Smoke in the Park
2019-09-27 – 2019-09-28 · Lemoyne, PA · 📍 Hummel Ave · State championship
Reps: LOUISE WEIDNER, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Old Virginia Smoke (680.4796) · 40 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKIN' TEX BBQ
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE took the Grand Championship home to VA.
🧹 A double category winner
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 5–6: MMM PORK PORK PORK and BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: V Licious BBQ and 4 BOXERS Q tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: ALL FIRED UP BBQ and PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE (won 2017).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-25 | Lemoyne, PA | 34 | 674.8000 | 3 EYZ BBQ | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 2016-09-23 | Memorial Park | 38 | 686.2744 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 2017-09-22 | 60 Hummel Av, Memorial Park | 44 | 682.7656 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 4:20 Q | |
| 2018-09-28 | 60 Hummel Av, Memorial Park | 31 | 686.8000 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 2019-09-27 ← this one | Lemoyne, PA | Hummel Ave | 40 | 680.4796 | Old Virginia Smoke | SMOKIN' TEX BBQ |
| 2021-09-24 | Lemoyne, PA | Memorial Park | 31 | 690.2744 | Good Googly Goo BBQ | Checkered Flag 500 |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.7372 | 170.8228 | 168.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 171.4172 | 166.3316 | 163.4516 |
| Pork | 174.2628 | 171.4056 | 167.9772 |
| Brisket | 176.5828 | 170.2744 | 169.1084 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
40 entries · top 680.4796 · median 649.9028
Chicken
39 entries · top 173.7372 · median 164.5488
Pork Ribs
40 entries · top 171.4172 · median 159.4058
Pork
40 entries · top 174.2628 · median 165.4286
Brisket
40 entries · top 176.5828 · median 164.5370
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
8 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 3 | PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' STUFF BBQ | |
| 5 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 6 | 50 SHADES OF PORK | |
| 7 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 8 | River Smokers WV |
Ancillary — Sausage
18 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.1258