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 RIBS) 2025
Mar 21, 2025 · Urbanna, VA · 📍 Bethpage Camp-Resort
Reps: Alex Jr Brown, Louise Weidner, Regina Bodnar
Full results from the BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2025, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on March 21, 2025 in Urbanna, VA at Bethpage Camp-Resort. OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT (176.0344). This is the 15th of 23 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Fire & Shine BBQ; the next was held in 2025.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
147.36
median 169.12
176.03 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
21
1 judged meat
Top score
176.0344
Winning margin
0.6056
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
165.74
147.36176.03
Pork Ribs · median 169.12 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.3200 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
169.1316
147.36176.03
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
28.6744
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 65%
beats 35% of 5786 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Came back for more
19%
13 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 2 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 7–8: Rough Cut Q and War Pigs tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE edged SMOKIN SKULLIES by 0.0116.
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · 0.0116
Back to defend
2
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).
- WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ · 2017, 2021, 2021
- Old Virginia Smoke · 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 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 24 | 175.4172 | Fire & Shine BBQ | — |
| Mar 21, 2025 ← this one | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 176.0344 | 173.7144 | 169.1316 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 176.0344 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 2 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 3 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 4 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 5 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 7 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 8 | War Pigs | |
| 9 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 10 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 11 | Brown Liquor BBQ | |
| 12 | House of Que | |
| 13 | Blue & Gray BBQ | |
| 14 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 15 | Garage Beers BBQ | |
| 16 | Castleton Q | |
| 17 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 18 | Full Of Pit BBQ | |
| 19 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM | |
| 21 | Professor Smoke |