Maryland State BBQ Bash
2021-10-15 – 2021-10-16 · Belair, MD · State championship
Reps: ANGELA MCKEE, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $12,500.00
Grand Champion: 3N1 Q (701.1200) · 25 teams
Entries
38
6 categories
Top score
349.1200
Winning margin
10.2628
GC over RC
Field average
309.51
median 313.68
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Tightest race
Pork
2.8916 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
330.2400
what a walk cost here
Field spread
102.8572
winner to last place
Prize money
$12,500.00
on the line
Double threats
9
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 87%
beats 13% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1520
avg power rating going in · stronger than 25% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
3N1 Q took the Grand Championship home to VA.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-12 | 42 | 683.9540 | SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE | |
| 2017-08-11 | 47 | 686.2056 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 2018-08-10 | 38 | 687.4056 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 2019-08-09 | Belair, MD | 30 | 690.2284 | Nice Racks |
| 2021-10-15 ← this one | Belair, MD | 25 | 701.1200 | 3N1 Q |
| 2022-10-14 | Belair, MD | 30 | 693.6684 | TNT Explosive BBQ |
| 2023-10-13 | Bel Air, MD | 23 | 699.9660 | Cool Smoke |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
38 entries · top 172.5600 · median 158.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 2 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 3 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 4 | Pool Crew BBQ | |
| 5 | RocketBBQ | |
| 6 | Zoni-Q | |
| 7 | Top Hat Smoking BBQ | |
| 8 | Make BBQ Great Again | |
| 9 | Blue Line BBQ | |
| 10 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 11 | Small Batch BBQ MD | |
| 12 | Smokin Daddio | |
| 13 | Barrel Proof BBQ | |
| 14 | Alchemy BBQ | |
| 15 | Sticky Bones BBQ | |
| 16 | B&C&C BBQ | |
| 17 | SNAFU BBQ | |
| 18 | Benefit Ct BBQ | |
| 19 | Skunky Meat BBQ | |
| 20 | 2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker | |
| 21 | Kutz Q BBQ | |
| 22 | Big Boy BBQ | |
| 23 | Pig Kahunas | |
| 24 | Rubbin' and Chuggin' BBQ | |
| 25 | Smokin Dixie BBQ | |
| 26 | Granny Q | |
| 27 | Smokie & The Bandit | |
| 28 | Bone Suckin' Good BBQ | |
| 29 | Pork Engineering | |
| 30 | Hazzard County Smokers | |
| 31 | Bearded BBQ | |
| 32 | Smoke Rings | |
| 33 | Bush River BBQ | |
| 34 | Oink n Doink BBQ | |
| 35 | Estancia | |
| 36 | As You Wish BBQ | |
| 37 | Frederick Ward Associates | |
| 38 | Black & White BBQ |
Backyard Series — Overall
38 entries · top 349.1200 · median 313.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 2 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 3 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 4 | Pool Crew BBQ | |
| 5 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 6 | Barrel Proof BBQ | |
| 7 | Zoni-Q | |
| 8 | Alchemy BBQ | |
| 9 | Small Batch BBQ MD | |
| 10 | 2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker | |
| 11 | Top Hat Smoking BBQ | |
| 12 | Sticky Bones BBQ | |
| 13 | RocketBBQ | |
| 14 | B&C&C BBQ | |
| 15 | Skunky Meat BBQ | |
| 16 | Blue Line BBQ | |
| 17 | Smokin Daddio | |
| 18 | Make BBQ Great Again | |
| 19 | Benefit Ct BBQ | |
| 20 | Smokin Dixie BBQ | |
| 21 | Kutz Q BBQ | |
| 22 | Big Boy BBQ | |
| 23 | Bearded BBQ | |
| 24 | Pig Kahunas | |
| 25 | Smokie & The Bandit | |
| 26 | Rubbin' and Chuggin' BBQ | |
| 27 | SNAFU BBQ | |
| 28 | Granny Q | |
| 29 | Hazzard County Smokers | |
| 30 | Bone Suckin' Good BBQ | |
| 31 | Bush River BBQ | |
| 32 | Smoke Rings | |
| 33 | Oink n Doink BBQ | |
| 34 | As You Wish BBQ | |
| 35 | Pork Engineering | |
| 36 | Estancia | |
| 37 | Black & White BBQ | |
| 38 | Frederick Ward Associates |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
38 entries · top 176.5600 · median 153.4228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 2 | 2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker | |
| 3 | Barrel Proof BBQ | |
| 4 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 5 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 6 | Pool Crew BBQ | |
| 7 | Alchemy BBQ | |
| 8 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 9 | Bearded BBQ | |
| 10 | Sticky Bones BBQ | |
| 11 | Small Batch BBQ MD | |
| 12 | Zoni-Q | |
| 13 | Skunky Meat BBQ | |
| 14 | Top Hat Smoking BBQ | |
| 15 | Smokin Dixie BBQ | |
| 16 | B&C&C BBQ | |
| 17 | Smokie & The Bandit | |
| 18 | RocketBBQ | |
| 19 | Bush River BBQ | |
| 20 | Benefit Ct BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin Daddio | |
| 22 | Hazzard County Smokers | |
| 23 | Blue Line BBQ | |
| 24 | Rubbin' and Chuggin' BBQ | |
| 25 | Big Boy BBQ | |
| 26 | Kutz Q BBQ | |
| 27 | Granny Q | |
| 28 | Bone Suckin' Good BBQ | |
| 29 | Make BBQ Great Again | |
| 30 | Pig Kahunas | |
| 31 | Smoke Rings | |
| 32 | Oink n Doink BBQ | |
