Smoke in the Grove (Day 2)

2022-07-30 – 2022-07-31 · Spring Grove, PA · 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

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Mispillion Meat Works

518.8000 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Ham Squad

515.9660 · Backyard Series — Overall

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The Fat is Where It's At

513.0512 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

7 categories

Top score

518.8000

Winning margin

2.8340

GC over RC

Field average

491.32

median 500.45

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

Tightest race

Chicken

2.2856 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

506.1828

what a walk cost here

Field spread

171.9656

winner to last place

Prize money

$10,450.00

on the line

Most consistent

Mispillion Meat Works

avg finish 4.00 across 3 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 2.2856 pts — SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA

How hot was the win?

Top 75%

beats 25% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1556

avg power rating going in · stronger than 62% of contests

Top-rated in the field

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

rated 1864 pre-contest

Storylines

🧳 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.

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)

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	Spring Grove, PA	54	697.6688	Piggin' Whiskey
2022-07-30 ← this one	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

27 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.8228

#	Team	Score
1	Ham Squad	178.2972
2	Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	177.7028
3	Mispillion Meat Works	176.5716
4	The Fat is Where It's At	175.4056
5	Kane's BBQ	174.2744
6	Full Throttle BBQ	173.7028
7	House of Hawg	173.1200
8	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	172.5484
9	Squeelin n wheelin	172.0000
10	Sticks & Stones BBQ	171.9888
11	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	171.9656
12	MRC_Barbecue	170.8572
13	Capt. Blue BBQ	170.8344
14	Dogpatch Q	170.8228
15	Brewski's BBQ Competition Team	170.8228
16	Col. Buck’s BBQ	170.2628
17	Sweet Rick's BBQ	169.7028
18	MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ	168.5372
19	Stroked Out Cooking Team	167.9656
20	Zoni-Q	167.4172
21	HotMess BBQ	167.3712
22	Bill's Back Yard	166.2856
23	Big Butts BBQ	163.9660
24	Weber's Backyard BBQ	163.9312
25	Meat Upon the Level BBQ	156.5600
26	NT BBQ	149.0628
27	The Redneck and His Bigg Butt BBQ	145.0744

Backyard Series — Overall

27 entries · top 518.8000 · median 500.4456

#	Team	Score
1	Mispillion Meat Works	518.8000
2	Ham Squad	515.9660
3	The Fat is Where It's At	513.0512
4	HotMess BBQ	512.4684
5	Sweet Rick's BBQ	508.5944
6	Sticks & Stones BBQ	508.4916
7	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	508.4568
8	Full Throttle BBQ	507.9200
9	Dogpatch Q	506.2172
10	Brewski's BBQ Competition Team	506.1828
11	MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ	502.8116
12	Squeelin n wheelin	502.7888
13	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	501.0628
14	Kane's BBQ	500.4456
15	Weber's Backyard BBQ	499.8280
16	MRC_Barbecue	498.8232
17	Capt. Blue BBQ	498.7660
18	Zoni-Q	498.2516
19	House of Hawg	496.4684
20	Stroked Out Cooking Team	494.1828
21	Col. Buck’s BBQ	488.5028
22	Big Butts BBQ	484.4692
23	Meat Upon the Level BBQ	482.2060
24	The Redneck and His Bigg Butt BBQ	462.7200
25	Bill's Back Yard	451.2680
26	NT BBQ	450.1256
27	Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	346.8344

Backyard Series — Pork

27 entries · top 174.2628 · median 166.2400

#	Team	Score
1	HotMess BBQ	174.2628
2	Ham Squad	173.1200
3	Meat Upon the Level BBQ	172.5600
4	Sweet Rick's BBQ	171.9772
5	Sticks & Stones BBQ	171.4056
6	The Fat is Where It's At	169.6800
7	Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	169.1316
8	Mispillion Meat Works	168.5256
9	Kane's BBQ	167.3828
10	MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ	166.2744
11	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	166.2744
12	MRC_Barbecue	166.2516
13	Squeelin n wheelin	166.2516
14	Capt. Blue BBQ	166.2400
15	Dogpatch Q	166.2400
16	Weber's Backyard BBQ	166.2284
17	Full Throttle BBQ	165.0972
18	Brewski's BBQ Competition Team	165.0856
19	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	163.9428
20	Zoni-Q	161.7028
21	Stroked Out Cooking Team	160.5372
22	House of Hawg	159.3828
23	The Redneck and His Bigg Butt BBQ	157.6684
24	NT BBQ	155.9772
25	Col. Buck’s BBQ	153.1428
26	Big Butts BBQ	150.2288
27	Bill's Back Yard	147.9312

