A dynasty in the making
3×
wins at this contest
3 of 5 tracked editions
Wolf's Revenge BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 5 tracked editions.
- 2024
- 2024
- 2024
Americamps BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) 2022
Sep 23, 2022 · Ashland, VA · 📍 11322 Air Park Drive
Reps: Bill Jones
Full results from the Americamps BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) 2022, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on September 23, 2022 in Ashland, VA at 11322 Air Park Drive. Ham Squad took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — LOVE-N-SMOKE (176.5716). This is the 1st of 5 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2024.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
167.98
median 173.74
176.57 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2022 to 2024 — this edition picked out.
Entries
11
1 judged meat
Top score
176.5716
Winning margin
0.5716
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
173.35
167.98176.57
Pork Ribs · median 173.74 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
169.7260
167.98176.57
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
8.5944
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 59%
beats 41% of 5786 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines (2 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 2 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 2–3: Ham Squad and Zoni-Q tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: The Fat is Where It's At edged Country Boys BBQ by 0.0228.
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · 0.0228
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2022 ← this one | Ashland, VA | 11322 Air Park Drive | 11 | 176.5716 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | — |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Ashland, VA | 11322 Air Park Road | 27 | 708.5256 | Wolf's Revenge BBQ | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Ashland, VA | 11322 Air Park Road | 17 | 180 | SMOKECRAFT | — |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Ashland, VA | 11322 Air Park Road | 22 | 177.7028 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | — |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Ashland, VA | 11322 Air Park Road | 28 | 701.0972 | Wolf's Revenge BBQ | OFF THE RACK BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 174.2744 | 169.7260 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Pork Ribs
11 entries · top 176.5716 · median 173.7372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 2 | Ham Squad | |
| 3 | Zoni-Q | |
| 4 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 5 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 6 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 7 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 8 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 9 | KIRBBQ | |
| 10 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 11 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |