2017-05-19 – 2017-05-20 · Morgantown, PA · 📍 Friendship Park North St
Grand Champion: DANTE'S INFERNO (690.8232) · 53 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PORKS & REC
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 79% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1660 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 81 times in 100
DANTE'S INFERNO came in rated below the field's top team, CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
DANTE'S INFERNO won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 12 tracked editions
Chunky BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 12 tracked editions.
Chicken places 2–3: SMOKEN DUDES BBQ and ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ and DANTE'S INFERNO tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: FUNNY BONES BBQ and DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-19 ← this one | Morgantown, PA | Friendship Park North St | 53 | 690.8232 | DANTE'S INFERNO | PORKS & REC |
| 2018-05-18 | Morgantown, PA | 3287 North Street | 47 | 689.1428 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | MOON RIVER BARBEQUE |
| 2019-05-17 | Morgantown, PA | 3287 North Street | 44 | 693.7260 | Drilling and Grilling | PRIORVILLE BBQ |
| 2021-05-14 | Morgantown, PA | 3287 North Street | 46 | 688.5716 | Pig's Pajamas BBQ | Rogue Hog BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | Morgantown, PA | 3287 North Street | 39 | 697.0512 | Uncle Pigs BBQ Pit | THE PIG'S PAJAMAS |
| 2023-05-19 | Morgantown, PA | 6180 Morgantown Rd | 37 | 699.9772 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | The Fat is Where It's At |
| 2024-05-17 | Morgantown, PA | 6180 Morgantown Rd | 37 | 692.5028 | Chunky BBQ | BOGGS HOG BBQ |
| 2024-05-18 | Morgantown, PA | 6180 Morgantown Rd | 26 | 702.2516 | The Fat is Where It's At | CHUNKY BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | Morgantown, PA | 6180 Morgantown Rd | 28 | 701.0972 | Pig Candy Barbeque Co. | BEER TIME BBQ |
| 2025-05-17 | Morgantown, PA | 6180 Morgantown Rd | 21 | 695.9316 | Chunky BBQ | House of Que |
| 2026-05-15 | Morgantown, PA | 6180 Morgantown Rd | 25 | 693.0628 | HotMess BBQ | BEER TIME BBQ |
| 2026-05-16 | Morgantown, PA | 6180 Morgantown Rd | 17 | 703.9428 | The Fat is Where It's At | B'S QUE |
| 2027-05-14 | Morgantown, PA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2027-05-15 | Morgantown, PA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 174.8800 | 173.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 170.8344 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 173.1200 | 169.7372 |
| Brisket | 178.8800 | 173.1200 | 167.9772 |
53 entries · top 690.8232 · median 650.6856
53 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.2972
53 entries · top 177.7028 · median 161.6688
53 entries · top 178.2972 · median 162.2284
53 entries · top 178.8800 · median 161.0856
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
6 entries · top 159.9656 · median 151.0914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | M & M BBQ | |
| 2 | Kayden's BBQ | |
| 3 | BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | Warpig | |
| 5 | Country Boys Catering | |
| 6 | CORNER BOYS BACKYARD BBQ |
6 entries · top 165.6684 · median 153.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warpig | |
| 2 | M & M BBQ | |
| 3 | BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | CORNER BOYS BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 5 | Kayden's BBQ | |
| 6 | Country Boys Catering |