Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 2017

May 19–20, 2017 · Morgantown, PA · 📍 Friendship Park North St

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DANTE'S INFERNO

690.8232 · Master Series — Overall

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PORKS & REC

689.6572 · Master Series — Overall

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FUNNY BONES BBQ

686.2400 · Master Series — Overall

DANTE'S INFERNO won Grand Champion at the Twin Valley Fire and Smoke on May 19, 2017 in Morgantown, PA at Friendship Park North St, scoring 690.8232 in a field of 53 teams. PORKS & REC took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.6572. Category winners: Chicken — Fire & Spice BBq (177.7144); Pork Ribs — PIGGIN' WHISKEY (177.7028); Pork — ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ (178.2972); Brisket — LITTLE LUKE'S BBQ (178.8800). This is the 1st of 14 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.

577.50 median 650.69 690.82 🏆

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

Chicken 177.71
Pork Ribs 177.70
Pork 178.30
Brisket 178.88

121.04 178.88

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2026 — this edition picked out.

Entries

4 judged meats · 2 ancillary

Top score

690.8232

Winning margin

1.1660

GC over RC

Field average

650.47

577.50690.82

median 650.69 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Chicken

2.8344 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

673.0744

577.50690.82

10th place overall

Field spread

113.3260

winner to last place

Most consistent

DANTE'S INFERNO

avg finish 6.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 2.2972 pts — Fire & Spice BBq

How hot was the win?

Top 68%

beats 32% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.65 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,567

avg power rating going in · stronger than 52% of contests

Top-rated in the field

CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ

rated 1860 pre-contest

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 razor-thin finish

1.1660 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 79% of the 4,722 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1660 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.

DANTE'S INFERNO
PORKS & REC

An upset on the books

19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

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.

champion 1613
top seed 1860

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

DANTE'S INFERNO won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 4th
Pork Ribs 2nd
Pork 5th
Brisket 16th

A dynasty in the making

2× wins at this contest

2 of 12 tracked editions

Chunky BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 12 tracked editions.

2024
2025

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point

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.

Chicken 2–3 · tie
Chicken 3–4 · tie
Chicken 8–9 · tie
Pork 5–6 · tie

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)

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
May 19, 2017 ← this one	Morgantown, PA	Friendship Park North St	53	690.8232	DANTE'S INFERNO	PORKS & REC
May 18, 2018	Morgantown, PA	3287 North Street	47	689.1428	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	MOON RIVER BARBEQUE
May 17, 2019	Morgantown, PA	3287 North Street	44	693.7260	Drilling and Grilling	PRIORVILLE BBQ
May 14, 2021	Morgantown, PA	3287 North Street	46	688.5716	Pig's Pajamas BBQ	Rogue Hog BBQ
May 13, 2022	Morgantown, PA	3287 North Street	39	697.0512	Uncle Pigs BBQ Pit	THE PIG'S PAJAMAS
May 19, 2023	Morgantown, PA	6180 Morgantown Rd	37	699.9772	Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	The Fat is Where It's At
May 17, 2024	Morgantown, PA	6180 Morgantown Rd	37	692.5028	Chunky BBQ	BOGGS HOG BBQ
May 18, 2024	Morgantown, PA	6180 Morgantown Rd	26	702.2516	The Fat is Where It's At	CHUNKY BBQ
May 16, 2025	Morgantown, PA	6180 Morgantown Rd	28	701.0972	Pig Candy Barbeque Co.	BEER TIME BBQ
May 17, 2025	Morgantown, PA	6180 Morgantown Rd	21	695.9316	Chunky BBQ	House of Que
May 15, 2026	Morgantown, PA	6180 Morgantown Rd	25	693.0628	HotMess BBQ	BEER TIME BBQ
May 16, 2026	Morgantown, PA	6180 Morgantown Rd	17	703.9428	The Fat is Where It's At	B'S QUE
May 14, 2027	Morgantown, PA	—	—	—	—	—
May 15, 2027	Morgantown, PA	—	—	—	—	—

