15th annual Recovery Fest/ 10th annual State BBQ Championship (JUDGES FULL)
2019-09-06 – 2019-09-07 · Richmond, VA · State championship
Reps: DEBBY HARWELL, DON HARWELL · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Uncle Pig BBQ Pit (689.0628) · 31 teams
Entries
31
4 categories
Top score
689.0628
Winning margin
0.5260
GC over RC
Field average
640.66
median 665.59
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8456 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
675.3368
what a walk cost here
Field spread
496.4116
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 62%
beats 38% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1527
avg power rating going in · stronger than 32% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5260 points — closer than 93% of every championship in the data.
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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
30 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.2800
Master Series — Chicken
30 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.6914
Master Series — Overall
31 entries · top 689.0628 · median 665.5884
Master Series — Pork
31 entries · top 178.8800 · median 165.6800
Master Series — Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.9428