Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) 2022

Jul 29–30, 2022 · Spring Grove, PA · 📍 205 East Railroad Street · State championship

Reps: Alex Jr Brown, Angela McKee, Louise Weidner, Robert McKee · Prize money: $10,450

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PIGGIN' WHISKEY

697.6688 · Master Series — Overall

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OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE

695.9196 · Master Series — Overall

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WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ

694.2284 · Master Series — Overall

PIGGIN' WHISKEY won Grand Champion at the Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) on July 29, 2022 in Spring Grove, PA at 205 East Railroad Street, scoring 697.6688 in a field of 54 teams. OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.9196. Category winners: Chicken — GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ (175.4172); Pork — CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ (177.7372); Brisket — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE (177.1428). The Backyard Series standings were won by Ham Squad with 516.5144. This is the 6th of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by Not So Famous Dave's BBQ; the next was held in 2022.

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.

581.55 median 659.61 697.67 🏆

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

Master Series — Chicken 180 🔥
Master Series — Pork Ribs 175.42
Master Series — Pork 177.74
Master Series — Brisket 177.14
Backyard Series — Chicken 180 🔥
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 176.57
Backyard Series — Pork 178.86

141.15 180

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2022 — this edition picked out.

Entries

7 judged meats · 1 ancillary

Top score

697.6688

Winning margin

1.7492

GC over RC

Field average

659.30

581.55697.67

median 659.61 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

House of Hawg (Chicken), Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ (Chicken), GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ (Chicken)

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

2.2856 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

678.7428

581.55697.67

10th place overall

Field spread

116.1144

winner to last place

Prize money

$10,450

on the line

Most consistent

PIGGIN' WHISKEY

avg finish 7 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 3.4400 pts — Ham Squad

How hot was the win?

Top 43%

beats 57% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

53%

52 of 99 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.7 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,569

avg power rating going in · stronger than 54% of contests

Top-rated in the field

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

rated 1919 pre-contest

Storylines (7 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

Piggin' Whiskey came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1787
top seed 1919

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

PIGGIN' WHISKEY won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 15th
Pork Ribs 2nd
Pork 9th
Brisket 2nd

A day of perfect scores

3 perfect 180s

3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

House of Hawg · Chicken
Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ · Chicken
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ · Chicken

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 23 calls decided inside half a point

Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: THE PIG'S PAJAMAS and JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 1–2: GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ and PIGGIN' WHISKEY tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 6–7: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN and OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Master Series — Chicken 5–6 · tie
Master Series — Pork Ribs 1–2 · tie
Master Series — Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
Master Series — Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 1st

A contest record in pork

178.8572 best pork ever cooked here

Ham Squad turned in 178.8572 in pork — past the 177.7144 that had stood across 5 earlier editions.

old best 177.7144
across 5 past editions

Back to defend

4 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ (won 2017), WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (won 2018), Team Meat Coma (won 2019), Not So Famous Dave's BBQ (won 2021).

CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ · 2017
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ · 2018
Team Meat Coma · 2019
Not So Famous Dave's BBQ · 2021

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)

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 →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve Champion
Jul 28, 2017	Spring Grove, PA	205 E Railroad Street	51	675.8972	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ
Jul 27, 2018	Spring Grove, PA	205 E Railroad Street	54	688.4912	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	APORKALYPSE NOW
Jul 26, 2019	Spring Grove, PA	205 E Railroad Street	53	692.5488	Team Meat Coma	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ
Jul 24, 2020	Spring Grove, PA	205 East Railroad St	59	697.7372	Dign N Pign	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT
Jul 30, 2021	Spring Grove, PA	Spring Grove, PA 17362	54	692.5256	Not So Famous Dave's BBQ	TOP GUN BARBECUE
Jul 29, 2022 ← this one	Spring Grove, PA	205 East Railroad Street	54	697.6688	Piggin' Whiskey	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE
Jul 30, 2022	Spring Grove, PA	205 East Railroad Street	42	703.9888	Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
Jul 28, 2023	Spring Grove, PA	—	—	—	—	—
Jul 29, 2023	Spring Grove, PA	—	—	—	—	—

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Master Series — Chicken	180	177.1428	176
Master Series — Pork Ribs	175.4172	173.1316	170.8572
Master Series — Pork	177.7372	174.2972	173.1200
Master Series — Brisket	177.1428	173.1200	170.2744
Backyard Series — Chicken	180	175.4056	173.1316
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs	176.5716	171.4288	170.2744
Backyard Series — Pork	178.8572	171.9772	168

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

54 entries · top 697.6688 · median 659.6056

#	Team	Score
1	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	697.6688
2	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	695.9196
3	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	694.2284
4	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	691.3600
5	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	690.8116
6	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	686.8572
7	THE PIG'S PAJAMAS	682.2056
8	ALL FIRED UP BBQ	680.5140
9	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	679.9776
10	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	678.7428
11	BOGGS HOG BBQ	675.9200
12	TOP GUN BARBECUE	675.3712
13	3 EYZ BBQ	674.8000
14	OFF THE RACK BBQ	673.6344
15	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	673.6000
16	TWISTED PAIR BBQ	672.5256
17	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	672.5140
18	SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION	668.5256
19	Sasquatch BBQ	667.8516
20	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	665.6456
21	DRILLING & GRILLING	665.6000
22	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	662.7200
23	Hog Wash	661.5656
24	NOT SO FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ	660.9824
25	Optimus Swine	660.4572
26	REDNECK SMOKE CLUB	659.9432
27	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	659.8400
28	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	659.3712
29	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	659.1996
30	SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ	658.7772
31	CHUNKY BBQ	658.7424
32	Blue Eyed Bbq	657.0512
33	WEEKEND SMOKERS	655.8856
34	Porkoholics Anonymous BBQ	655.3372
35	TEAM MEAT COMA	655.2912
36	Deans Rockn Rednecks	654.6628
37	Second Helping BBQ -PA	653.6232
38	Up in Smokers	652.5372
39	JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	650.7088
40	smokey anderson bbq	650.1604
41	NEANDERTHAL Q	649.6228
42	Mullen It Over BBQ	649.6000
43	RGDBBQ	649.5884
44	BIG DOG BBQ VA	648.5828
45	HARCO LOCO BBQ	646.2520
46	BUBBA'S BARBECUE	646.2056
47	BEER TIME BBQ	644.9940
48	CycloneBBQ	642.1716
49	4 BOXERS Q	641.0516
50	Pappy's Q	619.2576
51	Cobia Smoke	615.2000
52	BI STATE SMOKERS	614.7204
53	Pork Island BBQ	602.1488
54	Salt City Smokehouse	581.5544

Chicken

54 entries · top 180 · median 169.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	180 🔥
2	OFF THE RACK BBQ	178.2972
3	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	177.7144
4	BIG DOG BBQ VA	177.2000
5	THE PIG'S PAJAMAS	177.1428
6	JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	177.1428
7	ALL FIRED UP BBQ	176.5828
8	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	176.5716
9	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	176.5600
10	BOGGS HOG BBQ	176
11	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	175.4056
12	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	174.2744
13	TWISTED PAIR BBQ	174.2628
14	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	174.2628
15	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	173.7144
16	Hog Wash	173.1428
17	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	173.1428
18	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	173.1084
19	BUBBA'S BARBECUE	172.5600
20	DRILLING & GRILLING	172.5600
21	SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ	171.9656
22	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	171.4056
23	SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION	170.8228
24	TEAM MEAT COMA	170.8228
25	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	170.8228
26	CycloneBBQ	170.2628
27	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	169.6800
28	4 BOXERS Q	169.1544
29	Porkoholics Anonymous BBQ	168.5600
30	TOP GUN BARBECUE	167.9772
31	REDNECK SMOKE CLUB	166.8228
32	3 EYZ BBQ	166.8228
33	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	166.2516
34	Up in Smokers	166.2512
35	Mullen It Over BBQ	165.7028
36	Sasquatch BBQ	165.0972
37	WEEKEND SMOKERS	164.5372
38	Optimus Swine	164.5256
39	Second Helping BBQ -PA	164
40	NEANDERTHAL Q	164
41	smokey anderson bbq	163.9656
42	Blue Eyed Bbq	163.4056
43	BEER TIME BBQ	162.8456
44	Deans Rockn Rednecks	162.2400
45	CHUNKY BBQ	160.5828
46	Cobia Smoke	160.5028
47	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	158.8000
48	RGDBBQ	157.1200
49	BI STATE SMOKERS	157.1200
50	HARCO LOCO BBQ	154.8572
51	NOT SO FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ	154.8228
52	Pappy's Q	149.6344
53	Salt City Smokehouse	149.1200
54	Pork Island BBQ	141.1544

