York County BBQ Festival (Day 2)
2024-06-29 – 2024-06-30 · Delta, PA · 📍 5 Pendyrus St · State championship
Reps: BILL JONES, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $5,550.00
Grand Champion: Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit (711.9656) · 19 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PIGGIN' WHISKEY
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
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Dog Bite Barbecue has won this contest 3 times across its 13 tracked editions.
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 12.6172 points — a wider margin than 95% of championships in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit took the Grand Championship home to NJ.
🧹 A double category winner
UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 3–4: PIGGIN' WHISKEY and GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: Piggy & Swine BBQ and CHUNKY BBQ tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 3–4: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ and B'S QUE tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (won 2018), Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit (won 2023), Piggin' Whiskey (won 2024).
🃏 An upset on the books
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-29 | Main St | 33 | 681.5884 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 2019-06-28 | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 48 | 699.3944 | Top Gun Barbecue | DRILLING & GRILLING |
| 2020-06-26 | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 53 | 695.9656 | Weekend Smokers | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| 2021-06-18 | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 41 | 695.3832 | Bar-B-Que Mayham | TOP GUN BARBECUE |
| 2022-06-17 | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 34 | 691.9772 | 3 Eyz BBQ | ALL FIRED UP BBQ |
| 2023-06-16 | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 29 | 701.1204 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team |
| 2024-06-28 | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 29 | 699.3484 | Piggin' Whiskey | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| 2024-06-29 ← this one | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 19 | 711.9656 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | PIGGIN' WHISKEY |
| 2025-06-27 | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 26 | 694.2056 | Dog Bite Barbecue | DRILLING & GRILLING |
| 2025-06-28 | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 10 | 695.9200 | Dog Bite Barbecue | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| 2026-06-12 | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 25 | 698.8000 | Dog Bite Barbecue | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2026-06-12 | Delta, PA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-06-13 | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 13 | 698.2284 | B's Que | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 176.0000 | 171.4172 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 169.6916 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.7144 | 174.2628 | 170.8344 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 170.8228 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 177.7028 | 170.8456 | 169.6800 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 171.4172 | 168.5372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
19 entries · top 711.9656 · median 684.4684
Chicken
19 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6916
Pork
19 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.8344
Brisket
19 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
Backyard Series
Overall
22 entries · top 346.2516 · median 335.6456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 2 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 3 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 4 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 5 | Stroked Out Cooking Team | |
| 6 | Brewski's BBQ Competition Team | |
| 7 | All About the Wood | |
| 8 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 9 | Bill's Back Yard | |
| 10 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 11 | Bay Brothers BBQ | |
| 12 | Oldman's Backyard B B QUE | |
| 13 | COAL CRACKER BBQ | |
| 14 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 15 | Castleton Q | |
| 16 | Zoni-Q | |
| 17 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 18 | Backwooder BBQ | |
| 19 | Grumpy Ol' Sarge BBQ | |
| 20 | Estancia | |
| 21 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 22 | MRC_Barbecue |
Chicken
22 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 2 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 3 | Castleton Q | |
| 4 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 5 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 6 | All About the Wood | |
| 7 | Bill's Back Yard | |
| 8 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 9 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 10 | Stroked Out Cooking Team | |
| 11 | Zoni-Q | |
| 12 | Oldman's Backyard B B QUE | |
| 13 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 14 | Estancia | |
| 15 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 16 | Brewski's BBQ Competition Team | |
| 17 | Bay Brothers BBQ | |
| 18 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 19 | Grumpy Ol' Sarge BBQ | |
| 20 | COAL CRACKER BBQ | |
| 21 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 22 | Backwooder BBQ |
Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 176.5716 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 2 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 3 | Backwooder BBQ | |
| 4 | Stroked Out Cooking Team | |
| 5 | Brewski's BBQ Competition Team | |
| 6 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 7 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 8 | Bay Brothers BBQ | |
| 9 | All About the Wood | |
| 10 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 11 | COAL CRACKER BBQ | |
| 12 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 13 | Bill's Back Yard | |
| 14 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 15 | Oldman's Backyard B B QUE | |
| 16 | Zoni-Q | |
| 17 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 18 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 19 | Grumpy Ol' Sarge BBQ | |
| 20 | Castleton Q | |
| 21 | Estancia |