Jun 22–23, 2019 · Washington, DC · 📍 Pennsylvania Ave NW · State championship
Reps: Alex Jr Brown, Carolyn Wells · Prize money: $27,800
UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT won Grand Champion at the Giant National Capital BBQ Battle on June 22, 2019 in Washington, DC at Pennsylvania Ave NW, scoring 697.6684 in a field of 31 teams. WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.0856. Category winners: Chicken — UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT (178.8572); Pork Ribs — PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ (177.1544); Pork — WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (178.2972); Brisket — APORKALYPSE NOW (177.1428).
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 89% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5828 points — closer than 89% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 84 times in 100
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit came in rated below the field's top team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Stronger than 94% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1642 power rating going in — stronger than 94% of every contest tracked.
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.
UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 12th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 176 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 172.5600 | 169.7144 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 175.4056 | 170.8456 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 174.2628 | 171.4284 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |