York County BBQ Festival
2020-06-26 – 2020-06-27 · Delta, PA · 📍 5 Pendyrus St · State championship
Reps: ANGELA MCKEE, LOUISE WEIDNER, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $7,150.00
Grand Champion: Weekend Smokers (695.9656) · 53 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKECRAFT - MD
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Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
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Double threats
How hot was the win?
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Dog Bite Barbecue has won this contest 3 times across its 13 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6056 points — closer than 86% of every championship in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 2–3: BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM and UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 3–4: UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT and APORKALYPSE NOW tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 1–2: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA and WEEKEND SMOKERS tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (won 2018), Top Gun Barbecue (won 2019).
🃏 An upset on the books
WEEKEND SMOKERS came in rated below the field's top team, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-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)
Score distribution
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-29 | Main St | 33 | 681.5884 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 2019-06-28 | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 48 | 699.3944 | Top Gun Barbecue | DRILLING & GRILLING |
| 2020-06-26 ← this one | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 53 | 695.9656 | Weekend Smokers | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| 2021-06-18 | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 41 | 695.3832 | Bar-B-Que Mayham | TOP GUN BARBECUE |
| 2022-06-17 | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 34 | 691.9772 | 3 Eyz BBQ | ALL FIRED UP BBQ |
| 2023-06-16 | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 29 | 701.1204 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team |
| 2024-06-28 | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 29 | 699.3484 | Piggin' Whiskey | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| 2024-06-29 | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 19 | 711.9656 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | PIGGIN' WHISKEY |
| 2025-06-27 | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 26 | 694.2056 | Dog Bite Barbecue | DRILLING & GRILLING |
| 2025-06-28 | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 10 | 695.9200 | Dog Bite Barbecue | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| 2026-06-12 | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 25 | 698.8000 | Dog Bite Barbecue | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2026-06-12 | Delta, PA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-06-13 | Delta, PA | 5 Pendyrus St | 13 | 698.2284 | B's Que | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.6172 | 174.8572 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 174.8572 | 171.4172 |
| Master Series — Pork | 176.5600 | 174.2744 | 170.8572 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 172.5484 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 176.0116 | 168.0000 | 164.0000 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 168.0000 | 162.8456 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
53 entries · top 695.9656 · median 663.8972
Chicken
53 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9656
Pork Ribs
53 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.2516
Pork
53 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.2628
Brisket
53 entries · top 180.0000 · median 163.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
Backyard Series
Overall
21 entries · top 344.0116 · median 323.9316
Chicken
21 entries · top 176.0116 · median 163.4400
Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 174.8572 · median 160.5372