Aug 19–20, 2022 · Frostburg, MD · 📍 11200 Hoffman Hollow Dr.
Reps: Angela McKee, Robert McKee · Prize money: $1,700
Dog Bite Barbecue won Grand Champion at the Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) on August 19, 2022 in Frostburg, MD at 11200 Hoffman Hollow Dr., scoring 339.4400 in a field of 12 teams. POOR BOYS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 338.8456. Category winners: Chicken — Dogpatch Q (176.5600); Pork Ribs — Dog Bite Barbecue (171.4172). This is the 3rd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by Ham Squad; the next was held in 2023.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 82% of the 610 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5944 points — closer than 82% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 82 times in 100
Dog Bite Barbecue came in rated below the field's top team, Ham Squad, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Dog Bite Barbecue's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 4th tracked contest.
Pork Ribs places 6–7: Better Half Barbecue edged Full Throttle BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 3–4: Full Throttle BBQ edged Better Half Barbecue by 0.0228. Chicken places 7–8: LEM'S MEAT VARNISH edged Gold-N-Blue Barbecue by 0.0228.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Gold-N-Blue Barbecue (won ), Ham Squad (won 2021).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Frostburg, MD | 11200 Hoffman Hollow RD | 8 | 340.5600 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| Aug 18, 2018 | Frostburg, MD | Bobby Preston Amphitheater, 11300 Hoffman Hollow Rd | — | — | — |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Frostburg, MD | 11200 Hoffman Hollow Dr. | 18 | 346.2628 | Ham Squad |
| Aug 19, 2022 ← this one | Frostburg, MD | 11200 Hoffman Hollow Dr. | 12 | 339.4400 | Dog Bite Barbecue |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Frostburg, MD | 11200 Hoffman Hollow Dr. | 11 | 349.1544 | Better Half BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 170.2628 | 162.2516 |
| Pork Ribs | 171.4172 | 161.1544 | 150.2172 |
12 entries · top 339.4400 · median 329.9430
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 2 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | Ham Squad | |
| 4 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 5 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 6 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 7 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 8 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 9 | Zoni-Q | |
| 10 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 11 | Sweet Rick's BBQ | |
| 12 | Ba Ba Que Black Sheep |
12 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 2 | Ham Squad | |
| 3 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 4 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 5 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 7 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 8 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 9 | Zoni-Q | |
| 10 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 11 | Sweet Rick's BBQ | |
| 12 | Ba Ba Que Black Sheep |
12 entries · top 171.4172 · median 160.5430
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 2 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | Ham Squad | |
| 4 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 5 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 6 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 7 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 8 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 9 | Zoni-Q | |
| 10 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 11 | Sweet Rick's BBQ | |
| 12 | Ba Ba Que Black Sheep |