Interstate BBQ Festival
2019-04-19 – 2019-04-20 · Hagerstown, MD · 📍 7313 Sharpsburg Pike · State championship
Prize money: $8,000.00
Grand Champion: Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit (689.0856) · 54 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 DRILLING & GRILLING
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🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0224 points — closer than 97% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit took the Grand Championship home to NJ.
🧹 A double category winner
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 9–10: Rogue Hog BBQ and SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 4–5: TEAM MEAT COMA and ALL FIRED UP BBQ tied on 175.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 5–6: ALL FIRED UP BBQ and APORKALYPSE NOW tied on 175.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION (won 2018).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-14 | 7313 Sharpsburg Pike | 58 | 695.9428 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 2018-04-20 | 7313 Sharpsburg Pike | — | — | — | — | |
| 2018-04-20 | 7313 Sharpsburg Pike | 67 | 688.5140 | SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 2019-04-19 ← this one | Hagerstown, MD | 7313 Sharpsburg Pike | 54 | 689.0856 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | DRILLING & GRILLING |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 177.7144 | 175.4172 | 172.5600 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 174.9028 | 169.1428 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.7144 | 175.4400 | 171.4172 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 175.4400 | 174.2744 | 172.5600 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 171.9772 | 166.8572 | 163.9428 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 170.2856 | 162.2400 | 160.5372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
54 entries · top 689.0856 · median 659.6570
Chicken
54 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.9772
Pork Ribs
54 entries · top 180.0000 · median 163.9600 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
54 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.9828
Brisket
54 entries · top 175.4400 · median 166.2686
Backyard Series
Overall
30 entries · top 335.3828 · median 316.7716
Chicken
30 entries · top 171.9772 · median 159.3886
Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 170.2856 · median 156.8286
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.
Ancillary — Burger
7 entries · top 173.1200 · median 168.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 2 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 3 | PLUM CRAZY BBQ | |
| 4 | S&S BEERBQ | |
| 5 | Grange and Grub | |
| 6 | Double D's BBQ Shack | |
| 7 | Smokin Z's BBQ |
Ancillary — Dessert
8 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.8114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aunt Patty's Porch | |
| 2 | River Smokers WV | |
| 3 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 4 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 5 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Jarhead BBQ | |
| 7 | PLUM CRAZY BBQ | |
| 8 | The Pork Whisperers |
Ancillary — Wings
12 entries · top 170.3088 · median 158.7942