York County BBQ Festival

2019-06-28 – 2019-06-29 · Delta, PA · State championship

Reps: ANGELA MCKEE, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $6,700.00

Grand Champion: Top Gun Barbecue (699.3944) · 48 teams

🥇

D'Qued Barbecue

333.6800 · Backyard Series — Overall

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SOUTHERN YANKS BARBEQUE

333.6684 · Backyard Series — Overall

🥉

If You Got It Smoke It

331.3944 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

6 categories

Top score

333.6800

Winning margin

0.0116

GC over RC

Field average

322.60

median 323.37

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Chicken

2.2400 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

311.3484

what a walk cost here

Field spread

38.8800

winner to last place

Prize money

$6,700.00

on the line

Most consistent

TOP GUN BARBECUE

avg finish 4.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 1.7028 pts — DRILLING & GRILLING

How hot was the win?

Top 97%

beats 3% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1512

avg power rating going in · stronger than 17% of contests

Top-rated in the field

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ

rated 1630 pre-contest

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

Dog Bite Barbecue has won this contest 3 times across its 13 tracked editions.

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0116 points — closer than 97% of every championship in the data.

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

Top Gun Barbecue took the Grand Championship home to NJ.

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
2018-06-29		33	681.5884	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
2019-06-28 ← this one	Delta, PA	48	699.3944	Top Gun Barbecue
2020-06-26	Delta, PA	53	695.9656	Weekend Smokers
2021-06-18	Delta, PA	41	695.3832	Bar-B-Que Mayham
2022-06-17	Delta, PA	34	691.9772	3 Eyz BBQ
2023-06-16	Delta, PA	29	701.1204	Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit
2024-06-28	Delta, PA	29	699.3484	Piggin' Whiskey
2024-06-29	Delta, PA	19	711.9656	Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit
2025-06-27	Delta, PA	26	694.2056	Dog Bite Barbecue
2025-06-28	Delta, PA	10	695.9200	Dog Bite Barbecue
2026-06-12	Delta, PA	25	698.8000	Dog Bite Barbecue
2026-06-12	Delta, PA	—	—	—
2026-06-13	Delta, PA	13	698.2284	B's Que

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Backyard Series — Chicken

11 entries · top 170.2628 · median 162.8228

#	Team	Score
1	SOUTHERN YANKS BARBEQUE	170.2628
2	If You Got It Smoke It	169.7144
3	D'Qued Barbecue	169.1084
4	Woody's Smokin Q	166.8572
5	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	163.9544
6	THE NUT HOUSE	162.8228
7	RGD BBQ	162.2972
8	Rub A Dub Grub	159.3828
9	Capt. Blue BBQ	157.6684
10	Blowin' Smoke BBQ	155.9772
11	Two Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker	146.8000

Backyard Series — Overall

11 entries · top 333.6800 · median 323.3712

#	Team	Score
1	D'Qued Barbecue	333.6800
2	SOUTHERN YANKS BARBEQUE	333.6684
3	If You Got It Smoke It	331.3944
4	Woody's Smokin Q	331.3944
5	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	330.2516
6	Rub A Dub Grub	323.3712
7	Capt. Blue BBQ	322.7656
8	RGD BBQ	320.5832
9	THE NUT HOUSE	315.3368
10	Blowin' Smoke BBQ	311.3484
11	Two Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker	294.8000

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

11 entries · top 166.2972 · median 163.4056

#	Team	Score
1	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	166.2972
2	Capt. Blue BBQ	165.0972
3	D'Qued Barbecue	164.5716
4	Woody's Smokin Q	164.5372
5	Rub A Dub Grub	163.9884
6	SOUTHERN YANKS BARBEQUE	163.4056
7	If You Got It Smoke It	161.6800
8	RGD BBQ	158.2860
9	Blowin' Smoke BBQ	155.3712
10	THE NUT HOUSE	152.5140
11	Two Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker	148.0000

