Sep 23–24, 2022 · Ashland, VA · 📍 11322 Air Park Drive
Reps: Bill Jones · Prize money: $1,310
Mispillion Meat Works won Grand Champion at the Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) on September 23, 2022 in Ashland, VA at 11322 Air Park Drive, scoring 533.1316 in a field of 20 teams. Ham Squad took Reserve Grand Champion with 522.8572. Category winners: Chicken — Ham Squad (177.1428); Pork Ribs — Mispillion Meat Works (176.5716); Pork — Mispillion Meat Works (180.0000). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; 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.
Chicken places 2–3: Mispillion Meat Works and Swine 'N' Roses BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Gold-N-Blue Barbecue and The Fat is Where It's At tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: STICKS & STONES BBQ and TROUBLEMAKER BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Mispillion Meat Works won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
Mispillion Meat Works took the title on 3 calls from 3 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 2nd.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2022 ← this one | Ashland, VA | 11322 Air Park Drive | 20 | 533.1316 | MISPILLION MEAT WORKS |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Ashland, VA | 11322 Air Park Drive | 24 | 531.4288 | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 174.8572 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 174.8572 | 172 |
| Pork | 180 | 172.5944 | 171.9656 |
20 entries · top 533.1316 · median 512.8056 · out of 540, not the usual 360
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 2 | Ham Squad | |
| 3 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 5 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 6 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 7 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 8 | Zoni-Q | |
| 9 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 10 | Col. Buck’s BBQ | |
| 11 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 12 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 13 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 14 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 15 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 16 | Grumpy Ol' Sarge BBQ | |
| 17 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 18 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 19 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 20 | TROUBLEMAKER BBQ |
20 entries · top 177.1428 · median 171.6856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ham Squad | |
| 2 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 3 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 4 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 5 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 6 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 7 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 8 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 9 | Col. Buck’s BBQ | |
| 10 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 11 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 12 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 13 | Zoni-Q | |
| 14 | Grumpy Ol' Sarge BBQ | |
| 15 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 16 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 17 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 18 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 19 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 20 | TROUBLEMAKER BBQ |
20 entries · top 176.5716 · median 171.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 2 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 3 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 4 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 5 | Ham Squad | |
| 6 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 7 | Zoni-Q | |
| 8 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 9 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 10 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 11 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 12 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 13 | Col. Buck’s BBQ | |
| 14 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 15 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 16 | TROUBLEMAKER BBQ | |
| 17 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 18 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 19 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 20 | Grumpy Ol' Sarge BBQ |
20 entries · top 180 · median 171.4114 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 2 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 4 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 5 | Grumpy Ol' Sarge BBQ | |
| 6 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 7 | Zoni-Q | |
| 8 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 9 | TROUBLEMAKER BBQ | |
| 10 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 11 | Ham Squad | |
| 12 | Col. Buck’s BBQ | |
| 13 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 14 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 15 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 16 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 17 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 18 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 19 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 20 | Country Boys BBQ |