A rookie on the podium
3rd
at their first tracked contest
Finn's Finest finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Smokin on the Dock of the Bay 2019
Aug 16–17, 2019 · Chrisfield, MD · 📍 126 Lorrie Quinn Dr. · State championship
Reps: Micky Williams · Prize money: $7,250
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smokin on the Dock of the Bay on August 16, 2019 in Chrisfield, MD at 126 Lorrie Quinn Dr., scoring 677.6112 in a field of 25 teams. PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 673.6916. Category winners: Chicken — DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ (179.4400); Pork Ribs — RGDBBQ (174.8572); Pork — WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (172.5828); Brisket — PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ (175.4056). The Backyard Series standings were won by Zoni-Q with 330.8460. This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
510.18
median 650.78
677.61 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Master Series — Chicken 179.44
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 174.86
- Master Series — Pork 172.58
- Master Series — Brisket 175.41
- Backyard Series — Chicken 170.26
- Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 170.86
114.21
179.44
Entries
25
6 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
677.6112
Winning margin
3.9196
GC over RC
Field average
642.77
510.18677.61
median 650.78 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
4.0344 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
657.0168
510.18677.61
10th place overall
Field spread
167.4284
winner to last place
Prize money
$7,250
on the line
Double threats
10
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 92%
beats 8% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
31%
10 of 32 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.43 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,579
avg power rating going in · stronger than 63% of contests
Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
Master Series — Pork places 1–2: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ and SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE tied on 172.5828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Brisket places 5–6: THE GRILLER B’S and CRAZY HORSE BBQ tied on 166.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 7–8: SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE edged THE GRILLER B’S by 0.0116.
- Master Series — Pork 1–2 · tie
- Master Series — Brisket 5–6 · tie
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0116
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 9–10 · 0.0116
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 11th.
- Chicken 5th
- Pork Ribs 11th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 9th
A contest record in chicken
179.4400
best chicken ever cooked here
DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ turned in 179.4400 in chicken — past the 175.4172 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 175.4172
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE (won 2018).
- OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE · 2018
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)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2018 | Crisfield, MD | Crisfield, MD 21817 | 32 | 679.4056 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| Aug 16, 2019 ← this one | Chrisfield, MD | 126 Lorrie Quinn Dr. | 25 | 677.6112 | Wolf's Revenge BBQ | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 179.4400 | 175.4056 | 167.9656 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 167.9772 | 166.2628 |
| Master Series — Pork | 172.5828 | 168.5484 | 162.8800 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 175.4056 | 166.2628 | 162.8688 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 170.2628 | 144.4572 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 170.8572 | 139.3944 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 677.6112 · median 650.7772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 2 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 3 | Finn's Finest | |
| 4 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 5 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 6 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 7 | River Smokers WV | |
| 8 | DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ | |
| 9 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 10 | THE GRILLER B’S | |
| 11 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 12 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 13 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 14 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 15 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 16 | CRAZY HORSE BBQ | |
| 17 | War Pigs | |
| 18 | Plum Crazy BBQ | |
| 19 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 20 | M & M BARBEQUE | |
| 21 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 22 | RGDBBQ | |
| 23 | BI STATE SMOKERS | |
| 24 | MMM..PorkPorkPork | |
| 25 | Big Deale Barbecue |
Chicken
25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ | |
| 2 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 3 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 4 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 5 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 6 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 7 | River Smokers WV | |
| 8 | M & M BARBEQUE | |
| 9 | THE GRILLER B’S | |
| 10 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 11 | Finn's Finest | |
| 12 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 13 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 14 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 15 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 16 | BI STATE SMOKERS | |
| 17 | CRAZY HORSE BBQ | |
| 18 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 19 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 20 | MMM..PorkPorkPork | |
| 21 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 22 | RGDBBQ | |
| 23 | War Pigs | |
| 24 | Plum Crazy BBQ | |
| 25 | Big Deale Barbecue |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 174.8572 · median 162.8916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RGDBBQ | |
| 2 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 3 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 4 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 5 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 6 | River Smokers WV | |
| 7 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 8 | THE GRILLER B’S | |
| 9 | BI STATE SMOKERS | |
| 10 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 11 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 12 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 13 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 14 | Finn's Finest | |
| 15 | DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ | |
| 16 | Plum Crazy BBQ | |
| 17 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 18 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 19 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 21 | CRAZY HORSE BBQ | |
| 22 | M & M BARBEQUE | |
| 23 | War Pigs | |
| 24 | MMM..PorkPorkPork | |
| 25 | Big Deale Barbecue |
Pork
25 entries · top 172.5828 · median 160.5712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 2 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 3 | Finn's Finest | |
| 4 | River Smokers WV | |
| 5 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 6 | War Pigs | |
| 7 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 8 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 9 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 10 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 11 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 12 | Plum Crazy BBQ | |
| 13 | CRAZY HORSE BBQ | |
| 14 | M & M BARBEQUE | |
| 15 | BI STATE SMOKERS | |
| 16 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 17 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 18 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 19 | DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ | |
| 20 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 21 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 22 | THE GRILLER B’S | |
| 23 | RGDBBQ | |
| 24 | Big Deale Barbecue | |
| 25 | MMM..PorkPorkPork |
Brisket
25 entries · top 175.4056 · median 161.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 2 | Finn's Finest | |
| 3 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 4 | Plum Crazy BBQ | |
| 5 | THE GRILLER B’S | |
| 6 | CRAZY HORSE BBQ | |
| 7 | War Pigs | |
| 8 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 9 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 10 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 11 | DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 13 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 14 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 15 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 16 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 17 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 18 | River Smokers WV | |
| 19 | M & M BARBEQUE | |
| 20 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 21 | RGDBBQ | |
| 22 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 23 | BI STATE SMOKERS | |
| 24 | Big Deale Barbecue | |
| 25 | MMM..PorkPorkPork |
Backyard Series
Overall
5 entries · top 330.8460 · median 327.9888
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoni-Q | |
| 2 | Ribben One Out | |
| 3 | MRC | |
| 4 | All About wood | |
| 5 | MiMi's Que |
Chicken
5 entries · top 170.2628 · median 159.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoni-Q | |
| 2 | MRC | |
| 3 | MiMi's Que | |
| 4 | Ribben One Out | |
| 5 | All About wood |
Pork Ribs
5 entries · top 170.8572 · median 161.1088
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ribben One Out | |
| 2 | MRC | |
| 3 | All About wood | |
| 4 | Zoni-Q | |
| 5 | MiMi's Que |
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 — Crab
12 entries · top 171.9656 · median 158.8514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MiMi's Que | |
| 2 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 3 | M & M BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 5 | All About wood | |
| 6 | Zoni-Q | |
| 7 | War Pigs | |
| 8 | Plum Crazy BBQ | |
| 9 | MMM..PorkPorkPork | |
| 10 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 11 | BI STATE SMOKERS | |
| 12 | Big Deale Barbecue |
Ancillary — Dessert
12 entries · top 170.9028 · median 165.7258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | War Pigs | |
| 2 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 3 | THE GRILLER B’S | |
| 4 | MiMi's Que | |
| 5 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 6 | BI STATE SMOKERS | |
| 7 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 8 | Plum Crazy BBQ | |
| 9 | River Smokers WV | |
| 10 | M & M BARBEQUE | |
| 11 | All About wood | |
| 12 | BIG DOG BBQ VA |