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

2023-03-24 – 2023-03-25 · Urbanna, VA · State championship

Reps: ALEX JR BROWN, LOUISE WEIDNER · Prize money: $8,000.00

Grand Champion: Off the Rack BBQ (703.4288) · 53 teams

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MRC_Barbecue

517.0972 · Backyard Series — Overall

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POOR BOYS BBQ

516.5256 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Country Boys BBQ

513.1088 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

7 categories

Top score

517.0972

Winning margin

0.5716

GC over RC

Field average

492.76

median 491.05

Perfect 180s

8 🔥

Tightest race

Brisket

2.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

502.7656

what a walk cost here

Field spread

69.8516

winner to last place

Prize money

$8,000.00

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 75%

beats 25% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1568

avg power rating going in · stronger than 73% of contests

Top-rated in the field

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

rated 1886 pre-contest

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

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

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5716 points — closer than 90% of every championship in the data.

🔥 A day of perfect scores

8 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

🃏 An upset on the books

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 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2017-03-24		64	691.3484	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
2018-03-23		75	694.2972	WHO CARES BBQ
2021-03-26	Urbanna, VA	46	697.0972	Wolf's Revenge BBQ
2021-03-27	Urbanna, VA	40	699.3828	Wolf's Revenge BBQ
2022-03-25	Urbanna, VA	53	705.1200	Rooters-N-Tooters
2023-03-24 ← this one	Urbanna, VA	53	703.4288	Off the Rack BBQ
2023-03-24	Urbanna, VA	33	178.8572	Old Virginia Smoke
2023-03-24	Urbanna, VA	33	180.0000	Good Googly Goo BBQ
2023-03-25	Urbanna, VA	46	706.2284	Redneck Scientific
2024-03-22	Urbanna, VA	45	699.3944	Smokecraft - MD
2024-03-22	Urbanna, VA	27	177.1544	Glamping Grillers
2024-03-22	Urbanna, VA	26	176.0000	Smokecraft - MD
2024-03-23	Urbanna, VA	42	708.5256	Muttley Crew BBQ
2025-03-21	Urbanna, VA	45	703.4288	Gettin' Basted
2025-03-21	Urbanna, VA	24	175.4172	Fire & Shine BBQ
2025-03-21	Urbanna, VA	21	176.0344	Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit
2025-03-22	Urbanna, VA	43	708.5256	Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit
2026-03-27	Urbanna, VA	40	702.2400	B's Que
2026-03-27	Urbanna, VA	26	178.8572	Rough Cut Q
2026-03-27	Urbanna, VA	27	177.1544	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ
2026-03-28	Urbanna, VA	36	707.4060	3 Eyz BBQ

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Backyard Series — Chicken

24 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.6856 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	MRC_Barbecue	180.0000 🔥
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	172.0000
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

Backyard Series — Overall

24 entries · top 517.0972 · median 491.0516

#	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

Backyard Series — 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

Backyard Series — 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	164.0000
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

Master Series — Brisket

53 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.3944 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	SMOKIN SKULLIES	180.0000 🔥
3	SMOKECRAFT - MD	180.0000 🔥
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

Master Series — Chicken

53 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	180.0000 🔥
2	Burn Barrel BBQ	180.0000 🔥
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	176.0000
9	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	176.0000
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

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

Master Series — Pork

53 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	180.0000 🔥
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	176.0000
11	SMOKECRAFT - MD	176.0000
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

Master Series — Pork Ribs

53 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4288 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Mispillion Meat Works	180.0000 🔥
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	176.0000
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	172.0000
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