Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
2019-04-26 – 2019-04-27 · Lanexa, VA · 📍 Rockahock Campground 1428 Outpost Rd · State championship
Reps: BILL JONES, ROBERT MCKEE
Grand Champion: Checkered Flag 500 BBQ (699.4172) · 32 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 HAMTOWN SMOKERS
Entries
39
6 judged meats
Top score
699.4172
Winning margin
5.2116
GC over RC
Field average
656.87
median 659.67
Tightest race
Brisket
2.3316 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
675.3028
10th place overall
Field spread
117.8632
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 50%
beats 50% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
23%
of the 71 teams with a home region came from outside VA
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.34 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1502
avg power rating going in · stronger than 5% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ took the Grand Championship home to PA.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 8–9: Burn Barrel BBQ and BUTTS & MUTTS BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 3–4: SERIAL GRILLER and HAMTOWN SMOKERS tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 4–5: SERIAL GRILLER and CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: 3N1 Q (won 2018).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-27 | Rockahock Campground 1428 Outpost Rd | 45 | 694.2516 | 3N1 Q | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 2019-04-26 ← this one | Lanexa, VA | Rockahock Campground 1428 Outpost Rd | 32 | 699.4172 | Checkered Flag 500 BBQ | HAMTOWN SMOKERS |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 170.2744 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 173.7144 | 167.3828 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 171.9656 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 176.5944 | 174.2628 | 171.4056 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 173.1544 | 167.4628 | 163.4172 |
| Backyard Series — Pork | 170.9028 | 166.8228 | 159.3828 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
32 entries · top 699.4172 · median 659.6686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 2 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 3 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 4 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 5 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 6 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 7 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 8 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 9 | 3N1 Q | |
| 10 | SMOKEY DOG BBQ | |
| 11 | CRAZY HORSE BBQ | |
| 12 | Burn Barrel BBQ | |
| 13 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 14 | DIRTY POSSUM BBQ | |
| 15 | BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE | |
| 16 | Q-THIS | |
| 17 | MEATATARIAN'S | |
| 18 | GREAT WHITE BBQ | |
| 19 | SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC | |
| 20 | BUTTS & MUTTS BBQ | |
| 21 | KIRBBQ | |
| 22 | CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE | |
| 23 | WOOD JUICE BBQ | |
| 24 | Bulldoggie BBQ | |
| 25 | Bootstraps BBQ | |
| 26 | Two Drummer's Q-Crew | |
| 27 | JAM'N HAMS | |
| 28 | BIGDUMMYBBQ | |
| 29 | Buckner Brothers Barbeque | |
| 30 | GRATEFUL 'QUE | |
| 31 | TENDERRUBBINS | |
| 32 | O-Bombs Smokehouse |
Chicken
32 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8514 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 2 | SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC | |
| 3 | DIRTY POSSUM BBQ | |
| 4 | BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE | |
| 5 | 3N1 Q | |
| 6 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 7 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 8 | Burn Barrel BBQ | |
| 9 | BUTTS & MUTTS BBQ | |
| 10 | WOOD JUICE BBQ | |
| 11 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 12 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 13 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | Buckner Brothers Barbeque | |
