BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 2023

Mar 24–25, 2023 · Urbanna, VA · 📍 Bethpage Camp-Resort · State championship

Reps: Alex Jr Brown, Louise Weidner · Prize money: $8,000

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OFF THE RACK BBQ

703.4288 · Master Series — Overall

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SMOKIN SKULLIES

702.2744 · Master Series — Overall

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BLUE & GRAY BBQ

699.9772 · Master Series — Overall

OFF THE RACK BBQ won Grand Champion at the BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) on March 24, 2023 in Urbanna, VA at Bethpage Camp-Resort, scoring 703.4288 in a field of 53 teams. SMOKIN SKULLIES took Reserve Grand Champion with 702.2744. Category winners: Chicken — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Mispillion Meat Works (180.0000); Pork — SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (180.0000); Brisket — MUTTLEY CREW BBQ (180.0000). The Backyard Series standings were won by MRC_Barbecue with 517.0972. This is the 6th of 24 editions of this contest on record; the 2022 edition was won by Rooters-N-Tooters; the next was held in 2023.

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.

600.97 median 677.62 703.43 🏆

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 180 🔥
Backyard Series — Chicken 180 🔥
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 174.30
Backyard Series — Pork 175.42

141.65 180

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2026 — this edition picked out.

Entries

7 judged meats

Top score

703.4288

Winning margin

1.1544

GC over RC

Field average

674.02

600.97703.43

median 677.62 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

8 🔥

MRC_Barbecue (Chicken), MUTTLEY CREW BBQ (Brisket), SMOKIN SKULLIES (Brisket) + 5 more

Tightest race

Brisket

2.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

690.7656

600.97703.43

10th place overall

Field spread

102.4572

winner to last place

Prize money

$8,000

on the line

Most consistent

POOR BOYS BBQ

avg finish 4.33 across 3 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 5.7372 pts — MRC_Barbecue

How hot was the win?

Top 19%

beats 81% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

66%

50 of 76 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.52 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,602

avg power rating going in · stronger than 79% of contests

Top-rated in the field

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

rated 1941 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

1.1544 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 79% of the 4,722 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1544 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.

Off the Rack BBQ
SMOKIN SKULLIES

An upset on the books

20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100

Off The Rack BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1702
top seed 1941

Won without a category win

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

OFF THE RACK BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 4th. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 8th
Pork Ribs 7th
Pork 4th
Brisket 9th

A day of perfect scores

8 perfect 180s

8 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

MRC_Barbecue · Chicken
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ · Brisket
SMOKIN SKULLIES · Brisket

A dynasty in the making

3× wins at this contest

3 of 21 tracked editions

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 21 tracked editions.

2017
2021
2021

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 25 calls decided inside half a point

Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE and Burn Barrel BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 8–9: OFF THE RACK BBQ and BLUE & GRAY BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 2–3: BROWN LIQUOR BBQ and BLUE & GRAY BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Master Series — Chicken 1–2 · tie
Master Series — Chicken 8–9 · tie
Master Series — Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
Master Series — Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

MRC_Barbecue won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 1st

Back to defend

1 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (won 2017, 2021, 2021).

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ · 2017, 2021, 2021

This contest's own records (5 in the KCBS record book)

Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.

🥇 🎲 Most different champions 16 separate winners of one contest · from 20 editions with a champion on file · Mar 28, 2026
🥇 🧲 Most visits to one contest 12 editions of the same contest cooked · WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ · 2017 → 2026 · won it 3× · Mar 28, 2026 · shared with at least 9 others
🥇 🧲 Most visits to one contest 12 editions of the same contest cooked · MUTTLEY CREW BBQ · 2017 → 2026 · won it 1× · Mar 28, 2026 · shared with at least 9 others
🥇 🧲 Most visits to one contest 12 editions of the same contest cooked · SMOKIN SKULLIES · 2017 → 2026 · Mar 28, 2026 · shared with at least 9 others
#3 🏛️ Longest-running contest 20 editions on file · 2017 → 2026 · about 40 teams a year · Mar 28, 2026

