Almost Heaven BBQ Bash

2019-06-07 – 2019-06-08 · Roanoke, WV · State championship

Reps: JULIE COOK, RUSTY COOK · Prize money: $10,000.00

Grand Champion: ROCKY TOP BBQ (691.3944) · 31 teams

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NORTH MEATS / SOUTH SMOKE

337.0744 · Backyard Series — Overall

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TNT EXPLOSIVE BBQ

334.2400 · Backyard Series — Overall

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LEM'S MEAT VARNISH

331.9428 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

6 categories

Top score

337.0744

Winning margin

2.8344

GC over RC

Field average

319.13

median 316.47

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Chicken

2.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

303.9084

what a walk cost here

Field spread

33.1660

winner to last place

Prize money

$10,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE

avg finish 3.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 4.5716 pts — NORTH MEATS / SOUTH SMOKE

How hot was the win?

Top 96%

beats 4% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1508

avg power rating going in · stronger than 12% of contests

Top-rated in the field

WHO CARES BBQ

rated 1578 pre-contest

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

UNDER THE RADAR has won this contest 2 times across its 10 tracked editions.

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

Rocky Top BBQ took the Grand Championship home to AL.

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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2015-06-19		41	703.4172	3 EYZ BBQ
2016-06-17		42	699.9544	CHECKERED PIG
2017-06-16		57	706.2972	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE
2018-06-15		59	690.8000	SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ
2019-06-07 ← this one	Roanoke, WV	31	691.3944	ROCKY TOP BBQ
2021-06-18	Roanoke, WV	28	705.1428	UNDER THE RADAR
2022-06-17	Roanoke, WV	20	704.5600	UNDER THE RADAR
2023-06-16	Buckhannon, WV	28	702.2284	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
2024-06-14	Buckhannon, WV	30	698.8228	CHUNKY BBQ
2025-06-13	Buckhannon, WV	30	698.2516	Chunky BBQ

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Backyard Series — Chicken

10 entries · top 168.5256 · median 160.8056

#	Team	Score
1	D'QUED BARBEQUE	168.5256
2	ZEN PIGGY	166.2628
3	TNT EXPLOSIVE BBQ	166.2628
4	NORTH MEATS / SOUTH SMOKE	163.9428
5	LEM'S MEAT VARNISH	163.3828
6	Bowmans Butt & BBQ	158.2284
7	JIMMY JOE'S SMOKIN' QUE	157.6800
8	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	152.5028
9	BIRD DAWG BBQ	152.0000
10	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	149.0972

Backyard Series — Overall

10 entries · top 337.0744 · median 316.4742

#	Team	Score
1	NORTH MEATS / SOUTH SMOKE	337.0744
2	TNT EXPLOSIVE BBQ	334.2400
3	LEM'S MEAT VARNISH	331.9428
4	D'QUED BARBEQUE	329.6572
5	ZEN PIGGY	320.4684
6	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	312.4800
7	JIMMY JOE'S SMOKIN' QUE	310.8000
8	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	306.7660
9	BIRD DAWG BBQ	303.9428
10	Bowmans Butt & BBQ	303.9084

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

10 entries · top 173.1316 · median 158.8230

#	Team	Score
1	NORTH MEATS / SOUTH SMOKE	173.1316
2	LEM'S MEAT VARNISH	168.5600
3	TNT EXPLOSIVE BBQ	167.9772
4	D'QUED BARBEQUE	161.1316
5	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	159.9772
6	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	157.6688
7	ZEN PIGGY	154.2056
8	JIMMY JOE'S SMOKIN' QUE	153.1200
9	BIRD DAWG BBQ	151.9428
10	Bowmans Butt & BBQ	145.6800

Master Series — Brisket

31 entries · top 177.1544 · median 162.2628

#	Team	Score
1	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	177.1544
2	SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	176.5600
3	BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE	176.0000
4	SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ	173.7028
5	River Smokers WV	171.9656
6	CONVICTED PIGS BBQ	171.4056
7	WHO CARES BBQ	169.6800
8	UNDER THE RADAR	167.9772
9	CONTAGIOUS Q	166.2628
10	270 SMOKERS	165.1428
11	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	165.1200
12	THREE DOGS BBQ	163.9656
13	PLUM CRAZY BBQ	163.9428
14	ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ	162.8800
15	BO B Q BBQ	162.2744
16	Mountain Q	162.2628
17	RED VALLEY BBQ	161.6572
18	OL' DOMINION Q	160.5944
19	PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	160.5256
20	smokey anderson bbq	159.4056
21	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	158.2628
22	Meat Your Maker BBQ	157.1316
23	War Pigs	152.4800
24	MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	148.5372
25	OFF THE BONE BBQ	148.0228
26	BIG DOG BBQ VA	146.8228
27	PARSONS MOONSWINERS	145.7144
28	JUST BLOWING SMOKE	143.9428
29	Slim's Competition Barbeque Team	137.6688
30	GIL'S PIT BEEF	124.4688
31	OFF THE BONE BBQ	110.7656