Master Series — Brisket

48 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.9714

#	Team	Score
1	DRILLING & GRILLING	177.7028
2	BIG RAZ BBQ	176.0000
3	REDNECK SMOKE CLUB	175.4172
4	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	175.4172
5	TOP GUN BARBECUE	175.4056
6	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	174.2628
7	PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	174.2628
8	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	173.1428
9	River Smokers WV	173.1084
10	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	171.9656
11	Zombie Barbecue	170.8344
12	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	170.8112
13	BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	170.2628
14	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	170.2512
15	Old Man Jeff	169.1200
16	APORKALYPSE NOW	169.1084
17	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	168.5716
18	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	168.5256
19	SMOKECRAFT - MD	168.0000
20	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	167.9888
21	PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	167.9884
22	50 SHADES OF PORK	167.4744
23	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	167.3828
24	Harshman BBQ	166.2628
25	CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ	165.6800
26	War Pigs	165.6800
27	DANTE'S INFERNO	165.1088
28	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	163.9772
29	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	162.8572
30	Rogue Hog BBQ	162.8000
31	DIG'N N PIG'N	162.2744
32	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	159.9544
33	HARCO LOCO BBQ	157.0856
34	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	156.5144
35	SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	156.5144
36	Blind Cherry BBQ	156.5028
37	CRAZY HORSE BBQ	153.6572
38	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	153.0628
39	4 BOXERS Q	152.0228
40	The BarBarianQ	152.0000
41	Pigs N Giggles	151.3368
42	G. Henn BBQ	150.2288
43	SMOKIN' STUFF BBQ	149.0512
44	Mayberry	147.4172
45	A Team Has No Name	147.3944
46	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	144.5604
47	PENNWOOD SMOKE CHASERS	139.9088
48	SASQUATCH BBQ - PA	139.4172

Master Series — Chicken

48 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.8400

#	Team	Score
1	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	176.5600
2	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	175.4172
3	TOP GUN BARBECUE	175.4172
4	DIG'N N PIG'N	174.8800
5	DRILLING & GRILLING	174.3200
6	BIG RAZ BBQ	174.3200
7	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	173.1544
8	PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	173.1084
9	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	173.1084
10	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	171.9772
11	APORKALYPSE NOW	170.8572
12	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	170.8228
13	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	170.2628
14	River Smokers WV	169.1316
15	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	169.1316
16	Pigs N Giggles	169.1312
17	Rogue Hog BBQ	169.1084
18	SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	167.9884
19	50 SHADES OF PORK	166.8684
20	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	166.8572
21	War Pigs	166.8572
22	REDNECK SMOKE CLUB	166.2400
23	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	165.6684
24	The BarBarianQ	165.1084
25	Zombie Barbecue	164.5716
26	SMOKIN' STUFF BBQ	163.9772
27	PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	163.9540
28	SASQUATCH BBQ - PA	163.4172
29	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	163.4056
30	DANTE'S INFERNO	162.8228
31	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	162.8000
32	Harshman BBQ	161.7144
33	Old Man Jeff	161.1544
34	SMOKECRAFT - MD	161.0972
35	BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	159.9772
36	HARCO LOCO BBQ	159.3944
37	PENNWOOD SMOKE CHASERS	159.3712
38	CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ	158.7884
39	G. Henn BBQ	158.2516
40	Blind Cherry BBQ	155.9772
41	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	154.2172
42	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	153.6572
43	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	153.6340
44	CRAZY HORSE BBQ	150.1828
45	4 BOXERS Q	149.6800
46	A Team Has No Name	146.2744
47	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	136.5372
48	Mayberry	122.1944

Master Series — Overall

48 entries · top 699.3944 · median 660.2000

#	Team	Score
1	TOP GUN BARBECUE	699.3944
2	DRILLING & GRILLING	697.1656
3	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	690.2052
4	APORKALYPSE NOW	689.6684
5	PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	687.9540
6	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	685.0856
7	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	685.0052
8	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	682.7540
9	BIG RAZ BBQ	680.0000
10	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	679.9312
11	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	678.7200
12	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	677.0056
13	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	674.1940
14	River Smokers WV	673.0284
15	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	672.4804
16	DIG'N N PIG'N	672.0000
17	Rogue Hog BBQ	671.8856
18	Zombie Barbecue	671.3948
19	REDNECK SMOKE CLUB	668.4688
20	BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	667.3256
21	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	666.7888
22	Old Man Jeff	665.6688
23	DANTE'S INFERNO	663.8744
24	War Pigs	660.5144
25	SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	659.8856
26	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	658.7428
27	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	658.1716
28	SMOKECRAFT - MD	657.6232
29	The BarBarianQ	649.6456
30	Pigs N Giggles	648.9708
31	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	643.2572
32	PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	642.6968
33	SASQUATCH BBQ - PA	642.2516
34	CRAZY HORSE BBQ	642.0684
35	CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ	642.0568
36	50 SHADES OF PORK	638.2628
37	SMOKIN' STUFF BBQ	638.0568
38	HARCO LOCO BBQ	637.5428
39	PENNWOOD SMOKE CHASERS	621.5200
40	G. Henn BBQ	620.3776
41	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	618.6176
42	4 BOXERS Q	616.4684
43	A Team Has No Name	615.9548
44	Blind Cherry BBQ	614.6400
45	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	606.5484
46	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	595.3032
47	Mayberry	547.3604
48	Harshman BBQ	501.7032

