Oct 8–9, 2021 · Harrisburg, PA · 📍 2300 North Cameron St · State championship
Reps: Jeff Chambers, Louise Weidner
DRILLING & GRILLING won Grand Champion at the Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship on October 8, 2021 in Harrisburg, PA at 2300 North Cameron St, scoring 682.7656 in a field of 27 teams. BUBBA'S BARBECUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 673.1312. Category winners: Chicken — THE GRILLER B’S (178.8572); Pork Ribs — BUBBA'S BARBECUE (175.4628); Pork — BOGGS HOG BBQ (176.0000); Brisket — BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM (171.9772). This is the 4th of 8 editions of this contest on record; the 2019 edition was won by Aporkalypse Now; the next was held in 2022.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2016 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
DRILLING & GRILLING won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Wider than 86% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 9.6344 points — a wider margin than 86% of championships in the data.
Pork Ribs places 4–5: DRILLING & GRILLING and RGDBBQ tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: THE GRILLER B’S and BEER TIME BBQ tied on 165.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: POPPA Q-BBQ edged SMOKIN' ADDICTION by 0.0228.
THE GRILLER B’S turned in 178.8572 in chicken — past the 177.7372 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
This contest was away for 2 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2019-10-04.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2016 | Harrisburg, PA | 2300 N Cameron St. | 47 | 680.4912 | ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | WILBUR'S REVENGE |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Harrisburg, PA | 2300 North Cameron St | 42 | 677.0628 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | APORKALYPSE NOW |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Harrisburg, PA | 2300 North Cameron St | 36 | 689.1312 | Aporkalypse Now | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| Oct 8, 2021 ← this one | Harrisburg, PA | 2300 North Cameron St | 27 | 682.7656 | Drilling and Grilling | BUBBA'S BARBECUE |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Harrisburg, PA | 2300 North Cameron St | 26 | 689.0168 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | CHUNKY BBQ |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Harrisburg, PA | 2300 North Cameron St | 28 | 689.0972 | Chunky BBQ | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Harrisburg, PA | 2300 North Cameron Street | 25 | 699.9312 | Wolf's Revenge BBQ | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Harrisburg, PA | 2300 North Cameron Street | 30 | 693.0856 | Susquehanna Smokers | HotMess BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 172.5716 | 168.5256 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4628 | 169.1200 | 164.5372 |
| Pork | 176 | 170.8228 | 166.2284 |
| Brisket | 171.9772 | 165.6800 | 162.2284 |
27 entries · top 682.7656 · median 651.2568
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 2 | BUBBA'S BARBECUE | |
| 3 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 4 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 5 | THE GRILLER B’S | |
| 6 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 7 | Checkered Flag 500 BBQ | |
| 8 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 9 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 10 | RGDBBQ | |
| 11 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' ADDICTION | |
| 13 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 14 | PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 15 | REDNECK SMOKE CLUB | |
| 16 | Pennsylvania Porka | |
| 17 | Pig Pen BBQ | |
| 18 | DEAD ON Q | |
| 19 | POPPA Q-BBQ | |
| 20 | BIG D'S BBQ - DE | |
| 21 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 22 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 23 | Pig in My Belly | |
| 24 | Nice To Meat You BBQ | |
| 25 | 3 T's BBQ | |
| 26 | A 2 Z | |
| 27 | Hops Barons Meat Rubbers |
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE GRILLER B’S | |
| 2 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 3 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 4 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 5 | Pig in My Belly | |
| 6 | BUBBA'S BARBECUE | |
| 7 | BIG D'S BBQ - DE | |
| 8 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 9 | REDNECK SMOKE CLUB | |
| 10 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 11 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 12 | Pig Pen BBQ | |
| 13 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 14 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 15 | POPPA Q-BBQ | |
| 16 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 17 | Pennsylvania Porka | |
| 18 | Checkered Flag 500 BBQ | |
| 19 | DEAD ON Q | |
| 20 | RGDBBQ | |
| 21 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' ADDICTION | |
| 23 | PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 24 | 3 T's BBQ | |
| 25 | Nice To Meat You BBQ | |
| 26 | A 2 Z | |
| 27 | Hops Barons Meat Rubbers |
27 entries · top 175.4628 · median 161.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUBBA'S BARBECUE | |
| 2 | PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 3 | Checkered Flag 500 BBQ | |
| 4 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 5 | RGDBBQ | |
| 6 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 7 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 8 | POPPA Q-BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' ADDICTION | |
| 10 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 11 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 12 | THE GRILLER B’S | |
| 13 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 14 | DEAD ON Q | |
| 15 | Pennsylvania Porka | |
| 16 | REDNECK SMOKE CLUB | |
| 17 | Nice To Meat You BBQ | |
| 18 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 19 | BIG D'S BBQ - DE | |
| 20 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 21 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 22 | A 2 Z | |
| 23 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 24 | Pig Pen BBQ | |
| 25 | Pig in My Belly | |
| 26 | Hops Barons Meat Rubbers | |
| 27 | 3 T's BBQ |
27 entries · top 176 · median 162.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 2 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 3 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 4 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 5 | RGDBBQ | |
| 6 | Pig Pen BBQ | |
| 7 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 8 | DEAD ON Q | |
| 9 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 10 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 11 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 12 | 3 T's BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' ADDICTION | |
| 14 | THE GRILLER B’S | |
| 15 | PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 16 | Checkered Flag 500 BBQ | |
| 17 | BUBBA'S BARBECUE | |
| 18 | Pennsylvania Porka | |
| 19 | BIG D'S BBQ - DE | |
| 20 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 21 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 22 | REDNECK SMOKE CLUB | |
| 23 | Nice To Meat You BBQ | |
| 24 | Hops Barons Meat Rubbers | |
| 25 | A 2 Z | |
| 26 | POPPA Q-BBQ | |
| 27 | Pig in My Belly |
27 entries · top 171.9772 · median 159.4288
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' ADDICTION | |
| 3 | Checkered Flag 500 BBQ | |
| 4 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 5 | THE GRILLER B’S | |
| 6 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 7 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 8 | BUBBA'S BARBECUE | |
| 9 | REDNECK SMOKE CLUB | |
| 10 | PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 11 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 12 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 13 | POPPA Q-BBQ | |
| 14 | Pennsylvania Porka | |
| 15 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 16 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 17 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 18 | RGDBBQ | |
| 19 | 3 T's BBQ | |
| 20 | Pig Pen BBQ | |
| 21 | DEAD ON Q | |
| 22 | BIG D'S BBQ - DE | |
| 23 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 24 | Nice To Meat You BBQ | |
| 25 | A 2 Z | |
| 26 | Pig in My Belly | |
| 27 | Hops Barons Meat Rubbers |