May 21–22, 2022 · Mannington, WV · 📍 206 Main Street · State championship
Reps: Louise Weidner, Robert McKee · Prize money: $4,800
D’Qued Barbeque won Grand Champion at the Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 on May 21, 2022 in Mannington, WV at 206 Main Street, scoring 709.1888 in a field of 13 teams. UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT took Reserve Grand Champion with 707.4060. Category winners: Chicken — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (180.0000); Pork Ribs — MEAN MOE'S BBQ (177.7372); Pork — CHUNKY BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — D’Qued Barbeque (177.7144). The Backyard Series standings were won by Ham Squad with 347.3944.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 times in 100
D’Qued Barbeque came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Stronger than 91% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1629 power rating going in — stronger than 91% of every contest tracked.
Master Series — Pork places 2–3: OFF THE RACK BBQ and D’Qued Barbeque tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Brisket places 1–2: D’Qued Barbeque and UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Brisket places 6–7: GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ and HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
D’Qued Barbeque took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 5th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180 | 174.9144 | 166.2400 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 175.4172 | 166.8228 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180 | 177.7028 | 169.6800 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 177.7144 | 174.8456 | 163.9428 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 180 | 171.9884 | 161.6572 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 173.7028 | 168.5600 | 164.5372 |
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 |
13 entries · top 180 · 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 |
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 |
13 entries · top 180 · 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 |
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 |
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 |
11 entries · top 180 · 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 |
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 |