Smoke in the Grove (Day 1)
2022-07-29 – 2022-07-30 · Spring Grove, PA · State championship
Reps: ALEX JR BROWN, ANGELA MCKEE, LOUISE WEIDNER, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $10,450.00
Grand Champion: Piggin' Whiskey (697.6688) · 54 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 0.5372 points — closer than 93% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Piggin' Whiskey took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
Piggin' Whiskey 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.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-28 | 51 | 675.8972 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 2018-07-27 | 54 | 688.4912 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 2019-07-26 | Spring Grove, PA | 53 | 692.5488 | Team Meat Coma |
| 2020-07-24 | Spring Grove, PA | 59 | 697.7372 | Dign N Pign |
| 2021-07-30 | Spring Grove, PA | 54 | 692.5256 | Not So Famous Dave's BBQ |
| 2022-07-29 ← this one | Spring Grove, PA | 54 | 697.6688 | Piggin' Whiskey |
| 2022-07-30 | Spring Grove, PA | 42 | 703.9888 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit |
| 2023-07-28 | Spring Grove, PA | — | — | — |
| 2023-07-29 | Spring Grove, PA | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
36 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.4000 · 🔥 perfect 180
Backyard Series — Overall
36 entries · top 516.5144 · median 498.5030
Backyard Series — Pork
36 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.0914
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
36 entries · top 176.5716 · median 163.1030
Master Series — Brisket
54 entries · top 177.1428 · median 163.9944
Master Series — Chicken
54 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
54 entries · top 697.6688 · median 659.6056
Master Series — Pork
54 entries · top 177.7372 · median 162.8514
Master Series — Pork Ribs
54 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.1258
Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey smoke
57 entries · top 179.4400 · median 162.2400