A day of perfect scores
4
perfect 180s
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- Full Throttle BBQ · Chicken
- D’Qued Barbeque · Brisket
- FRED VEGAS SMOKERS · Chicken
BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 2022
Mar 25–26, 2022 · Urbanna, VA · 📍 Bethpage Camp-Resort · State championship
Reps: Alex Jr Brown, Louise Weidner, Regina Bodnar · Prize money: $10,670
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN won Grand Champion at the BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) on March 25, 2022 in Urbanna, VA at Bethpage Camp-Resort, scoring 705.1200 in a field of 53 teams. MUTTLEY CREW BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 700.5488. Category winners: Chicken — FRED VEGAS SMOKERS (180.0000); Pork Ribs — BAD AZZ MULE BBQ (180.0000); Pork — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (178.8572); Brisket — D’Qued Barbeque (180.0000). The Backyard Series standings were won by The Fat is Where It's At with 522.8800. This is the 1st of 7 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2022.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
487.86
median 678.18
705.12 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Master Series — Chicken 180 🔥
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 180 🔥
- Master Series — Pork 178.86
- Master Series — Brisket 180 🔥
- Backyard Series — Chicken 180 🔥
- Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 174.27
- Backyard Series — Pork 174.27
133.63
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2022 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Entries
53
7 judged meats
Top score
705.1200
Winning margin
4.5712
GC over RC
Field average
673.56
487.86705.12
median 678.18 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Tightest race
Pork
1.1544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
691.3716
487.86705.12
10th place overall
Field spread
217.2572
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,670
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 14%
beats 86% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.5 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,606
avg power rating going in · stronger than 81% of contests
Storylines (4 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 20 calls decided inside half a point
Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE and Still Workin' On It tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 9–10: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA and BAD AZZ MULE BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 2–3: UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT and NOT SO FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Master Series — Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Master Series — Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
Full Throttle BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 14th.
- Chicken 7th
- Pork Ribs 4th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 14th
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2022 ← this one | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 53 | 705.1200 | Rooters-N-Tooters | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| Mar 25, 2022 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 19 | 174.2628 | Twisted Pair BBQ | — |
| Mar 25, 2022 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 21 | 174.8572 | Boggs Hog BBQ | — |
| Mar 26, 2022 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 50 | 710.2744 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| Mar 24, 2023 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 53 | 703.4288 | Off the Rack BBQ | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 45 | 699.3944 | Smokecraft - MD | Optimus Swine |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 45 | 703.4288 | Gettin' Basted | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180 | 177.1428 | 175.4056 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180 | 176.5600 | 173.7716 |
| Master Series — Pork | 178.8572 | 175.4400 | 174.2856 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180 | 175.4172 | 174.2628 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 180 | 173.7028 | 170.2628 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 174.2744 | 169.6916 | 165.1316 |
| Backyard Series — Pork | 174.2744 | 173.1200 | 166.8344 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
53 entries · top 705.1200 · median 678.1828
Chicken
53 entries · top 180 · median 170.2972 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
53 entries · top 180 · median 169.1544 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
52 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.1200
Brisket
53 entries · top 180 · median 168 · 🔥 perfect 180
Backyard Series
Overall
23 entries · top 522.8800 · median 493.0400 · out of 540, not the usual 360
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 2 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 3 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | Zoni-Q | |
| 5 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 6 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 7 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 8 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 9 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 10 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 11 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 12 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 13 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 14 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 15 | Ham Squad | |
| 16 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 17 | Kutz Q BBQ | |
| 18 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 19 | Chuck's BBQ | |
| 20 | Smoke Deck BBQ | |
| 21 | Que N Cue | |
| 22 | I Like Pig Butts | |
| 23 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ |
Chicken
23 entries · top 180 · median 167.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 2 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 3 | Ham Squad | |
| 4 | Zoni-Q | |
| 5 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 6 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 7 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 8 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 9 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 10 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 11 | Que N Cue | |
| 12 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 13 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 14 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 15 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 16 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 17 | Kutz Q BBQ | |
| 18 | Smoke Deck BBQ | |
| 19 | Chuck's BBQ | |
| 20 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 21 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 22 | I Like Pig Butts | |
| 23 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ |
Pork Ribs
23 entries · top 174.2744 · median 161.7032
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 3 | Zoni-Q | |
| 4 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 5 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 6 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 7 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 8 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 9 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 10 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 11 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 12 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 13 | Smoke Deck BBQ | |
| 14 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 15 | Kutz Q BBQ | |
| 16 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 17 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 18 | I Like Pig Butts | |
| 19 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 20 | Chuck's BBQ | |
| 21 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 22 | Ham Squad | |
| 23 | Que N Cue |
Pork
23 entries · top 174.2744 · median 164.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 2 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 3 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 4 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 5 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 6 | Ham Squad | |
| 7 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 8 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | Zoni-Q | |
| 10 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 11 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 12 | Kutz Q BBQ | |
| 13 | Chuck's BBQ | |
| 14 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 15 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 16 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 17 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 18 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 19 | I Like Pig Butts | |
| 20 | Que N Cue | |
| 21 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 22 | Smoke Deck BBQ | |
| 23 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ |