Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2)

2025-07-26 – 2025-07-27 · New Freedom, PA · State championship

Reps: BILL JONES, LOUISE WEIDNER, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $8,000.00

Grand Champion: Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA (704.5256) · 27 teams

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Pinky Out BBQ

350.2628 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Goudas Barbecue

347.9772 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Yardogs BBQ

346.8688 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

7 categories

Top score

350.2628

Winning margin

2.2856

GC over RC

Field average

334.01

median 336.52

Perfect 180s

4 🔥

Tightest race

Chicken

1.1544 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

341.6800

what a walk cost here

Field spread

41.8512

winner to last place

Prize money

$8,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA

avg finish 3.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 3.4284 pts — The Swine Doctor's BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 85%

beats 15% of 2713 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1590

avg power rating going in · stronger than 86% of contests

Top-rated in the field

GETTIN' BASTED

rated 1932 pre-contest

Storylines

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA took the Grand Championship home to MA.

🔥 A day of perfect scores

4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

🃏 An upset on the books

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-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
2024-07-26	New Freedom, PA	35	693.0512	Rooters-N-Tooters TN
2024-07-27	New Freedom, PA	32	703.9544	The Fat is Where It's At
2025-07-25	New Freedom, PA	30	706.8112	Piggy & Swine BBQ
2025-07-26 ← this one	New Freedom, PA	27	704.5256	Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA
2026-07-24	New Freedom, PA	—	—	—
2026-07-25	New Freedom, PA	—	—	—

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Ancillary — Dessert

13 entries · top 180.0000 · median 176.0000 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Big Bobs Smokin Que	180.0000 🔥
2	Gigabyte BBQ	179.4400
3	Brewski's BBQ Competition Team	178.8800
4	Stroked Out Cooking Team	178.8572
5	All About the Wood	178.2972
6	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	177.7028
7	Bay Brothers BBQ	176.0000
8	The Jakey's Hack Shack	175.4056
9	HotMess BBQ	174.2744
10	Broomstick BBQ	171.4056
11	Leaning Jowler BBQ	170.8228
12	Menke Boys BBQ	166.2400
13	Pappy's Q	161.6800

Backyard Series — Chicken

26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.4114 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	The Swine Doctor's BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	Yardogs BBQ	176.5716
3	Pinky Out BBQ	176.5600
4	Goudas Barbecue	174.2628
5	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	174.2628
6	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	174.2628
7	Oink N' Doink BBQ	173.1660
8	Sticky Bones BBQ	172.5832
9	All About the Wood	172.5600
10	Capt. Blue BBQ	171.9772
11	Bay Brothers BBQ	170.8228
12	Stroked Out Cooking Team	170.2744
13	SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM	169.6912
14	Broomstick BBQ	169.1316
15	Squeals like the First Time	167.9772
16	Brewski's BBQ Competition Team	167.9772
17	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	167.4056
18	Rough Cut Q	166.8228
19	Leaning Jowler BBQ	166.8228
20	Castleton Q	166.2284
21	Hot Thang BBQ	163.9428
22	Estancia	158.7768
23	Clean Smoke BBQ Team	158.2400
24	Jack Wagon Smoking BBQ	155.3600
25	Backwooder BBQ	152.5372
26	Lucky Q BBQ	152.4800

Backyard Series — Overall

26 entries · top 350.2628 · median 336.5200

#	Team	Score
1	Pinky Out BBQ	350.2628
2	Goudas Barbecue	347.9772
3	Yardogs BBQ	346.8688
4	Sticky Bones BBQ	345.1776
5	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	345.1428
6	Capt. Blue BBQ	345.0972
7	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	343.9428
8	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	343.9428
9	Brewski's BBQ Competition Team	342.8344
10	All About the Wood	341.6800
11	Bay Brothers BBQ	337.7028
12	Castleton Q	337.6456
13	Leaning Jowler BBQ	337.0856
14	Stroked Out Cooking Team	335.9544
15	Rough Cut Q	335.3600
16	The Swine Doctor's BBQ	334.8116
17	Oink N' Doink BBQ	334.2748
18	Squeals like the First Time	329.6688
19	SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM	326.7884
20	Estancia	325.0168
21	Broomstick BBQ	321.6576
22	Backwooder BBQ	320.5028
23	Clean Smoke BBQ Team	318.2172
24	Hot Thang BBQ	317.5656
25	Jack Wagon Smoking BBQ	310.7544
26	Lucky Q BBQ	308.4116

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

26 entries · top 177.7372 · median 168.2514

#	Team	Score
1	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	177.7372
2	Brewski's BBQ Competition Team	174.8572
3	Goudas Barbecue	173.7144
4	Pinky Out BBQ	173.7028
5	Capt. Blue BBQ	173.1200
6	Sticky Bones BBQ	172.5944
7	Castleton Q	171.4172
8	Yardogs BBQ	170.2972
9	Leaning Jowler BBQ	170.2628
10	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	169.6800
11	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	169.6800
12	All About the Wood	169.1200
13	Rough Cut Q	168.5372
14	Backwooder BBQ	167.9656
15	Bay Brothers BBQ	166.8800
16	Estancia	166.2400
17	Stroked Out Cooking Team	165.6800
18	Squeals like the First Time	161.6916
19	Oink N' Doink BBQ	161.1088
20	Clean Smoke BBQ Team	159.9772
21	SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM	157.0972
22	Lucky Q BBQ	155.9316
23	Jack Wagon Smoking BBQ	155.3944
24	The Swine Doctor's BBQ	154.8116
25	Hot Thang BBQ	153.6228
26	Broomstick BBQ	152.5260

