Jun 21–22, 2019 · Covington, VA · 📍 333 W Locust St · State championship
Reps: Alan Rothrock, Doug Reid · Prize money: $11,000
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ won Grand Champion at the 8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival on June 21, 2019 in Covington, VA at 333 W Locust St, scoring 686.8916 in a field of 32 teams. 3N1 Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.8804. Category winners: Chicken — 2 RHODIES BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ (175.4628); Pork — GRATE SMOKE (177.7028); Brisket — CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ (175.4400).
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 99% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0112 points — closer than 99% of every championship in the data.
Chicken places 8–9: SMOKEY DOG BBQ and CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ tied on 170.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS and ROLLIN' SMOKE tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA and THE Q PINE NATION tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 14th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 172.5600 | 170.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4628 | 172.5716 | 166.2400 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 168.5600 |
| Brisket | 175.4400 | 173.1200 | 167.9656 |
32 entries · top 686.8916 · median 661.5884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 2 | 3N1 Q | |
| 3 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 4 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 5 | THE Q PINE NATION | |
| 6 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 7 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 8 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 9 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 10 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 11 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKE MONSTER BBQ | |
| 13 | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 15 | Still Working' On It | |
| 16 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 17 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 18 | Pig Pen BBQ | |
| 19 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 21 | FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 22 | SMOKEY DOG BBQ | |
| 23 | Old Man Jeff | |
| 24 | No Rush Q | |
| 25 | Two Drummer's Q-Crew | |
| 26 | STACKED | |
| 27 | Dirty Butts BBQ | |
| 28 | RUB N BUTTS VIRGINIA | |
| 29 | GRATEFUL 'QUE | |
| 30 | Hickoty Bent & Rail Bound | |
| 31 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 32 | Ray-Ray's Grille |
32 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.6742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 2 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 3 | 3N1 Q | |
| 4 | Still Working' On It | |
| 5 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 6 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 7 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 8 | SMOKEY DOG BBQ | |
| 9 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 10 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 11 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 12 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 13 | Pig Pen BBQ | |
| 14 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 16 | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ | |
| 17 | THE Q PINE NATION | |
| 18 | SMOKE MONSTER BBQ | |
| 19 | FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 20 | Old Man Jeff | |
| 21 | No Rush Q | |
| 22 | Two Drummer's Q-Crew | |
| 23 | RUB N BUTTS VIRGINIA | |
| 24 | Dirty Butts BBQ | |
| 25 | GRATEFUL 'QUE | |
| 26 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 27 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 28 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 29 | STACKED | |
| 30 | Ray-Ray's Grille | |
| 31 | Hickoty Bent & Rail Bound | |
| 32 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |
32 entries · top 175.4628 · median 163.6742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 2 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 3 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 4 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 5 | 3N1 Q | |
| 6 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 8 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 9 | THE Q PINE NATION | |
| 10 | FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 11 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 12 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 13 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Pig Pen BBQ | |
| 15 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 16 | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKE MONSTER BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 19 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 20 | No Rush Q | |
| 21 | Still Working' On It | |
| 22 | Two Drummer's Q-Crew | |
| 23 | GRATEFUL 'QUE | |
| 24 | Hickoty Bent & Rail Bound | |
| 25 | Dirty Butts BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKEY DOG BBQ | |
| 27 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 28 | Old Man Jeff | |
| 29 | STACKED | |
| 30 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 31 | RUB N BUTTS VIRGINIA | |
| 32 | Ray-Ray's Grille |
32 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.8172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 2 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 3 | THE Q PINE NATION | |
| 4 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 5 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 6 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 7 | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 9 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 10 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 11 | Old Man Jeff | |
| 12 | SMOKE MONSTER BBQ | |
| 13 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 14 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 15 | FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 16 | Still Working' On It | |
| 17 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 18 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 20 | 3N1 Q | |
| 21 | Dirty Butts BBQ | |
| 22 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 23 | STACKED | |
| 24 | Pig Pen BBQ | |
| 25 | No Rush Q | |
| 26 | GRATEFUL 'QUE | |
| 27 | RUB N BUTTS VIRGINIA | |
| 28 | SMOKEY DOG BBQ | |
| 29 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 30 | Hickoty Bent & Rail Bound | |
| 31 | Two Drummer's Q-Crew | |
| 32 | Ray-Ray's Grille |
32 entries · top 175.4400 · median 163.1028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 2 | 3N1 Q | |
| 3 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 4 | THE Q PINE NATION | |
| 5 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 6 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 7 | SMOKE MONSTER BBQ | |
| 8 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 9 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 10 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 11 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 12 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 13 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 14 | Pig Pen BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 16 | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ | |
| 17 | Still Working' On It | |
| 18 | Hickoty Bent & Rail Bound | |
| 19 | Two Drummer's Q-Crew | |
| 20 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 21 | FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 22 | SMOKEY DOG BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 24 | STACKED | |
| 25 | RUB N BUTTS VIRGINIA | |
| 26 | Old Man Jeff | |
| 27 | Dirty Butts BBQ | |
| 28 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 29 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 30 | No Rush Q | |
| 31 | GRATEFUL 'QUE | |
| 32 | Ray-Ray's Grille |