Smoke in the Grove

2019-07-26 – 2019-07-27 · Spring Grove, PA · State championship

Reps: ALEX JR BROWN, LOUISE WEIDNER, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $13,000.00

Grand Champion: Team Meat Coma (692.5488) · 53 teams

🥇

SWEET & SAVORY BBQ

341.1888 · Backyard Series — Overall

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THE NUT HOUSE

333.6688 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Zoni-Q

328.5372 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

8 categories

Top score

341.1888

Winning margin

7.5200

GC over RC

Field average

303.09

median 308.55

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Brisket

2.8572 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

312.5604

what a walk cost here

Field spread

78.9828

winner to last place

Prize money

$13,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

TEAM MEAT COMA

avg finish 5.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 7.4744 pts — CARROLL COUNTY PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS

How hot was the win?

Top 94%

beats 6% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1506

avg power rating going in · stronger than 9% of contests

Top-rated in the field

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ

rated 1625 pre-contest

Storylines

🃏 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)

Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2017-07-28		51	675.8972	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ
2018-07-27		54	688.4912	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
2019-07-26 ← this one	Spring Grove, PA	53	692.5488	Team Meat Coma
2020-07-24	Spring Grove, PA	59	697.7372	Dign N Pign
2021-07-30	Spring Grove, PA	54	692.5256	Not So Famous Dave's BBQ
2022-07-29	Spring Grove, PA	54	697.6688	Piggin' Whiskey
2022-07-30	Spring Grove, PA	42	703.9888	Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit
2023-07-28	Spring Grove, PA	—	—	—
2023-07-29	Spring Grove, PA	—	—	—

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Backyard Series — Chicken

21 entries · top 173.7372 · median 152.5488

#	Team	Score
1	SWEET & SAVORY BBQ	173.7372
2	THE NUT HOUSE	172.5600
3	Zoni-Q	169.6800
4	BUTCHIE'S BACKYARD BBQ	166.2628
5	TNT Explosive BBQ	165.0856
6	Smoke 'em if you got 'em bbq	163.9772
7	MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ	158.2172
8	Capt. Blue BBQ	158.2056
9	Bullet Smoke BBQ	156.6172
10	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	155.3940
11	Small Batch BBQ	152.5488
12	MEATHEAD BBQ	151.9196
13	JarheadBbq	151.3712
14	Ribbin One Out	149.7140
15	No Worries BBQ!	147.9200
16	Porkers Post BBQ	147.4516
17	Ungertaker BBQ	146.7656
18	MoFoHo Smokin BBQ	146.2512
19	Freedom BBQ	144.5028
20	McClown's Que	126.8456
21	2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker	126.8340

Backyard Series — Overall

21 entries · top 341.1888 · median 308.5488

#	Team	Score
1	SWEET & SAVORY BBQ	341.1888
2	THE NUT HOUSE	333.6688
3	Zoni-Q	328.5372
4	TNT Explosive BBQ	322.1828
5	Capt. Blue BBQ	317.5540
6	MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ	317.0516
7	No Worries BBQ!	316.5144
8	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	314.7996
9	BUTCHIE'S BACKYARD BBQ	313.0856
10	Bullet Smoke BBQ	312.5604
11	Smoke 'em if you got 'em bbq	308.5488
12	Ungertaker BBQ	307.3256
13	Small Batch BBQ	299.3260
14	JarheadBbq	292.9940
15	MoFoHo Smokin BBQ	291.4056
16	Freedom BBQ	286.1944
17	MEATHEAD BBQ	281.6108
18	Ribbin One Out	280.5144
19	2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker	274.7540
20	McClown's Que	262.8228
21	Porkers Post BBQ	262.2060

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

21 entries · top 168.5944 · median 147.9200

#	Team	Score
1	No Worries BBQ!	168.5944
2	SWEET & SAVORY BBQ	167.4516
3	THE NUT HOUSE	161.1088
4	Ungertaker BBQ	160.5600
5	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	159.4056
6	Capt. Blue BBQ	159.3484
7	Zoni-Q	158.8572
8	MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ	158.8344
9	TNT Explosive BBQ	157.0972
10	Bullet Smoke BBQ	155.9432
11	2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker	147.9200
12	BUTCHIE'S BACKYARD BBQ	146.8228
13	Small Batch BBQ	146.7772
14	MoFoHo Smokin BBQ	145.1544
15	Smoke 'em if you got 'em bbq	144.5716
16	Freedom BBQ	141.6916
17	JarheadBbq	141.6228
18	McClown's Que	135.9772
19	Ribbin One Out	130.8004
20	MEATHEAD BBQ	129.6912
21	Porkers Post BBQ	114.7544