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
Mar 24, 2017	Urbanna, VA	609 Browns Lane	64	691.3484	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ
Mar 23, 2018	Urbanna, VA	609 Browns Lane	75	694.2972	WHO CARES BBQ	PIGHEADED BBQ
Mar 26, 2021	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	46	697.0972	Wolf's Revenge BBQ	Rogue Hog BBQ
Mar 27, 2021	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	40	699.3828	Wolf's Revenge BBQ	SMOKECRAFT - MD
Mar 25, 2022	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	53	705.1200	Rooters-N-Tooters	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ
Mar 24, 2023 ← this one	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	53	703.4288	Off the Rack BBQ	SMOKIN SKULLIES
Mar 24, 2023	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	33	178.8572	Old Virginia Smoke	—
Mar 24, 2023	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	33	180	Good Googly Goo BBQ	—
Mar 25, 2023	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	46	706.2284	Redneck Scientific	SMOKIN SKULLIES
Mar 22, 2024	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	45	699.3944	Smokecraft - MD	Optimus Swine
Mar 22, 2024	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	27	177.1544	Glamping Grillers	—
Mar 22, 2024	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	26	176	Smokecraft - MD	—
Mar 23, 2024	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	42	708.5256	Muttley Crew BBQ	Ham Squad
Mar 21, 2025	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	45	703.4288	Gettin' Basted	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
Mar 21, 2025	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	24	175.4172	Fire & Shine BBQ	—
Mar 21, 2025	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	21	176.0344	Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	—
Mar 22, 2025	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	43	708.5256	Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	HotMess BBQ
Mar 27, 2026	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	40	702.2400	B's Que	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ
Mar 27, 2026	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	26	178.8572	Rough Cut Q	—
Mar 27, 2026	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	27	177.1544	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	—
Mar 28, 2026	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	36	707.4060	3 Eyz BBQ	B'S QUE
Mar 19, 2027	Urbanna, VA	—	—	—	—	—
Mar 20, 2027	Urbanna, VA	—	—	—	—	—
Mar 24, 2028	Urbanna, VA	—	—	—	—	—

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Master Series — Chicken	180	177.1428	175.4172
Master Series — Pork Ribs	180	176.5600	175.4400
Master Series — Pork	180	177.1544	176
Master Series — Brisket	180	177.7028	173.1200
Backyard Series — Chicken	180	172.5828	169.6684
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs	174.2972	171.9772	169.1200
Backyard Series — Pork	175.4172	171.9656	165.0972

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

53 entries · top 703.4288 · median 677.6228

#	Team	Score
1	OFF THE RACK BBQ	703.4288
2	SMOKIN SKULLIES	702.2744
3	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	699.9772
4	D’Qued Barbeque	699.9544
5	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	695.9196
6	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	695.3944
7	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	695.3600
8	SMOKECRAFT - MD	693.1200
9	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	691.3140
10	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	690.7656
11	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	690.2056
12	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	689.6688
13	Mispillion Meat Works	689.0628
14	TNT Explosive BBQ	688.5716
15	SWEET & SAVORY BBQ	687.9656
16	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	687.9200
17	Blue Ribbon BBQ NC	686.7888
18	TASTE OF GRACE	686.1944
19	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	686.1828
20	HAMBONES BY THE FIRE	681.6344
21	BUD WISER'S BBQ	681.6232
22	Optimus Swine	681.5884
23	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	681.0628
24	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	679.8628
25	3 EYZ BBQ	679.2796
26	Burn Barrel BBQ	678.1716
27	REDNECK SMOKE CLUB	677.6228
28	BLUE EYED BBQ	677.6000
29	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	677.5996
30	Still Workin' On It	677.5540
31	BIG DOG BBQ VA	677.1204
32	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	673.0288
33	HOOS SMOKIN	673.0288
34	THE NUT HOUSE	671.8512
35	TOP GUN BARBECUE	671.3604
36	Deans Rockn Rednecks	670.1604
37	CHUNKY BBQ	667.2912
38	Rogue Hog BBQ	666.7884
39	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	666.1484
40	LAKEVIEW BBQ	665.6344
41	War Pigs	661.6464
42	Second Helping BBQ -PA	660.9712
43	Up in Smokers BBQ	659.9316
44	BI STATE SMOKERS	659.2916
45	CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE	658.7656
46	Kickin' Ash BBQ	653.5200
47	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	651.2568
48	Garage Beers BBQ	649.5548
49	smokey anderson bbq	647.8292
50	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	639.2228
51	Bam Bam's BBQ	628.3544
52	WOOD JUICE BBQ	615.8172
53	STACKED	600.9716

