Smoke in the Park
2021-09-24 – 2021-09-25 · Lemoyne, PA · 📍 Memorial Park · State championship
Reps: LOUISE WEIDNER, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $9,625.00
Grand Champion: Good Googly Goo BBQ (690.2744) · 31 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Checkered Flag 500
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👑 A dynasty in the making
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ took the Grand Championship home to VA.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 2–3: SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE and THE GRILLER B’S tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: Deans Rockn Rednecks and PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. tied on 168.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: HotMess BBQ and Checkered Flag 500 tied on 167.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE (won 2017, 2019).
🃏 An upset on the books
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-25 | Lemoyne, PA | 34 | 674.8000 | 3 EYZ BBQ | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 2016-09-23 | Memorial Park | 38 | 686.2744 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 2017-09-22 | 60 Hummel Av, Memorial Park | 44 | 682.7656 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 4:20 Q | |
| 2018-09-28 | 60 Hummel Av, Memorial Park | 31 | 686.8000 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 2019-09-27 | Lemoyne, PA | Hummel Ave | 40 | 680.4796 | Old Virginia Smoke | SMOKIN' TEX BBQ |
| 2021-09-24 ← this one | Lemoyne, PA | Memorial Park | 31 | 690.2744 | Good Googly Goo BBQ | Checkered Flag 500 |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 176.0000 | 169.6800 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5944 | 170.2628 | 167.9656 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 174.2628 | 168.5484 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 173.1544 | 169.1200 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
31 entries · top 690.2744 · median 665.0056
Chicken
30 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.3942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 2 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 3 | THE GRILLER B’S | |
| 4 | Nice Racks | |
| 5 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 6 | Deans Rockn Rednecks | |
| 7 | Checkered Flag 500 | |
| 8 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 9 | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION | |
| 11 | RGDBBQ | |
| 12 | DIG'N N PIG'N | |
| 13 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 14 | PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 15 | 50 SHADES OF PORK | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' STUFF BBQ | |
| 17 | Hoos Smokin' | |
| 18 | BUBBA'S BARBECUE | |
| 19 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 20 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 21 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 22 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 23 | Dante's Inferno | |
| 24 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 25 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 26 | Cobia Smoke | |
| 27 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 28 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 29 | SMOKIN GNOME BBQ | |
| 30 | TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ |
Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 176.5944 · median 165.6800
Pork
30 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.5486
Brisket
30 entries · top 177.1428 · median 165.9656
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 — Chef'S Choice
10 entries · top 178.8572 · median 174.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nice Racks | |
| 2 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 3 | THE GRILLER B’S | |
| 4 | 50 SHADES OF PORK | |
| 5 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 6 | PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 7 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 8 | BUBBA'S BARBECUE | |
| 9 | Cobia Smoke | |
| 10 | Deans Rockn Rednecks |
Ancillary — Sausage
14 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 2 | TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ | |
| 3 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 4 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 5 | PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 6 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 7 | Dante's Inferno | |
| 8 | Nice Racks | |
| 9 | SMOKIN GNOME BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' STUFF BBQ | |
| 11 | RGDBBQ | |
| 12 | 50 SHADES OF PORK | |
| 13 | THE GRILLER B’S | |
| 14 | Deans Rockn Rednecks |