Master Series — Brisket

53 entries · top 176.0000 · median 162.8800

#	Team	Score
1	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	176.0000
2	Hot Rods BBQ	174.8572
3	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	174.2972
4	50 SHADES OF PORK	173.1428
5	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	173.1428
6	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	172.5944
7	TEAM MEAT COMA	172.5600
8	3 EYZ BBQ	170.2628
9	DRILLING & GRILLING	169.6800
10	JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	169.1316
11	#thisgirlknowsmeat	168.5716
12	Pig Pen BBQ	168.5372
13	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	167.4056
14	MACK DADDYS BBQ	166.8800
15	BIG DOG BBQ VA	165.1656
16	BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE	165.0972
17	SMOKECRAFT - MD	164.5600
18	River Smokers WV	164.5372
19	PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	164.5256
20	DAY-LICIOUS BBQ	164.0460
21	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	163.9656
22	SOUTHERN YANKS BARBEQUE	163.4288
23	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	163.4172
24	APORKALYPSE NOW	163.4172
25	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	163.4172
26	2 RHODIES BBQ	163.3944
27	THREE DOGS BBQ	162.8800
28	REDNECK SMOKE CLUB	161.7372
29	Papa O's BBQ	161.7144
30	BOGGS HOG BBQ	159.3828
31	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	159.3716
32	LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY	159.3716
33	DANTE'S INFERNO	158.2284
34	4 BOXERS Q	157.7028
35	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	156.5256
36	SMOKEY DOG BBQ	156.0228
37	SASQUATCH BBQ - PA	155.3600
38	SMOKIN GNOME BBQ	154.8800
39	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	154.2056
40	Pig Candy Barbeque Co.	153.6800
41	MR. BROWN'S BBQ	153.1544
42	HOUSE OF HAWG	149.0856
43	BRISKET BURNERS	149.0744
44	HOLDIN' MY BBQ	149.0284
45	MMM PORK PORK PORK	148.5488
46	STACKED	148.5144
47	Hillcrest Smokers BBQ	148.0116
48	CHOKIN ON SMOKE	147.9312
49	Cobia Smokes	147.9200
50	BUBBA'S BARBECUE	146.8460
51	CHAIN SMOKIN	145.0972
52	JUST FLAME AND FLAVOR	142.8000
53	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	141.7144

Master Series — Chicken

53 entries · top 177.1428 · median 164.5828

#	Team	Score
1	TEAM MEAT COMA	177.1428
2	SOUTHERN YANKS BARBEQUE	176.0344
3	#thisgirlknowsmeat	175.4056
4	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	174.2972
5	APORKALYPSE NOW	173.7144
6	MACK DADDYS BBQ	173.7144
7	JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	173.7144
8	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	173.7144
9	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	173.1428
10	3 EYZ BBQ	172.5716
11	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	171.9656
12	PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	171.4400
13	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	170.2628
14	REDNECK SMOKE CLUB	169.7144
15	Hot Rods BBQ	169.6800
16	HOUSE OF HAWG	168.5600
17	BOGGS HOG BBQ	168.5484
18	SASQUATCH BBQ - PA	168.0000
19	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	167.4400
20	BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE	167.3828
21	SMOKECRAFT - MD	166.8456
22	CHAIN SMOKIN	166.2400
23	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	166.2400
24	SMOKEY DOG BBQ	165.7028
25	BIG DOG BBQ VA	165.6684
26	River Smokers WV	165.1428
27	SMOKIN GNOME BBQ	164.5828
28	Pig Candy Barbeque Co.	164.5372
29	THREE DOGS BBQ	164.5256
30	HOLDIN' MY BBQ	164.0000
31	2 RHODIES BBQ	163.9772
32	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	163.4056
33	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	163.3828
34	4 BOXERS Q	162.8916
35	50 SHADES OF PORK	162.8800
36	DRILLING & GRILLING	162.8228
37	Pig Pen BBQ	161.7028
38	MR. BROWN'S BBQ	161.0972
39	MMM PORK PORK PORK	160.5828
40	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	159.4172
41	DANTE'S INFERNO	158.7884
42	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	158.2628
43	DAY-LICIOUS BBQ	157.7028
44	BRISKET BURNERS	156.5600
45	Hillcrest Smokers BBQ	156.5372
46	Papa O's BBQ	155.4056
47	BUBBA'S BARBECUE	154.8000
48	CHOKIN ON SMOKE	150.8228
49	JUST FLAME AND FLAVOR	148.5256
50	Cobia Smokes	144.5028
51	STACKED	144.0116
52	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	143.3256
53	LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY	58.4800