Chicken

53 entries · top 180 · median 170.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	180 🔥
2	Burn Barrel BBQ	180 🔥
3	BLUE EYED BBQ	179.4400
4	Blue Ribbon BBQ NC	177.7144
5	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	177.1428
6	BIG DOG BBQ VA	176.5944
7	D’Qued Barbeque	176.5600
8	OFF THE RACK BBQ	176
9	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	176
10	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	175.4172
11	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	175.4172
12	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	175.4172
13	War Pigs	174.8572
14	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	174.8456
15	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	174.2744
16	TASTE OF GRACE	174.2628
17	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	174.2628
18	Up in Smokers BBQ	173.7144
19	SWEET & SAVORY BBQ	173.7028
20	HAMBONES BY THE FIRE	173.7028
21	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	173.1200
22	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	173.1200
23	Mispillion Meat Works	173.1084
24	Optimus Swine	172.5600
25	CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE	172.5600
26	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	171.9888
27	BUD WISER'S BBQ	170.8344
28	BI STATE SMOKERS	169.7144
29	TNT Explosive BBQ	168.5828
30	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	168.5372
31	Deans Rockn Rednecks	168.5372
32	3 EYZ BBQ	168.5372
33	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	168.5256
34	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	168.5256
35	Still Workin' On It	168.5140
36	smokey anderson bbq	167.3944
37	SMOKIN SKULLIES	166.8228
38	SMOKECRAFT - MD	166.8228
39	LAKEVIEW BBQ	165.1200
40	Rogue Hog BBQ	164.5484
41	CHUNKY BBQ	164.5372
42	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	164.5256
43	REDNECK SMOKE CLUB	164.5256
44	TOP GUN BARBECUE	164.0116
45	Garage Beers BBQ	163.9772
46	Bam Bam's BBQ	163.9428
47	Kickin' Ash BBQ	162.2168
48	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	159.9772
49	Second Helping BBQ -PA	159.9428
50	HOOS SMOKIN	158.8116
51	THE NUT HOUSE	157.0512
52	STACKED	145.6800
53	WOOD JUICE BBQ	142.8000

Pork Ribs

53 entries · top 180 · median 171.4288 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Mispillion Meat Works	180 🔥
2	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	178.8572
3	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	178.8572
4	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	176.5944
5	Second Helping BBQ -PA	176.5600
6	SMOKIN SKULLIES	176.0116
7	OFF THE RACK BBQ	176.0116
8	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	176.0116
9	THE NUT HOUSE	176
10	Rogue Hog BBQ	175.4400
11	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	175.4172
12	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	175.4056
13	TNT Explosive BBQ	174.8916
14	BIG DOG BBQ VA	174.8572
15	SWEET & SAVORY BBQ	174.2972
16	HOOS SMOKIN	174.2628
17	LAKEVIEW BBQ	173.7144
18	REDNECK SMOKE CLUB	173.1200
19	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	173.1084
20	D’Qued Barbeque	172.5716
21	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	172
22	Burn Barrel BBQ	171.9772
23	TOP GUN BARBECUE	171.9772
24	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	171.9656
25	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	171.9656
26	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	171.9656
27	HAMBONES BY THE FIRE	171.4288
28	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	170.8228
29	CHUNKY BBQ	170.8228
30	SMOKECRAFT - MD	170.2972
31	Bam Bam's BBQ	170.2744
32	Blue Ribbon BBQ NC	169.6800
33	Optimus Swine	169.6800
34	TASTE OF GRACE	169.1316
35	Still Workin' On It	168.5372
36	smokey anderson bbq	167.9772
37	3 EYZ BBQ	167.9540
38	BUD WISER'S BBQ	167.3944
39	War Pigs	165.6916
40	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	165.6800
41	Garage Beers BBQ	165.1204
42	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	165.1200
43	BLUE EYED BBQ	165.0972
44	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	165.0972
45	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	164.5256
46	WOOD JUICE BBQ	163.9772
47	Deans Rockn Rednecks	163.9544
48	CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE	162.8344
49	Up in Smokers BBQ	162.2628
50	BI STATE SMOKERS	161.0856
51	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	160.5028
52	Kickin' Ash BBQ	153.6344
53	STACKED	146.2516

Pork

53 entries · top 180 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	180 🔥
2	SMOKIN SKULLIES	179.4400
3	BUD WISER'S BBQ	178.8572
4	OFF THE RACK BBQ	177.7028
5	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	177.1544
6	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	176.5600
7	D’Qued Barbeque	176.5600
8	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	176.5600
9	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	176.5600
10	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	176
11	SMOKECRAFT - MD	176
12	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	174.8456
13	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	174.2744
14	THE NUT HOUSE	173.7028
15	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	173.1428
16	Optimus Swine	173.1200
17	Kickin' Ash BBQ	173.1200
18	Deans Rockn Rednecks	171.9888
19	HOOS SMOKIN	171.4172
20	BI STATE SMOKERS	171.4172
21	Up in Smokers BBQ	170.8228
22	Mispillion Meat Works	170.2628
23	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	170.2512
24	Rogue Hog BBQ	169.7028
25	TNT Explosive BBQ	169.6800
26	TASTE OF GRACE	169.6800
27	Burn Barrel BBQ	169.1200
28	BLUE EYED BBQ	169.1200
29	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	168.5372
30	Still Workin' On It	168.5256
31	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	168.5140
32	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	167.9656
33	REDNECK SMOKE CLUB	166.8572
34	Blue Ribbon BBQ NC	165.1316
35	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	165.0972
36	3 EYZ BBQ	165.0856
37	BIG DOG BBQ VA	164.5716
38	TOP GUN BARBECUE	164.5488
39	CHUNKY BBQ	164.5256
40	LAKEVIEW BBQ	163.9772
41	HAMBONES BY THE FIRE	163.9428
42	War Pigs	162.8572
43	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	162.8000
44	WOOD JUICE BBQ	162.2628
45	CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE	161.6912
46	SWEET & SAVORY BBQ	160.5256
47	smokey anderson bbq	159.9544
48	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	157.6572
49	Second Helping BBQ -PA	156.4912
50	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	155.3484
51	Garage Beers BBQ	153.0628
52	STACKED	147.9428
53	Bam Bam's BBQ	147.3372

Brisket

53 entries · top 180 · median 167.3944 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	180 🔥
2	SMOKIN SKULLIES	180 🔥
3	SMOKECRAFT - MD	180 🔥
4	SWEET & SAVORY BBQ	179.4400
5	3 EYZ BBQ	177.7028
6	TNT Explosive BBQ	175.4172
7	D’Qued Barbeque	174.2628
8	Blue Ribbon BBQ NC	174.2628
9	OFF THE RACK BBQ	173.7144
10	REDNECK SMOKE CLUB	173.1200
11	TASTE OF GRACE	173.1200
12	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	173.1084
13	HAMBONES BY THE FIRE	172.5600
14	Still Workin' On It	171.9772
15	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	171.4172
16	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	171.4056
17	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	170.8228
18	TOP GUN BARBECUE	170.8228
19	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	170.2744
20	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	169.7028
21	HOOS SMOKIN	168.5372
22	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	168.5256
23	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	167.9772
24	Second Helping BBQ -PA	167.9772
25	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	167.4056
26	CHUNKY BBQ	167.4056
27	Garage Beers BBQ	167.3944
28	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	167.3828
29	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	166.8228
30	Optimus Swine	166.2284
31	Mispillion Meat Works	165.6916
32	Deans Rockn Rednecks	165.6800
33	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	165.6800
34	THE NUT HOUSE	165.0972
35	Kickin' Ash BBQ	164.5488
36	BUD WISER'S BBQ	164.5372
37	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	163.9772
38	BLUE EYED BBQ	163.9428
39	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	163.9428
40	LAKEVIEW BBQ	162.8228
41	CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE	161.6800
42	STACKED	161.0972
43	BIG DOG BBQ VA	161.0972
44	War Pigs	158.2404
45	Rogue Hog BBQ	157.0972
46	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	157.0856
47	Burn Barrel BBQ	157.0744
48	BI STATE SMOKERS	157.0744
49	Up in Smokers BBQ	153.1316
50	smokey anderson bbq	152.5032
51	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	149.0972
52	Bam Bam's BBQ	146.8000
53	WOOD JUICE BBQ	146.7772

