Aug 23–24, 2019 · New Holland, PA · 📍 400 E Jackson St · State championship
Reps: Angela McKee, Louise Weidner, Robert McKee · Prize money: $9,675
SMOKECRAFT - MD won Grand Champion at the New Holland Summer Fest on August 23, 2019 in New Holland, PA at 400 E Jackson St, scoring 685.0740 in a field of 65 teams. WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.9200. Category winners: Chicken — DIZZY PIG BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION (176.0000); Pork — SMOKECRAFT - MD (178.2972); Brisket — CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ (173.1200). This is the 7th of 11 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by 3N1 Q; 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, 2013 to 2024 — 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 80% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1540 points — closer than 80% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 91 times in 100
SMOKECRAFT - MD came in rated below the field's top team, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 9-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was SMOKECRAFT's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 31st tracked contest.
2 of 11 tracked editions
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 11 tracked editions.
Pork Ribs places 4–5: WEEKEND SMOKERS and Zombie Barbecue tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: THE BBQ GURU and JIMS PEQUEA PULLERS tied on 173.1316 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: MORT'S MEAT MAFIA and HEAVY HITTERS BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SMOKECRAFT - MD took the title on 1 call from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 18th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: LO' -N- SLO' BBQ (won 2016, 2017), 3N1 Q (won 2018).
Bigger than 94% of the 5,462 contests in the data
65 teams — bigger than 94% of the 5,462 contests in the data.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2013 | New Holland, PA | New Holland, PA | 71 | 675.4056 | Drilling & Grilling BBQ Team | PA MIDNITE SMOKERS |
| Aug 22, 2014 | New Holland, PA | New Holland, PA 17557 | 70 | 685.0856 | DIZZY PIG | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| Aug 28, 2015 | New Holland, PA | New Holland, PA 17557 | 70 | 682.8456 | 4:20 Q | FLYING PORKERS |
| Aug 26, 2016 | New Holland, PA | New Holland, PA | 66 | 691.9312 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | BIG D'S BBQ |
| Aug 25, 2017 | New Holland, PA | 400 Block E Jackson St | 69 | 681.0860 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | BEERBEQUE |
| Aug 24, 2018 | New Holland, PA | 400 Block E Jackson St | 71 | 692 | 3N1 Q | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ |
| Aug 23, 2019 ← this one | New Holland, PA | 400 E Jackson St | 65 | 685.0740 | SMOKECRAFT | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| Aug 27, 2021 | New Holland, PA | 400 E Jackson St | 44 | 694.8112 | WOLF'S REVENGE | DANTE'S INFERNO |
| Aug 26, 2022 | New Holland, PA | 400 E. Jackson St. | 49 | 698.8000 | OPTIMUS SWINE | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ |
| Aug 25, 2023 | New Holland, PA | 400 E. Jackson St. | 44 | 693.0512 | Chunky BBQ | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| Aug 23, 2024 | New Holland, PA | 400 E. Jackson St. | 38 | 699.9428 | Wolf's Revenge BBQ | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 173.7144 | 170.8112 |
| Pork Ribs | 176 | 174.2628 | 172.5600 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 171.9772 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 173.1200 | 171.9656 | 169.7028 |
65 entries · top 685.0740 · median 653.0516
65 entries · top 178.8572 · median 162.8572
65 entries · top 176 · median 165.1200
65 entries · top 178.2972 · median 162.8000
65 entries · top 173.1200 · median 160.5372
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.
28 entries · top 180 · median 171.1314 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pig Pen BBQ | |
| 2 | THE GRILLER B’S | |
| 3 | River Smokers WV | |
| 4 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 5 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 6 | DIZZY PIG BBQ | |
| 7 | DEAD ON Q | |
| 8 | 50 SHADES OF PORK | |
| 9 | Q'IN BY THE FIRE | |
| 10 | BRIQUE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 11 | BLIND CHERRY BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' HOT PIGGIES | |
| 13 | PRIORVILLE BBQ | |
| 14 | BUSHNIK BBQ | |
| 15 | A 2 Z | |
| 16 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 17 | SASQUATCH BBQ - PA | |
| 18 | HAWG NATION BBQ | |
| 19 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 20 | SMOKE N DUDES | |
| 21 | JIMS PEQUEA PULLERS | |
| 22 | SMOKEHOUSE BOYS | |
| 23 | ALL HOGGED UP | |
| 24 | BURNING PIG BBQ | |
| 25 | MORT'S MEAT MAFIA | |
| 26 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 27 | HEAVY HITTERS BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKIN DUTCH MEN |
38 entries · top 175.4056 · median 165.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' HOT PIGGIES | |
| 2 | STUMPY COALS | |
| 3 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 4 | LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' STUFF BBQ | |
| 6 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 7 | THE BBQ GURU | |
| 8 | PIGHEADED BBQ | |
| 9 | BUTTHEAD BBQ | |
| 10 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 11 | DIZZY PIG BBQ | |
| 12 | HEAVY HITTERS BBQ | |
| 13 | ALL HOGGED UP | |
| 14 | GUYUTES BARBECUE | |
| 15 | SMOKE N DUDES | |
| 16 | SASQUATCH BBQ - PA | |
| 17 | PRIORVILLE BBQ | |
| 18 | BUSHNIK BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN TURTLE LOW N SLOW BAR-BE-QUE | |
| 20 | A 2 Z | |
| 21 | JIMS PEQUEA PULLERS | |
| 22 | DEAD ON Q | |
| 23 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 24 | HAWG NATION BBQ | |
| 25 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 26 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 27 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 28 | 50 SHADES OF PORK | |
| 29 | River Smokers WV | |
| 30 | MORT'S MEAT MAFIA | |
| 31 | SMOKEHOUSE BOYS | |
| 32 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 33 | FLYING PORKERS | |
| 34 | Q'IN BY THE FIRE | |
| 35 | BRIQUE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 36 | Pig Pen BBQ | |
| 37 | SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION | |
| 38 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
7 entries · top 170.2744 · median 163.9660
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' HOT PIGGIES | |
| 3 | HEAVY HITTERS BBQ | |
| 4 | ALL HOGGED UP | |
| 5 | LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY | |
| 6 | SMOKIN DUTCH MEN | |
| 7 | Bob & Lena |