York County BBQ Festival (Day 2)
2026-06-13 – 2026-06-14 · Delta, PA · 📍 5 Pendyrus St · State championship
Reps: BILL JONES, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $1,800.00
Grand Champion: B's Que (698.2284) · 13 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Dog Bite Barbecue has won this contest 3 times across its 13 tracked editions.
🧹 A double category winner
FIRE & SHINE BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (won 2018).
🃏 An upset on the books
B'S QUE came in rated below the field's top team, Leaning Jowler BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 35-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-29 | Main St | 33 | 681.5884 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 2019-06-28 | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 48 | 699.3944 | Top Gun Barbecue | DRILLING & GRILLING |
| 2020-06-26 | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 53 | 695.9656 | Weekend Smokers | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| 2021-06-18 | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 41 | 695.3832 | Bar-B-Que Mayham | TOP GUN BARBECUE |
| 2022-06-17 | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 34 | 691.9772 | 3 Eyz BBQ | ALL FIRED UP BBQ |
| 2023-06-16 | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 29 | 701.1204 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team |
| 2024-06-28 | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 29 | 699.3484 | Piggin' Whiskey | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| 2024-06-29 | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 19 | 711.9656 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | PIGGIN' WHISKEY |
| 2025-06-27 | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 26 | 694.2056 | Dog Bite Barbecue | DRILLING & GRILLING |
| 2025-06-28 | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 10 | 695.9200 | Dog Bite Barbecue | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| 2026-06-12 | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 25 | 698.8000 | Dog Bite Barbecue | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2026-06-12 | Delta, PA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-06-13 ← this one | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 13 | 698.2284 | B's Que | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 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 | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 170.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
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 |
Chicken
13 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Pork Ribs
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 |
Pork
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 |
Brisket
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 |
Backyard Series
Overall
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 |
Chicken
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 |
Pork Ribs
23 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |