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 Chicken) 2023
Mar 24, 2023 · Urbanna, VA · 📍 Bethpage Camp-Resort
Reps: Alex Jr Brown, Louise Weidner
Grand Champion: Good Googly Goo BBQ (180) · 33 teams
Full results from the BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) 2023, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on March 24, 2023 in Urbanna, VA at Bethpage Camp-Resort. Category winners: Chicken — GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ (180.0000). This is the 7th of 23 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Old Virginia Smoke; the next was held in 2023.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Chicken totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
147.94
median 170.82
180 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
33
1 judged meat · 1 ancillary
Top score
180
Winning margin
3.4400
1st over 2nd in Chicken
Field average
169.03
147.94180
Chicken · median 170.82 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
4.5828 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
173.7028
147.94180
10th place in Chicken
Field spread
32.0572
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 23%
beats 77% of 5574 Chicken wins in the data
Came back for more
38%
24 of 63 teams from the previous edition returned
Storylines (5 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 5 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 2–3: MRC_Barbecue and REDNECK SCIENTIFIC tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: REDNECK SCIENTIFIC and Still Workin' On It tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ and WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
A contest record in chicken
180.0000
best chicken ever cooked here
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 179.4400 that had stood across 4 earlier editions.
- old best 179.4400
- across 4 past editions
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
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ · Chicken
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 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 33 | 178.8572 | Old Virginia Smoke | — |
| Mar 24, 2023 ← this one | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 175.4172 | 173.7028 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Chicken
33 entries · top 180 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey Smoke
31 entries · top 179.4400 · median 164.5484