Master Series — Brisket

27 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.2628

#	Team	Score
1	HotMess BBQ	177.7144
2	Mispillion Meat Works	174.8572
3	DRILLING & GRILLING	174.2628
4	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	173.7028
5	The Fat is Where It's At	172.5600
6	Piggy & Swine BBQ	171.9656
7	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	169.1428
8	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	169.1200
9	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	168.5372
10	SMOKECRAFT - MD	167.4288
11	BEER TIME BBQ	167.3828
12	GETTIN' BASTED	167.3828
13	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	166.8228
14	4 BOXERS Q	166.2628
15	3 EYZ BBQ	165.0972
16	Ain't That Rich	164.5600
17	Big Bobs Smokin Que	163.9428
18	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	163.4056
19	Menke Boys BBQ	161.0856
20	Mullen It Over BBQ	160.5028
21	UP IN SMOKERS	156.5372
22	FAT MAXINE'S BBQ	156.5256
23	Sweet Belly's BBQ	154.7772
24	Santo Smokes	144.5372
25	Pappy's Q	141.6572
26	Gigabyte BBQ	139.8628
27	The Jakey's Hack Shack	137.6344

Master Series — Chicken

27 entries · top 176.5600 · median 170.8344

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKECRAFT - MD	176.5600
2	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	176.5600
3	Big Bobs Smokin Que	175.4172
4	UP IN SMOKERS	175.4172
5	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	175.4056
6	DRILLING & GRILLING	174.2744
7	GETTIN' BASTED	174.2744
8	Sweet Belly's BBQ	173.1200
9	3 EYZ BBQ	172.0116
10	BEER TIME BBQ	171.9772
11	The Fat is Where It's At	171.9772
12	Piggy & Swine BBQ	170.8456
13	Menke Boys BBQ	170.8344
14	HotMess BBQ	170.8344
15	Mispillion Meat Works	170.8344
16	The Jakey's Hack Shack	170.8228
17	Ain't That Rich	170.8112
18	Mullen It Over BBQ	168.5256
19	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	167.4172
20	4 BOXERS Q	167.3828
21	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	166.8572
22	Santo Smokes	161.6800
23	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	161.6456
24	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	161.6456
25	Gigabyte BBQ	159.4060
26	FAT MAXINE'S BBQ	157.6572
27	Pappy's Q	156.5372

Master Series — Overall

27 entries · top 704.5256 · median 671.8628

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	704.5256
2	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	701.6688
3	GETTIN' BASTED	697.0744
4	HotMess BBQ	696.5260
5	DRILLING & GRILLING	692.4800
6	Mispillion Meat Works	691.3944
7	3 EYZ BBQ	686.7888
8	Piggy & Swine BBQ	683.3596
9	The Fat is Where It's At	680.4688
10	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	679.3144
11	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	675.3256
12	SMOKECRAFT - MD	674.2172
13	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	673.1316
14	Big Bobs Smokin Que	671.8628
15	Ain't That Rich	669.5884
16	Sweet Belly's BBQ	669.0172
17	BEER TIME BBQ	667.3260
18	Menke Boys BBQ	662.7660
19	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	660.4456
20	Mullen It Over BBQ	655.8400
21	4 BOXERS Q	649.5656
22	UP IN SMOKERS	648.4572
23	FAT MAXINE'S BBQ	644.3772
24	The Jakey's Hack Shack	635.8404
25	Gigabyte BBQ	632.3544
26	Santo Smokes	620.4344
27	Pappy's Q	568.9488

Master Series — Pork

27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1316 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	GETTIN' BASTED	180.0000 🔥
2	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	178.8572
3	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	176.0000
4	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	175.4172
5	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	175.4172
6	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	175.4172
7	Mullen It Over BBQ	174.2972
8	HotMess BBQ	174.2744
9	Sweet Belly's BBQ	174.2628
10	Mispillion Meat Works	173.7028
11	3 EYZ BBQ	173.1200
12	DRILLING & GRILLING	171.9656
13	The Fat is Where It's At	169.6916
14	BEER TIME BBQ	169.1316
15	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	168.5256
16	Piggy & Swine BBQ	167.4400
17	Big Bobs Smokin Que	166.8228
18	FAT MAXINE'S BBQ	166.2400
19	The Jakey's Hack Shack	163.9660
20	Menke Boys BBQ	163.4288
21	Gigabyte BBQ	163.4056
22	SMOKECRAFT - MD	162.8228
23	Ain't That Rich	161.0856
24	4 BOXERS Q	155.3600
25	Santo Smokes	154.2172
26	UP IN SMOKERS	150.8000
27	Pappy's Q	149.7144

Master Series — Pork Ribs

27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	180.0000 🔥
2	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	177.7144
3	3 EYZ BBQ	176.5600
4	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	175.4288
5	GETTIN' BASTED	175.4172
6	HotMess BBQ	173.7028
7	Ain't That Rich	173.1316
8	Piggy & Swine BBQ	173.1084
9	Mispillion Meat Works	172.0000
10	DRILLING & GRILLING	171.9772
11	Gigabyte BBQ	169.6800
12	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	169.1428
13	Menke Boys BBQ	167.4172
14	SMOKECRAFT - MD	167.4056
15	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	166.8688
16	Sweet Belly's BBQ	166.8572
17	The Fat is Where It's At	166.2400
18	UP IN SMOKERS	165.7028
19	Big Bobs Smokin Que	165.6800
20	FAT MAXINE'S BBQ	163.9544
21	The Jakey's Hack Shack	163.4172
22	4 BOXERS Q	160.5600
23	Santo Smokes	160.0000
24	BEER TIME BBQ	158.8344
25	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	155.3600
26	Mullen It Over BBQ	152.5144
27	Pappy's Q	121.0400