BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs)
2023-03-24 · Urbanna, VA · 📍 Bethpage Camp-Resort
Reps: ALEX JR BROWN, LOUISE WEIDNER
Grand Champion: Old Virginia Smoke (178.8572) · 33 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 HAMBONES BY THE FIRE
Entries
33
1 judged meat
Top score
178.8572
Winning margin
4.0000
1st over 2nd
Field average
167.12
median 169.12
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
5.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
170.2744
10th place overall
Field spread
33.7600
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 36%
beats 64% of 2987 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Came back for more
27%
17 of 63 teams from the previous edition returned
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 20 tracked editions.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 4–5: MUTTLEY CREW BBQ and OFF THE RACK BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (won 2017, 2021, 2021).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-24 | 609 Browns Lane | 64 | 691.3484 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 2018-03-23 | 609 Browns Lane | 75 | 694.2972 | WHO CARES BBQ | PIGHEADED BBQ | |
| 2021-03-26 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 46 | 697.0972 | Wolf's Revenge BBQ | Rogue Hog BBQ |
| 2021-03-27 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 40 | 699.3828 | Wolf's Revenge BBQ | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| 2023-03-24 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 53 | 703.4288 | Off the Rack BBQ | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2023-03-24 ← this one | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 33 | 178.8572 | Old Virginia Smoke | — |
| 2023-03-24 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 33 | 180.0000 | Good Googly Goo BBQ | — |
| 2023-03-25 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 46 | 706.2284 | Redneck Scientific | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2024-03-22 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 45 | 699.3944 | Smokecraft - MD | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-03-22 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 27 | 177.1544 | Glamping Grillers | — |
| 2024-03-22 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 26 | 176.0000 | Smokecraft - MD | — |
| 2024-03-23 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 42 | 708.5256 | Muttley Crew BBQ | Ham Squad |
| 2025-03-21 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 45 | 703.4288 | Gettin' Basted | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 24 | 175.4172 | Fire & Shine BBQ | — |
| 2025-03-21 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 21 | 176.0344 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | — |
| 2025-03-22 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 43 | 708.5256 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | HotMess BBQ |
| 2026-03-27 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 40 | 702.2400 | B's Que | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2026-03-27 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 26 | 178.8572 | Rough Cut Q | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 27 | 177.1544 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | — |
| 2026-03-28 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 36 | 707.4060 | 3 Eyz BBQ | B'S QUE |
| 2027-03-19 | Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2027-03-20 | Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 170.2744 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 2 | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE | |
| 3 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 4 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 5 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 6 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 7 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 8 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 9 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 10 | Garage Beers BBQ | |
| 11 | Second Helping BBQ -PA | |
| 12 | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 14 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 15 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 16 | HOOS SMOKIN | |
| 17 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 18 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 19 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 20 | Optimus Swine | |
| 21 | Ham Squad | |
| 22 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 23 | KIRBBQ | |
| 24 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 25 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 26 | Conviction BBQ Team | |
| 27 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 28 | War Pigs | |
| 29 | Pink Ring BBQ | |
| 30 | Up in Smoke BBQ | |
| 31 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 32 | Gouda's BBQ | |
| 33 | KISS MY BUTT BBQ |