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

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

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

53 entries · top 690.8232 · median 650.6856

#	Team	Score
1	DANTE'S INFERNO	690.8232
2	PORKS & REC	689.6572
3	FUNNY BONES BBQ	686.2400
4	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	682.8232
5	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	682.7428
6	Rogue Hog BBQ	681.6456
7	PIGHEADED BBQ	679.9656
8	LITTLE LUKE'S BBQ	677.6688
9	SMOKEN DUDES BBQ	674.2172
10	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	673.0744
11	Sauce This BBQ	670.8000
12	DRILLING & GRILLING	668.5372
13	Fire & Spice BBq	667.9084
14	SMOKIN TURTLE LOW N SLOW BAR-BE-QUE	664.5144
15	TOP GUN BARBECUE	664.3996
16	QUE TALKIN' TO ME	662.2056
17	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	662.1600
18	CAMP BACON BBQ	661.0172
19	WEEKEND SMOKERS	659.3032
20	ACK-QUE	656.4568
21	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	655.3484
22	MOON RIVER BARBEQUE	655.3144
23	CHICKEN CHOKERS	654.6396
24	POPPA Q-BBQ	652.4460
25	SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION	652.4344
26	DEAD ON Q	651.2912
27	SMOKIN' STUFF BBQ	650.6856
28	FINN'S FINEST BBQ	648.9596
29	LAKEVIEW BBQ	647.9776
30	BRISKET BURNERS	647.8172
31	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	647.7712
32	QUEGASM	646.1716
33	BEERBEQUE	646.1140
34	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	643.8280
35	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	642.8000
36	GUZZY-Q	642.6856
37	DIG'N N PIG'N	640.9828
38	50 SHADES OF PORK	640.4916
39	PIG PEN BBQ	640.4228
40	BBQ BUDDHA	639.7944
41	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	639.2568
42	PaPa's Smokin' Again	638.1832
43	TEAM CANADA BBQ	636.3544
44	SWINE AND CHEESE	633.6232
45	WE RIB U LONG TIME	633.0056
46	TRIBAL SMOKERS	626.2284
47	HERM'S HOGS	625.5544
48	Napkin Killers	619.7944
49	SMOKIN' ADDICTION	619.2228
50	Maverick	608.9828
51	Q'IN BY THE FIRE	608.9028
52	FIRE ANTS BBQ	604.4116
53	4 BOXERS Q	577.4972

Chicken

53 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.2972

#	Team	Score
1	Fire & Spice BBq	177.7144
2	SMOKEN DUDES BBQ	175.4172
3	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	175.4172
4	DANTE'S INFERNO	175.4172
5	SMOKIN TURTLE LOW N SLOW BAR-BE-QUE	174.8800
6	PIGHEADED BBQ	174.8456
7	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	174.2628
8	FUNNY BONES BBQ	173.7028
9	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	173.7028
10	ACK-QUE	173.1084
11	CAMP BACON BBQ	171.9888
12	BBQ BUDDHA	171.9772
13	QUE TALKIN' TO ME	170.8688
14	BEERBEQUE	170.8456
15	QUEGASM	169.7144
16	SWINE AND CHEESE	169.7144
17	PORKS & REC	169.7028
18	PIG PEN BBQ	169.6800
19	SMOKIN' ADDICTION	168
20	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	168
21	GUZZY-Q	168
22	50 SHADES OF PORK	167.4056
23	Rogue Hog BBQ	167.4056
24	WE RIB U LONG TIME	167.3828
25	HERM'S HOGS	167.3712
26	TOP GUN BARBECUE	166.8228
27	LAKEVIEW BBQ	166.2972
28	PaPa's Smokin' Again	166.2972
29	DRILLING & GRILLING	166.2856
30	LITTLE LUKE'S BBQ	166.2516
31	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	166.2284
32	TEAM CANADA BBQ	165.1200
33	Sauce This BBQ	165.0856
34	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	165.0740
35	BRISKET BURNERS	164.5488
36	SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION	163.9772
37	CHICKEN CHOKERS	163.3828
38	WEEKEND SMOKERS	162.8460
39	Maverick	162.8228
40	DEAD ON Q	162.2628
41	FINN'S FINEST BBQ	161.6800
42	4 BOXERS Q	161.0972
43	POPPA Q-BBQ	160.5144
44	DIG'N N PIG'N	160.5028
45	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	159.9428
46	MOON RIVER BARBEQUE	159.3716
47	Napkin Killers	158.8116
48	Q'IN BY THE FIRE	158.8000
49	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	158.8000
50	SMOKIN' STUFF BBQ	156.5372
51	TRIBAL SMOKERS	156.5256
52	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	153.1200
53	FIRE ANTS BBQ	150.8000