Master Series — Chicken

30 entries · top 176.0000 · median 166.2398

#	Team	Score
1	270 SMOKERS	176.0000
2	CONTAGIOUS Q	174.2628
3	SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ	174.2628
4	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	173.7028
5	WHO CARES BBQ	173.7028
6	RED VALLEY BBQ	172.0228
7	SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	170.8228
8	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	170.2628
9	THREE DOGS BBQ	167.4172
10	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	167.4172
11	MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	167.4056
12	OL' DOMINION Q	166.8456
13	ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ	166.8228
14	smokey anderson bbq	166.8112
15	UNDER THE RADAR	166.8112
16	PLUM CRAZY BBQ	165.6684
17	PARSONS MOONSWINERS	164.5828
18	CONVICTED PIGS BBQ	163.9428
19	BIG DOG BBQ VA	163.3944
20	BO B Q BBQ	162.2744
21	BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE	161.6572
22	River Smokers WV	159.9428
23	War Pigs	156.5488
24	PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	155.9428
25	Meat Your Maker BBQ	152.5028
26	Mountain Q	147.4172
27	Slim's Competition Barbeque Team	145.6800
28	JUST BLOWING SMOKE	144.5372
29	GIL'S PIT BEEF	141.1316
30	OFF THE BONE BBQ	137.6800

Master Series — Overall

31 entries · top 691.3944 · median 650.7084

#	Team	Score
1	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	691.3944
2	WHO CARES BBQ	686.2172
3	SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ	686.1940
4	SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	677.6688
5	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	676.5028
6	270 SMOKERS	674.8688
7	CONVICTED PIGS BBQ	673.6228
8	CONTAGIOUS Q	667.9200
9	ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ	664.5144
10	UNDER THE RADAR	664.4800
11	BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE	664.4344
12	THREE DOGS BBQ	662.2400
13	OL' DOMINION Q	659.9544
14	MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	659.3372
15	RED VALLEY BBQ	654.7888
16	PLUM CRAZY BBQ	650.7084
17	BO B Q BBQ	645.6344
18	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	645.0284
19	Meat Your Maker BBQ	641.6232
20	BIG DOG BBQ VA	641.0172
21	River Smokers WV	634.0916
22	PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	633.5312
23	smokey anderson bbq	621.5768
24	Mountain Q	618.1832
25	War Pigs	614.0572
26	PARSONS MOONSWINERS	599.3716
27	Slim's Competition Barbeque Team	595.2920
28	JUST BLOWING SMOKE	584.9600
29	GIL'S PIT BEEF	563.2348
30	OFF THE BONE BBQ	511.8056
31	OFF THE BONE BBQ	148.0228

Master Series — Pork

30 entries · top 174.2628 · median 163.7086

#	Team	Score
1	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	174.2628
2	SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ	172.5484
3	WHO CARES BBQ	171.4172
4	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	170.2628
5	CONVICTED PIGS BBQ	169.1200
6	MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	167.9772
7	CONTAGIOUS Q	167.4400
8	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	167.4056
9	OL' DOMINION Q	167.3828
10	PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	166.8456
11	ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ	166.8344
12	SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	166.2972
13	BO B Q BBQ	166.2856
14	THREE DOGS BBQ	164.0228
15	270 SMOKERS	163.9772
16	RED VALLEY BBQ	163.4400
17	Meat Your Maker BBQ	163.4172
18	BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE	163.3828
19	UNDER THE RADAR	162.8572
20	PLUM CRAZY BBQ	161.7028
21	BIG DOG BBQ VA	161.1200
22	River Smokers WV	160.5372
23	Slim's Competition Barbeque Team	156.5600
24	War Pigs	156.5028
25	smokey anderson bbq	155.9772
26	JUST BLOWING SMOKE	153.0856
27	GIL'S PIT BEEF	152.5372
28	Mountain Q	151.9544
29	PARSONS MOONSWINERS	141.0972
30	OFF THE BONE BBQ	126.8000

Master Series — Pork Ribs

30 entries · top 175.4172 · median 161.6744

#	Team	Score
1	MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	175.4172
2	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	173.7144
3	WHO CARES BBQ	171.4172
4	270 SMOKERS	169.7488
5	BIG DOG BBQ VA	169.6800
6	CONVICTED PIGS BBQ	169.1544
7	Meat Your Maker BBQ	168.5716
8	ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ	167.9772
9	UNDER THE RADAR	166.8344
10	THREE DOGS BBQ	166.8344
11	SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ	165.6800
12	OL' DOMINION Q	165.1316
13	SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	163.9888
14	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	163.4172
15	BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE	163.3944
16	CONTAGIOUS Q	159.9544
17	PLUM CRAZY BBQ	159.3944
18	RED VALLEY BBQ	157.6688
19	Mountain Q	156.5488
20	Slim's Competition Barbeque Team	155.3832
21	BO B Q BBQ	154.8000
22	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	151.9428
23	PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	150.2172
24	War Pigs	148.5256
25	PARSONS MOONSWINERS	147.9772
26	GIL'S PIT BEEF	145.0972
27	JUST BLOWING SMOKE	143.3944
28	River Smokers WV	141.6460
29	smokey anderson bbq	139.3828
30	OFF THE BONE BBQ	136.5600