Pork Ribs

54 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.1258

#	Team	Score
1	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	175.4172
2	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	175.4172
3	HARCO LOCO BBQ	174.2744
4	THE PIG'S PAJAMAS	174.2628
5	Sasquatch BBQ	173.1316
6	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	171.9656
7	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	171.9656
8	smokey anderson bbq	171.4516
9	TWISTED PAIR BBQ	170.8572
10	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	170.8572
11	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	170.8228
12	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	170.2972
13	TOP GUN BARBECUE	169.7256
14	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	169.1544
15	Up in Smokers	169.1544
16	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	169.1200
17	3 EYZ BBQ	168.5600
18	SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION	167.4172
19	NEANDERTHAL Q	167.4056
20	Mullen It Over BBQ	166.2516
21	CHUNKY BBQ	166.2400
22	Porkoholics Anonymous BBQ	166.2400
23	BOGGS HOG BBQ	166.2400
24	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	165.7028
25	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	165.6916
26	Blue Eyed Bbq	165.1428
27	4 BOXERS Q	165.1316
28	BUBBA'S BARBECUE	165.1200
29	REDNECK SMOKE CLUB	165.1088
30	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	165.0972
31	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	165.0856
32	BEER TIME BBQ	163.9772
33	WEEKEND SMOKERS	163.9656
34	NOT SO FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ	163.9312
35	Optimus Swine	163.4516
36	Second Helping BBQ -PA	163.3944
37	Deans Rockn Rednecks	162.8116
38	Hog Wash	162.2400
39	Pork Island BBQ	161.1544
40	BIG DOG BBQ VA	160.5600
41	ALL FIRED UP BBQ	160.5372
42	TEAM MEAT COMA	158.8228
43	RGDBBQ	158.8000
44	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	158.8000
45	SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ	158.2744
46	OFF THE RACK BBQ	158.2628
47	CycloneBBQ	157.6916
48	DRILLING & GRILLING	155.3944
49	JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	155.3716
50	BI STATE SMOKERS	153.6800
51	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	150.8456
52	Cobia Smoke	150.7888
53	Pappy's Q	149.7144
54	Salt City Smokehouse	142.2172

Pork

54 entries · top 177.7372 · median 162.8514

#	Team	Score
1	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	177.7372
2	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	176.5944
3	3 EYZ BBQ	175.4172
4	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	175.4056
5	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	174.2972
6	ALL FIRED UP BBQ	174.2856
7	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	174.2628
8	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	173.7028
9	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	173.1200
10	DRILLING & GRILLING	173.1200
11	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	171.4056
12	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	171.4056
13	Blue Eyed Bbq	170.8344
14	THE PIG'S PAJAMAS	169.6800
15	TOP GUN BARBECUE	169.6800
16	RGDBBQ	169.1428
17	OFF THE RACK BBQ	168.5372
18	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	167.9772
19	NOT SO FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ	167.3828
20	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	166.8572
21	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	166.2628
22	SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION	166.2628
23	CHUNKY BBQ	166.2512
24	Pappy's Q	165.6916
25	SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ	163.9544
26	TEAM MEAT COMA	163.4056
27	Porkoholics Anonymous BBQ	162.8572
28	Mullen It Over BBQ	162.8456
29	BIG DOG BBQ VA	162.8456
30	BUBBA'S BARBECUE	162.8228
31	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	162.8112
32	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	162.8000
33	Optimus Swine	162.8000
34	Second Helping BBQ -PA	162.2400
35	TWISTED PAIR BBQ	161.7256
36	BOGGS HOG BBQ	160.5600
37	HARCO LOCO BBQ	160.5372
38	NEANDERTHAL Q	160.5028
39	WEEKEND SMOKERS	159.9428
40	Deans Rockn Rednecks	159.9312
41	Sasquatch BBQ	159.3600
42	Cobia Smoke	158.8000
43	BEER TIME BBQ	158.2284
44	CycloneBBQ	157.6800
45	JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	157.6572
46	REDNECK SMOKE CLUB	156.5944
47	Hog Wash	155.9084
48	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	154.7540
49	Up in Smokers	154.2972
50	smokey anderson bbq	154.2172
51	4 BOXERS Q	152.4800
52	Pork Island BBQ	148.5028
53	BI STATE SMOKERS	144.5372
54	Salt City Smokehouse	143.4056

