Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1
2021-04-16 – 2021-04-17 · Hagerstown, MD · 📍 7313 Sharpsburg Pike · State championship
Reps: BILL JONES, LOUISE WEIDNER, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $8,000.00
Grand Champion: Top Gun Barbecue (700.5600) · 47 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKECRAFT - MD
Entries
47
6 judged meats · 4 ancillary
Top score
700.5600
Winning margin
1.7256
GC over RC
Field average
661.03
median 674.17
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
686.2060
10th place overall
Field spread
192.4572
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,000.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 45%
beats 55% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
69%
of the 75 teams with a home region came from outside MD
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.62 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1532
avg power rating going in · stronger than 37% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Top Gun Barbecue took the Grand Championship home to NJ.
🧹 A double category winner
TOP GUN BARBECUE won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: CONVICTED PIGS BBQ and SMOKECRAFT - MD tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 3–4: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ and BAD AZZ MULE BBQ tied on 176.5716 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Brisket places 8–9: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ and CHUNKY BBQ tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.2972 | 172.5716 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 175.4172 | 172.0000 |
| Master Series — Pork | 178.8572 | 174.2972 | 171.4172 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 177.7144 | 174.2628 | 173.1084 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 176.0228 | 172.5600 | 169.6684 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 170.8228 | 165.1544 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
47 entries · top 700.5600 · median 674.1712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 2 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 3 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 4 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 5 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 6 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 7 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 9 | CONVICTED PIGS BBQ | |
| 10 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 11 | SHAAZAAM-A-QUE | |
| 12 | SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ | |
| 13 | PENNWOOD SMOKE CHASERS | |
| 14 | iBQ'n | |
| 15 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 16 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 17 | REDNECK SMOKE CLUB | |
| 18 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 19 | 50 SHADES OF PORK | |
| 20 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 21 | Pig in My Belly | |
| 22 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | |
| 24 | Key City Smoke | |
| 25 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 26 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 27 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 28 | THE NUT HOUSE | |
| 29 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 30 | River Smokers WV | |
| 31 | War Pigs | |
| 32 | SweetBelly's BBQ | |
| 33 | PLUM CRAZY BBQ | |
| 34 | SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION | |
| 35 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 36 | Hillcrest Smokers BBQ | |
| 37 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 38 | MACK DADDYS BBQ | |
| 39 | Smokin Z's BBQ | |
| 40 | Porkoholics Anonymous BBQ | |
| 41 | DandyQ | |
| 42 | Deans Rockn Rednecks | |
| 43 | S&S BeerBQ | |
| 44 | SMOKE DEEZ BBQ | |
| 45 | M2BBQ Team | |
| 46 | BBQ BREW CREW | |
| 47 | Mountain Shine BBQ |
Chicken
47 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 3 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 4 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 5 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 6 | CONVICTED PIGS BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 8 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 9 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 10 | SHAAZAAM-A-QUE | |
| 11 | War Pigs | |
| 12 | iBQ'n | |
| 13 | 50 SHADES OF PORK | |
| 14 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 15 | SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ | |
| 16 | Key City Smoke | |
| 17 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 18 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 19 | REDNECK SMOKE CLUB | |
| 20 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 21 | PENNWOOD SMOKE CHASERS | |
| 22 | THE NUT HOUSE | |
| 23 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 24 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 25 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 26 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 27 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 28 | S&S BeerBQ | |
| 29 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 30 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 31 | MACK DADDYS BBQ | |
| 32 | DandyQ | |
| 33 | River Smokers WV | |
| 34 | SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | |
| 35 | SweetBelly's BBQ | |
| 36 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 37 | SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION | |
| 38 | PLUM CRAZY BBQ | |
| 39 | Deans Rockn Rednecks | |
| 40 | Hillcrest Smokers BBQ | |