Backyard Series

Overall

24 entries · top 517.0972 · median 491.0516 · out of 540, not the usual 360

#	Team	Score
1	MRC_Barbecue	517.0972
2	POOR BOYS BBQ	516.5256
3	Country Boys BBQ	513.1088
4	Buckshot's BBQ	510.7656
5	Swine 'N' Roses BBQ	510.2056
6	Weber's Backyard BBQ	509.0516
7	Dogpatch Q	506.7428
8	Full Throttle BBQ	503.9312
9	HotMess BBQ	502.7884
10	LOVE-N-SMOKE	502.7656
11	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	498.2400
12	Pink Ring BBQ	493.0632
13	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	489.0400
14	Troublemaker BBQ	487.8976
15	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	487.2684
16	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	485.6000
17	Conviction BBQ Team	483.3032
18	Gouda's BBQ	482.6972
19	Wolf Valley BBQ	480.5028
20	KISS MY BUTT BBQ	479.9428
21	Que N Cue	478.1944
22	Trinity Que	472.4228
23	The Swine Doctor's BBQ	467.8744
24	Meatatarians	447.2456

Chicken

24 entries · top 180 · median 167.6856 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	MRC_Barbecue	180 🔥
2	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	174.2628
3	Buckshot's BBQ	173.1200
4	Weber's Backyard BBQ	173.1200
5	POOR BOYS BBQ	172.5828
6	Wolf Valley BBQ	172
7	Full Throttle BBQ	171.4056
8	LOVE-N-SMOKE	170.8228
9	Que N Cue	170.8228
10	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	169.6684
11	Swine 'N' Roses BBQ	169.1084
12	Country Boys BBQ	168.5600
13	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	166.8112
14	Dogpatch Q	166.2284
15	Conviction BBQ Team	165.1088
16	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	164.5372
17	KISS MY BUTT BBQ	164.0116
18	HotMess BBQ	163.9540
19	Pink Ring BBQ	158.8344
20	The Swine Doctor's BBQ	158.8000
21	Troublemaker BBQ	158.2288
22	Gouda's BBQ	154.2056
23	Trinity Que	153.7028
24	Meatatarians	141.6456

Pork Ribs

24 entries · top 174.2972 · median 165.6858

#	Team	Score
1	MRC_Barbecue	174.2972
2	HotMess BBQ	173.7372
3	Swine 'N' Roses BBQ	173.7028
4	POOR BOYS BBQ	171.9772
5	Dogpatch Q	171.9772
6	Weber's Backyard BBQ	170.8344
7	Country Boys BBQ	169.1316
8	Pink Ring BBQ	169.1316
9	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	169.1200
10	Buckshot's BBQ	169.1200
11	Troublemaker BBQ	166.8344
12	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	166.2744
13	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	165.0972
14	Que N Cue	164
15	Trinity Que	162.8116
16	Full Throttle BBQ	160.5600
17	Conviction BBQ Team	160.5372
18	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	160.5144
19	LOVE-N-SMOKE	158.8228
20	Wolf Valley BBQ	158.2856
21	KISS MY BUTT BBQ	157.1428
22	Gouda's BBQ	156.5144
23	The Swine Doctor's BBQ	154.2400
24	Meatatarians	151.3944

Pork

24 entries · top 175.4172 · median 163.9658

#	Team	Score
1	Country Boys BBQ	175.4172
2	LOVE-N-SMOKE	173.1200
3	Gouda's BBQ	171.9772
4	POOR BOYS BBQ	171.9656
5	Full Throttle BBQ	171.9656
6	Dogpatch Q	168.5372
7	Buckshot's BBQ	168.5256
8	Swine 'N' Roses BBQ	167.3944
9	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	165.1544
10	HotMess BBQ	165.0972
11	Weber's Backyard BBQ	165.0972
12	Pink Ring BBQ	165.0972
13	Troublemaker BBQ	162.8344
14	MRC_Barbecue	162.8000
15	KISS MY BUTT BBQ	158.7884
16	Conviction BBQ Team	157.6572
17	Trinity Que	155.9084
18	The Swine Doctor's BBQ	154.8344
19	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	154.2628
20	Meatatarians	154.2056
21	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	152.5028
22	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	151.9428
23	Wolf Valley BBQ	150.2172
24	Que N Cue	143.3716

BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 2023

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

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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

An upset on the books

Won without a category win

A day of perfect scores

A dynasty in the making

Photo finishes

A double category winner

Back to defend

This contest's own records (5 in the KCBS record book)

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

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Backyard Series

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