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)
2025-03-21 · Urbanna, VA · 📍 Bethpage Camp-Resort
Reps: ALEX JR BROWN, LOUISE WEIDNER
Grand Champion: Fire & Shine BBQ (175.4172) · 24 teams
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
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 overall
Field spread
21.2000
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 83%
beats 17% of 5564 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-24 | Urbanna, VA | 609 Browns Lane | 64 | 691.3484 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2018-03-23 | Urbanna, VA | 609 Browns Lane | 75 | 694.2972 | WHO CARES BBQ | PIGHEADED BBQ |
| 2021-03-26 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 46 | 697.0972 | Wolf's Revenge BBQ | Rogue Hog BBQ |
| 2021-03-27 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 40 | 699.3828 | Wolf's Revenge BBQ | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| 2023-03-24 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 53 | 703.4288 | Off the Rack BBQ | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2023-03-24 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 33 | 178.8572 | Old Virginia Smoke | — |
| 2023-03-24 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 33 | 180.0000 | Good Googly Goo BBQ | — |
| 2023-03-25 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 46 | 706.2284 | Redneck Scientific | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2024-03-22 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 45 | 699.3944 | Smokecraft - MD | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-03-22 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 27 | 177.1544 | Glamping Grillers | — |
| 2024-03-22 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 26 | 176.0000 | Smokecraft - MD | — |
| 2024-03-23 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 42 | 708.5256 | Muttley Crew BBQ | Ham Squad |
| 2025-03-21 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 45 | 703.4288 | Gettin' Basted | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 ← this one | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 24 | 175.4172 | Fire & Shine BBQ | — |
| 2025-03-21 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 21 | 176.0344 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | — |
| 2025-03-22 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 43 | 708.5256 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | HotMess BBQ |
| 2026-03-27 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 40 | 702.2400 | B's Que | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2026-03-27 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 26 | 178.8572 | Rough Cut Q | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 27 | 177.1544 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | — |
| 2026-03-28 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 36 | 707.4060 | 3 Eyz BBQ | B'S QUE |
| 2027-03-19 | Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2027-03-20 | 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