Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 1
2022-05-20 – 2022-05-21 · Mannington, WV · State championship
Reps: LOUISE WEIDNER, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $4,800.00
Grand Champion: Uncle Pigs BBQ Pit (692.5376) · 14 teams
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Field strength
Storylines
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1599 power rating going in — stronger than 91% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
10 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 2 | Ham Squad | |
| 3 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 4 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 5 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 6 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 7 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 8 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 9 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 10 | Little E's Que |
Backyard Series — Overall
10 entries · top 351.4172 · median 338.2114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ham Squad | |
| 2 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 3 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 4 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 5 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 6 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 7 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 8 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 9 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 10 | Little E's Que |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
10 entries · top 174.2744 · median 171.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 2 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 3 | Ham Squad | |
| 4 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 5 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 6 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 7 | Little E's Que | |
| 8 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 9 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 10 | Country Boys BBQ |
Master Series — Brisket
14 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dyin Breed BBQ | |
| 2 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 3 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 4 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 5 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 6 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 7 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 8 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 9 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 10 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 11 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 12 | Carbo-Q | |
| 13 | MASON JAR BBQ | |
| 14 | Benny Rays BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
14 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.3942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 2 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 3 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 4 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 5 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 6 | MASON JAR BBQ | |
| 7 | Dyin Breed BBQ | |
| 8 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 9 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 10 | Carbo-Q | |
| 11 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 12 | Benny Rays BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 14 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO |
Master Series — Overall
14 entries · top 692.5376 · median 675.8854
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 2 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 3 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 4 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 5 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 6 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 8 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 9 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 10 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 11 | Dyin Breed BBQ | |
| 12 | Carbo-Q | |
| 13 | MASON JAR BBQ | |
| 14 | Benny Rays BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
14 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 3 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 4 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 5 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 7 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 8 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 9 | Carbo-Q | |
| 10 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 11 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 12 | MASON JAR BBQ | |
| 13 | Benny Rays BBQ | |
| 14 | Dyin Breed BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
14 entries · top 173.7028 · median 166.8172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 3 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 5 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 6 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 7 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 8 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 9 | Carbo-Q | |
| 10 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 11 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 12 | Dyin Breed BBQ | |
| 13 | Benny Rays BBQ | |
| 14 | MASON JAR BBQ |