Jun 13–14, 2026 · Delta, PA · 📍 5 Pendyrus St · State championship
Reps: Bill Jones, Robert McKee · Prize money: $1,800
B'S QUE won Grand Champion at the York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) on June 13, 2026 in Delta, PA at 5 Pendyrus St, scoring 698.2284 in a field of 13 teams. OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.9200. Category winners: Chicken — SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Ain't That Rich (178.8800); Pork — BEER TIME BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — Dirt Bag Barbeque (177.7028). The Backyard Series standings were won by FIRE & SHINE BBQ with 356.5600. This is the 13th of 13 editions of this contest on record; the 2026 edition came before it.
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, 2018 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 66 times in 100
B'S QUE came in rated below the field's top team, Leaning Jowler BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
B'S QUE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
3 of 13 tracked editions
Dog Bite Barbecue has won this contest 3 times across its 13 tracked editions.
Master Series — Chicken places 3–4: Sailor Nicks BBQ and BEER TIME BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Brisket places 2–3: OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE and B'S QUE tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Chicken places 1–2: FIRE & SHINE BBQ and Squeals like the First Time tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
FIRE & SHINE BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
FIRE & SHINE BBQ turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 12 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (won 2018).
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180 | 174.2744 | 168.5372 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 173.1200 | 167.9656 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.7028 | 173.7028 | 169.1084 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 177.7028 | 171.9656 | 166.2856 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 176.5600 | 174.2744 | 171.9772 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 180 | 175.4172 | 170.2628 |
13 entries · top 698.2284 · median 687.3372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B'S QUE | |
| 2 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 3 | Ain't That Rich | |
| 4 | Dirt Bag Barbeque | |
| 5 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 6 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 7 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 8 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 9 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 10 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 11 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 12 | GigaBite BBQ | |
| 13 | PJ's Magic Smoke |
13 entries · top 180 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | B'S QUE | |
| 3 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 4 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 5 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 6 | Dirt Bag Barbeque | |
| 7 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 9 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 10 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 11 | Ain't That Rich | |
| 12 | GigaBite BBQ | |
| 13 | PJ's Magic Smoke |
13 entries · top 178.8800 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ain't That Rich | |
| 2 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 3 | B'S QUE | |
| 4 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 5 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 6 | Dirt Bag Barbeque | |
| 7 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 8 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 9 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 10 | GigaBite BBQ | |
| 11 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 12 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 13 | PJ's Magic Smoke |
13 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 2 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 3 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 4 | Ain't That Rich | |
| 5 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 6 | PJ's Magic Smoke | |
| 7 | B'S QUE | |
| 8 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 9 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 10 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 11 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 12 | Dirt Bag Barbeque | |
| 13 | GigaBite BBQ |
13 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.6916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dirt Bag Barbeque | |
| 2 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 3 | B'S QUE | |
| 4 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 5 | Ain't That Rich | |
| 6 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 7 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 8 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 9 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 10 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 11 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 12 | GigaBite BBQ | |
| 13 | PJ's Magic Smoke |
23 entries · top 356.5600 · median 339.3716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 2 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 3 | Sticky Bones BBQ | |
| 4 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 5 | Tame the Flame BBQ | |
| 6 | Hot Thang BBQ | |
| 7 | Stroked Out Cooking Team | |
| 8 | Castleton Q | |
| 9 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 10 | Squeals like the First Time | |
| 11 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 12 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 13 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 14 | All About the Wood | |
| 15 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 16 | At the Cross BBQ | |
| 17 | COAL CRACKER BBQ | |
| 18 | Shaky Swine | |
| 19 | Estancia | |
| 20 | Whiskey Business BBQ | |
| 21 | Bay Brothers BBQ | |
| 22 | Stuie's BBQ | |
| 23 | Grumpy Ol' Sarge BBQ |
23 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.6916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 2 | Squeals like the First Time | |
| 3 | Hot Thang BBQ | |
| 4 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 5 | Stroked Out Cooking Team | |
| 6 | Sticky Bones BBQ | |
| 7 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 8 | Castleton Q | |
| 9 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 10 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 11 | Tame the Flame BBQ | |
| 12 | COAL CRACKER BBQ | |
| 13 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 14 | At the Cross BBQ | |
| 15 | Bay Brothers BBQ | |
| 16 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 17 | Shaky Swine | |
| 18 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 19 | Whiskey Business BBQ | |
| 20 | All About the Wood | |
| 21 | Estancia | |
| 22 | Stuie's BBQ | |
| 23 | Grumpy Ol' Sarge BBQ |
23 entries · top 180 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 2 | Tame the Flame BBQ | |
| 3 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 4 | Sticky Bones BBQ | |
| 5 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 6 | All About the Wood | |
| 7 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 8 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 9 | Castleton Q | |
| 10 | Estancia | |
| 11 | Hot Thang BBQ | |
| 12 | Stroked Out Cooking Team | |
| 13 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 14 | At the Cross BBQ | |
| 15 | COAL CRACKER BBQ | |
| 16 | Shaky Swine | |
| 17 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 18 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 19 | Whiskey Business BBQ | |
| 20 | Squeals like the First Time | |
| 21 | Bay Brothers BBQ | |
| 22 | Stuie's BBQ | |
| 23 | Grumpy Ol' Sarge BBQ |