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

26 entries · top 173.7028 · median 165.3886

#	Team	Score
1	Mispillion Meat Works	173.7028
2	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	172.5484
3	HotMess BBQ	170.8344
4	Big Butts BBQ	170.2744
5	Brewski's BBQ Competition Team	170.2744
6	Weber's Backyard BBQ	169.6684
7	Dogpatch Q	169.1544
8	Zoni-Q	169.1316
9	Full Throttle BBQ	169.1200
10	MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ	168.0000
11	The Fat is Where It's At	167.9656
12	Sweet Rick's BBQ	166.9144
13	Stroked Out Cooking Team	165.6800
14	Sticks & Stones BBQ	165.0972
15	Col. Buck’s BBQ	165.0972
16	Ham Squad	164.5488
17	Squeelin n wheelin	164.5372
18	House of Hawg	163.9656
19	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	162.2400
20	MRC_Barbecue	161.7144
21	Capt. Blue BBQ	161.6916
22	The Redneck and His Bigg Butt BBQ	159.9772
23	Kane's BBQ	158.7884
24	Meat Upon the Level BBQ	153.0860
25	NT BBQ	145.0856
26	Bill's Back Yard	137.0512

Master Series — Brisket

42 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.6914

#	Team	Score
1	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	179.4400
2	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	177.7028
3	CHUNKY BBQ	176.5600
4	DRILLING & GRILLING	176.5600
5	TEAM MEAT COMA	176.5600
6	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	176.0000
7	BOGGS HOG BBQ	175.4172
8	Deans Rockn Rednecks	175.4172
9	NOT SO FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ	174.2628
10	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	173.1200
11	SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ	172.0228
12	THE PIG'S PAJAMAS	172.0000
13	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	171.9656
14	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	171.9656
15	TOP GUN BARBECUE	171.9656
16	3 EYZ BBQ	171.4056
17	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	171.4056
18	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	170.8228
19	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	170.8112
20	Second Helping BBQ -PA	170.2744
21	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	169.7028
22	Optimus Swine	169.6800
23	ALL FIRED UP BBQ	168.5372
24	BEER TIME BBQ	168.5372
25	OFF THE RACK BBQ	168.5256
26	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	167.9772
27	JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	167.4056
28	Blue Eyed Bbq	167.3828
29	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	166.8228
30	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	165.1428
31	smokey anderson bbq	164.5600
32	BUBBA'S BARBECUE	164.0228
33	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	163.3944
34	BI STATE SMOKERS	162.8228
35	CycloneBBQ	162.7884
36	RGDBBQ	162.2284
37	Cobia Smoke	158.2744
38	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	158.2172
39	4 BOXERS Q	156.5600
40	Mullen It Over BBQ	155.9772
41	BIG DOG BBQ VA	155.3944
42	Pappy's Q	145.6116

Master Series — Chicken

42 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.4228 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ	179.4400
3	Optimus Swine	178.8572
4	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	178.2972
5	JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	177.7144
6	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	177.7028
7	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	177.7028
8	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	177.7028
9	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	177.1544
10	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	177.1428
11	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	176.5600
12	THE PIG'S PAJAMAS	176.5600
13	ALL FIRED UP BBQ	176.0000
14	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	175.4056
15	BOGGS HOG BBQ	175.4056
16	TOP GUN BARBECUE	175.4056
17	OFF THE RACK BBQ	174.2744
18	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	174.2744
19	TEAM MEAT COMA	174.2628
20	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	174.2628
21	BUBBA'S BARBECUE	174.2628
22	BIG DOG BBQ VA	172.5828
23	DRILLING & GRILLING	171.9772
24	CycloneBBQ	171.4056
25	BEER TIME BBQ	170.8456
26	Mullen It Over BBQ	170.8228
27	smokey anderson bbq	170.2628
28	RGDBBQ	169.1428
29	Deans Rockn Rednecks	169.1200
30	3 EYZ BBQ	168.5488
31	4 BOXERS Q	167.4172
32	Cobia Smoke	167.3828
33	Blue Eyed Bbq	166.8456
34	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	166.8344
35	CHUNKY BBQ	166.2400
36	Second Helping BBQ -PA	165.1428
37	BI STATE SMOKERS	165.1200
38	NOT SO FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ	164.5372
39	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	158.2284
40	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	157.1544
41	Pappy's Q	157.0628
42	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	154.7656

