A statement win
10.7768
points clear of the field
Wider than 89% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The champion won by 10.7768 points — a wider margin than 89% of championships in the data.
BBQ Gives Back 2017
Mar 24–25, 2017 · Urbanna, VA · 📍 609 Browns Lane
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ won Grand Champion at the BBQ Gives Back on March 24, 2017 in Urbanna, VA at 609 Browns Lane, scoring 691.3484 in a field of 64 teams. MUTTLEY CREW BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 680.5716. Category winners: Chicken — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE (177.7372); Pork Ribs — WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (175.4172); Pork — K & D SMOKERS (174.2972); Brisket — Rogue Hog BBQ (177.7028). This is the 1st of 23 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2018.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
503.13
median 653.64
691.35 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.74
- Pork Ribs 175.42
- Pork 174.30
- Brisket 177.70
109.05
177.74
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
64
4 judged meats
Top score
691.3484
Winning margin
10.7768
GC over RC
Field average
646.66
503.13691.35
median 653.64 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.8916 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
672.4800
503.13691.35
10th place overall
Field spread
188.2168
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 67%
beats 33% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.75 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,607
avg power rating going in · stronger than 82% of contests
Storylines (5 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.
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
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 14 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 6–7: Rogue Hog BBQ and BIG SHOW BBQ COOKIN' TEAM tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: SAUCED! BBQ TEAM and WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD and FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 10th.
- Chicken 10th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 5th
- Brisket 5th
One of the big ones
64
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 93% of the 5,482 contests in the data
64 teams — bigger than 93% of the 5,482 contests in the data.
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)
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2017 ← this one | 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 174.2856 | 172.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 171.9772 | 170.2744 |
| Pork | 174.2972 | 171.4056 | 169.1428 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 171.9656 | 169.6684 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
64 entries · top 691.3484 · median 653.6400
Chicken
64 entries · top 177.7372 · median 166.8628
Pork Ribs
64 entries · top 175.4172 · median 162.5314
Pork
64 entries · top 174.2972 · median 164.2800
Brisket
64 entries · top 177.7028 · median 159.3886