| 41 | Pig in My Belly | |
| 42 | Porkoholics Anonymous BBQ | |
| 43 | SMOKE DEEZ BBQ | |
| 44 | Smokin Z's BBQ | |
| 45 | M2BBQ Team | |
| 46 | BBQ BREW CREW | |
| 47 | Mountain Shine BBQ |
Pork Ribs
47 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.4060
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 2 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 3 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 4 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 5 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | |
| 7 | SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ | |
| 8 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 9 | REDNECK SMOKE CLUB | |
| 10 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 11 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 13 | SHAAZAAM-A-QUE | |
| 14 | CONVICTED PIGS BBQ | |
| 15 | iBQ'n | |
| 16 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 17 | Pig in My Belly | |
| 18 | SweetBelly's BBQ | |
| 19 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 20 | 50 SHADES OF PORK | |
| 21 | PENNWOOD SMOKE CHASERS | |
| 22 | Key City Smoke | |
| 23 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 24 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 25 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 26 | MACK DADDYS BBQ | |
| 27 | War Pigs | |
| 28 | SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION | |
| 29 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 30 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 31 | THE NUT HOUSE | |
| 32 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 33 | Smokin Z's BBQ | |
| 34 | River Smokers WV | |
| 35 | S&S BeerBQ | |
| 36 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 37 | Hillcrest Smokers BBQ | |
| 38 | PLUM CRAZY BBQ | |
| 39 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 40 | M2BBQ Team | |
| 41 | DandyQ | |
| 42 | SMOKE DEEZ BBQ | |
| 43 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 44 | Porkoholics Anonymous BBQ | |
| 45 | Deans Rockn Rednecks | |
| 46 | Mountain Shine BBQ | |
| 47 | BBQ BREW CREW |
Pork
47 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 2 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 3 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 4 | Pig in My Belly | |
| 5 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 7 | iBQ'n | |
| 8 | PENNWOOD SMOKE CHASERS | |
| 9 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 10 | SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ | |
| 11 | Key City Smoke | |
| 12 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 13 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 14 | SHAAZAAM-A-QUE | |
| 15 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | |
| 17 | CONVICTED PIGS BBQ | |
| 18 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 19 | THE NUT HOUSE | |
| 20 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 21 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 22 | Porkoholics Anonymous BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION | |
| 24 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 25 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 26 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 27 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 28 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 29 | REDNECK SMOKE CLUB | |
| 30 | MACK DADDYS BBQ | |
| 31 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 32 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 33 | Hillcrest Smokers BBQ | |
| 34 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 35 | PLUM CRAZY BBQ | |
| 36 | War Pigs | |
| 37 | 50 SHADES OF PORK | |
| 38 | SweetBelly's BBQ | |
| 39 | River Smokers WV | |
| 40 | BBQ BREW CREW | |
| 41 | Deans Rockn Rednecks | |
| 42 | M2BBQ Team | |
| 43 | Smokin Z's BBQ | |
| 44 | S&S BeerBQ | |
| 45 | DandyQ | |
| 46 | SMOKE DEEZ BBQ | |
| 47 | Mountain Shine BBQ |
Brisket
47 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | River Smokers WV | |
| 2 | 50 SHADES OF PORK | |
| 3 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 4 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 5 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 6 | Pig in My Belly | |
| 7 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 8 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 9 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 10 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 11 | PENNWOOD SMOKE CHASERS | |
| 12 | CONVICTED PIGS BBQ | |
| 13 | REDNECK SMOKE CLUB | |
| 14 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 15 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 16 | SHAAZAAM-A-QUE | |
| 17 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 18 | Smokin Z's BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 20 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 21 | PLUM CRAZY BBQ | |
| 22 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 23 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 24 | iBQ'n | |
| 25 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 26 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 27 | THE NUT HOUSE | |
| 28 | SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ | |
| 29 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 30 | SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | |
| 31 | Hillcrest Smokers BBQ | |
| 32 | Deans Rockn Rednecks | |
| 33 | Key City Smoke | |
| 34 | SweetBelly's BBQ | |
| 35 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 36 | War Pigs | |
