Giant National Capital BBQ Battle
2019-06-22 – 2019-06-23 · Washington, DC · 📍 Pennsylvania Ave NW · State championship
Reps: ALEX JR BROWN, CAROLYN WELLS · Prize money: $27,800.00
Grand Champion: Uncle Pigs Barbeque Pit (697.6684) · 31 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
Entries
31
4 judged meats
Top score
697.6684
Winning margin
0.5828
GC over RC
Field average
651.76
median 666.79
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
677.0056
10th place overall
Field spread
152.6968
winner to last place
Prize money
$27,800.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 61%
beats 39% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
65%
of the 31 teams with a home region came from outside DC
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.79 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1524
avg power rating going in · stronger than 29% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5828 points — closer than 88% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit took the Grand Championship home to NJ.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 4–5: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ and Hoos Smoken tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: SMOKECRAFT - MD and BAD AZZ MULE BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ and SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.0000 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 172.5600 | 169.7144 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 175.4056 | 170.8456 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 174.2628 | 171.4284 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
31 entries · top 697.6684 · median 666.7884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 2 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 3 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 4 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 5 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 6 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 7 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 8 | COOL SMOKE | |
| 9 | Hoos Smoken | |
| 10 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 11 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 12 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 13 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 14 | HONKY-TONK SMOKERS | |
| 15 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 16 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 18 | OLD TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 19 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 20 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 21 | DIZZY PIG | |
| 22 | Butt Lazy BBQ | |
| 23 | LOST WHISKEY BBQ | |
| 24 | Hog Bones | |
| 25 | MESQUITO BBQ | |
| 26 | MYERS MEATS | |
| 27 | Ernie's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 28 | DC QUE | |
| 29 | Zom B Q | |
| 30 | RIBS BY ANDY | |
| 31 | DOWN TO SMOKE BBQ TEAM (DTS BBQ) "THE HARLEM X-PRE |
Chicken
31 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 2 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 3 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 4 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 5 | Hoos Smoken | |
| 6 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 7 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 8 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 9 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 10 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 11 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 12 | COOL SMOKE | |
| 13 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 14 | HONKY-TONK SMOKERS | |
| 15 | OLD TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 16 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 17 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 18 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 19 | DIZZY PIG | |
| 20 | Ernie's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 21 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 22 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 23 | Hog Bones | |
| 24 | Zom B Q | |
| 25 | MESQUITO BBQ | |
| 26 | Butt Lazy BBQ | |
| 27 | DC QUE | |
| 28 | LOST WHISKEY BBQ | |
| 29 | RIBS BY ANDY | |
| 30 | MYERS MEATS | |
| 31 | DOWN TO SMOKE BBQ TEAM (DTS BBQ) "THE HARLEM X-PRE |
Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 177.1544 · median 167.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 2 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 3 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 4 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 5 | COOL SMOKE | |
| 6 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 7 | Hoos Smoken | |
| 8 | HONKY-TONK SMOKERS | |
| 9 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 10 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 11 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 12 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 13 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 14 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 15 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 16 | LOST WHISKEY BBQ | |
| 17 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 18 | OLD TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 19 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 20 | Hog Bones | |
| 21 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 22 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 23 | Butt Lazy BBQ | |
| 24 | DIZZY PIG | |
| 25 | MESQUITO BBQ | |
| 26 | DC QUE | |
| 27 | MYERS MEATS | |
| 28 | DOWN TO SMOKE BBQ TEAM (DTS BBQ) "THE HARLEM X-PRE | |
| 29 | Ernie's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 30 | RIBS BY ANDY | |
| 31 | Zom B Q |
Pork
31 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.6568
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 2 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 3 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 4 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 5 | COOL SMOKE | |
| 6 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 7 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 8 | DIZZY PIG | |
| 9 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 10 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 11 | Hoos Smoken | |
| 12 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 13 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 14 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 15 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 16 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 17 | OLD TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 18 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 19 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 20 | HONKY-TONK SMOKERS | |
| 21 | Zom B Q | |
| 22 | MYERS MEATS | |
| 23 | DC QUE | |
| 24 | Hog Bones | |
| 25 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 26 | Butt Lazy BBQ | |
| 27 | LOST WHISKEY BBQ | |
| 28 | RIBS BY ANDY | |
| 29 | MESQUITO BBQ | |
| 30 | DOWN TO SMOKE BBQ TEAM (DTS BBQ) "THE HARLEM X-PRE | |
| 31 | Ernie's Smokehouse BBQ |
Brisket
31 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.9884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 2 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 3 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 4 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 5 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 6 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 7 | Butt Lazy BBQ | |
| 8 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 9 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 10 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 11 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 12 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 13 | HONKY-TONK SMOKERS | |
| 14 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 15 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 16 | COOL SMOKE | |
| 17 | OLD TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 18 | Hoos Smoken | |
| 19 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 20 | LOST WHISKEY BBQ | |
| 21 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 22 | DIZZY PIG | |
| 23 | MESQUITO BBQ | |
| 24 | MYERS MEATS | |
| 25 | Ernie's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 27 | Hog Bones | |
| 28 | RIBS BY ANDY | |
| 29 | Zom B Q | |
| 30 | DC QUE | |
| 31 | DOWN TO SMOKE BBQ TEAM (DTS BBQ) "THE HARLEM X-PRE |