Master Series — Overall

53 entries · top 692.5488 · median 652.0120

#	Team	Score
1	TEAM MEAT COMA	692.5488
2	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	686.2744
3	JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	684.5376
4	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	683.9544
5	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	681.6340
6	3 EYZ BBQ	679.3372
7	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	678.2172
8	MACK DADDYS BBQ	674.8228
9	PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	674.8112
10	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	671.9544
11	#thisgirlknowsmeat	669.0172
12	APORKALYPSE NOW	666.7660
13	SMOKECRAFT - MD	665.6912
14	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	665.6000
15	DRILLING & GRILLING	665.0056
16	BOGGS HOG BBQ	664.4684
17	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	661.0284
18	River Smokers WV	658.7772
19	SMOKIN GNOME BBQ	657.1312
20	2 RHODIES BBQ	656.4804
21	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	655.9088
22	THREE DOGS BBQ	655.3940
23	BIG DOG BBQ VA	653.6340
24	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	653.6000
25	BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE	653.5084
26	DANTE'S INFERNO	653.0056
27	DAY-LICIOUS BBQ	652.0120
28	Pig Candy Barbeque Co.	650.7316
29	REDNECK SMOKE CLUB	650.2284
30	Hot Rods BBQ	650.1368
31	Pig Pen BBQ	649.6116
32	SOUTHERN YANKS BARBEQUE	648.5376
33	SMOKEY DOG BBQ	645.6568
34	50 SHADES OF PORK	643.9428
35	SASQUATCH BBQ - PA	641.5656
36	BRISKET BURNERS	640.4456
37	MR. BROWN'S BBQ	638.7888
38	4 BOXERS Q	637.6800
39	Hillcrest Smokers BBQ	635.9316
40	HOUSE OF HAWG	635.8972
41	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	631.8860
42	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	630.7660
43	Papa O's BBQ	629.6340
44	HOLDIN' MY BBQ	622.6512
45	CHAIN SMOKIN	622.1028
46	MMM PORK PORK PORK	610.8460
47	BUBBA'S BARBECUE	609.0520
48	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	603.8516
49	STACKED	600.4004
50	CHOKIN ON SMOKE	598.1600
51	JUST FLAME AND FLAVOR	595.2224
52	Cobia Smokes	584.9372
53	LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY	537.2460

Master Series — Pork

53 entries · top 177.7144 · median 163.3828

#	Team	Score
1	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	177.7144
2	JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	176.5716
3	APORKALYPSE NOW	175.4172
4	SMOKECRAFT - MD	172.5828
5	TEAM MEAT COMA	172.5716
6	BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE	171.9656
7	3 EYZ BBQ	171.9656
8	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	171.4172
9	MACK DADDYS BBQ	171.4056
10	Hillcrest Smokers BBQ	170.2972
11	DAY-LICIOUS BBQ	170.2744
12	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	170.2628
13	2 RHODIES BBQ	169.7372
14	BOGGS HOG BBQ	169.6684
15	BIG DOG BBQ VA	167.4172
16	SMOKIN GNOME BBQ	167.4056
17	#thisgirlknowsmeat	167.3944
18	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	166.8344
19	BRISKET BURNERS	166.8228
20	PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	165.7028
21	MR. BROWN'S BBQ	165.6800
22	River Smokers WV	165.1200
23	DRILLING & GRILLING	165.0856
24	SMOKEY DOG BBQ	164.5256
25	DANTE'S INFERNO	163.9772
26	SASQUATCH BBQ - PA	163.4056
27	50 SHADES OF PORK	163.3828
28	Papa O's BBQ	162.8456
29	Pig Candy Barbeque Co.	162.8000
30	HOLDIN' MY BBQ	162.2856
31	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	161.0972
32	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	161.0972
33	Pig Pen BBQ	160.5144
34	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	159.9544
35	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	159.9312
36	Hot Rods BBQ	159.3828
37	HOUSE OF HAWG	158.8000
38	LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY	158.2744
39	THREE DOGS BBQ	157.7140
40	CHOKIN ON SMOKE	157.1544
41	CHAIN SMOKIN	157.0856
42	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	156.5028
43	STACKED	155.9316
44	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	154.8344
45	REDNECK SMOKE CLUB	154.2512
46	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	152.5828
47	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	151.9888
48	MMM PORK PORK PORK	151.9656
49	SOUTHERN YANKS BARBEQUE	150.8228
50	4 BOXERS Q	147.9540
51	BUBBA'S BARBECUE	145.1316
52	Cobia Smokes	143.9772
53	JUST FLAME AND FLAVOR	136.4568