Master Series — Pork

48 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.8286

#	Team	Score
1	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	177.7028
2	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	176.5828
3	PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	176.5828
4	APORKALYPSE NOW	174.2628
5	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	174.2628
6	DIG'N N PIG'N	173.7372
7	TOP GUN BARBECUE	173.7144
8	HARCO LOCO BBQ	173.7028
9	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	173.1428
10	SASQUATCH BBQ - PA	172.5600
11	CRAZY HORSE BBQ	171.9884
12	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	171.9772
13	River Smokers WV	171.9772
14	Rogue Hog BBQ	171.9772
15	DANTE'S INFERNO	171.9656
16	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	171.9656
17	BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	171.4172
18	BIG RAZ BBQ	170.2972
19	SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	170.2972
20	DRILLING & GRILLING	170.2628
21	SMOKECRAFT - MD	169.1200
22	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	168.5256
23	The BarBarianQ	167.4400
24	Old Man Jeff	166.8344
25	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	166.8228
26	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	166.2628
27	Zombie Barbecue	165.7144
28	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	165.0972
29	PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	163.9772
30	CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ	163.9312
31	SMOKIN' STUFF BBQ	163.3828
32	A Team Has No Name	161.7372
33	War Pigs	161.7144
34	REDNECK SMOKE CLUB	161.6800
35	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	161.6800
36	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	161.6572
37	Pigs N Giggles	161.0972
38	50 SHADES OF PORK	156.5372
39	PENNWOOD SMOKE CHASERS	156.5256
40	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	156.5144
41	G. Henn BBQ	155.9316
42	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	155.3368
43	Blind Cherry BBQ	154.8000
44	4 BOXERS Q	153.6572
45	Mayberry	151.4172
46	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	151.3372
47	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	148.4684
48	Harshman BBQ	20.0000

Master Series — Pork Ribs

48 entries · top 175.4400 · median 164.8114

#	Team	Score
1	APORKALYPSE NOW	175.4400
2	DRILLING & GRILLING	174.8800
3	TOP GUN BARBECUE	174.8572
4	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	174.8456
5	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	173.1084
6	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	172.0228
7	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	171.9884
8	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	171.9772
9	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	171.4400
10	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	170.2856
11	Zombie Barbecue	170.2744
12	Old Man Jeff	168.5600
13	Rogue Hog BBQ	168.0000
14	Pigs N Giggles	167.4056
15	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	167.3828
16	SASQUATCH BBQ - PA	166.8572
17	War Pigs	166.2628
18	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	166.2516
19	CRAZY HORSE BBQ	166.2400
20	PENNWOOD SMOKE CHASERS	165.7144
21	BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	165.6684
22	REDNECK SMOKE CLUB	165.1316
23	The BarBarianQ	165.0972
24	SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	165.0856
25	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	164.5372
26	PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	164.0000
27	DANTE'S INFERNO	163.9772
28	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	162.8116
29	SMOKIN' STUFF BBQ	161.6456
30	DIG'N N PIG'N	161.1084
31	4 BOXERS Q	161.1084
32	A Team Has No Name	160.5488
33	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	160.5372
34	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	159.4172
35	SMOKECRAFT - MD	159.4060
36	BIG RAZ BBQ	159.3828
37	River Smokers WV	158.8112
38	G. Henn BBQ	155.9656
39	Harshman BBQ	153.7260
40	CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ	153.6572
41	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	152.5256
42	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	151.3716
43	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	148.5144
44	50 SHADES OF PORK	147.3828
45	HARCO LOCO BBQ	147.3600
46	Blind Cherry BBQ	147.3600
47	PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	146.7772
48	Mayberry	126.3316