| 15 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 16 | Bootstraps BBQ | |
| 17 | GREAT WHITE BBQ | |
| 18 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 19 | BIGDUMMYBBQ | |
| 20 | Q-THIS | |
| 21 | KIRBBQ | |
| 22 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKEY DOG BBQ | |
| 24 | MEATATARIAN'S | |
| 25 | Bulldoggie BBQ | |
| 26 | CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE | |
| 27 | JAM'N HAMS | |
| 28 | TENDERRUBBINS | |
| 29 | CRAZY HORSE BBQ | |
| 30 | GRATEFUL 'QUE | |
| 31 | Two Drummer's Q-Crew | |
| 32 | O-Bombs Smokehouse |
Pork Ribs
32 entries · top 180.0000 · median 162.5428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 2 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 3 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 4 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 5 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 7 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 8 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 9 | Burn Barrel BBQ | |
| 10 | GREAT WHITE BBQ | |
| 11 | Q-THIS | |
| 12 | SMOKEY DOG BBQ | |
| 13 | CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE | |
| 14 | CRAZY HORSE BBQ | |
| 15 | MEATATARIAN'S | |
| 16 | 3N1 Q | |
| 17 | DIRTY POSSUM BBQ | |
| 18 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 19 | KIRBBQ | |
| 20 | SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC | |
| 21 | Bulldoggie BBQ | |
| 22 | BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE | |
| 23 | Two Drummer's Q-Crew | |
| 24 | GRATEFUL 'QUE | |
| 25 | Bootstraps BBQ | |
| 26 | JAM'N HAMS | |
| 27 | TENDERRUBBINS | |
| 28 | Buckner Brothers Barbeque | |
| 29 | BUTTS & MUTTS BBQ | |
| 30 | WOOD JUICE BBQ | |
| 31 | BIGDUMMYBBQ | |
| 32 | O-Bombs Smokehouse |
Pork
32 entries · top 180.0000 · median 164.8114 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKEY DOG BBQ | |
| 2 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 3 | CRAZY HORSE BBQ | |
| 4 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 5 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 6 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 7 | Bulldoggie BBQ | |
| 8 | Q-THIS | |
| 9 | Two Drummer's Q-Crew | |
| 10 | JAM'N HAMS | |
| 11 | GREAT WHITE BBQ | |
| 12 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 13 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | MEATATARIAN'S | |
| 15 | CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE | |
| 16 | 3N1 Q | |
| 17 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 18 | Burn Barrel BBQ | |
| 19 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 20 | BIGDUMMYBBQ | |
| 21 | BUTTS & MUTTS BBQ | |
| 22 | Bootstraps BBQ | |
| 23 | GRATEFUL 'QUE | |
| 24 | WOOD JUICE BBQ | |
| 25 | KIRBBQ | |
| 26 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 27 | BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE | |
| 28 | Buckner Brothers Barbeque | |
| 29 | SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC | |
| 30 | DIRTY POSSUM BBQ | |
| 31 | O-Bombs Smokehouse | |
| 32 | TENDERRUBBINS |
Brisket
32 entries · top 176.5944 · median 165.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CRAZY HORSE BBQ | |
| 2 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 4 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 5 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 6 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 7 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 8 | 3N1 Q | |
| 9 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 10 | DIRTY POSSUM BBQ | |
| 11 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKEY DOG BBQ | |
| 13 | BUTTS & MUTTS BBQ | |
| 14 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 15 | MEATATARIAN'S | |
| 16 | BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE | |
| 17 | WOOD JUICE BBQ | |
| 18 | Two Drummer's Q-Crew | |
| 19 | Burn Barrel BBQ | |
| 20 | KIRBBQ | |
| 21 | TENDERRUBBINS | |
| 22 | SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC | |
| 23 | Q-THIS | |
| 24 | CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | GREAT WHITE BBQ | |
| 26 | Bootstraps BBQ | |
| 27 | O-Bombs Smokehouse | |
| 28 | Bulldoggie BBQ | |
| 29 | BIGDUMMYBBQ | |
| 30 | GRATEFUL 'QUE | |
| 31 | JAM'N HAMS | |
| 32 | Buckner Brothers Barbeque |
Backyard Series
Overall
39 entries · top 339.9656 · median 305.6344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 2 | CHUBBYZ BBQ | |
| 3 | Zen Piggy | |
| 4 | River City BBQ | |
| 5 | Small Batch BBQ | |
| 6 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 7 | Live Your Dreams BBQ | |
| 8 | Pig n out | |
| 9 | Notorious P.I.G | |
| 10 | BIG OL' BOYS BBQ | |
| 11 | PAGAN RIVER BBQ | |
| 12 | Smokin' Butts - A | |
| 13 | Sauced and Smokin' | |
| 14 | TNT Explosive BBQ | |
| 15 | Dark Side of the Pig | |
| 16 | Caveman bbq | |
| 17 | Labs and Slabs BBQ | |
| 18 | The Printing Center | |
| 19 | Pickin' Butts | |
| 20 | OLD SALT BBQ | |
| 21 | Bad To The Bone BBQ | |
| 22 | Rockin the Block BBQ | |
| 23 | B&K BBQ | |
| 24 | Q U Bbq | |
| 25 | PMP BBQ | |
| 26 | Limp Brisket | |
| 27 | Hokie Smokie | |
| 28 | Blue Sun BBQ | |
| 29 | Pepper Lane BBQ | |
| 30 | Butt & Belly | |
| 31 | AMP "Q" | |
| 32 | Frankie's BBQ | |
| 33 | Charc-Hole-in-One | |
| 34 | Hot Butts BBQ | |
| 35 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 36 | Stella Que | |
| 37 | Bandit Barbecue | |
| 38 | Rochambeau's Renegades | |
| 39 | Cool Daddy BBQ |
Pork Ribs
39 entries · top 173.1544 · median 155.9544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHUBBYZ BBQ | |
| 2 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 3 | Zen Piggy | |
| 4 | Q U Bbq | |
| 5 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 6 | Pig n out | |
| 7 | BIG OL' BOYS BBQ | |
| 8 | Live Your Dreams BBQ | |
| 9 | Bad To The Bone BBQ | |
| 10 | PAGAN RIVER BBQ | |
| 11 | Notorious P.I.G | |
| 12 | River City BBQ | |
| 13 | Hokie Smokie | |
| 14 | TNT Explosive BBQ | |
| 15 | Caveman bbq | |
| 16 | Rockin the Block BBQ | |
| 17 | Small Batch BBQ | |
| 18 | AMP "Q" | |
| 19 | OLD SALT BBQ | |
| 20 | Pepper Lane BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin' Butts - A | |
| 22 | Dark Side of the Pig | |
| 23 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 24 | B&K BBQ | |
| 25 | Hot Butts BBQ | |
| 26 | Limp Brisket | |
| 27 | Sauced and Smokin' | |
| 28 | PMP BBQ | |
| 29 | Charc-Hole-in-One | |
| 30 | Frankie's BBQ | |
| 31 | Labs and Slabs BBQ | |
| 32 | Rochambeau's Renegades | |
| 33 | The Printing Center | |
| 34 | Butt & Belly | |
| 35 | Blue Sun BBQ | |
| 36 | Bandit Barbecue | |
| 37 | Pickin' Butts | |
| 38 | Stella Que | |
| 39 | Cool Daddy BBQ |
Pork
39 entries · top 170.9028 · median 151.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Small Batch BBQ | |
| 2 | Pickin' Butts | |
| 3 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 4 | River City BBQ | |
| 5 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 6 | Sauced and Smokin' | |
| 7 | Zen Piggy | |
| 8 | Smokin' Butts - A | |
| 9 | CHUBBYZ BBQ | |
| 10 | Notorious P.I.G | |
| 11 | Labs and Slabs BBQ | |
| 12 | The Printing Center | |
| 13 | Live Your Dreams BBQ | |
| 14 | Pig n out | |
| 15 | Dark Side of the Pig | |
| 16 | PAGAN RIVER BBQ | |
| 17 | Blue Sun BBQ | |
| 18 | TNT Explosive BBQ | |
| 19 | B&K BBQ | |
| 20 | BIG OL' BOYS BBQ | |
| 21 | Butt & Belly | |
| 22 | PMP BBQ | |
| 23 | Stella Que | |
| 24 | Caveman bbq | |
| 25 | Limp Brisket | |
| 26 | OLD SALT BBQ | |
| 27 | Frankie's BBQ | |
| 28 | Rockin the Block BBQ | |
| 29 | Bandit Barbecue | |
| 30 | Charc-Hole-in-One | |
| 31 | Bad To The Bone BBQ | |
| 32 | Pepper Lane BBQ | |
| 33 | AMP "Q" | |
| 34 | Hot Butts BBQ | |
| 35 | Hokie Smokie | |
| 36 | Q U Bbq | |
| 37 | Cool Daddy BBQ | |
| 38 | Rochambeau's Renegades | |
| 39 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ |