Smoke in the Grove
2019-07-26 – 2019-07-27 · Spring Grove, PA · 📍 205 E Railroad Street · State championship
Reps: ALEX JR BROWN, LOUISE WEIDNER, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $13,000.00
Grand Champion: Team Meat Coma (692.5488) · 53 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKIN' TEX BBQ
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🧹 A double category winner
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: APORKALYPSE NOW and MACK DADDYS BBQ tied on 173.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: MACK DADDYS BBQ and JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS tied on 173.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS and CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ tied on 173.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ (won 2017), WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (won 2018).
🃏 An upset on the books
Team Meat Coma came in rated below the field's top team, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 35-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-28 | 205 E Railroad Street | 51 | 675.8972 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 2018-07-27 | 205 E Railroad Street | 54 | 688.4912 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 2019-07-26 ← this one | Spring Grove, PA | 205 E Railroad Street | 53 | 692.5488 | Team Meat Coma | SMOKIN' TEX BBQ |
| 2020-07-24 | Spring Grove, PA | 205 East Railroad St | 59 | 697.7372 | Dign N Pign | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| 2021-07-30 | Spring Grove, PA | Spring Grove, PA 17362 | 54 | 692.5256 | Not So Famous Dave's BBQ | TOP GUN BARBECUE |
| 2022-07-29 | Spring Grove, PA | 205 East Railroad Street | 54 | 697.6688 | Piggin' Whiskey | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2022-07-30 | Spring Grove, PA | 205 East Railroad Street | 42 | 703.9888 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| 2023-07-28 | Spring Grove, PA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-07-29 | Spring Grove, PA | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 177.1428 | 173.7144 | 172.5716 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 170.8572 | 169.7144 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.7144 | 172.5716 | 170.2972 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 176.0000 | 173.1428 | 169.1316 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 173.7372 | 165.0856 | 155.3940 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 168.5944 | 159.4056 | 155.9432 |
| Open Comp — Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 159.4628 | 142.8572 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
53 entries · top 692.5488 · median 652.0120
Chicken
53 entries · top 177.1428 · median 164.5828
Pork Ribs
53 entries · top 177.7372 · median 162.2744
Pork
53 entries · top 177.7144 · median 163.3828
Brisket
53 entries · top 176.0000 · median 162.8800
Backyard Series
Overall
21 entries · top 341.1888 · median 308.5488
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | |
| 2 | THE NUT HOUSE | |
| 3 | Zoni-Q | |
| 4 | TNT Explosive BBQ | |
| 5 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 6 | MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ | |
| 7 | No Worries BBQ! | |
| 8 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 9 | BUTCHIE'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 10 | Bullet Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoke 'em if you got 'em bbq | |
| 12 | Ungertaker BBQ | |
| 13 | Small Batch BBQ | |
| 14 | JarheadBbq | |
| 15 | MoFoHo Smokin BBQ | |
| 16 | Freedom BBQ | |
| 17 | MEATHEAD BBQ | |
| 18 | Ribbin One Out | |
| 19 | 2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker | |
| 20 | McClown's Que | |
| 21 | Porkers Post BBQ |
Chicken
21 entries · top 173.7372 · median 152.5488
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | |
| 2 | THE NUT HOUSE | |
| 3 | Zoni-Q | |
| 4 | BUTCHIE'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 5 | TNT Explosive BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoke 'em if you got 'em bbq | |
| 7 | MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ | |
| 8 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 9 | Bullet Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 11 | Small Batch BBQ | |
| 12 | MEATHEAD BBQ | |
| 13 | JarheadBbq | |
| 14 | Ribbin One Out | |
| 15 | No Worries BBQ! | |
| 16 | Porkers Post BBQ | |
| 17 | Ungertaker BBQ | |
| 18 | MoFoHo Smokin BBQ | |
| 19 | Freedom BBQ | |
| 20 | McClown's Que | |
| 21 | 2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker |
Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 168.5944 · median 147.9200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | No Worries BBQ! | |
| 2 | SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | |
| 3 | THE NUT HOUSE | |
| 4 | Ungertaker BBQ | |
| 5 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 6 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 7 | Zoni-Q | |
| 8 | MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ | |
| 9 | TNT Explosive BBQ | |
| 10 | Bullet Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | 2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker | |
| 12 | BUTCHIE'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 13 | Small Batch BBQ | |
| 14 | MoFoHo Smokin BBQ | |
| 15 | Smoke 'em if you got 'em bbq | |
| 16 | Freedom BBQ | |
| 17 | JarheadBbq | |
| 18 | McClown's Que | |
| 19 | Ribbin One Out | |
| 20 | MEATHEAD BBQ | |
| 21 | Porkers Post BBQ |
Open Comp
Overall
10 entries · top 337.0628 · median 318.5886
Pork Ribs
10 entries · top 174.8572 · median 156.8686
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.
Open Comp — Wings
10 entries · top 169.6800 · median 163.1428