Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival
2019-06-14 – 2019-06-15 · Barbourville, KY · 📍 538 South Main St Thompson RV Park · State championship
Grand Champion: GREY STREET BBQ (699.3828) · 30 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 WHO CARES BBQ
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🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0116 points — closer than 98% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
GREY STREET BBQ took the Grand Championship home to IN.
🧹 A double category winner
GREY STREET BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 4–5: WEQ4U and HIGH ON THE HAWG tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: HIGH ON THE HAWG and CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: GREY STREET BBQ and EXTRA MILE BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CONTAGIOUS Q (won 2016), EXTRA MILE BBQ (won 2018).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-17 | Barbourville, KY | 32 | 693.0856 | CONTAGIOUS Q | Pappy Q | |
| 2017-06-16 | 538 South Main St Thompson RV Park | 31 | 695.3484 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 2018-06-15 | 538 South Main St Thompson RV Park | 34 | 696.5484 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | BRINGIN' THE HEAT | |
| 2019-06-14 ← this one | Barbourville, KY | 538 South Main St Thompson RV Park | 30 | 699.3828 | GREY STREET BBQ | WHO CARES BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 175.4056 | 173.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 175.4172 | 172.5716 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 174.8456 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 173.1656 | 170.8344 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
30 entries · top 699.3828 · median 680.7314
Chicken
30 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.5428
Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 176.5716 · median 170.2572
Pork
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.5542 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
30 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.3886