New Holland Summer Fest
2019-08-23 – 2019-08-24 · New Holland, PA · 📍 400 E Jackson St · State championship
Reps: ANGELA MCKEE, LOUISE WEIDNER, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $9,675.00
Grand Champion: SMOKECRAFT (685.0740) · 65 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
Entries
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Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
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Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 11 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1540 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
SMOKECRAFT - MD took the Grand Championship home to MD.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: LO' -N- SLO' BBQ (won 2016, 2017), 3N1 Q (won 2018).
🃏 An upset on the books
SMOKECRAFT - MD came in rated below the field's top team, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-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)
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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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-23 | New Holland, PA | 71 | 675.4056 | Drilling & Grilling BBQ Team | PA MIDNITE SMOKERS | |
| 2014-08-22 | New Holland, PA 17557 | 70 | 685.0856 | DIZZY PIG | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 2015-08-28 | New Holland, PA 17557 | 70 | 682.8456 | 4:20 Q | FLYING PORKERS | |
| 2016-08-26 | New Holland, PA | 66 | 691.9312 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | BIG D'S BBQ | |
| 2017-08-25 | 400 Block E Jackson St | 69 | 681.0860 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | BEERBEQUE | |
| 2018-08-24 | 400 Block E Jackson St | 71 | 692.0000 | 3N1 Q | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 2019-08-23 ← this one | New Holland, PA | 400 E Jackson St | 65 | 685.0740 | SMOKECRAFT | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| 2021-08-27 | New Holland, PA | 400 E Jackson St | 44 | 694.8112 | WOLF'S REVENGE | DANTE'S INFERNO |
| 2022-08-26 | New Holland, PA | 400 E. Jackson St. | 49 | 698.8000 | OPTIMUS SWINE | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ |
| 2023-08-25 | New Holland, PA | 400 E. Jackson St. | 44 | 693.0512 | Chunky BBQ | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| 2024-08-23 | New Holland, PA | 400 E. Jackson St. | 38 | 699.9428 | Wolf's Revenge BBQ | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 173.7144 | 170.8112 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0000 | 174.2628 | 172.5600 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 171.9772 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 173.1200 | 171.9656 | 169.7028 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
65 entries · top 685.0740 · median 653.0516
Chicken
65 entries · top 178.8572 · median 162.8572
Pork Ribs
65 entries · top 176.0000 · median 165.1200
Pork
65 entries · top 178.2972 · median 162.8000
Brisket
65 entries · top 173.1200 · median 160.5372
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 — Chef'S Choice
28 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Ancillary — Sausage
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 |
Ancillary — Whole Hog
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 |