Smoke in the Grove
2020-07-24 – 2020-07-25 · Spring Grove, PA · 📍 205 East Railroad St · State championship
Reps: ALEX JR BROWN, ANGELA MCKEE, LOUISE WEIDNER, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $12,025.00
Grand Champion: Dign N Pign (697.7372) · 59 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT
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🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
DIG'N N PIG'N took the Grand Championship home to NJ.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Pork Ribs places 6–7: MACK DADDYS BBQ and BAD AZZ MULE BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Chicken places 9–10: MRC Barbecue and Kane's BBQ tied on 165.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Ancillary — Pork places 6–7: Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ and BUTCHIE'S BACKYARD BBQ tied on 167.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (won 2018).
🃏 An upset on the books
DIG'N N PIG'N 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)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-28 | 205 E Railroad Street | 51 | 675.8972 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 2018-07-27 | 205 E Railroad Street | 54 | 688.4912 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 2019-07-26 | Spring Grove, PA | 205 E Railroad Street | 53 | 692.5488 | Team Meat Coma | SMOKIN' TEX BBQ |
| 2020-07-24 ← this one | Spring Grove, PA | 205 East Railroad St | 59 | 697.7372 | Dign N Pign | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| 2021-07-30 | Spring Grove, PA | Spring Grove, PA 17362 | 54 | 692.5256 | Not So Famous Dave's BBQ | TOP GUN BARBECUE |
| 2022-07-29 | Spring Grove, PA | 205 East Railroad Street | 54 | 697.6688 | Piggin' Whiskey | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2022-07-30 | Spring Grove, PA | 205 East Railroad Street | 42 | 703.9888 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| 2023-07-28 | Spring Grove, PA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-07-29 | Spring Grove, PA | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 179.4400 | 174.2856 | 172.0000 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 173.1428 | 169.6916 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.7028 | 174.2856 | 172.0000 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 174.8456 | 171.9772 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 176.5828 | 171.4056 | 165.6800 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 173.7260 | 168.5484 | 163.4400 |
| Ancillary — Pork | 176.5828 | 168.5372 | 165.7144 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
59 entries · top 697.7372 · median 657.6000
Chicken
59 entries · top 179.4400 · median 164.5484
Pork Ribs
59 entries · top 178.2972 · median 163.3940
Pork
59 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.7028
Brisket
59 entries · top 180.0000 · median 163.4400 · 🔥 perfect 180
Backyard Series
Overall
26 entries · top 342.8344 · median 324.5602
Chicken
25 entries · top 176.5828 · median 163.3828
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 173.7260 · median 159.4170
Ancillary
Pork
22 entries · top 176.5828 · median 164.2798