MD State BBQ Bash
2024-10-11 – 2024-10-12 · Bel Air, MD · State championship
Reps: BILL JONES, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $12,500.00
Grand Champion: Sweet Belly's BBQ (695.3600) · 26 teams
Entries
36
6 categories
Top score
349.7028
Winning margin
2.2972
GC over RC
Field average
321.49
median 326.77
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
333.6916
what a walk cost here
Field spread
76.6172
winner to last place
Prize money
$12,500.00
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 86%
beats 14% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1512
avg power rating going in · stronger than 17% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
SWEET BELLY'S BBQ took the Grand Championship home to VA.
🃏 An upset on the books
SWEET BELLY'S BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Weber's Backyard BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-11 ← this one | Bel Air, MD | 26 | 695.3600 | Sweet Belly's BBQ |
| 2025-10-10 | Bel Air, MD | 29 | 701.6456 | All Fired Up BBQ |
| 2026-10-09 | Bel Air, MD | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
36 entries · top 176.5600 · median 163.7086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 2 | Schuster BBQ | |
| 3 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 4 | Smokin Dixie BBQ | |
| 5 | Sticky Bones BBQ | |
| 6 | All About the Wood | |
| 7 | Country Roads Q | |
| 8 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 9 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 10 | Pig Kahunas | |
| 11 | Estancia | |
| 12 | Bill's Back Yard | |
| 13 | Meat & Heat BBQ Co. | |
| 14 | Castleton Q | |
| 15 | Make Barbeque Great Again | |
| 16 | Missing Link BBQ | |
| 17 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 18 | Big River BBQ | |
| 19 | Bark-N-Dawgz | |
| 20 | Pool Crew BBQ | |
| 21 | Bone Suckin' Good BBQ | |
| 22 | Best Buckin' BBQ | |
| 23 | Rubbin' and Chuggin' BBQ | |
| 24 | Barrel Proof BBQ | |
| 25 | Top Hat Smoking BBQ | |
| 26 | Benefit Ct BBQ | |
| 27 | Kampy's Q | |
| 28 | Smoking Big Daddy | |
| 29 | Harford Retirement Planners | |
| 30 | Stew and Crew BBQ | |
| 31 | BBQ McLovin' | |
| 32 | Disco BBQ | |
| 33 | Smoke Rings Barbecue | |
| 34 | Sauced Up Porkers | |
| 35 | Valley Oak Smoke | |
| 36 | Meats & Bounds |
Backyard Series — Overall
36 entries · top 349.7028 · median 326.7712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 2 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 3 | Sticky Bones BBQ | |
| 4 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 5 | All About the Wood | |
| 6 | Schuster BBQ | |
| 7 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 8 | Meat & Heat BBQ Co. | |
| 9 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 10 | Big River BBQ | |
| 11 | Bill's Back Yard | |
| 12 | Make Barbeque Great Again | |
| 13 | Country Roads Q | |
| 14 | Estancia | |
| 15 | Smokin Dixie BBQ | |
| 16 | Pool Crew BBQ | |
| 17 | Barrel Proof BBQ | |
| 18 | Rubbin' and Chuggin' BBQ | |
| 19 | Harford Retirement Planners | |
| 20 | Castleton Q | |
| 21 | Top Hat Smoking BBQ | |
| 22 | Bone Suckin' Good BBQ | |
| 23 | Kampy's Q | |
| 24 | Best Buckin' BBQ | |
| 25 | Benefit Ct BBQ | |
| 26 | Missing Link BBQ | |
| 27 | BBQ McLovin' | |
| 28 | Pig Kahunas | |
| 29 | Bark-N-Dawgz | |
| 30 | Smoking Big Daddy | |
| 31 | Stew and Crew BBQ | |
| 32 | Meats & Bounds | |
| 33 | Smoke Rings Barbecue | |
| 34 | Disco BBQ | |
| 35 | Sauced Up Porkers | |
| 36 | Valley Oak Smoke |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
36 entries · top 175.4172 · median 163.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 2 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 3 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 4 | Harford Retirement Planners | |
| 5 | Sticky Bones BBQ | |
| 6 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 7 | All About the Wood | |
| 8 | Big River BBQ | |
| 9 | Meat & Heat BBQ Co. | |
| 10 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 11 | Barrel Proof BBQ | |
| 12 | Kampy's Q | |
| 13 | Pool Crew BBQ | |
| 14 | Bill's Back Yard | |
| 15 | Rubbin' and Chuggin' BBQ | |
| 16 | Top Hat Smoking BBQ | |
| 17 | Schuster BBQ | |
| 18 | Make Barbeque Great Again | |
| 19 | Estancia | |
| 20 | BBQ McLovin' | |
| 21 | Bone Suckin' Good BBQ | |
| 22 | Benefit Ct BBQ | |
| 23 | Country Roads Q | |
| 24 | Best Buckin' BBQ | |
| 25 | Castleton Q | |
| 26 | Meats & Bounds | |
| 27 | Smokin Dixie BBQ | |
| 28 | Missing Link BBQ | |
| 29 | Smoking Big Daddy | |
| 30 | Stew and Crew BBQ | |
| 31 | Smoke Rings Barbecue | |
| 32 | Pig Kahunas | |
| 33 | Bark-N-Dawgz | |
| 34 | Disco BBQ | |
| 35 | Sauced Up Porkers | |
| 36 | Valley Oak Smoke |
Master Series — Brisket
26 entries · top 177.1428 · median 164.8114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 4 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 5 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 6 | B'S QUE | |
| 7 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 8 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 9 | Hot and Slow BBQ | |
| 10 | Hair of the Hog | |
| 11 | UP IN SMOKERS | |
| 12 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 13 | FAT MAXINE'S BBQ | |
| 14 | HOOS SMOKIN | |
| 15 | Sasquatch BBQ | |
| 16 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 17 | Rub A Dub Grub | |
| 18 | Bay Brothers BBQ | |
| 19 | Tim T's BBQ | |
| 20 | Barrel Proof BBQ | |
| 21 | Oink 'n' Doink - MD | |
| 22 | THE GREAT HAMBINO | |
| 23 | G. Henn BBQ | |
| 24 | Just a sliver sweets | |
| 25 | Charm City BBQ | |
| 26 | Handsome Devil |
Master Series — Chicken
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B'S QUE | |
| 2 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 3 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 4 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 5 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 6 | THE GREAT HAMBINO | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | Oink 'n' Doink - MD | |
| 9 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 10 | HOOS SMOKIN | |
| 11 | UP IN SMOKERS | |
| 12 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 13 | Bay Brothers BBQ | |
| 14 | Barrel Proof BBQ | |
| 15 | G. Henn BBQ | |
| 16 | Just a sliver sweets | |
| 17 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 18 | Sasquatch BBQ | |
| 19 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 20 | Handsome Devil | |
| 21 | Hot and Slow BBQ | |
| 22 | FAT MAXINE'S BBQ | |
| 23 | Rub A Dub Grub | |
| 24 | Tim T's BBQ | |
| 25 | Hair of the Hog | |
| 26 | Charm City BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
26 entries · top 695.3600 · median 675.3084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | B'S QUE | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 5 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 6 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 7 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 8 | UP IN SMOKERS | |
| 9 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 10 | HOOS SMOKIN | |
| 11 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 12 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 13 | Sasquatch BBQ | |
| 14 | Oink 'n' Doink - MD | |
| 15 | Hot and Slow BBQ | |
| 16 | Hair of the Hog | |
| 17 | FAT MAXINE'S BBQ | |
| 18 | Bay Brothers BBQ | |
| 19 | Barrel Proof BBQ | |
| 20 | THE GREAT HAMBINO | |
| 21 | Tim T's BBQ | |
| 22 | Handsome Devil | |
| 23 | G. Henn BBQ | |
| 24 | Rub A Dub Grub | |
| 25 | Just a sliver sweets | |
| 26 | Charm City BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
26 entries · top 175.4056 · median 168.5486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 3 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 4 | Hot and Slow BBQ | |
| 5 | Hair of the Hog | |
| 6 | Sasquatch BBQ | |
| 7 | B'S QUE | |
| 8 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | UP IN SMOKERS | |
| 12 | Oink 'n' Doink - MD | |
| 13 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 14 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 15 | Handsome Devil | |
| 16 | Tim T's BBQ | |
| 17 | FAT MAXINE'S BBQ | |
| 18 | Barrel Proof BBQ | |
| 19 | HOOS SMOKIN | |
| 20 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 21 | Bay Brothers BBQ | |
| 22 | Just a sliver sweets | |
| 23 | Rub A Dub Grub | |
| 24 | G. Henn BBQ | |
| 25 | THE GREAT HAMBINO | |
| 26 | Charm City BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOOS SMOKIN | |
| 2 | Oink 'n' Doink - MD | |
| 3 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 4 | UP IN SMOKERS | |
| 5 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 6 | FAT MAXINE'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Sasquatch BBQ | |
| 8 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | Hair of the Hog | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | B'S QUE | |
| 12 | Bay Brothers BBQ | |
| 13 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 14 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 15 | THE GREAT HAMBINO | |
| 16 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 17 | Hot and Slow BBQ | |
| 18 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 19 | G. Henn BBQ | |
| 20 | Tim T's BBQ | |
| 21 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 22 | Barrel Proof BBQ | |
| 23 | Rub A Dub Grub | |
| 24 | Handsome Devil | |
| 25 | Just a sliver sweets | |
| 26 | Charm City BBQ |