Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1)
2026-05-15 – 2026-05-16 · Morgantown, PA · State championship
Reps: REGINA BODNAR, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $8,700.00
Grand Champion: HotMess BBQ (693.0628) · 25 teams
Entries
25
7 categories
Top score
349.6684
Winning margin
1.1312
GC over RC
Field average
334.48
median 336.22
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
338.2400
what a walk cost here
Field spread
45.1312
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,700.00
on the line
Double threats
8
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 87%
beats 13% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1563
avg power rating going in · stronger than 68% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Chunky BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 12 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1312 points — closer than 83% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
HotMess BBQ took the Grand Championship home to VA.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-19 | 53 | 690.8232 | DANTE'S INFERNO | |
| 2018-05-18 | 47 | 689.1428 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 2019-05-17 | Morgantown, PA | 44 | 693.7260 | Drilling and Grilling |
| 2021-05-14 | Morgantown, PA | 46 | 688.5716 | Pig's Pajamas BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | Morgantown, PA | 39 | 697.0512 | Uncle Pigs BBQ Pit |
| 2023-05-19 | Morgantown, PA | 37 | 699.9772 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit |
| 2024-05-17 | Morgantown, PA | 37 | 692.5028 | Chunky BBQ |
| 2024-05-18 | Morgantown, PA | 26 | 702.2516 | The Fat is Where It's At |
| 2025-05-16 | Morgantown, PA | 28 | 701.0972 | Pig Candy Barbeque Co. |
| 2025-05-17 | Morgantown, PA | 21 | 695.9316 | Chunky BBQ |
| 2026-05-15 ← this one | Morgantown, PA | 25 | 693.0628 | HotMess BBQ |
| 2026-05-16 | Morgantown, PA | 17 | 703.9428 | The Fat is Where It's At |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Dessert
8 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.6856 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | |
| 2 | Bay Brothers BBQ | |
| 3 | Tame the Flame BBQ | |
| 4 | PJ's Magic Smoke | |
| 5 | All About the Wood | |
| 6 | Brewski's BBQ Competition Team | |
| 7 | Stroked Out Cooking Team | |
| 8 | HARCO LOCO BBQ |
Backyard Series — Chicken
22 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.4058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 2 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 3 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 4 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 5 | Castleton Q | |
| 6 | Brewski's BBQ Competition Team | |
| 7 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 8 | Hot Thang BBQ | |
| 9 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 10 | Bay Brothers BBQ | |
| 11 | Backwooder BBQ | |
| 12 | All About the Wood | |
| 13 | Wolf Valley BBQ | |
| 14 | Santo Smokes | |
| 15 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 16 | Shaky Swine | |
| 17 | Tame the Flame BBQ | |
| 18 | Stroked Out Cooking Team | |
| 19 | Coulbourn Creek Q | |
| 20 | COAL CRACKER BBQ | |
| 21 | Gizzard Check BBQ | |
| 22 | Estancia |
Backyard Series — Overall
22 entries · top 349.6684 · median 336.2230
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Castleton Q | |
| 2 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 3 | Brewski's BBQ Competition Team | |
| 4 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 5 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 6 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 7 | Backwooder BBQ | |
| 8 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 9 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 10 | Bay Brothers BBQ | |
| 11 | Stroked Out Cooking Team | |
| 12 | Tame the Flame BBQ | |
| 13 | All About the Wood | |
| 14 | Shaky Swine | |
| 15 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 16 | Wolf Valley BBQ | |
| 17 | Coulbourn Creek Q | |
| 18 | Hot Thang BBQ | |
| 19 | Estancia | |
| 20 | COAL CRACKER BBQ | |
| 21 | Santo Smokes | |
| 22 | Gizzard Check BBQ |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
22 entries · top 174.2860 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stroked Out Cooking Team | |
| 2 | Castleton Q | |
| 3 | Brewski's BBQ Competition Team | |
| 4 | Backwooder BBQ | |
| 5 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 6 | Tame the Flame BBQ | |
| 7 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 8 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 9 | Bay Brothers BBQ | |
| 10 | Estancia | |
| 11 | Coulbourn Creek Q | |
| 12 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 13 | Shaky Swine | |
| 14 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 15 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 16 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 17 | All About the Wood | |
| 18 | Wolf Valley BBQ | |
| 19 | COAL CRACKER BBQ | |
| 20 | Santo Smokes | |
| 21 | Hot Thang BBQ | |
| 22 | Gizzard Check BBQ |
Master Series — Brisket
25 entries · top 173.7144 · median 165.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UP IN SMOKERS | |
| 2 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 3 | DIG'N N PIG'N | |
