Jul 19–20, 2019 · Wise, VA · State championship
Reps: Alex Jr Brown, Bill Jones · Prize money: $7,500
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE won Grand Champion at the Chillin & Grillin in the Glades on July 19, 2019 in Wise, VA, scoring 695.9772 in a field of 27 teams. MUTTLEY CREW BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.8228. Category winners: Chicken — CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS (177.7144); Pork — MUTTLEY CREW BBQ (176.0000); Brisket — ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE (175.4744). This is the 5th of 12 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ; the next was held in 2021.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2015 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 79% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1544 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.
695.9772 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 692.4796 WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ set in 2018.
2 of 11 tracked editions
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE has won this contest 2 times across its 11 tracked editions.
Stronger than 100% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1703 power rating going in — stronger than 100% of every contest tracked.
Pork Ribs places 4–5: CONTAGIOUS Q and 3N1 Q tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: CONTAGIOUS Q and REDNECK SCIENTIFIC tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: Still Workin' On It and CONTAGIOUS Q tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 12th.
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 177.1428 that had stood across 4 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE (won 2017), WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (won 2018).
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.2744 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 172.5600 | 169.1200 |
| Pork | 176 | 171.9656 | 168.5372 |
| Brisket | 175.4744 | 174.2744 | 171.9656 |
27 entries · top 695.9772 · median 674.1484
27 entries · top 180 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
27 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.4056
27 entries · top 176 · median 167.4056
27 entries · top 175.4744 · median 169.6800
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
9 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 2 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 3 | TONI COUCH | |
| 4 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 5 | RUTH ANN PRICE | |
| 6 | FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 7 | SUSAN HANDY | |
| 8 | TERESA NESTER | |
| 9 | VICKIE HUFF |