Oct 12–13, 2018 · Alton, VA · 📍 1245 Pine Tree
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Pigs in the Pit on October 12, 2018 in Alton, VA at 1245 Pine Tree, scoring 682.7884 in a field of 30 teams. 3N1 Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 682.2056. Category winners: Chicken — WHO CARES BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — 2 RHODIES BBQ (173.1200); Pork — 3N1 Q (173.1200); Brisket — BUD WISER'S BBQ (171.9656).
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 89% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5828 points — closer than 89% of every championship in the data.
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 8–9: 3N1 Q and SMOKE THIS tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: BROWN LIQUOR BBQ and MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ tied on 166.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ and SMOKE-AHOLICS tied on 166.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 170.8456 | 168.5484 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.1200 | 171.4056 | 168.0116 |
| Pork | 173.1200 | 169.6800 | 165.6800 |
| Brisket | 171.9656 | 169.7028 | 167.4172 |
30 entries · top 682.7884 · median 659.8970
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 2 | 3N1 Q | |
| 3 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 4 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 5 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 6 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 7 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 8 | CHECKERED PIG | |
| 9 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 10 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 11 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 12 | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ | |
| 13 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 14 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC | |
| 15 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 16 | CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE | |
| 17 | SMOKE 'N' BARRELS BBQ-VA | |
| 18 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 19 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 20 | SMOKEY DOG BBQ | |
| 21 | OINKERZ BBQ | |
| 22 | STACKED | |
| 23 | CHILLIN & GRILLIN | |
| 24 | 2 GUYS AND A CHICK | |
| 25 | TATER BUGS | |
| 26 | Far Q BBQ | |
| 27 | Relish Carolina | |
| 28 | THE PIG'S EAR | |
| 29 | BUDDY.S BBQ VA | |
| 30 | SOURCE HEMP |
30 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 2 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 3 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 4 | CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE | |
| 5 | SMOKE 'N' BARRELS BBQ-VA | |
| 6 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC | |
| 7 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 8 | 3N1 Q | |
| 9 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 10 | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ | |
| 11 | CHECKERED PIG | |
| 12 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 13 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 14 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 15 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKEY DOG BBQ | |
| 17 | STACKED | |
| 18 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 19 | Far Q BBQ | |
| 20 | TATER BUGS | |
| 21 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 22 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 23 | BUDDY.S BBQ VA | |
| 24 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 25 | 2 GUYS AND A CHICK | |
| 26 | CHILLIN & GRILLIN | |
| 27 | SOURCE HEMP | |
| 28 | Relish Carolina | |
| 29 | OINKERZ BBQ | |
| 30 | THE PIG'S EAR |
30 entries · top 173.1200 · median 165.1144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 2 | 3N1 Q | |
| 3 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 4 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 5 | SMOKE 'N' BARRELS BBQ-VA | |
| 6 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 8 | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ | |
| 9 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 10 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 11 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 12 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC | |
| 13 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 14 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 15 | CHECKERED PIG | |
| 16 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 17 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 18 | OINKERZ BBQ | |
| 19 | CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE | |
| 20 | THE PIG'S EAR | |
| 21 | TATER BUGS | |
| 22 | SMOKEY DOG BBQ | |
| 23 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 24 | Far Q BBQ | |
| 25 | CHILLIN & GRILLIN | |
| 26 | 2 GUYS AND A CHICK | |
| 27 | Relish Carolina | |
| 28 | BUDDY.S BBQ VA | |
| 29 | STACKED | |
| 30 | SOURCE HEMP |
30 entries · top 173.1200 · median 162.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3N1 Q | |
| 2 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 3 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 4 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 5 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 6 | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ | |
| 7 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 9 | CHECKERED PIG | |
| 10 | STACKED | |
| 11 | OINKERZ BBQ | |
| 12 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 13 | 2 GUYS AND A CHICK | |
| 14 | CHILLIN & GRILLIN | |
| 15 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 16 | CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE | |
| 17 | SMOKEY DOG BBQ | |
| 18 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 19 | Far Q BBQ | |
| 20 | BUDDY.S BBQ VA | |
| 21 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 22 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 23 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 24 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 25 | Relish Carolina | |
| 26 | SMOKE 'N' BARRELS BBQ-VA | |
| 27 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC | |
| 28 | THE PIG'S EAR | |
| 29 | TATER BUGS | |
| 30 | SOURCE HEMP |
30 entries · top 171.9656 · median 164.2572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 2 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 3 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 4 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 5 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 6 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 7 | CHECKERED PIG | |
| 8 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 9 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 10 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC | |
| 11 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 12 | 3N1 Q | |
| 13 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 14 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 15 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 16 | CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE | |
| 17 | OINKERZ BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 19 | SMOKE 'N' BARRELS BBQ-VA | |
| 20 | STACKED | |
| 21 | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ | |
| 22 | CHILLIN & GRILLIN | |
| 23 | Relish Carolina | |
| 24 | 2 GUYS AND A CHICK | |
| 25 | SMOKEY DOG BBQ | |
| 26 | THE PIG'S EAR | |
| 27 | TATER BUGS | |
| 28 | Far Q BBQ | |
| 29 | BUDDY.S BBQ VA | |
| 30 | SOURCE HEMP |