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

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UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT

689.0628 · Master Series — Overall

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OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE

688.5368 · Master Series — Overall

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WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ

685.6456 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

689.0628

Winning margin

0.5260

GC over RC

Field average

640.66

median 665.59

Perfect 180s

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

Most consistent

UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT

avg finish 6.00 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 5.1428 pts — 3N1 Q

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

Top-rated in the field

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ

rated 1656 pre-contest

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)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

30 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.2800

#	Team	Score
1	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	178.8572
2	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	176.0000
3	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	174.2628
4	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	173.7028
5	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	173.7028
6	JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	173.1200
7	DIRTY POSSUM BBQ	172.5600
8	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	170.8228
9	APORKALYPSE NOW	169.6684
10	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	169.1084
11	HAMTOWN SMOKERS	168.5256
12	SMOKECRAFT - MD	167.4056
13	OLD TOWN SMOKERS	167.3828
14	POKE N SMOKE	166.2972
15	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	165.1200
16	KIRBBQ	163.4400
17	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	159.3484
18	3N1 Q	158.2856
19	Bad To The Bone BBQ	157.7028
20	FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE	157.6684
21	Game Changers	157.0856
22	Smokey Mike's BBQ	155.9428
23	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	155.9428
24	Three A-Meatgos	155.3828
25	BIG DOG BBQ VA	154.8456
26	Bandit Barbecue	154.8456
27	CHILLIN' & GRILLIN	153.6572
28	Ribbin One Out	147.9772
29	McShin Alumni BBQ Team	146.8344
30	Pigs on the Run	146.2400

Master Series — Chicken

30 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.6914

#	Team	Score
1	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	177.1428
2	HAMTOWN SMOKERS	176.5600
3	BIG DOG BBQ VA	175.4400
4	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	174.8456
5	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	174.2972
6	3N1 Q	174.2628
7	APORKALYPSE NOW	173.1200
8	SMOKECRAFT - MD	173.1200
9	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	173.1200
10	JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	172.5600
11	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	172.5600
12	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	171.4056
13	Bad To The Bone BBQ	169.1428
14	OLD TOWN SMOKERS	168.5828
15	KIRBBQ	167.9772
16	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	167.4056
17	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	166.8456
18	POKE N SMOKE	166.2856
19	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	165.6800
20	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	165.6684
21	DIRTY POSSUM BBQ	163.3944
22	Game Changers	161.6800
23	Three A-Meatgos	160.5256
24	FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE	159.4172
25	Smokey Mike's BBQ	158.8572
26	Pigs on the Run	158.8344
27	CHILLIN' & GRILLIN	155.9884
28	Ribbin One Out	155.3828
29	Bandit Barbecue	154.8228
30	McShin Alumni BBQ Team	150.7656

Master Series — Overall

31 entries · top 689.0628 · median 665.5884

#	Team	Score
1	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	689.0628
2	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	688.5368
3	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	685.6456
4	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	683.3484
5	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	681.6340
6	HAMTOWN SMOKERS	681.0512
7	APORKALYPSE NOW	679.8740
8	JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	678.7656
9	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	677.6340
10	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	675.3368
11	SMOKECRAFT - MD	674.1940
12	3N1 Q	671.3368
13	POKE N SMOKE	669.1772
14	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	668.5600
15	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	666.7428
16	OLD TOWN SMOKERS	665.5884
17	KIRBBQ	660.4800
18	BIG DOG BBQ VA	648.5256
19	DIRTY POSSUM BBQ	646.2060
20	FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE	646.1712
21	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	641.5544
22	Pigs on the Run	630.8116
23	Bad To The Bone BBQ	630.7656
24	Ribbin One Out	630.7316
25	Three A-Meatgos	629.5540
26	Bandit Barbecue	628.4572
27	Game Changers	626.6628
28	Smokey Mike's BBQ	625.5656
29	CHILLIN' & GRILLIN	596.3996
30	McShin Alumni BBQ Team	589.4856
31	The Pitts	192.6512

Master Series — Pork

31 entries · top 178.8800 · median 165.6800

#	Team	Score
1	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	178.8800
2	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	176.5600
3	APORKALYPSE NOW	175.4056
4	POKE N SMOKE	172.5600
5	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	171.9656
6	Pigs on the Run	170.8456
7	KIRBBQ	170.8228
8	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	170.8112
9	JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	169.1428
10	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	169.1200
11	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	168.5600
12	SMOKECRAFT - MD	168.5256
13	OLD TOWN SMOKERS	167.9656
14	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	166.8456
15	HAMTOWN SMOKERS	166.2400
16	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	165.6800
17	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	164.5828
18	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	164.5372
19	FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE	163.9656
20	Ribbin One Out	162.8228
21	BIG DOG BBQ VA	160.5600
22	Game Changers	160.5256
23	3N1 Q	159.3484
24	DIRTY POSSUM BBQ	154.2628
25	Smokey Mike's BBQ	151.3828
26	Bad To The Bone BBQ	149.6916
27	Three A-Meatgos	149.6684
28	Bandit Barbecue	147.9316
29	McShin Alumni BBQ Team	145.6228
30	CHILLIN' & GRILLIN	142.8228
31	The Pitts	138.2512

Master Series — Pork Ribs

31 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.9428

#	Team	Score
1	3N1 Q	179.4400
2	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	174.2972
3	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	172.0228
4	Bandit Barbecue	170.8572
5	HAMTOWN SMOKERS	169.7256
6	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	166.8228
7	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	166.2972
8	SMOKECRAFT - MD	165.1428
9	FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE	165.1200
10	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	165.1200
11	Ribbin One Out	164.5488
12	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	164.5372
13	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	164.5372
14	POKE N SMOKE	164.0344
15	Three A-Meatgos	163.9772
16	JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	163.9428
17	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	163.3828
18	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	162.2628
19	APORKALYPSE NOW	161.6800
20	OLD TOWN SMOKERS	161.6572
21	Smokey Mike's BBQ	159.3828
22	KIRBBQ	158.2400
23	BIG DOG BBQ VA	157.6800
24	DIRTY POSSUM BBQ	155.9888
25	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	155.3944
26	Pigs on the Run	154.8916
27	Bad To The Bone BBQ	154.2284
28	Game Changers	147.3716
29	McShin Alumni BBQ Team	146.2628
30	CHILLIN' & GRILLIN	143.9312
31	The Pitts	54.4000