Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 2022

Jul 30–31, 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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UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT

703.9888 · Master Series — Overall

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WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ

702.8228 · Master Series — Overall

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ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

702.2856 · Master Series — Overall

UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT won Grand Champion at the Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) on July 30, 2022 in Spring Grove, PA at 205 East Railroad Street, scoring 703.9888 in a field of 42 teams. WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 702.8228. Category winners: Chicken — WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — NOT SO FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ (180.0000); Pork — SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (180.0000); Brisket — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (179.4400). The Backyard Series standings were won by Mispillion Meat Works with 518.8000. This is the 7th of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2022 edition was won by Piggin' Whiskey.

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.

612.30 median 682.53 703.99 🏆

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 180 🔥
Master Series — Pork 180 🔥
Master Series — Brisket 179.44
Backyard Series — Chicken 178.30
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 173.70
Backyard Series — Pork 174.26

137.05 180

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

7 judged meats

Top score

703.9888

Winning margin

1.1660

GC over RC

Field average

677.40

612.30703.99

median 682.53 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (Chicken), SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (Pork), NOT SO FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ (Pork Ribs)

Tightest race

Chicken

2.2856 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

694.3772

612.30703.99

10th place overall

Field spread

91.6912

winner to last place

Prize money

$10,450

on the line

Most consistent

Mispillion Meat Works

avg finish 4 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 17%

beats 83% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

77%

69 of 90 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.73 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,589

avg power rating going in · stronger than 71% of contests

Top-rated in the field

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

rated 1921 pre-contest

Storylines (8 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.

A razor-thin finish

1.1660 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 79% of the 4,710 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1660 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ

A new contest record

703.9888 highest overall ever cooked here

703.9888 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 697.7372 Dign N Pign set in 2020.

old record 697.7372
set 2020 by Dign N Pign

Won without a category win

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 6th. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 8th
Pork Ribs 8th
Pork 6th
Brisket 6th

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.

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ · Chicken
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA · Pork
NOT SO FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ · Pork Ribs

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 17 calls decided inside half a point

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.

Master Series — Chicken 6–7 · tie
Master Series — Chicken 7–8 · tie
Master Series — Pork 5–6 · tie
Master Series — Pork 9–10 · tie

A contest record in pork ribs

180.0000 best pork ribs ever cooked here

NOT SO FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 178.2972 that had stood across 6 earlier editions.

old best 178.2972
across 6 past editions

Back to defend

5 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), Piggin' Whiskey (won 2022).

CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ · 2017
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ · 2018
Team Meat Coma · 2019
Not So Famous Dave's BBQ · 2021
Piggin' Whiskey · 2022

They keep coming back

77% of last edition’s field returned

69 of 90 teams from 2022-07-29 came back

69 of the 90 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.

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	Spring Grove, PA	205 East Railroad Street	54	697.6688	Piggin' Whiskey	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE
Jul 30, 2022 ← this one	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	177.7144	177.1428
Master Series — Pork Ribs	180	175.4288	173.1428
Master Series — Pork	180	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
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

#	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

Chicken

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

#	Team	Score
1	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	180 🔥
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
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

Pork Ribs

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

#	Team	Score
1	NOT SO FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ	180 🔥
2	Blue Eyed Bbq	179.4400
3	CHUNKY BBQ	177.7028
4	CycloneBBQ	176
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
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

Pork

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

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	180 🔥
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
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
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

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
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
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

Backyard Series

Overall

27 entries · top 518.8000 · median 500.4456 · out of 540, not the usual 360

#	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

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
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

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
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

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

Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 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 (8 found in this contest's numbers)

A razor-thin finish

A new contest record

Won without a category win

A day of perfect scores

Photo finishes

A contest record in pork ribs

Back to defend

They keep coming back

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 →

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

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket

Backyard Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork