May 17–18, 2013 · Middletown, DE
WILBUR'S REVENGE won Grand Champion at the Middletown BBQ Cook Off on May 17, 2013 in Middletown, DE, scoring 664.5714 in a field of 56 teams. CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 657.1424. Category winners: Chicken — TFFBBQ (169.1430); Pork Ribs — ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ (170.8572); Pork — WALK THE SWINE (170.2860); Brisket — CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ (172.5714).
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
WILBUR'S REVENGE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was WILBUR'S REVENGE's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 2nd tracked contest.
Pork places 2–3: SMOKOPOLIS BBQ and PEPPER MONKEY BBQ tied on 168.5714 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: WILBUR'S REVENGE and PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ tied on 163.9998 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: WALK THE SWINE and FIRE FIGHTING BBQ TEAM tied on 160.5714 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Bigger than 90% of the 5,468 contests in the data
56 teams — bigger than 90% of the 5,468 contests in the data.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 169.1430 | 166.8570 | 162.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 170.8572 | 163.4288 | 161.7144 |
| Pork | 170.2860 | 164.5714 | 162.2858 |
| Brisket | 172.5714 | 168.5714 | 160.5714 |
55 entries · top 664.5714 · median 614.8568
55 entries · top 169.1430 · median 154.8570
55 entries · top 170.8572 · median 152.5714
55 entries · top 170.2860 · median 156.5716
55 entries · top 172.5714 · median 153.7144