Master Series — Pork Ribs

53 entries · top 177.7372 · median 162.2744

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	177.7372
2	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	174.3200
3	PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	173.1428
4	DANTE'S INFERNO	172.0116
5	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	170.8572
6	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	170.8228
7	THREE DOGS BBQ	170.2744
8	TEAM MEAT COMA	170.2744
9	SMOKIN GNOME BBQ	170.2628
10	Pig Candy Barbeque Co.	169.7144
11	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	169.1316
12	4 BOXERS Q	169.1316
13	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	167.9888
14	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	167.9884
15	BRISKET BURNERS	167.9884
16	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	167.9772
17	JUST FLAME AND FLAVOR	167.4400
18	DRILLING & GRILLING	167.4172
19	BOGGS HOG BBQ	166.8688
20	JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	165.1200
21	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	165.1088
22	3 EYZ BBQ	164.5372
23	REDNECK SMOKE CLUB	164.5256
24	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	163.9772
25	River Smokers WV	163.9772
26	MACK DADDYS BBQ	162.8228
27	BUBBA'S BARBECUE	162.2744
28	SMOKECRAFT - MD	161.7028
29	LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY	161.1200
30	Hillcrest Smokers BBQ	161.0856
31	DAY-LICIOUS BBQ	159.9888
32	HOUSE OF HAWG	159.4516
33	SMOKEY DOG BBQ	159.4056
34	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	159.3944
35	2 RHODIES BBQ	159.3716
36	MR. BROWN'S BBQ	158.8572
37	Pig Pen BBQ	158.8572
38	SOUTHERN YANKS BARBEQUE	158.2516
39	#thisgirlknowsmeat	157.6456
40	BIG DOG BBQ VA	155.3828
41	SASQUATCH BBQ - PA	154.8000
42	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	154.2400
43	APORKALYPSE NOW	154.2172
44	CHAIN SMOKIN	153.6800
45	STACKED	151.9428
46	MMM PORK PORK PORK	149.7488
47	Papa O's BBQ	149.6684
48	BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE	149.0628
49	Cobia Smokes	148.5372
50	HOLDIN' MY BBQ	147.3372
51	Hot Rods BBQ	146.2168
52	50 SHADES OF PORK	144.5372
53	CHOKIN ON SMOKE	142.2516

Open Comp — Overall

10 entries · top 337.0628 · median 318.5886

#	Team	Score
1	YORK COUNTY SHERIFF	337.0628
2	Greater Hanover Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 2045	330.8116
3	CARROLL COUNTY PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS	330.2744
4	VFW Post 5265	327.4628
5	Friendship Hose Co #1	321.7140
6	York Area Regional Police Assocation	315.4632
7	Community Fire Co. of Seven Valleys	314.2172
8	Spring Grove EMS	313.0056
9	Porter's Fire Co	311.3372
10	Northern York Co. Regional PD	306.8916

Open Comp — Pork Ribs

10 entries · top 174.8572 · median 156.8686

#	Team	Score
1	CARROLL COUNTY PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS	174.8572
2	YORK COUNTY SHERIFF	167.3828
3	Greater Hanover Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 2045	166.2744
4	VFW Post 5265	160.6172
5	Friendship Hose Co #1	159.4628
6	Community Fire Co. of Seven Valleys	154.2744
7	Spring Grove EMS	151.9200
8	York Area Regional Police Assocation	150.9144
9	Porter's Fire Co	150.2400
10	Northern York Co. Regional PD	142.8572

Open Comp — Wings

10 entries · top 169.6800 · median 163.1428

#	Team	Score
1	YORK COUNTY SHERIFF	169.6800
2	VFW Post 5265	166.8456
3	York Area Regional Police Assocation	164.5488
4	Greater Hanover Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 2045	164.5372
5	Northern York Co. Regional PD	164.0344
6	Friendship Hose Co #1	162.2512
7	Porter's Fire Co	161.0972
8	Spring Grove EMS	161.0856
9	Community Fire Co. of Seven Valleys	159.9428
10	CARROLL COUNTY PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS	155.4172