| 37 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 38 | Porkoholics Anonymous BBQ | |
| 39 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 40 | DandyQ | |
| 41 | SMOKE DEEZ BBQ | |
| 42 | SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION | |
| 43 | MACK DADDYS BBQ | |
| 44 | M2BBQ Team | |
| 45 | S&S BeerBQ | |
| 46 | BBQ BREW CREW | |
| 47 | Mountain Shine BBQ |
Backyard Series
Overall
28 entries · top 346.2516 · median 327.6400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | |
| 2 | MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ | |
| 3 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 4 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 5 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 6 | Ham Squad | |
| 7 | Small Batch BBQ MD | |
| 8 | Optimus Swine | |
| 9 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 10 | Learnin' N Burnin' BBQ | |
| 11 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 12 | Zoni-Q | |
| 13 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 14 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 15 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 16 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 17 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 18 | 2 Pits BBQ | |
| 19 | Smoke 'em if you got 'em bbq | |
| 20 | BBQNEEMS | |
| 21 | No Worries BBQ | |
| 22 | Jarhead BBQ | |
| 23 | Brutman BBQ | |
| 24 | Fredneck Scoundrels | |
| 25 | 2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker | |
| 26 | The Smokin' Bakers | |
| 27 | Grumpy Old Sarge BBQ | |
| 28 | Sweet Rick's BBQ |
Chicken
28 entries · top 176.0228 · median 167.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ | |
| 2 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 3 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 4 | Learnin' N Burnin' BBQ | |
| 5 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 6 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 7 | Ham Squad | |
| 8 | Zoni-Q | |
| 9 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 10 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 11 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 12 | Jarhead BBQ | |
| 13 | SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | |
| 14 | Small Batch BBQ MD | |
| 15 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 16 | Optimus Swine | |
| 17 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 18 | 2 Pits BBQ | |
| 19 | No Worries BBQ | |
| 20 | Smoke 'em if you got 'em bbq | |
| 21 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 22 | Fredneck Scoundrels | |
| 23 | Brutman BBQ | |
| 24 | BBQNEEMS | |
| 25 | The Smokin' Bakers | |
| 26 | 2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker | |
| 27 | Grumpy Old Sarge BBQ | |
| 28 | Sweet Rick's BBQ |
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 177.7144 · median 159.9600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | |
| 2 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 3 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 4 | Ham Squad | |
| 5 | Optimus Swine | |
| 6 | Small Batch BBQ MD | |
| 7 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 8 | MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ | |
| 9 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 10 | BBQNEEMS | |
| 11 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 12 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 13 | 2 Pits BBQ | |
| 14 | Learnin' N Burnin' BBQ | |
| 15 | Smoke 'em if you got 'em bbq | |
| 16 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 17 | Zoni-Q | |
| 18 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 19 | 2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker | |
| 20 | No Worries BBQ | |
| 21 | Brutman BBQ | |
| 22 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 23 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 24 | Fredneck Scoundrels | |
| 25 | Sweet Rick's BBQ | |
| 26 | Jarhead BBQ | |
| 27 | Grumpy Old Sarge BBQ | |
| 28 | The Smokin' Bakers |
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 — Burgers
8 entries · top 176.5944 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin Z's BBQ | |
| 2 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 3 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 4 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 5 | S&S BeerBQ | |
| 6 | Carbo-Q | |
| 7 | Bad Company BBQ | |
| 8 | PLUM CRAZY BBQ |
Ancillary — Dessert
13 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | |
| 3 | PLUM CRAZY BBQ | |
| 4 | 50 SHADES OF PORK | |
| 5 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 6 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKE DEEZ BBQ | |
| 8 | Zoni-Q | |
| 9 | Small Batch BBQ MD | |
| 10 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 11 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 12 | M2BBQ Team | |
| 13 | Smokin Z's BBQ |
Kids-Q — Kids Q
5 entries · top 177.1428 · median 171.4516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Company BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokin Z's BBQ | |
| 3 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 4 | No Worries BBQ | |
| 5 | S&S BeerBQ |
Ancillary — Wings
11 entries · top 172.0344 · median 162.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | No Worries BBQ | |
| 2 | PLUM CRAZY BBQ | |
| 3 | Carbo-Q | |
| 4 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 5 | Optimus Swine | |
| 6 | Sweet Rick's BBQ | |
| 7 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 8 | PENNWOOD SMOKE CHASERS | |
| 9 | Bad Company BBQ | |
| 10 | BBQ BREW CREW | |
| 11 | BBQNEEMS |