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)
2026-03-27 · Urbanna, VA · 📍 Bethpage Camp-Resort
Reps: ALEX JR BROWN, REGINA BODNAR
Grand Champion: Rough Cut Q (178.8572) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Piggy & Swine BBQ
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.
124.35
median 169.40
178.86 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
26
1 judged meat
Top score
178.8572
Winning margin
2.2972
1st over 2nd
Field average
165.74
124.35178.86
median 169.40 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
170.2744
124.35178.86
10th place overall
Field spread
54.5028
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 30%
beats 70% of 5765 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Came back for more
28%
19 of 68 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
Pork Ribs places 2–3: Piggy & Swine BBQ and Clean Smoke BBQ Team tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: SWEET BELLY'S BBQ edged B'S QUE by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 9–10: Hot Thang BBQ edged Castleton Q by 0.0228.
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · 0.0228
Back to defend
4
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), Smokecraft - MD (won 2024, 2024), Fire & Shine BBQ (won 2025).
- WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ · 2017, 2021, 2021
- Old Virginia Smoke · 2023
- Smokecraft - MD · 2024, 2024
- Fire & Shine BBQ · 2025
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 | 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 ← this one | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 170.2744 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 2 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 3 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 4 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 5 | B'S QUE | |
| 6 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 7 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 9 | Hot Thang BBQ | |
| 10 | Castleton Q | |
| 11 | House of Que | |
| 12 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 13 | BROCK'S BBQ | |
| 14 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 15 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 16 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 18 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 19 | Garage Beers BBQ | |
| 20 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 21 | Full Of Pit BBQ | |
| 22 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 23 | Marshall Mountain BBQ | |
| 24 | 2BQVA | |
| 25 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 26 | MR & MRS SMITH BBQ |