Smoke in the Grove
2021-07-30 – 2021-07-31 · Spring Grove, PA · State championship
Reps: ALEX JR BROWN, ANGELA MCKEE, LOUISE WEIDNER, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $10,300.00
Grand Champion: Not So Famous Dave's BBQ (692.5256) · 54 teams
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🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5256 points — closer than 94% of every championship in the data.
🃏 An upset on the books
Not So Famous Dave's BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-28 | 51 | 675.8972 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 2018-07-27 | 54 | 688.4912 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 2019-07-26 | Spring Grove, PA | 53 | 692.5488 | Team Meat Coma |
| 2020-07-24 | Spring Grove, PA | 59 | 697.7372 | Dign N Pign |
| 2021-07-30 ← this one | Spring Grove, PA | 54 | 692.5256 | Not So Famous Dave's BBQ |
| 2022-07-29 | Spring Grove, PA | 54 | 697.6688 | Piggin' Whiskey |
| 2022-07-30 | Spring Grove, PA | 42 | 703.9888 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit |
| 2023-07-28 | Spring Grove, PA | — | — | — |
| 2023-07-29 | Spring Grove, PA | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Pork
28 entries · top 170.2628 · median 161.6628
Backyard Series — Chicken
35 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.7028
Backyard Series — Overall
35 entries · top 343.9428 · median 328.5828
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
35 entries · top 174.2628 · median 161.6916
Master Series — Brisket
54 entries · top 177.7028 · median 162.2456
Master Series — Chicken
54 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.7086
Master Series — Overall
54 entries · top 692.5256 · median 662.4170
Master Series — Pork
54 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.7258
Master Series — Pork Ribs
54 entries · top 175.4400 · median 166.2342
Open Comp — Frc wings
11 entries · top 169.1200 · median 156.4912
Open Comp — Overall
11 entries · top 336.5144 · median 314.1828
Open Comp — Pork Ribs
10 entries · top 169.6800 · median 157.0972
Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey smoke
49 entries · top 178.8800 · median 159.3828