Pork Ribs

53 entries · top 177.7028 · median 161.6688

#	Team	Score
1	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	177.7028
2	DANTE'S INFERNO	176.5716
3	GUZZY-Q	176.5600
4	Rogue Hog BBQ	175.4400
5	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	174.2628
6	TOP GUN BARBECUE	173.1316
7	PORKS & REC	173.1200
8	Sauce This BBQ	171.4516
9	FUNNY BONES BBQ	170.8572
10	SMOKIN TURTLE LOW N SLOW BAR-BE-QUE	170.8344
11	CHICKEN CHOKERS	169.6684
12	Maverick	169.1316
13	QUE TALKIN' TO ME	168
14	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	167.4288
15	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	166.8572
16	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	166.8344
17	PIGHEADED BBQ	166.8228
18	Napkin Killers	166.2972
19	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	166.2516
20	ACK-QUE	165.1200
21	WEEKEND SMOKERS	165.0972
22	POPPA Q-BBQ	164.5372
23	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	163.9888
24	LITTLE LUKE'S BBQ	163.9772
25	FINN'S FINEST BBQ	163.9656
26	LAKEVIEW BBQ	162.2632
27	QUEGASM	161.6688
28	DRILLING & GRILLING	161.1544
29	TRIBAL SMOKERS	161.1428
30	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	161.1200
31	TEAM CANADA BBQ	161.0972
32	SMOKIN' STUFF BBQ	161.0972
33	MOON RIVER BARBEQUE	160.5944
34	SMOKEN DUDES BBQ	160.5600
35	FIRE ANTS BBQ	159.9544
36	BEERBEQUE	159.9428
37	BRISKET BURNERS	159.3600
38	DEAD ON Q	158.8344
39	SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION	158.8116
40	HERM'S HOGS	158.8116
41	CAMP BACON BBQ	158.2400
42	PIG PEN BBQ	157.6800
43	50 SHADES OF PORK	157.1088
44	DIG'N N PIG'N	157.0972
45	PaPa's Smokin' Again	156.5372
46	SWINE AND CHEESE	155.9428
47	WE RIB U LONG TIME	155.4172
48	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	154.8000
49	Fire & Spice BBq	153.1084
50	Q'IN BY THE FIRE	147.3372
51	BBQ BUDDHA	146.1828
52	SMOKIN' ADDICTION	144.5144
53	4 BOXERS Q	121.0400

Pork

53 entries · top 178.2972 · median 162.2284

#	Team	Score
1	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	178.2972
2	PORKS & REC	176.0116
3	FUNNY BONES BBQ	174.8456
4	WEEKEND SMOKERS	174.2628
5	DANTE'S INFERNO	173.1200
6	DRILLING & GRILLING	173.1200
7	POPPA Q-BBQ	171.4400
8	SMOKIN' STUFF BBQ	170.8228
9	Fire & Spice BBq	170.2628
10	PIGHEADED BBQ	169.7372
11	Sauce This BBQ	169.7256
12	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	169.6800
13	DEAD ON Q	169.1200
14	LITTLE LUKE'S BBQ	168.5600
15	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	168.5256
16	MOON RIVER BARBEQUE	168.5256
17	TOP GUN BARBECUE	166.2512
18	TRIBAL SMOKERS	165.7028
19	BBQ BUDDHA	165.6800
20	SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION	165.1200
21	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	165.1200
22	QUE TALKIN' TO ME	163.4056
23	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	163.3828
24	DIG'N N PIG'N	162.8456
25	SMOKEN DUDES BBQ	162.8228
26	LAKEVIEW BBQ	162.2400
27	FINN'S FINEST BBQ	162.2284
28	Rogue Hog BBQ	161.6572
29	ACK-QUE	161.1084
30	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	161.0972
31	SMOKIN' ADDICTION	160.5256
32	CAMP BACON BBQ	160.5256
33	BEERBEQUE	160.5256
34	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	160.0112
35	50 SHADES OF PORK	160
36	CHICKEN CHOKERS	159.9428
37	SWINE AND CHEESE	159.4172
38	BRISKET BURNERS	159.3828
39	Q'IN BY THE FIRE	158.2628
40	PIG PEN BBQ	158.2400
41	WE RIB U LONG TIME	157.1200
42	PaPa's Smokin' Again	156.5256
43	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	154.8340
44	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	154.2628
45	SMOKIN TURTLE LOW N SLOW BAR-BE-QUE	153.7028
46	HERM'S HOGS	149.6800
47	QUEGASM	148.5028
48	TEAM CANADA BBQ	146.2060
49	GUZZY-Q	145.6228
50	Napkin Killers	143.9084
51	4 BOXERS Q	137.6456
52	FIRE ANTS BBQ	131.9428
53	Maverick	126.7884

