Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2
2022-05-21 – 2022-05-22 · Mannington, WV · State championship
Reps: LOUISE WEIDNER, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $4,800.00
Grand Champion: D-Qued BBQ (709.1888) · 13 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 razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1544 points — closer than 80% of every championship in the data.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1603 power rating going in — stronger than 92% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
D’Qued Barbeque came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-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
11 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ham Squad | |
| 2 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 3 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 4 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 5 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 6 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 7 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 8 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 9 | Little E's Que | |
| 10 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 11 | POOR BOYS BBQ |
Backyard Series — Overall
11 entries · top 347.3944 · median 341.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ham Squad | |
| 2 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 3 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 4 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 5 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 6 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 7 | Little E's Que | |
| 8 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 9 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 10 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 11 | Dog Bite Barbecue |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
11 entries · top 173.7028 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 2 | Little E's Que | |
| 3 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 4 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 5 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 6 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 7 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 8 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | Ham Squad | |
| 10 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 11 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |
Master Series — Brisket
13 entries · top 177.7144 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 2 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 3 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 5 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 6 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 7 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 8 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 9 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 10 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 11 | Carbo-Q | |
| 12 | Dyin Breed BBQ | |
| 13 | MASON JAR BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
13 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1316 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 3 | MASON JAR BBQ | |
| 4 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 5 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 6 | Dyin Breed BBQ | |
| 7 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 8 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 9 | Carbo-Q | |
| 10 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 11 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 12 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
Master Series — Overall
13 entries · top 709.1888 · median 685.6000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 2 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 5 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 6 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 8 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 9 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 10 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 11 | Dyin Breed BBQ | |
| 12 | Carbo-Q | |
| 13 | MASON JAR BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
13 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.7144 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 2 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 3 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 4 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 5 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 6 | MASON JAR BBQ | |
| 7 | Carbo-Q | |
| 8 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 9 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 10 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 11 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 12 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 13 | Dyin Breed BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
13 entries · top 177.7372 · median 174.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 3 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 4 | Dyin Breed BBQ | |
| 5 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 6 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 7 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 8 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 9 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 10 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 11 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 12 | Carbo-Q | |
| 13 | MASON JAR BBQ |