| 33 | SNAFU BBQ | |
| 34 | As You Wish BBQ | |
| 35 | Black & White BBQ | |
| 36 | Estancia | |
| 37 | Pork Engineering | |
| 38 | Frederick Ward Associates |
Master Series — Brisket
24 entries · top 178.3200 · median 166.5542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Checkered Flag 500 | |
| 2 | ACK-QUE | |
| 3 | Justice is Brined | |
| 4 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 5 | WEEKEND SMOKERS | |
| 6 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 7 | 3N1 Q | |
| 8 | Butch's Smack Your Lips BBQ | |
| 9 | Old Town Smokers | |
| 10 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 11 | Harco Loco BBQ | |
| 12 | Smoking Outlaw Hawgs | |
| 13 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 14 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 15 | The Fake Italian | |
| 16 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 17 | FAT MAXINE'S BBQ | |
| 18 | RGDBBQ | |
| 19 | LittleBrothersBBQ | |
| 20 | Hair of the Hog | |
| 21 | G. Henn BBQ | |
| 22 | The Great Hambino | |
| 23 | Red Nex BBQ | |
| 24 | Handsom Devil |
Master Series — Chicken
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.3828 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3N1 Q | |
| 2 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 3 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 4 | WEEKEND SMOKERS | |
| 5 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 6 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 7 | Old Town Smokers | |
| 8 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 9 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 10 | Checkered Flag 500 | |
| 11 | Hair of the Hog | |
| 12 | RGDBBQ | |
| 13 | ACK-QUE | |
| 14 | Harco Loco BBQ | |
| 15 | LittleBrothersBBQ | |
| 16 | The Fake Italian | |
| 17 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 18 | Butch's Smack Your Lips BBQ | |
| 19 | FAT MAXINE'S BBQ | |
| 20 | G. Henn BBQ | |
| 21 | Red Nex BBQ | |
| 22 | Smoking Outlaw Hawgs | |
| 23 | Justice is Brined | |
| 24 | Handsom Devil | |
| 25 | The Great Hambino |
Master Series — Overall
25 entries · top 701.1200 · median 658.0796
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3N1 Q | |
| 2 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 3 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 4 | Checkered Flag 500 | |
| 5 | ACK-QUE | |
| 6 | WEEKEND SMOKERS | |
| 7 | Old Town Smokers | |
| 8 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 9 | RGDBBQ | |
| 10 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 11 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 12 | Harco Loco BBQ | |
| 13 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 14 | Justice is Brined | |
| 15 | The Fake Italian | |
| 16 | FAT MAXINE'S BBQ | |
| 17 | Butch's Smack Your Lips BBQ | |
| 18 | LittleBrothersBBQ | |
| 19 | Smoking Outlaw Hawgs | |
| 20 | Hair of the Hog | |
| 21 | G. Henn BBQ | |
| 22 | Handsom Devil | |
| 23 | The Great Hambino | |
| 24 | Red Nex BBQ | |
| 25 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
Master Series — Pork
25 entries · top 174.8572 · median 164.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 2 | ACK-QUE | |
| 3 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 4 | 3N1 Q | |
| 5 | Checkered Flag 500 | |
| 6 | RGDBBQ | |
| 7 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 8 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 9 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 10 | The Great Hambino | |
| 11 | Old Town Smokers | |
| 12 | Harco Loco BBQ | |
| 13 | Justice is Brined | |
| 14 | WEEKEND SMOKERS | |
| 15 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 16 | LittleBrothersBBQ | |
| 17 | Smoking Outlaw Hawgs | |
| 18 | The Fake Italian | |
| 19 | FAT MAXINE'S BBQ | |
| 20 | Handsom Devil | |
| 21 | Butch's Smack Your Lips BBQ | |
| 22 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 23 | G. Henn BBQ | |
| 24 | Red Nex BBQ | |
| 25 | Hair of the Hog |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 176.5944 · median 166.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3N1 Q | |
| 2 | RGDBBQ | |
| 3 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 4 | FAT MAXINE'S BBQ | |
| 5 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 6 | Old Town Smokers | |
| 7 | WEEKEND SMOKERS | |
| 8 | ACK-QUE | |
| 9 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 10 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 11 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 12 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 13 | Harco Loco BBQ | |
| 14 | Checkered Flag 500 | |
| 15 | Justice is Brined | |
| 16 | The Fake Italian | |
| 17 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 18 | Handsom Devil | |
| 19 | Butch's Smack Your Lips BBQ | |
| 20 | Hair of the Hog | |
| 21 | The Great Hambino | |
| 22 | LittleBrothersBBQ | |
| 23 | G. Henn BBQ | |
| 24 | Smoking Outlaw Hawgs | |
| 25 | Red Nex BBQ |