Smoke in the Grove (Day 2)
2022-07-30 – 2022-07-31 · Spring Grove, PA · 📍 205 East Railroad Street · State championship
Reps: ALEX JR BROWN, ANGELA MCKEE, LOUISE WEIDNER, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $10,450.00
Grand Champion: Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit (703.9888) · 42 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
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?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1660 points — closer than 77% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit took the Grand Championship home to NJ.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE and GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ and UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 5–6: Optimus Swine and UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
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), Piggin' Whiskey (won 2022).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-28 | 205 E Railroad Street | 51 | 675.8972 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 2018-07-27 | 205 E Railroad Street | 54 | 688.4912 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 2019-07-26 | Spring Grove, PA | 205 E Railroad Street | 53 | 692.5488 | Team Meat Coma | SMOKIN' TEX BBQ |
| 2020-07-24 | Spring Grove, PA | 205 East Railroad St | 59 | 697.7372 | Dign N Pign | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| 2021-07-30 | Spring Grove, PA | Spring Grove, PA 17362 | 54 | 692.5256 | Not So Famous Dave's BBQ | TOP GUN BARBECUE |
| 2022-07-29 | Spring Grove, PA | 205 East Railroad Street | 54 | 697.6688 | Piggin' Whiskey | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2022-07-30 ← this one | Spring Grove, PA | 205 East Railroad Street | 42 | 703.9888 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| 2023-07-28 | Spring Grove, PA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-07-29 | Spring Grove, PA | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.7144 | 177.1428 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 175.4288 | 173.1428 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 175.4056 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 179.4400 | 176.5600 | 173.1200 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 178.2972 | 174.2744 | 171.9888 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 173.7028 | 170.2744 | 168.0000 |
| Backyard Series — Pork | 174.2628 | 171.4056 | 166.2744 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
42 entries · top 703.9888 · median 682.5314
Chicken
42 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.4228 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
42 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.4458 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
42 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6858 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
42 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.6914
Backyard Series
Overall
27 entries · top 518.8000 · median 500.4456
Chicken
27 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.8228
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 173.7028 · median 165.3886
Pork
27 entries · top 174.2628 · median 166.2400