Master Series — Overall

42 entries · top 703.9888 · median 682.5314

#	Team	Score
1	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	703.9888
2	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	702.8228
3	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	702.2856
4	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	699.3828
5	DRILLING & GRILLING	698.8232
6	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	698.2056
7	Optimus Swine	697.0860
8	CHUNKY BBQ	695.9428
9	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	694.7772
10	SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ	694.3772
11	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	694.2744
12	NOT SO FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ	694.2056
13	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	693.6572
14	ALL FIRED UP BBQ	692.5256
15	BOGGS HOG BBQ	688.4684
16	TOP GUN BARBECUE	688.4684
17	3 EYZ BBQ	687.3600
18	TEAM MEAT COMA	686.8000
19	THE PIG'S PAJAMAS	686.2744
20	OFF THE RACK BBQ	685.0628
21	JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	683.3944
22	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	681.6684
23	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	678.7772
24	Blue Eyed Bbq	678.7768
25	Second Helping BBQ -PA	674.8116
26	CycloneBBQ	672.4568
27	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	670.1372
28	BEER TIME BBQ	668.9940
29	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	666.1712
30	Deans Rockn Rednecks	666.1256
31	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	665.6232
32	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	663.9316
33	smokey anderson bbq	663.9200
34	BUBBA'S BARBECUE	662.7768
35	BIG DOG BBQ VA	659.8856
36	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	658.7428
37	RGDBBQ	658.6968
38	Mullen It Over BBQ	651.3144
39	BI STATE SMOKERS	651.2684
40	Cobia Smoke	643.3144
41	4 BOXERS Q	633.1088
42	Pappy's Q	612.2976

Master Series — Pork

42 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6858 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	180.0000 🔥
2	DRILLING & GRILLING	177.7144
3	ALL FIRED UP BBQ	177.7028
4	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	176.5828
5	Optimus Swine	176.5600
6	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	176.5600
7	THE PIG'S PAJAMAS	176.0000
8	CHUNKY BBQ	175.4400
9	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	175.4056
10	NOT SO FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ	175.4056
11	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	174.8800
12	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	174.2744
13	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	174.2628
14	3 EYZ BBQ	174.2628
15	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	174.2628
16	SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ	173.1772
17	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	173.1428
18	OFF THE RACK BBQ	173.1428
19	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	172.0344
20	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	171.9656
21	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	169.6916
22	TOP GUN BARBECUE	169.6800
23	BOGGS HOG BBQ	169.6684
24	Second Helping BBQ -PA	168.5372
25	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	168.0000
26	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	167.4284
27	BEER TIME BBQ	167.3712
28	Blue Eyed Bbq	165.1084
29	BIG DOG BBQ VA	165.0856
30	Mullen It Over BBQ	165.0856
31	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	163.9772
32	JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	163.4172
33	BI STATE SMOKERS	163.3828
34	RGDBBQ	163.3712
35	TEAM MEAT COMA	162.8572
36	CycloneBBQ	162.2628
37	smokey anderson bbq	159.9428
38	Cobia Smoke	157.7028
39	BUBBA'S BARBECUE	156.5028
40	Deans Rockn Rednecks	155.3484
41	4 BOXERS Q	150.2856
42	Pappy's Q	149.6344

Master Series — Pork Ribs

42 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.4458 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	NOT SO FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	Blue Eyed Bbq	179.4400
3	CHUNKY BBQ	177.7028
4	CycloneBBQ	176.0000
5	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	175.4288
6	JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	174.8572
7	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	174.2744
8	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	173.7260
9	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	173.1544
10	3 EYZ BBQ	173.1428
11	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	173.1316
12	TEAM MEAT COMA	173.1200
13	DRILLING & GRILLING	172.5716
14	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	172.0000
15	Optimus Swine	171.9888
16	TOP GUN BARBECUE	171.4172
17	Second Helping BBQ -PA	170.8572
18	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	170.8228
19	ALL FIRED UP BBQ	170.2856
20	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	170.2744
21	SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ	169.7372
22	smokey anderson bbq	169.1544
23	OFF THE RACK BBQ	169.1200
24	BUBBA'S BARBECUE	167.9884
25	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	167.9772
26	BOGGS HOG BBQ	167.9772
27	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	167.3944
28	BIG DOG BBQ VA	166.8228
29	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	166.2628
30	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	166.2628
31	Deans Rockn Rednecks	166.2400
32	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	166.2400
33	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	165.1088
34	RGDBBQ	163.9544
35	BEER TIME BBQ	162.2400
36	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	162.2400
37	THE PIG'S PAJAMAS	161.7144
38	Pappy's Q	159.9888
39	Cobia Smoke	159.9544
40	BI STATE SMOKERS	159.9428
41	Mullen It Over BBQ	159.4288
42	4 BOXERS Q	158.8460