A new contest record
180.0000
highest overall ever cooked here
180.0000 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 176.5716 LOVE-N-SMOKE set in 2022.
- old record 176.5716
- set 2022 by LOVE-N-SMOKE
Americamps BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2024
Aug 9, 2024 · Ashland, VA · 📍 11322 Air Park Road
Reps: Alex Jr Brown, Bill Jones
Full results from the Americamps BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2024, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on August 9, 2024 in Ashland, VA at 11322 Air Park Road. Piggy & Swine BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — SMOKECRAFT - MD (180.0000). This is the 3rd of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by Wolf's Revenge BBQ; the next was held in 2024.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
162.80
median 170.27
180 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2022 to 2024 — this edition picked out.
Entries
17
1 judged meat
Top score
180
Winning margin
2.2856
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
171.28
162.80180
Pork Ribs · median 170.27 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
170.2744
162.80180
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
17.2000
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 12%
beats 88% of 5807 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines (5 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.
A dynasty in the making
3×
wins at this contest
3 of 5 tracked editions
Wolf's Revenge BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 5 tracked editions.
- 2024
- 2024
- 2024
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 2 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 2–3: Piggy & Swine BBQ and UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: Ham Squad and The Swine Doctor's BBQ tied on 170.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
A contest record in pork ribs
180.0000
best pork ribs ever cooked here
SMOKECRAFT - MD turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 176.5716 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 176.5716
- across 1 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.
- SMOKECRAFT - MD · Pork Ribs
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2022 | Ashland, VA | 11322 Air Park Drive | 11 | 176.5716 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | — |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Ashland, VA | 11322 Air Park Road | 27 | 708.5256 | Wolf's Revenge BBQ | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| Aug 9, 2024 ← this one | Ashland, VA | 11322 Air Park Road | 17 | 180 | SMOKECRAFT | — |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Ashland, VA | 11322 Air Park Road | 22 | 177.7028 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | — |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Ashland, VA | 11322 Air Park Road | 28 | 701.0972 | Wolf's Revenge BBQ | OFF THE RACK BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 176.5600 | 170.2744 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
17 entries · top 180 · median 170.2744 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 2 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 3 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 4 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 5 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 6 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 7 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 8 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 9 | Ham Squad | |
| 10 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 11 | BROCK'S BBQ | |
| 12 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 13 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 14 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 15 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 16 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 17 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC |