Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1)

2024-10-25 – 2024-10-26 · Roseland, VA · State championship

Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID · Prize money: $2,600.00

Grand Champion: HotMess BBQ (695.9084) · 13 teams

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Rollin Smoke BBQ

354.2856 · Backyard Series — Overall

🥈

Mad Hatter BBQ

350.2860 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Pinky Out BBQ

349.1316 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

8 categories

Top score

354.2856

Winning margin

3.9996

GC over RC

Field average

345.84

median 345.71

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

2.8800 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

338.8000

what a walk cost here

Field spread

16.6056

winner to last place

Prize money

$2,600.00

on the line

Most consistent

Pinky Out BBQ

avg finish 3.33 across 3 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Ancillary — Halloween

won by 4.6060 pts — Menke Boys BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 80%

beats 20% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1638

avg power rating going in · stronger than 98% of contests

Top-rated in the field

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit

rated 1801 pre-contest

Storylines

🏟️ A stacked field

The field averaged a 1638 power rating going in — stronger than 98% of every contest tracked.

🃏 An upset on the books

HotMess BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2023-10-27	Galax, VA	19	699.3944	Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit
2024-10-25 ← this one	Roseland, VA	13	695.9084	HotMess BBQ

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Ancillary — Halloween

8 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.7028

#	Team	Score
1	Menke Boys BBQ	177.7144
2	The Swine Doctor's BBQ	173.1084
3	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	169.6800
4	Better Half Barbecue	168.0000
5	Bowmans Butt & BBQ	167.4056
6	Mad Hatter BBQ	166.8344
7	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	162.2744
8	OFF THE RACK BBQ	160.4912

Backyard Series — Chicken

11 entries · top 177.7028 · median 173.1200

#	Team	Score
1	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	177.7028
2	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	177.7028
3	Mad Hatter BBQ	177.1544
4	Rollin Smoke BBQ	177.1428
5	Better Half Barbecue	174.2744
6	Dogpatch Q	173.1200
7	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	171.9772
8	Pinky Out BBQ	171.9772
9	The Swine Doctor's BBQ	170.8228
10	Leaning Jowler BBQ	169.7028
11	South of the James BBQ	166.8456

Backyard Series — Overall

11 entries · top 354.2856 · median 345.7144

#	Team	Score
1	Rollin Smoke BBQ	354.2856
2	Mad Hatter BBQ	350.2860
3	Pinky Out BBQ	349.1316
4	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	347.9656
5	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	346.2516
6	Leaning Jowler BBQ	345.7144
7	Dogpatch Q	345.1088
8	The Swine Doctor's BBQ	345.0972
9	Better Half Barbecue	343.9428
10	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	338.8000
11	South of the James BBQ	337.6800

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

11 entries · top 177.1544 · median 173.1316

#	Team	Score
1	Pinky Out BBQ	177.1544
2	Rollin Smoke BBQ	177.1428
3	Leaning Jowler BBQ	176.0116
4	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	174.2744
5	The Swine Doctor's BBQ	174.2744
6	Mad Hatter BBQ	173.1316
7	Dogpatch Q	171.9888
8	South of the James BBQ	170.8344
9	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	170.2628
10	Better Half Barbecue	169.6684
11	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	161.0972

Master Series — Brisket

13 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Menke Boys BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	177.7028
3	Shiggin aint easy	175.4172
4	Bowmans Butt & BBQ	175.4056
5	BEER TIME BBQ	174.8572
6	Optimus Swine	173.1200
7	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	173.1200
8	OFF THE RACK BBQ	170.2628
9	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	169.6800
10	HalaQyah BBQ	168.5372
11	HotMess BBQ	167.3712
12	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	165.0972
13	Dog Bite Barbecue	162.2400

Master Series — Chicken

13 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.9772

#	Team	Score
1	Shiggin aint easy	177.7028
2	Menke Boys BBQ	176.5600
3	OFF THE RACK BBQ	175.4172
4	HotMess BBQ	173.1200
5	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	173.1200
6	Optimus Swine	173.1200
7	Dog Bite Barbecue	171.9772
8	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	171.9656
9	Bowmans Butt & BBQ	171.9656
10	BEER TIME BBQ	169.1200
11	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	167.3712
12	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	161.6456
13	HalaQyah BBQ	157.0744

Master Series — Overall

13 entries · top 695.9084 · median 686.7312

#	Team	Score
1	HotMess BBQ	695.9084
2	Shiggin aint easy	694.7656
3	OFF THE RACK BBQ	693.0628
4	Bowmans Butt & BBQ	693.0512
5	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	691.3140
6	Menke Boys BBQ	688.5028
7	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	686.7312
8	BEER TIME BBQ	681.0628
9	Optimus Swine	681.0284
10	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	675.2684
11	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	659.2228
12	Dog Bite Barbecue	657.5428
13	HalaQyah BBQ	647.7944

Master Series — Pork

13 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.3828

#	Team	Score
1	HotMess BBQ	176.5600
2	Bowmans Butt & BBQ	173.1200
3	OFF THE RACK BBQ	171.9656
4	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	170.8112
5	Optimus Swine	170.2512
6	Shiggin aint easy	169.6800
7	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	167.3828
8	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	166.2284
9	BEER TIME BBQ	165.0740
10	Menke Boys BBQ	164.5256
11	HalaQyah BBQ	162.8000
12	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	159.3600
13	Dog Bite Barbecue	158.2284

Master Series — Pork Ribs

13 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9656

#	Team	Score
1	HotMess BBQ	178.8572
2	OFF THE RACK BBQ	175.4172
3	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	175.4172
4	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	174.2628
5	Bowmans Butt & BBQ	172.5600
6	BEER TIME BBQ	172.0116
7	Shiggin aint easy	171.9656
8	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	170.8344
9	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	168.5372
10	Menke Boys BBQ	167.4172
11	Dog Bite Barbecue	165.0972
12	Optimus Swine	164.5372
13	HalaQyah BBQ	159.3828

Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey smoke

17 entries · top 176.0000 · median 170.2628

#	Team	Score
1	Pinky Out BBQ	176.0000
2	Optimus Swine	174.2628
3	Bowmans Butt & BBQ	174.2628
4	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	173.1200
5	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	171.9656
6	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	171.9656
7	Leaning Jowler BBQ	171.9656
8	The Swine Doctor's BBQ	170.8344
9	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	170.2628
10	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	169.6916
11	Menke Boys BBQ	169.1200
12	South of the James BBQ	169.1084
13	Shiggin aint easy	168.5372
14	OFF THE RACK BBQ	168.5140
15	Better Half Barbecue	167.4172
16	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	165.6800
17	Dog Bite Barbecue	159.9312

Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1)

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Prize money

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines

🏟️ A stacked field

🃏 An upset on the books

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

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Ancillary — Halloween

Backyard Series — Chicken

Backyard Series — Overall

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

Master Series — Brisket

Master Series — Chicken

Master Series — Overall

Master Series — Pork

Master Series — Pork Ribs

Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey smoke