Brisket

53 entries · top 178.8800 · median 161.0856

#	Team	Score
1	LITTLE LUKE'S BBQ	178.8800
2	Rogue Hog BBQ	177.1428
3	SMOKEN DUDES BBQ	175.4172
4	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	173.7028
5	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	173.1200
6	PORKS & REC	170.8228
7	CAMP BACON BBQ	170.2628
8	PIGHEADED BBQ	168.5600
9	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	168.5600
10	DRILLING & GRILLING	167.9772
11	FUNNY BONES BBQ	166.8344
12	Fire & Spice BBq	166.8228
13	MOON RIVER BARBEQUE	166.8228
14	QUEGASM	166.2856
15	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	166.2400
16	DANTE'S INFERNO	165.7144
17	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	165.1200
18	SMOKIN TURTLE LOW N SLOW BAR-BE-QUE	165.0972
19	Sauce This BBQ	164.5372
20	SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION	164.5256
21	BRISKET BURNERS	164.5256
22	TEAM CANADA BBQ	163.9312
23	SMOKIN' STUFF BBQ	162.2284
24	FIRE ANTS BBQ	161.7144
25	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	161.6800
26	CHICKEN CHOKERS	161.6456
27	FINN'S FINEST BBQ	161.0856
28	DEAD ON Q	161.0740
29	DIG'N N PIG'N	160.5372
30	QUE TALKIN' TO ME	159.9312
31	PaPa's Smokin' Again	158.8232
32	TOP GUN BARBECUE	158.1940
33	4 BOXERS Q	157.7144
34	LAKEVIEW BBQ	157.1772
35	ACK-QUE	157.1200
36	WEEKEND SMOKERS	157.0972
37	50 SHADES OF PORK	155.9772
38	POPPA Q-BBQ	155.9544
39	BBQ BUDDHA	155.9544
40	PIG PEN BBQ	154.8228
41	BEERBEQUE	154.8000
42	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	154.7884
43	WE RIB U LONG TIME	153.0856
44	GUZZY-Q	152.5028
45	Napkin Killers	150.7772
46	Maverick	150.2400
47	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	149.7028
48	HERM'S HOGS	149.6916
49	SWINE AND CHEESE	148.5488
50	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	147.8856
51	SMOKIN' ADDICTION	146.1828
52	Q'IN BY THE FIRE	144.5028
53	TRIBAL SMOKERS	142.8572

Ancillary categories

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.

Master Series — Amateur Chicken

6 entries · top 159.9656 · median 151.0914

#	Team	Score
1	M & M BBQ	159.9656
2	Kayden's BBQ	158.8800
3	BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE	152.4912
4	Warpig	149.6916
5	Country Boys Catering	134.8568
6	CORNER BOYS BACKYARD BBQ	125.7144

Master Series — Amateur Ribs

6 entries · top 165.6684 · median 153.6914

#	Team	Score
1	Warpig	165.6684
2	M & M BBQ	163.9656
3	BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE	163.4400
4	CORNER BOYS BACKYARD BBQ	143.9428
5	Kayden's BBQ	143.9088
6	Country Boys Catering	137.7372

Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 2017

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Winning score by edition

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)

A razor-thin finish

An upset on the books

Won without a category win

A dynasty in the making

Photo finishes

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 →

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket

Ancillary categories

Master Series — Amateur Chicken

Master Series — Amateur Ribs