BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)
2025-03-22 – 2025-03-23 · Urbanna, VA · 📍 Bethpage Camp-Resort · State championship
Reps: ALEX JR BROWN, LOUISE WEIDNER, REGINA BODNAR · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit (708.5256) · 43 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 HotMess BBQ
Entries
43
6 judged meats
Top score
708.5256
Winning margin
1.6796
GC over RC
Field average
683.49
median 685.03
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
695.3832
10th place overall
Field spread
78.3424
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 10%
beats 90% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
34%
of the 68 teams with a home region came from outside VA
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.38 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1599
avg power rating going in · stronger than 91% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 21 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit took the Grand Championship home to NJ.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 2–3: OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE and SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 3–4: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA and Hambones by the Fire tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: Hambones by the Fire and Menke Boys BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (won 2017, 2021, 2021), Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit (won 2022, 2025), Old Virginia Smoke (won 2023), Redneck Scientific (won 2023), Smokecraft - MD (won 2024, 2024), Muttley Crew BBQ (won 2024), Gettin' Basted (won 2025), Fire & Shine BBQ (won 2025).
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1599 power rating going in — stronger than 91% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit 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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-24 | 609 Browns Lane | 64 | 691.3484 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 2018-03-23 | 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 |
| 2022-03-26 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 50 | 710.2744 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| 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 | 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 ← this one | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 178.8572 | 176.0116 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 176.5716 | 175.4172 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180.0000 | 178.8572 | 177.1428 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 178.8572 | 177.7028 | 174.8572 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 173.1200 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176.0000 | 173.1084 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
43 entries · top 708.5256 · median 685.0284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 2 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 3 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 4 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 5 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 7 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 8 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 9 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 10 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 11 | Hambones by the Fire | |
| 12 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 13 | Ham Squad | |
| 14 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 15 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 16 | PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 17 | B'S QUE | |
| 18 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 19 | Optimus Swine | |
| 20 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 21 | Philly Blind Pig BBQ | |
| 22 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 23 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 24 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 25 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 26 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 27 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 28 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 29 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 30 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 31 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 32 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 33 | House of Que | |
| 34 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 35 | Second Helping BBQ -PA | |
| 36 | War Pigs | |
| 37 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 38 | HOOS SMOKIN | |
| 39 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 40 | Jack Rednecks BBQ | |
| 41 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 42 | Brown Liquor BBQ | |
| 43 | Professor Smoke |
Chicken
43 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 2 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 4 | Hambones by the Fire | |
| 5 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 6 | B'S QUE | |
| 7 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 8 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 9 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 10 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 11 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 12 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 13 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 14 | Second Helping BBQ -PA | |
| 15 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 16 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 17 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 18 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 19 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 20 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 21 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 22 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 23 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 24 | House of Que | |
| 25 | War Pigs | |
| 26 | Philly Blind Pig BBQ | |
| 27 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 28 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 29 | Jack Rednecks BBQ | |
| 30 | Ham Squad | |
| 31 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 32 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 33 | Brown Liquor BBQ | |
| 34 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 35 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 36 | Optimus Swine | |
| 37 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 38 | HOOS SMOKIN | |
| 39 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 40 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 41 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 42 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 43 | Professor Smoke |
Pork Ribs
43 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 2 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 3 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 4 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 5 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 6 | PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 7 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 8 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 9 | War Pigs | |
| 10 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 11 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 12 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 13 | Ham Squad | |
| 14 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 15 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 16 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 17 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 18 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 19 | Philly Blind Pig BBQ | |
| 20 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 21 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 22 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 23 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 24 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 25 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 26 | Hambones by the Fire | |
| 27 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 28 | Optimus Swine | |
| 29 | Second Helping BBQ -PA | |
| 30 | Jack Rednecks BBQ | |
| 31 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 32 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 33 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 34 | B'S QUE | |
| 35 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 36 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 37 | House of Que | |
| 38 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 39 | HOOS SMOKIN | |
| 40 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 41 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 42 | Brown Liquor BBQ | |
| 43 | Professor Smoke |
Pork
43 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 2 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 3 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 4 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 5 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 6 | Ham Squad | |
| 7 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 9 | Hambones by the Fire | |
| 10 | Optimus Swine | |
| 11 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 13 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 14 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 15 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 16 | HOOS SMOKIN | |
| 17 | PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 18 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 19 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 20 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 21 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 22 | B'S QUE | |
| 23 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 24 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 25 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 26 | House of Que | |
| 27 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 28 | Second Helping BBQ -PA | |
| 29 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 30 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 31 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 32 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 33 | Philly Blind Pig BBQ | |
| 34 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 35 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 36 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 37 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 38 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 39 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 40 | Brown Liquor BBQ | |
| 41 | Jack Rednecks BBQ | |
| 42 | War Pigs | |
| 43 | Professor Smoke |
Brisket
43 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 2 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 3 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 4 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 5 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 6 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 7 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 8 | Philly Blind Pig BBQ | |
| 9 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 10 | Optimus Swine | |
| 11 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 12 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 13 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 15 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 16 | B'S QUE | |
| 17 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 18 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 19 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 21 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 22 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 23 | Hambones by the Fire | |
| 24 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 25 | Ham Squad | |
| 26 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 28 | HOOS SMOKIN | |
| 29 | House of Que | |
| 30 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 31 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 32 | War Pigs | |
| 33 | Jack Rednecks BBQ | |
| 34 | Brown Liquor BBQ | |
| 35 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 36 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 37 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 38 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 39 | Second Helping BBQ -PA | |
| 40 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 41 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 42 | Professor Smoke | |
| 43 | PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. |
Backyard Series
Overall
25 entries · top 357.7028 · median 342.8000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | K-10 BBQ | |
| 2 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 3 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 4 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 5 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 6 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 7 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 8 | BROCK'S BBQ | |
| 9 | Full Of Pit BBQ | |
| 10 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 11 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 12 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 13 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 14 | Troublemaker BBQ | |
| 15 | Castleton Q | |
| 16 | Hot Thang BBQ | |
| 17 | Que N Cue | |
| 18 | Bastian's Barbecue Co | |
| 19 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 20 | BAD BOB'S QUE | |
| 21 | SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM | |
| 22 | Up in Smoke BBQ | |
| 23 | Hells Corner BBQ | |
| 24 | Half Chicken Man | |
| 25 | Twizted Smoke |
Chicken
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | K-10 BBQ | |
| 2 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 3 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 4 | Castleton Q | |
| 5 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 6 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 7 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 8 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 9 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 10 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 11 | Full Of Pit BBQ | |
| 12 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 13 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 14 | Que N Cue | |
| 15 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 16 | BAD BOB'S QUE | |
| 17 | Hot Thang BBQ | |
| 18 | BROCK'S BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | Bastian's Barbecue Co | |
| 21 | Troublemaker BBQ | |
| 22 | Hells Corner BBQ | |
| 23 | Up in Smoke BBQ | |
| 24 | Half Chicken Man | |
| 25 | Twizted Smoke |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 2 | K-10 BBQ | |
| 3 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 4 | Troublemaker BBQ | |
| 5 | BROCK'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 7 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 8 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 9 | Bastian's Barbecue Co | |
| 10 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 11 | Hot Thang BBQ | |
| 12 | Full Of Pit BBQ | |
| 13 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 14 | Que N Cue | |
| 15 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 16 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 17 | BAD BOB'S QUE | |
| 18 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 19 | Up in Smoke BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM | |
| 21 | Castleton Q | |
| 22 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 23 | Hells Corner BBQ | |
| 24 | Half Chicken Man | |
| 25 | Twizted Smoke |