A new contest record
704.5488
highest overall ever cooked here
704.5488 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 696.5488 REDNECK SCIENTIFIC set in 2021.
- old record 696.5488
- set 2021 by REDNECK SCIENTIFIC
Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 2022
Jul 15–16, 2022 · Wise, VA · 📍 P.O. Box 3494 · State championship
Reps: Alex Jr Brown, Bill Jones · Prize money: $7,300
UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT won Grand Champion at the Chillin & Grillin in the Glades on July 15, 2022 in Wise, VA at P.O. Box 3494, scoring 704.5488 in a field of 31 teams. OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.3832. Category winners: Chicken — CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC (178.8572); Pork Ribs — ALE YEAH BBQ (178.8572); Pork — UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT (180.0000); Brisket — UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT (180.0000). This is the 7th of 12 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by REDNECK SCIENTIFIC; 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.
495.41
median 685.06
704.55 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.86
- Pork Ribs 178.86
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 180 🔥
20
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2015 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
31
4 judged meats
Top score
704.5488
Winning margin
5.1656
GC over RC
Field average
676.60
495.41704.55
median 685.06 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
687.8740
495.41704.55
10th place overall
Field spread
209.1432
winner to last place
Prize money
$7,300
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 16%
beats 84% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
36%
9 of 25 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.68 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,681
avg power rating going in · stronger than 99% of contests
Storylines (11 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, Organizer Portal, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1811
- top seed 1942
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 11 tracked editions
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE has won this contest 2 times across its 11 tracked editions.
- 2017
- 2019
A stacked field
1681
average power rating going in
Stronger than 99% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1681 power rating going in — stronger than 99% of every contest tracked.
- top seed Organizer Portal (1942)
- 31 rated teams
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 15 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC and CHUNKY BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: Optimus Swine and Bowmans Butt & BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: PIGGIN' WHISKEY and Pappy & Roleys tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 20th.
- Chicken 20th
- Pork Ribs 5th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in pork
180.0000
best pork ever cooked here
UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 178.2972 that had stood across 6 earlier editions.
- old best 178.2972
- across 6 past editions
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE (won 2017, 2019), WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (won 2018).
- ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE · 2017, 2019
- WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ · 2018
The biggest field yet
31
teams — a contest high
This contest usually draws about 25 teams
31 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 25.
A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT · Brisket
- UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT · Pork
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 →
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 177.7028 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.2860 | 173.1316 |
| Pork | 180 | 175.4172 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 180 | 175.4172 | 173.7028 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
31 entries · top 704.5488 · median 685.0628
Chicken
31 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9656
Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
Pork
31 entries · top 180 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
31 entries · top 180 · median 169.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180