| 4 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 5 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 6 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 7 | Team BS BBQ | |
| 8 | B'S QUE | |
| 9 | Dirt Bag Barbeque | |
| 10 | BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | |
| 11 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 12 | TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ | |
| 13 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 14 | Smokestack Redemption | |
| 15 | Ain't That Rich | |
| 16 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 17 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 18 | Lucy Lu BBQ | |
| 19 | Zoni-Q | |
| 20 | PJ's Magic Smoke | |
| 21 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 22 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 23 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 24 | Palm tree smokehouse | |
| 25 | FAFO BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
25 entries · top 176.5716 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 2 | Palm tree smokehouse | |
| 3 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 4 | Dirt Bag Barbeque | |
| 5 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 6 | Zoni-Q | |
| 7 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | |
| 9 | Lucy Lu BBQ | |
| 10 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 11 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 12 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 13 | Smokestack Redemption | |
| 14 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 15 | TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ | |
| 16 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 17 | DIG'N N PIG'N | |
| 18 | B'S QUE | |
| 19 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 20 | Team BS BBQ | |
| 21 | Ain't That Rich | |
| 22 | UP IN SMOKERS | |
| 23 | PJ's Magic Smoke | |
| 24 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 25 | FAFO BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
25 entries · top 693.0628 · median 668.3996
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 2 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 3 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 4 | DIG'N N PIG'N | |
| 5 | BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | |
| 6 | UP IN SMOKERS | |
| 7 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 8 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 9 | B'S QUE | |
| 10 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 11 | Dirt Bag Barbeque | |
| 12 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 13 | Ain't That Rich | |
| 14 | Team BS BBQ | |
| 15 | Smokestack Redemption | |
| 16 | TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ | |
| 17 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 18 | Zoni-Q | |
| 19 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 20 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 21 | PJ's Magic Smoke | |
| 22 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 23 | Palm tree smokehouse | |
| 24 | Lucy Lu BBQ | |
| 25 | FAFO BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
25 entries · top 175.4172 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 2 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 3 | DIG'N N PIG'N | |
| 4 | BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | |
| 5 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | UP IN SMOKERS | |
| 7 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 8 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 9 | Smokestack Redemption | |
| 10 | B'S QUE | |
| 11 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 12 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 13 | Dirt Bag Barbeque | |
| 14 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 15 | PJ's Magic Smoke | |
| 16 | Team BS BBQ | |
| 17 | Ain't That Rich | |
| 18 | FAFO BBQ | |
| 19 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 20 | Palm tree smokehouse | |
| 21 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 22 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 23 | TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ | |
| 24 | Lucy Lu BBQ | |
| 25 | Zoni-Q |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 175.4172 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 2 | Zoni-Q | |
| 3 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 4 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 5 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 6 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 7 | B'S QUE | |
| 8 | BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | |
| 9 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 10 | UP IN SMOKERS | |
| 11 | Ain't That Rich | |
| 12 | TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ | |
| 13 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 14 | DIG'N N PIG'N | |
| 15 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 16 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 17 | Team BS BBQ | |
| 18 | Smokestack Redemption | |
| 19 | PJ's Magic Smoke | |
| 20 | Dirt Bag Barbeque | |
| 21 | FAFO BBQ | |
| 22 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 23 | Palm tree smokehouse | |
| 24 | Lucy Lu BBQ | |
| 25 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ |