A new contest record
177.7028
highest overall ever cooked here
177.7028 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 CHICKEN) 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 CHICKEN) 2024, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on August 9, 2024 in Ashland, VA at 11322 Air Park Road. REDNECK SCIENTIFIC took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Chicken — WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (177.7028). This is the 4th of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by SMOKECRAFT; the next was held in 2024.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Chicken totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
154.26
median 171.70
177.70 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2022 to 2024 — this edition picked out.
Entries
22
1 judged meat
Top score
177.7028
Winning margin
2.2856
1st over 2nd in Chicken
Field average
170.37
154.26177.70
Chicken · median 171.70 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8456 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
173.1084
154.26177.70
10th place in Chicken
Field spread
23.4400
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 62%
beats 38% of 5580 Chicken wins in the data
Storylines (3 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 4 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 2–3: REDNECK SCIENTIFIC and OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: The Swine Doctor's BBQ and Piggy & Swine BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Piggy & Swine BBQ edged MUTTLEY CREW BBQ by 0.0116.
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · 0.0116
- Chicken 9–10 · 0.0116
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 | Ashland, VA | 11322 Air Park Road | 17 | 180 | SMOKECRAFT | — |
| Aug 9, 2024 ← this one | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.8572 | 173.1084 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Chicken
22 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 2 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 3 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 4 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 5 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 6 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 8 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 9 | Ham Squad | |
| 10 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 11 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 12 | BROCK'S BBQ | |
| 13 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 14 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 15 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 16 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 18 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 19 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 20 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 21 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 22 | Boosted BBQ |