Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022
2022-07-21 – 2022-07-23 · Galax, VA · 📍 Main Street · State championship
Reps: RACHEL HARPER, WAYNE HARPER · Prize money: $8,500.00
Grand Champion: Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit (711.9772) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Optimus Swine
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 12.0344 points — a wider margin than 94% of championships in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit took the Grand Championship home to NJ.
🧹 A hat-trick of category wins
UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT won Pork Ribs, Pork, Brisket — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: BAD ROOSTER BBQ and BLUE & GRAY BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 5–6: UNDER THE RADAR and BAD ROOSTER BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 7–8: PIGGIN' WHISKEY and Optimus Swine tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 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 35-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
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-23 | Galax, VA | Galax, VA 24333 | 17 | 698.2400 | Swine Life BBQ | JACK'S OLD SOUTH |
| 2022-07-21 ← this one | Galax, VA | Main Street | 25 | 711.9772 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | Optimus Swine |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 174.2744 | 171.9656 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 174.2744 | 171.9772 |
| Master Series — Pork | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 172.5600 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 171.9772 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 176.5600 | 169.6800 | 165.7028 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 170.8228 | 168.5372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 711.9772 · median 676.4688
Chicken
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.7144
Pork
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.7144
Brisket
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.3944 · 🔥 perfect 180
Backyard Series
Overall
22 entries · top 347.3828 · median 327.9258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T & S BBQ | |
| 2 | NO LOOKIN' COOKIN' | |
| 3 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 4 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 5 | RIBLIFE | |
| 6 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 7 | Ham Squad | |
| 8 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 9 | Que N Cue | |
| 10 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 11 | LEE LA Q | |
| 12 | Little E's Que | |
| 13 | Swinely Done BBQ | |
| 14 | Kiss My Butt BBQ | |
| 15 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 16 | Bark Ring BBQ | |
| 17 | Conviction BBQ Team | |
| 18 | Wild Blue BBQ | |
| 19 | Big Al'z BBQ | |
| 20 | Smoke & Fury | |
| 21 | Drewbie-Que | |
| 22 | Shelby Smokers |
Chicken
22 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.8114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 2 | NO LOOKIN' COOKIN' | |
| 3 | T & S BBQ | |
| 4 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 5 | Ham Squad | |
| 6 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 7 | RIBLIFE | |
| 8 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 9 | Que N Cue | |
| 10 | Bark Ring BBQ | |
| 11 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 12 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 13 | Kiss My Butt BBQ | |
| 14 | Conviction BBQ Team | |
| 15 | LEE LA Q | |
| 16 | Wild Blue BBQ | |
| 17 | Swinely Done BBQ | |
| 18 | Little E's Que | |
| 19 | Big Al'z BBQ | |
| 20 | Smoke & Fury | |
| 21 | Shelby Smokers | |
| 22 | Drewbie-Que |
Pork Ribs
22 entries · top 175.4172 · median 167.9944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T & S BBQ | |
| 2 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 3 | NO LOOKIN' COOKIN' | |
| 4 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 5 | Ham Squad | |
| 6 | RIBLIFE | |
| 7 | Little E's Que | |
| 8 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | LEE LA Q | |
| 10 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 11 | Que N Cue | |
| 12 | Drewbie-Que | |
| 13 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 14 | Swinely Done BBQ | |
| 15 | Kiss My Butt BBQ | |
| 16 | Smoke & Fury | |
| 17 | Wild Blue BBQ | |
| 18 | Big Al'z BBQ | |
| 19 | Bark Ring BBQ | |
| 20 | Conviction BBQ Team | |
| 21 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 22 | Shelby Smokers |