Chillin & Grillin in the Glades
2019-07-19 – 2019-07-20 · Wise, VA · 📍 Wise, VA 24293 · State championship
Reps: ALEX JR BROWN, BILL JONES · Prize money: $7,500.00
Grand Champion: ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE (695.9772) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE has won this contest 2 times across its 11 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1544 points — closer than 78% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE took the Grand Championship home to NC.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE (won 2017), WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (won 2018).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-10 | Wise, VA 24293 | 18 | 684.4800 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 2016-07-08 | Main Street | 26 | 682.8112 | BIG SHOW BBQ COOKIN' TEAM | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 2017-07-14 | 206 E Main St | 26 | 677.6688 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 2018-07-20 | 206 E Main St | 29 | 692.4796 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 2019-07-19 ← this one | Wise, VA | Wise, VA 24293 | 27 | 695.9772 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2021-07-16 | Wise, VA | 309 E Main St | 25 | 696.5488 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | Wise, VA | P.O. Box 3494 | 31 | 704.5488 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBECUE PIT | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2023-07-14 | Wise, VA | 110 E. Main Street | 36 | 698.2056 | MUDVILLE BBQ | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-07-19 | Wise, VA | 110 E. Main Street | 31 | 712.5600 | Swig-N-Pig | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2025-07-18 | Wise, VA | 303 E. Main Street | 34 | 699.3716 | Dog Bite Barbecue | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2026-07-17 | Wise, VA | 303 E. Main Street | 35 | 698.2284 | Twisted Pair BBQ | Maya Jane BBQ |
| 2027-07-16 | Wise, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 174.2744 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 172.5600 | 169.1200 |
| Pork | 176.0000 | 171.9656 | 168.5372 |
| Brisket | 175.4744 | 174.2744 | 171.9656 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
27 entries · top 695.9772 · median 674.1484
Chicken
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.4056
Pork
27 entries · top 176.0000 · median 167.4056
Brisket
27 entries · top 175.4744 · median 169.6800
Ancillary categories
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.
Ancillary — Dessert
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 |