Sep 9–10, 2022 · Hanover, VA · State championship
Reps: Alex Jr Brown, Bill Jones · Prize money: $5,000
BLUE & GRAY BBQ won Grand Champion at the 18th Annual Recovery Fest and 12th Annual KCBS BBQ Cookoff on September 9, 2022 in Hanover, VA, scoring 702.2516 in a field of 17 teams. Optimus Swine took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.3828. Category winners: Chicken — GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — Optimus Swine (176.5600); Pork — OFF THE RACK BBQ (178.8800); Brisket — BLUE & GRAY BBQ (178.8572).
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 86 times in 100
BLUE & GRAY BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 14-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Stronger than 96% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1653 power rating going in — stronger than 96% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 7–8: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ and Optimus Swine tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ and BIG DOG BBQ VA tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: BIG DOG BBQ VA and UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BLUE & GRAY BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 13th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.2972 | 172.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 171.9772 | 169.6800 |
| Pork | 178.8800 | 173.7028 | 169.1428 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 168.5372 |
17 entries · top 702.2516 · median 675.3484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 2 | Optimus Swine | |
| 3 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 4 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 5 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 6 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 8 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 9 | SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | |
| 10 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 11 | Blue Ribbon BBQ NC | |
| 12 | Burn Barrel BBQ | |
| 13 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 14 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 15 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 16 | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ | |
| 17 | KIRBBQ |
17 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 2 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 3 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 4 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 5 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 7 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 8 | Optimus Swine | |
| 9 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 10 | Burn Barrel BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 12 | Blue Ribbon BBQ NC | |
| 13 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 14 | SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | |
| 15 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 16 | KIRBBQ | |
| 17 | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ |
17 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Optimus Swine | |
| 2 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 3 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 4 | SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | |
| 5 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 6 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 7 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 9 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 10 | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ | |
| 11 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 12 | Burn Barrel BBQ | |
| 13 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 14 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 15 | Blue Ribbon BBQ NC | |
| 16 | KIRBBQ | |
| 17 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS |
17 entries · top 178.8800 · median 169.6916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 2 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 3 | Burn Barrel BBQ | |
| 4 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 5 | Optimus Swine | |
| 6 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 7 | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ | |
| 8 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 9 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 10 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 11 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 12 | Blue Ribbon BBQ NC | |
| 13 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 14 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 15 | SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | |
| 16 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 17 | KIRBBQ |
17 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 2 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 3 | Optimus Swine | |
| 4 | KIRBBQ | |
| 5 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 6 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 7 | SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 9 | Blue Ribbon BBQ NC | |
| 10 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 11 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 12 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 13 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 14 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 15 | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 17 | Burn Barrel BBQ |