Zom-B-Q (Day 2)
2024-10-26 – 2024-10-27 · Roseland, VA · 📍 30 Three Ridges Ln · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID · Prize money: $2,600.00
Grand Champion: Off the Rack BBQ (698.8228) · 11 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 HotMess BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 80% of every championship in the data.
🧹 A double category winner
Menke Boys BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: Shiggin aint easy and HotMess BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Chicken places 4–5: Dogpatch Q edged Dog Bite Barbecue by 0.0116. Backyard Series — Pork Ribs places 5–6: Mad Hatter BBQ edged Leaning Jowler BBQ by 0.0116.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Wolf's Revenge BBQ (won 2024), Mad Hatter BBQ (won 2024).
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1630 power rating going in — stronger than 98% of every contest tracked.
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-28 | Galax, VA | 2330 Edmonds Rd | 17 | 705.1316 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| 2024-10-25 | Roseland, VA | 30 Three Ridges Ln | 10 | 177.7028 | Wolf's Revenge BBQ | — |
| 2024-10-25 | Roseland, VA | 30 Three Ridges Ln | 9 | 177.7144 | Mad Hatter BBQ | — |
| 2024-10-26 ← this one | Roseland, VA | 30 Three Ridges Ln | 11 | 698.8228 | Off the Rack BBQ | HotMess BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 177.7144 | 174.2744 | 169.1200 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 171.9772 | 168.0000 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 165.1200 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 176.5828 | 171.9656 | 161.1088 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 168.5372 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 171.9888 | 165.0972 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
11 entries · top 698.8228 · median 690.7888
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 2 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 3 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 4 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 5 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 6 | Optimus Swine | |
| 7 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 8 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 9 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 10 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 11 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ |
Chicken
11 entries · top 177.7144 · median 174.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 2 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 3 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 4 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 5 | Optimus Swine | |
| 6 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 7 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 8 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 9 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 10 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | HalaQyah BBQ |
Pork Ribs
11 entries · top 177.1544 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 2 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 3 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 4 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 5 | Optimus Swine | |
| 6 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 7 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 8 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 9 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 10 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 11 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ |
Pork
11 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 2 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 3 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 4 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 5 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 6 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 7 | Optimus Swine | |
| 8 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 9 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 10 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
Brisket
11 entries · top 176.5828 · median 171.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 2 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 3 | Optimus Swine | |
| 4 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 5 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 6 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 7 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 8 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 9 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 10 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 11 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ |
Backyard Series
Overall
12 entries · top 354.2628 · median 341.6746
Chicken
12 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
12 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.4000