A new contest record
710.2744
highest overall ever cooked here
710.2744 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 705.1200 Rooters-N-Tooters set in 2022.
- old record 705.1200
- set 2022 by Rooters-N-Tooters
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 2022
Mar 26–27, 2022 · Urbanna, VA · 📍 Bethpage Camp-Resort · State championship
Reps: Alex Jr Brown, Louise Weidner, Regina Bodnar · Prize money: $10,670
UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT won Grand Champion at the BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) on March 26, 2022 in Urbanna, VA at Bethpage Camp-Resort, scoring 710.2744 in a field of 50 teams. WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.6572. Category winners: Chicken — BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM (180.0000); Pork Ribs — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE (180.0000); Pork — D’Qued Barbeque (179.4400); Brisket — NOT SO FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ (180.0000). The Backyard Series standings were won by LOVE-N-SMOKE with 527.4172. This is the 4th of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2022 edition was won by Boggs Hog BBQ; the next was held in 2023.
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.
619.23
median 683.62
710.27 🏆
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 179.44
- Master Series — Brisket 180 🔥
- Backyard Series — Chicken 178.88
- Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 175.44
- Backyard Series — Pork 178.86
128.50
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2022 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Entries
50
7 judged meats
Top score
710.2744
Winning margin
8.6172
GC over RC
Field average
680.34
619.23710.27
median 683.62 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
5 🔥
NOT SO FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ (Brisket), UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT (Brisket), TOP GUN BARBECUE (Brisket) + 2 more
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.7028 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
696.5140
619.23710.27
10th place overall
Field spread
91.0404
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,670
on the line
Double threats
8
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 3%
beats 97% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.52 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,609
avg power rating going in · stronger than 83% of contests
Storylines (8 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.
An upset on the books
32-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 68 times in 100
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit came in rated below the field's top team, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1759
- top seed 1889
Won without a category win
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 10th
- Pork Ribs 16th
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 2nd
A day of perfect scores
5
perfect 180s
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- NOT SO FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ · Brisket
- UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT · Brisket
- TOP GUN BARBECUE · Brisket
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 7 tracked editions
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has won this contest 2 times across its 7 tracked editions.
- 2022
- 2025
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 31 calls decided inside half a point
Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN and FRED VEGAS SMOKERS tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 8–9: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA and PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ tied on 176.5716 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 3–4: GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ and 3N1 Q tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Master Series — Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Master Series — Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
A contest record in pork
179.4400
best pork ever cooked here
D’Qued Barbeque turned in 179.4400 in pork — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
- old best 178.8572
- across 3 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Boggs Hog BBQ (won 2022).
- Boggs Hog BBQ · 2022
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 | 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 ← this one | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 50 | 710.2744 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| Mar 25, 2023 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 46 | 706.2284 | Redneck Scientific | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| Mar 23, 2024 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 42 | 708.5256 | Muttley Crew BBQ | Ham Squad |
| Mar 22, 2025 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 43 | 708.5256 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | HotMess BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180 | 177.7028 | 176.5600 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180 | 178.2972 | 176.5600 |
| Master Series — Pork | 179.4400 | 177.7028 | 176.5600 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180 | 176.5600 | 174.2744 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 178.8800 | 173.1200 | 171.4056 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 170.8456 | 169.1316 |
| Backyard Series — Pork | 178.8572 | 170.2628 | 166.2400 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
50 entries · top 710.2744 · median 683.6230
Chicken
50 entries · top 180 · median 171.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
50 entries · top 180 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
50 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.6914
Brisket
50 entries · top 180 · median 169.6742 · 🔥 perfect 180
Backyard Series
Overall
22 entries · top 527.4172 · median 495.9372 · out of 540, not the usual 360
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 2 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 3 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 5 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 6 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 7 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 8 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 9 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 10 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 11 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 12 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 13 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 14 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 15 | Zoni-Q | |
| 16 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 17 | Kutz Q BBQ | |
| 18 | Breakaway Barbecue | |
| 19 | Que N Cue | |
| 20 | Trinity Que | |
| 21 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 22 | Chuck's BBQ |
Chicken
22 entries · top 178.8800 · median 169.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 2 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 4 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 5 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 6 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 7 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 8 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 9 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 10 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 11 | Zoni-Q | |
| 12 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 13 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 14 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 15 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 16 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 17 | Kutz Q BBQ | |
| 18 | Breakaway Barbecue | |
| 19 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 20 | Que N Cue | |
| 21 | Chuck's BBQ | |
| 22 | Trinity Que |
Pork Ribs
22 entries · top 175.4400 · median 166.5830
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 2 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 3 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 4 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 5 | Zoni-Q | |
| 6 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 7 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 8 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 9 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 10 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 11 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 12 | Kutz Q BBQ | |
| 13 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 14 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 15 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 16 | Que N Cue | |
| 17 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 18 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 19 | Breakaway Barbecue | |
| 20 | Trinity Que | |
| 21 | Chuck's BBQ | |
| 22 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ |
Pork
22 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.2398
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 2 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 3 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 4 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 5 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 6 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 7 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 8 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 9 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 10 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 11 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 12 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 13 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 14 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 15 | Kutz Q BBQ | |
| 16 | Breakaway Barbecue | |
| 17 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 18 | Trinity Que | |
| 19 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 20 | Zoni-Q | |
| 21 | Chuck's BBQ | |
| 22 | Que N Cue |