Brisket

54 entries · top 177.1428 · median 163.9944

#	Team	Score
1	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	177.1428
2	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	175.4172
3	NOT SO FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ	174.8456
4	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	174.2628
5	BOGGS HOG BBQ	173.1200
6	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	173.1084
7	REDNECK SMOKE CLUB	171.4172
8	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	170.8800
9	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	170.8344
10	Hog Wash	170.2744
11	Sasquatch BBQ	170.2628
12	Deans Rockn Rednecks	169.6800
13	Optimus Swine	169.6800
14	ALL FIRED UP BBQ	169.1084
15	OFF THE RACK BBQ	168.5372
16	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	168.5372
17	TOP GUN BARBECUE	167.9884
18	WEEKEND SMOKERS	167.4400
19	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	167.4172
20	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	165.6916
21	TWISTED PAIR BBQ	165.6800
22	CHUNKY BBQ	165.6684
23	SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ	164.5828
24	DRILLING & GRILLING	164.5256
25	RGDBBQ	164.5256
26	SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION	164.0228
27	3 EYZ BBQ	164
28	Second Helping BBQ -PA	163.9888
29	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	162.8684
30	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	162.8572
31	Up in Smokers	162.8344
32	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	162.8228
33	TEAM MEAT COMA	162.2400
34	THE PIG'S PAJAMAS	161.1200
35	JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	160.5372
36	smokey anderson bbq	160.5260
37	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	159.9428
38	BEER TIME BBQ	159.9428
39	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	159.9428
40	BI STATE SMOKERS	159.3832
41	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	159.3828
42	NEANDERTHAL Q	157.7144
43	Porkoholics Anonymous BBQ	157.6800
44	Blue Eyed Bbq	157.6684
45	HARCO LOCO BBQ	156.5832
46	CycloneBBQ	156.5372
47	Mullen It Over BBQ	154.8000
48	4 BOXERS Q	154.2856
49	Pappy's Q	154.2172
50	Pork Island BBQ	151.3372
51	BIG DOG BBQ VA	147.9772
52	Salt City Smokehouse	146.8116
53	BUBBA'S BARBECUE	145.7028
54	Cobia Smoke	145.1084

Backyard Series

Overall

36 entries · top 516.5144 · median 498.5030 · out of 540, not the usual 360

#	Team	Score
1	Ham Squad	516.5144
2	The Fat is Where It's At	515.9772
3	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	515.9772
4	Sticks & Stones BBQ	511.9544
5	Kane's BBQ	511.9084
6	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	508.5144
7	MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ	507.4176
8	Brewski's BBQ Competition Team	507.4176
9	Zoni-Q	507.4172
10	Stroked Out Cooking Team	507.3604
11	Full Throttle BBQ	507.3600
12	Weber's Backyard BBQ	506.7428
13	House of Hawg	504.4800
14	Learnin' N Burnin' BBQ	503.9200
15	MRC_Barbecue	503.9088
16	Mispillion Meat Works	503.8968
17	HotMess BBQ	502.2400
18	Col. Buck’s BBQ	499.8972
19	All About the Wood	497.1088
20	Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	495.9544
21	Big Butts BBQ	495.4060
22	Dogpatch Q	495.2800
23	Sweet Rick's BBQ	493.6800
24	Squeelin n wheelin	491.8628
25	Capt. Blue BBQ	489.0056
26	901 BBQ	487.3028
27	Bill's Back Yard	482.8460
28	Broomstick BBQ	474.1024
29	Meat Upon the Level BBQ	471.4288
30	Grumpy Ol' Sarge BBQ	469.6228
31	The Redneck and His Bigg Butt BBQ	468.4116
32	BUTCHIE'S BACKYARD BBQ	468.3884
33	NT BBQ	463.8400
34	INFIDELICIOUS	463.3600
35	Wyndridge Farm	455.8744
36	Bickerin' McBro's BBQ	455.8056

Chicken

36 entries · top 180 · median 169.4000 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	House of Hawg	180 🔥
2	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	180 🔥
3	Ham Squad	177.7028
4	Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	176
5	Zoni-Q	175.4056
6	MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ	174.8688
7	Brewski's BBQ Competition Team	174.2972
8	Mispillion Meat Works	174.2628
9	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	174.2628
10	Big Butts BBQ	173.1316
11	The Fat is Where It's At	171.9656
12	Sticks & Stones BBQ	171.4172
13	Stroked Out Cooking Team	171.4172
14	901 BBQ	170.2972
15	HotMess BBQ	169.7256
16	Squeelin n wheelin	169.7028
17	MRC_Barbecue	169.6800
18	Kane's BBQ	169.6684
19	Learnin' N Burnin' BBQ	169.1316
20	All About the Wood	168.5716
21	Capt. Blue BBQ	168.5372
22	Dogpatch Q	168.5256
23	Weber's Backyard BBQ	168.5140
24	Bill's Back Yard	166.8460
25	Col. Buck’s BBQ	166.2400
26	Sweet Rick's BBQ	165.7028
27	Full Throttle BBQ	165.6684
28	NT BBQ	161.6800
29	Bickerin' McBro's BBQ	161.1200
30	BUTCHIE'S BACKYARD BBQ	158.2284
31	INFIDELICIOUS	157.7028
32	Broomstick BBQ	157.0740
33	Meat Upon the Level BBQ	151.3944
34	The Redneck and His Bigg Butt BBQ	147.9200
35	Wyndridge Farm	147.3828
36	Grumpy Ol' Sarge BBQ	145.6572

Pork Ribs

36 entries · top 176.5716 · median 163.1030

#	Team	Score
1	Stroked Out Cooking Team	176.5716
2	The Fat is Where It's At	176.0116
3	MRC_Barbecue	173.1200
4	Big Butts BBQ	171.4400
5	Zoni-Q	171.4288
6	MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ	170.8572
7	Brewski's BBQ Competition Team	170.8460
8	Sticks & Stones BBQ	170.2744
9	Kane's BBQ	170.2744
10	Col. Buck’s BBQ	170.2744
11	Mispillion Meat Works	169.7028
12	Squeelin n wheelin	169.6800
13	Learnin' N Burnin' BBQ	168.5484
14	Full Throttle BBQ	166.2744
15	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	165.6916
16	House of Hawg	165.6800
17	Dogpatch Q	163.9544
18	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	163.3944
19	Weber's Backyard BBQ	162.8116
20	All About the Wood	161.6800
21	HotMess BBQ	160.5372
22	Sweet Rick's BBQ	160
23	Ham Squad	159.9544
24	Grumpy Ol' Sarge BBQ	157.7028
25	INFIDELICIOUS	157.6800
26	Broomstick BBQ	157.6456
27	901 BBQ	157.6456
28	Capt. Blue BBQ	156.5372
29	Meat Upon the Level BBQ	156.0344
30	Bill's Back Yard	154.8344
31	Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	154.8116
32	NT BBQ	153.6800
33	Wyndridge Farm	152.5600
34	BUTCHIE'S BACKYARD BBQ	152.5144
35	The Redneck and His Bigg Butt BBQ	149.6572
36	Bickerin' McBro's BBQ	145.0400

Pork

36 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.0914

#	Team	Score
1	Ham Squad	178.8572
2	Weber's Backyard BBQ	175.4172
3	Full Throttle BBQ	175.4172
4	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	172.5828
5	HotMess BBQ	171.9772
6	Kane's BBQ	171.9656
7	The Redneck and His Bigg Butt BBQ	170.8344
8	Sticks & Stones BBQ	170.2628
9	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	168.5600
10	The Fat is Where It's At	168
11	Sweet Rick's BBQ	167.9772
12	All About the Wood	166.8572
13	Grumpy Ol' Sarge BBQ	166.2628
14	Learnin' N Burnin' BBQ	166.2400
15	Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	165.1428
16	Meat Upon the Level BBQ	164
17	Capt. Blue BBQ	163.9312
18	Col. Buck’s BBQ	163.3828
19	Dogpatch Q	162.8000
20	Brewski's BBQ Competition Team	162.2744
21	MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ	161.6916
22	Bill's Back Yard	161.1656
23	MRC_Barbecue	161.1088
24	Zoni-Q	160.5828
25	Mispillion Meat Works	159.9312
26	Broomstick BBQ	159.3828
27	Stroked Out Cooking Team	159.3716
28	901 BBQ	159.3600
29	House of Hawg	158.8000
30	BUTCHIE'S BACKYARD BBQ	157.6456
31	Wyndridge Farm	155.9316
32	Squeelin n wheelin	152.4800
33	Big Butts BBQ	150.8344
34	Bickerin' McBro's BBQ	149.6456
35	NT BBQ	148.4800
36	INFIDELICIOUS	147.9772

Ancillary categories

Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.

Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey Smoke

57 entries · top 179.4400 · median 162.2400

#	Team	Score
1	ALL FIRED UP BBQ	179.4400
2	TWISTED PAIR BBQ	174.2856
3	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	174.2628
4	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	171.9772
5	Col. Buck’s BBQ	171.9772
6	TEAM MEAT COMA	171.9656
7	Ham Squad	171.4056
8	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	170.8344
9	DRILLING & GRILLING	170.8344
10	Mispillion Meat Works	170.2628
11	Brewski's BBQ Competition Team	169.7144
12	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	169.1084
13	Bickerin' McBro's BBQ	167.4172
14	NOT SO FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ	167.3828
15	BOGGS HOG BBQ	167.3828
16	Capt. Blue BBQ	167.3828
17	Kane's BBQ	166.2628
18	Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	165.1656
19	Blue Eyed Bbq	165.0972
20	Deans Rockn Rednecks	164.6172
21	Optimus Swine	164.5256
22	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	163.9772
23	NEANDERTHAL Q	163.9772
24	Stroked Out Cooking Team	163.9656
25	MRC_Barbecue	163.3828
26	Weber's Backyard BBQ	162.8228
27	BIG DOG BBQ VA	162.8000
28	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	162.7884
29	Up in Smokers	162.2400
30	Dogpatch Q	162.2284
31	BI STATE SMOKERS	161.6800
32	Sticks & Stones BBQ	161.6572
33	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	161.1200
34	SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ	160.5144
35	Big Butts BBQ	160.0228
36	Bill's Back Yard	160.0112
37	BEER TIME BBQ	159.9428
38	The Fat is Where It's At	159.3600
39	OFF THE RACK BBQ	159.3600
40	Cobia Smoke	158.8228
41	RGDBBQ	158.7884
42	HARCO LOCO BBQ	158.2628
43	All About the Wood	157.6572
44	901 BBQ	157.6572
45	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	157.1200
46	Pork Island BBQ	157.1084
47	WEEKEND SMOKERS	156.5600
48	Meat Upon the Level BBQ	155.3944
49	Full Throttle BBQ	155.3600
50	Second Helping BBQ -PA	153.7144
51	Porkoholics Anonymous BBQ	153.6916
52	THE PIG'S PAJAMAS	153.1200
53	MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ	152.4800
54	Learnin' N Burnin' BBQ	151.9772
55	Zoni-Q	147.9656
56	Sweet Rick's BBQ	141.7032
57	Salt City Smokehouse	137.0172

Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) 2022

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Winning score by edition

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Prize money

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Came back for more

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (7 found in this contest's numbers)

An upset on the books

Won without a category win

A day of perfect scores

Photo finishes

A double category winner

A contest record in pork

Back to defend

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 →

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Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

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Chicken

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Pork

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Chicken

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Pork

Ancillary categories

Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey Smoke