A dynasty in the making
3×
wins at this contest
3 of 20 tracked editions
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 20 tracked editions.
- 2017
- 2021
- 2021
BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) 2023
Mar 24, 2023 · Urbanna, VA · 📍 Bethpage Camp-Resort
Reps: Alex Jr Brown, Louise Weidner
Full results from the BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) 2023, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on March 24, 2023 in Urbanna, VA at Bethpage Camp-Resort. HAMBONES BY THE FIRE took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE (178.8572). This is the 6th of 23 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Off the Rack BBQ; the next was held in 2023.
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.
145.10
median 169.12
178.86 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
33
1 judged meat
Top score
178.8572
Winning margin
4
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
167.12
145.10178.86
Pork Ribs · median 169.12 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
5.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
170.2744
145.10178.86
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
33.7600
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 30%
beats 70% of 5786 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Came back for more
27%
17 of 63 teams from the previous edition returned
Storylines (3 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
decided the closest call
Pork Ribs places 4–5: MUTTLEY CREW BBQ and OFF THE RACK BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 24, 2023 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 53 | 703.4288 | Off the Rack BBQ | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| Mar 24, 2023 ← this one | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |