Oct 4–5, 2024 · Harrisburg, PA · 📍 2300 North Cameron Street · State championship
Reps: Jeff Chambers, Louise Weidner · Prize money: $7,250
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship on October 4, 2024 in Harrisburg, PA at 2300 North Cameron Street, scoring 699.9312 in a field of 25 teams. SMOKECRAFT - MD took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.3600. Category winners: Chicken — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE (180.0000); Pork Ribs — SMOKECRAFT - MD (180.0000); Pork — Ain't That Rich (180.0000); Brisket — BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM (177.7028). This is the 7th of 8 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Chunky BBQ; the next was held in 2025.
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, 2016 to 2025 — 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 91% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5712 points — closer than 91% of every championship in the data.
699.9312 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 689.1312 Aporkalypse Now set in 2019.
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Pork Ribs places 9–10: OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE and UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT tied on 167.3828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT and CHUNKY BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: ALL FIRED UP BBQ and BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SMOKECRAFT - MD turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 177.1428 that had stood across 6 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit (won 2022), Chunky BBQ (won 2023).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2016 | Harrisburg, PA | 2300 N Cameron St. | 47 | 680.4912 | ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | WILBUR'S REVENGE |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Harrisburg, PA | 2300 North Cameron St | 42 | 677.0628 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | APORKALYPSE NOW |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Harrisburg, PA | 2300 North Cameron St | 36 | 689.1312 | Aporkalypse Now | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Harrisburg, PA | 2300 North Cameron St | 27 | 682.7656 | Drilling and Grilling | BUBBA'S BARBECUE |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Harrisburg, PA | 2300 North Cameron St | 26 | 689.0168 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | CHUNKY BBQ |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Harrisburg, PA | 2300 North Cameron St | 28 | 689.0972 | Chunky BBQ | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ |
| Oct 4, 2024 ← this one | Harrisburg, PA | 2300 North Cameron Street | 25 | 699.9312 | Wolf's Revenge BBQ | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Harrisburg, PA | 2300 North Cameron Street | 30 | 693.0856 | Susquehanna Smokers | HotMess BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176.5600 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 169.6916 | 167.3828 |
| Pork | 180 | 176.5600 | 172 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 175.4056 | 167.4516 |
25 entries · top 699.9312 · median 667.3260
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 3 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 4 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 5 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 6 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 7 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 8 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 9 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 10 | Ain't That Rich | |
| 11 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 12 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 13 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 14 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 15 | DEAD ON Q | |
| 16 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 17 | UP IN SMOKERS | |
| 18 | POPPA Q-BBQ | |
| 19 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 20 | Hungry Holler | |
| 21 | Bam Bam,sBBQ | |
| 22 | Fire Ants BBQ | |
| 23 | Third Generation BBQ | |
| 24 | 3 T's BBQ | |
| 25 | Butts & Legs |
25 entries · top 180 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 2 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 3 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 4 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 6 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 7 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 8 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 9 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 10 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 11 | UP IN SMOKERS | |
| 12 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 13 | DEAD ON Q | |
| 14 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 15 | Third Generation BBQ | |
| 16 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 17 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 18 | Hungry Holler | |
| 19 | Fire Ants BBQ | |
| 20 | Ain't That Rich | |
| 21 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 22 | POPPA Q-BBQ | |
| 23 | 3 T's BBQ | |
| 24 | Bam Bam,sBBQ | |
| 25 | Butts & Legs |
25 entries · top 180 · median 165.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 2 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 3 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 4 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 5 | POPPA Q-BBQ | |
| 6 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 7 | Hungry Holler | |
| 8 | DEAD ON Q | |
| 9 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 10 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 11 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 12 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 13 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 14 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 15 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 16 | Ain't That Rich | |
| 17 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 18 | Bam Bam,sBBQ | |
| 19 | UP IN SMOKERS | |
| 20 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 21 | Fire Ants BBQ | |
| 22 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 23 | Butts & Legs | |
| 24 | Third Generation BBQ | |
| 25 | 3 T's BBQ |
25 entries · top 180 · median 168.5944 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ain't That Rich | |
| 2 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 3 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 4 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 5 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 6 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 7 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 8 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 9 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 10 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 11 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 12 | Hungry Holler | |
| 13 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 14 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 15 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 16 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 17 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 18 | POPPA Q-BBQ | |
| 19 | Bam Bam,sBBQ | |
| 20 | UP IN SMOKERS | |
| 21 | DEAD ON Q | |
| 22 | 3 T's BBQ | |
| 23 | Fire Ants BBQ | |
| 24 | Third Generation BBQ | |
| 25 | Butts & Legs |
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 2 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 3 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 4 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 5 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 6 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 7 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 8 | Ain't That Rich | |
| 9 | DEAD ON Q | |
| 10 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 11 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 12 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 13 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 14 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 16 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 17 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 18 | UP IN SMOKERS | |
| 19 | Bam Bam,sBBQ | |
| 20 | POPPA Q-BBQ | |
| 21 | Fire Ants BBQ | |
| 22 | Third Generation BBQ | |
| 23 | Hungry Holler | |
| 24 | Butts & Legs | |
| 25 | 3 T's BBQ |