Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2
2021-04-17 – 2021-04-18 · Hagerstown, MD · 📍 7313 Sharpsburg Pike · State championship
Reps: BILL JONES, LOUISE WEIDNER, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $8,000.00
Grand Champion: Top Gun Barbecue (701.6688) · 34 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
Entries
34
6 judged meats
Top score
701.6688
Winning margin
0.5716
GC over RC
Field average
668.65
median 681.31
Tightest race
Chicken
1.7028 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
688.4800
10th place overall
Field spread
244.6172
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,000.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 40%
beats 60% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
80%
of the 54 teams with a home region came from outside MD
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.65 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1548
avg power rating going in · stronger than 53% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5716 points — closer than 89% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Top Gun Barbecue took the Grand Championship home to NJ.
🧹 A double category winner
TOP GUN BARBECUE won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ and SMOKECRAFT - MD tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 3–4: BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM and SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 8–9: ALL FIRED UP BBQ and SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA tied on 175.4172 — 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 | 177.1544 | 175.4172 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 175.4172 | 173.1200 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 173.1200 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 174.8800 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 176.5600 | 172.0228 | 168.0000 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 170.2972 | 166.2516 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
34 entries · top 701.6688 · median 681.3086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 2 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 3 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 4 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 5 | NOT SO FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ | |
| 6 | CONVICTED PIGS BBQ | |
| 7 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 9 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 10 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 11 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 12 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 13 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 14 | SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 16 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | |
| 18 | PLUM CRAZY BBQ | |
| 19 | Pennwood Smoke Chasers | |
| 20 | iBQ'n | |
| 21 | THE NUT HOUSE | |
| 22 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 23 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 24 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 25 | War Pigs | |
| 26 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 27 | SHAAZAAM-A-QUE | |
| 28 | KIRBBQ | |
| 29 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 30 | B.S. BBQ | |
| 31 | Deans Rockn Rednecks | |
| 32 | Mountain Shine BBQ | |
| 33 | Carbo-Q | |
| 34 | M2BBQ Team |
Chicken
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 3 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 4 | SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ | |
| 5 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 6 | iBQ'n | |
| 7 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 8 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 10 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 11 | CONVICTED PIGS BBQ | |
| 12 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 13 | NOT SO FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | |
| 15 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 16 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 17 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 18 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 19 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 20 | KIRBBQ | |
| 21 | PLUM CRAZY BBQ | |
| 22 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 23 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 24 | Pennwood Smoke Chasers | |
| 25 | SHAAZAAM-A-QUE | |
| 26 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 27 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 28 | Deans Rockn Rednecks | |
| 29 | War Pigs | |
| 30 | B.S. BBQ | |
| 31 | THE NUT HOUSE | |
| 32 | Mountain Shine BBQ | |
| 33 | Carbo-Q |
Pork Ribs
34 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.9600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 2 | CONVICTED PIGS BBQ | |
| 3 | NOT SO FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ | |
| 4 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 6 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 7 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 8 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 9 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 11 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 12 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 13 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 14 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 15 | iBQ'n | |
| 16 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 17 | THE NUT HOUSE | |
| 18 | KIRBBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | |
| 20 | SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ | |
| 21 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 22 | Pennwood Smoke Chasers | |
| 23 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 24 | SHAAZAAM-A-QUE | |
| 25 | War Pigs | |
| 26 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 27 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 28 | Deans Rockn Rednecks | |
| 29 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 30 | B.S. BBQ | |
| 31 | PLUM CRAZY BBQ | |
| 32 | Carbo-Q | |
| 33 | Mountain Shine BBQ | |
| 34 | M2BBQ Team |
Pork
34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 2 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 3 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 4 | PLUM CRAZY BBQ | |
| 5 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | |
| 7 | SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ | |
| 8 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 9 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 10 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 11 | KIRBBQ | |
| 12 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 13 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 14 | THE NUT HOUSE | |
| 15 | NOT SO FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ | |
| 16 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 17 | War Pigs | |
| 18 | Pennwood Smoke Chasers | |
| 19 | B.S. BBQ | |
| 20 | M2BBQ Team | |
| 21 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 22 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 23 | iBQ'n | |
| 24 | Mountain Shine BBQ | |
| 25 | SHAAZAAM-A-QUE | |
| 26 | CONVICTED PIGS BBQ | |
| 27 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 29 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 30 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 31 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 32 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 33 | Carbo-Q | |
| 34 | Deans Rockn Rednecks |
Brisket
34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 2 | THE NUT HOUSE | |
| 3 | CONVICTED PIGS BBQ | |
| 4 | Pennwood Smoke Chasers | |
| 5 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 6 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 7 | NOT SO FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ | |
| 8 | PLUM CRAZY BBQ | |
| 9 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 10 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 11 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 12 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 13 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 15 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 16 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 17 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 18 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 19 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 20 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 21 | SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ | |
| 22 | War Pigs | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | |
| 24 | iBQ'n | |
| 25 | SHAAZAAM-A-QUE | |
| 26 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 27 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 28 | Deans Rockn Rednecks | |
| 29 | B.S. BBQ | |
| 30 | KIRBBQ | |
| 31 | M2BBQ Team | |
| 32 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 33 | Carbo-Q | |
| 34 | Mountain Shine BBQ |
Backyard Series
Overall
20 entries · top 346.8344 · median 336.2456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | |
| 2 | Ham Squad | |
| 3 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 4 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 5 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 6 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 7 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 8 | Small Batch BBQ MD | |
| 9 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 10 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 11 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 12 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 13 | MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ | |
| 14 | Zoni-Q | |
| 15 | Optimus Swine | |
| 16 | No Worries BBQ | |
| 17 | Grumpy Old Sarge BBQ | |
| 18 | 2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker | |
| 19 | Sweet Rick's BBQ | |
| 20 | B&T's Q |
Chicken
20 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.7086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 2 | MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ | |
| 3 | SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | |
| 4 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 5 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 6 | Small Batch BBQ MD | |
| 7 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 8 | Zoni-Q | |
| 9 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 10 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 11 | Ham Squad | |
| 12 | Optimus Swine | |
| 13 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 14 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 15 | No Worries BBQ | |
| 16 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 17 | 2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker | |
| 18 | Grumpy Old Sarge BBQ | |
| 19 | Sweet Rick's BBQ | |
| 20 | B&T's Q |
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 174.8572 · median 166.2516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 2 | Ham Squad | |
| 3 | SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | |
| 4 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 5 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 6 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 7 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 8 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 9 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 10 | Small Batch BBQ MD | |
| 11 | No Worries BBQ | |
| 12 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 13 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 14 | Zoni-Q | |
| 15 | Optimus Swine | |
| 16 | Grumpy Old Sarge BBQ | |
| 17 | MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ | |
| 18 | 2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker | |
| 19 | Sweet Rick's BBQ |