BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)
2023-03-25 – 2023-03-26 · Urbanna, VA · 📍 Bethpage Camp-Resort · State championship
Reps: ALEX JR BROWN, LOUISE WEIDNER · Prize money: $8,000.00
Grand Champion: Redneck Scientific (706.2284) · 46 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKIN SKULLIES
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
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 1.1428 points — closer than 80% of every championship in the data.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: SMOKIN SKULLIES and REDNECK SCIENTIFIC tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ and D’Qued Barbeque tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: BLUE & GRAY BBQ and TOP GUN BARBECUE tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (won 2017, 2021, 2021), Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit (won 2022), Off the Rack BBQ (won 2023), Old Virginia Smoke (won 2023), Good Googly Goo BBQ (won 2023).
🃏 An upset on the books
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-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)
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
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 |
| 2022-03-26 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 50 | 710.2744 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| 2023-03-24 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 53 | 703.4288 | Off the Rack BBQ | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2023-03-24 | 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 ← this one | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 176.5716 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 174.8572 | 174.2628 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 175.4172 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 176.0000 | 173.1200 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 176.5600 | 170.8228 | 168.5256 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 171.4172 | 166.2972 |
| Backyard Series — Pork | 177.7028 | 172.0000 | 165.6916 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
46 entries · top 706.2284 · median 681.0744
Chicken
46 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
46 entries · top 177.7144 · median 171.1316
Pork
46 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.1142 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
46 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6742 · 🔥 perfect 180
Backyard Series
Overall
23 entries · top 521.0968 · median 496.4456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 3 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 4 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 5 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 6 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 7 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 8 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 9 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 10 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 11 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 12 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 13 | Up in Smoke BBQ | |
| 14 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 15 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 16 | Gouda's BBQ | |
| 17 | Pink Ring BBQ | |
| 18 | Conviction BBQ Team | |
| 19 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 20 | Troublemaker BBQ | |
| 21 | Meatatarians | |
| 22 | Que N Cue | |
| 23 | Wolf Valley BBQ |
Chicken
23 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 2 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 3 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 4 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 5 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 6 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 7 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 8 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 9 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 10 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 11 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 12 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 13 | Up in Smoke BBQ | |
| 14 | Gouda's BBQ | |
| 15 | Que N Cue | |
| 16 | Troublemaker BBQ | |
| 17 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 18 | Conviction BBQ Team | |
| 19 | Pink Ring BBQ | |
| 20 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 21 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 22 | Meatatarians | |
| 23 | Wolf Valley BBQ |
Pork Ribs
23 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 3 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 4 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 5 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 6 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 7 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 8 | Up in Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 10 | Gouda's BBQ | |
| 11 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 12 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 13 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 14 | Pink Ring BBQ | |
| 15 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 16 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 17 | Wolf Valley BBQ | |
| 18 | Conviction BBQ Team | |
| 19 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 20 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 21 | Troublemaker BBQ | |
| 22 | Meatatarians | |
| 23 | Que N Cue |
Pork
23 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 2 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 3 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 4 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 5 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 6 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 7 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 8 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 9 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 10 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 11 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 12 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 13 | Meatatarians | |
| 14 | Pink Ring BBQ | |
| 15 | Conviction BBQ Team | |
| 16 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 17 | Up in Smoke BBQ | |
| 18 | Gouda's BBQ | |
| 19 | Que N Cue | |
| 20 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 21 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 22 | Troublemaker BBQ | |
| 23 | Wolf Valley BBQ |