them Bones | |
| 29 | JIM'S PEQUEA PULLERS |
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 2 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 3 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 4 | Sasquatch BBQ | |
| 5 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 6 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 7 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 8 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 9 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 10 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 11 | UP IN SMOKERS | |
| 12 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 13 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 14 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 15 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 16 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 17 | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | |
| 18 | II-IV Que | |
| 19 | Second Helping BBQ -PA | |
| 20 | B'S QUE | |
| 21 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 22 | JIM'S PEQUEA PULLERS | |
| 23 | CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ | |
| 24 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 25 | Them Bones | |
| 26 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 27 | Fire Ants BBQ | |
| 28 | Palm tree smokehouse | |
| 29 | Hog Wash |
29 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 2 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 3 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 4 | Sasquatch BBQ | |
| 5 | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 7 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 8 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 9 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 10 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 11 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 12 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 13 | CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ | |
| 14 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 15 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 16 | Second Helping BBQ -PA | |
| 17 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 18 | B'S QUE | |
| 19 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 20 | PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 21 | II-IV Que | |
| 22 | Palm tree smokehouse | |
| 23 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 24 | UP IN SMOKERS | |
| 25 | Fire Ants BBQ | |
| 26 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 27 | Hog Wash | |
| 28 | JIM'S PEQUEA PULLERS | |
| 29 | Them Bones |
30 entries · top 346.2744 · median 335.3716
30 entries · top 175.4056 · median 167.1086
30 entries · top 174.8800 · median 164.8114