A dynasty in the making
3×
wins at this contest
3 of 20 tracked editions
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 20 tracked editions.
- 2017
- 2021
- 2021
BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) 2025
Mar 21, 2025 · Urbanna, VA · 📍 Bethpage Camp-Resort
Reps: Alex Jr Brown, Louise Weidner
Grand Champion: Fire & Shine BBQ (175.4172) · 24 teams
Full results from the BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) 2025, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on March 21, 2025 in Urbanna, VA at Bethpage Camp-Resort. Category winners: Chicken — FIRE & SHINE BBQ (175.4172). This is the 14th of 23 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Gettin' Basted; the next was held in 2025.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Chicken totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
154.22
median 168.82
175.42 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
24
1 judged meat · 1 ancillary
Top score
175.4172
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
167.76
154.22175.42
Chicken · median 168.82 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
169.6800
154.22175.42
10th place in Chicken
Field spread
21.2000
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 83%
beats 17% of 5595 Chicken wins in the data
Came back for more
40%
28 of 70 teams from the previous edition returned
Storylines (3 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 3 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: FIRE & SHINE BBQ and UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA edged War Pigs by 0.0116. Chicken places 4–5: War Pigs edged Grandpa Val's BBQ by 0.0344.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Chicken 3–4 · 0.0116
- Chicken 4–5 · 0.0344
Back to defend
3
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (won 2017, 2021, 2021), Old Virginia Smoke (won 2023), Redneck Scientific (won 2023).
- WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ · 2017, 2021, 2021
- Old Virginia Smoke · 2023
- Redneck Scientific · 2023
This contest's own records (5 in the KCBS record book)
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2017 | Urbanna, VA | 609 Browns Lane | 64 | 691.3484 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Urbanna, VA | 609 Browns Lane | 75 | 694.2972 | WHO CARES BBQ | PIGHEADED BBQ |
| Mar 26, 2021 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 46 | 697.0972 | Wolf's Revenge BBQ | Rogue Hog BBQ |
| Mar 27, 2021 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 40 | 699.3828 | Wolf's Revenge BBQ | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| Mar 24, 2023 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 53 | 703.4288 | Off the Rack BBQ | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| Mar 24, 2023 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 33 | 178.8572 | Old Virginia Smoke | — |
| Mar 24, 2023 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 33 | 180 | Good Googly Goo BBQ | — |
| Mar 25, 2023 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 46 | 706.2284 | Redneck Scientific | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 45 | 699.3944 | Smokecraft - MD | Optimus Swine |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 27 | 177.1544 | Glamping Grillers | — |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 26 | 176 | Smokecraft - MD | — |
| Mar 23, 2024 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 42 | 708.5256 | Muttley Crew BBQ | Ham Squad |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 45 | 703.4288 | Gettin' Basted | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| Mar 21, 2025 ← this one | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 24 | 175.4172 | Fire & Shine BBQ | — |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 21 | 176.0344 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | — |
| Mar 22, 2025 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 43 | 708.5256 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | HotMess BBQ |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 40 | 702.2400 | B's Que | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 26 | 178.8572 | Rough Cut Q | — |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 27 | 177.1544 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | — |
| Mar 28, 2026 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 36 | 707.4060 | 3 Eyz BBQ | B'S QUE |
| Mar 19, 2027 | Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2027 | Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 24, 2028 | Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4172 | 174.2628 | 169.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Chicken
24 entries · top 175.4172 · median 168.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 2 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 4 | War Pigs | |
| 5 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 7 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 8 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 9 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 10 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 11 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 12 | House of Que | |
| 13 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 14 | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE | |
| 15 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 16 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 17 | Castleton Q | |
| 18 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 19 | BROCK'S BBQ | |
| 20 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 21 | Garage Beers BBQ | |
| 22 | Professor Smoke | |
| 23 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 24 | Full Of Pit BBQ |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Turkey
30 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.2744